Twin Sister (Comp 43 and 45) is that little band that can. Dreamscape instrumentals along with whispering singing in your ear just as you’re drifting off, you’ll be wondering where this band’s been hiding all your indie-listening life. The perfect blend of pop and psychedelic, not letting either direction define them. Rather, Twin Sister is redefining easy-listening with their cool guitar, warm keyboards, even warmer bass, dulled drumming and that sweet, playful singing. The band is coming soon to a town near you in the U.S. and for those overseas, you’ll have to visit them at their website and myspace until they branch out internationally. For local comps4jenna listeners in Chicago, Twin Sister will be opening tomorrow night at Lincoln Hall during Bear in Heaven‘s Pitchfork Festival aftershow.

Download:
Twin Sister – All Around and Away We Go
Twin Sister – I Want a House
Twin Sister – The Other Side of Your Face
Bonus:
How to Dress Well – Ready for the World (Twin Sister remix)

Tracklist (1 hour and 20 minutes):
[00:00] Slacker – Start a New Life
[05:47] Yishai Kiczales – What Did You Say Your Name Was?
[08:04] Keep Shelly in Athens – Fokionos Negri Street
[11:39] Persona la Ave – Beach 2 (Gobble Gobble’s R. Kelly Magic Carpet)
[14:24] The Roots (feat. Jim James & Monsters of Folk) – Dear God 2.0
[18:16] The Books – A Cold Freezin’ Night
[21:31] HEALTH – Die Slow (Nite Jewel Remix)
[26:58] The Chap – We Work in Bars
[30:00] Byzantine Beatbox – River Crossing
[36:02] James Blake – CMYK
[39:34] Bonobo (feat. Andreya Triana) – Stay the Same
[44:12] Yawning Gulf – The Walk
[47:08] Forest Swords – Rattling Cage
[50:54] Marek Hemmann (feat. Fabian Reichelt) – Left (FM Version)
[54:33] Bear Driver – A Thousand Samurais
[57:57] Polar Bear – Peepers
[62:10] Four Tet – Angel Echoes (Jon Hopkins remix)
[67:11] El Sueño de la Casa Propia – Voluntad de Oro
[70:57] Dave Deporis – Daylight Sprawls
[73:43] Lissvik – 23
[76:08] The Arcade Fire – Ready to Start

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I’ve decided to start a new segment here on comsp4jenna that will feature a specific artist of interest and offer up some individual tracks by that artist for download. The first featured artist in this installment, entitled tracks4jenna, is Prince of Tennis out of the Czech Republic. Prince of Tennis is breaking ground with a Hot Chip meets the 80′s with a hint of The Notwist sound but… more original-sounding than that description. Combining indie pop and electronic and keeping it lo-fi and low key, the ingenuitive but flowing song structures along with humbly-overlaid lyrics will keep your ears intrigued but also blissful. The group’s EP, Camping in North Ikea, was self-released this past Monday, June 14, and can be purchased on 12″ vinyl at their website.

Download:
Prince of Tennis – Failure Is Art if You’re a Robot
Prince of Tennis – Bones
Prince of Tennis – MILF Island

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Tracklist (1 hour and 20 minutes):
[00:00] Tunng – Sashimi
[03:00] Wolf Parade – What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)
[08:40] Foals – Miami
[12:20] Phantom/Ghost – My Secret Europe (Piano Version)
[15:50] Thieves Like Us – Forget Me Not
[19:12] Bodi Bill – Very Special Small
[22:45] Mock & Toof – From Kashima
[27:00] Caribou – Jamelia
[30:52] Fred Falke – 8:08pm @ The Beach
[37:12] Funki Porcini – Bright Little Things
[40:25] Born Ruffians – What to Say
[44:45] Maps & Atlases – Pigeon
[47:44] Tame Impala – It Is Not Meant to Be
[53:05] The Chap – Well Done You
[56:19] The Chap – Few Horoscope
[60:27] Suckers – A Mind I Knew
[64:36] Villagers – The Meaning of the Ritual
[67:42] Blue Hawaii – Belize
[71:24] Baths – Maximalist
[74:24] The Acorn – Restoration (Four Tet remix)

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Tracklist (1 hour and 18 minutes):
[00:00] Caribou – Sun (Spirituals remix)
[07:00] Broadcast 2000 – Rouse Your Bones (Zoon van snooK remix)
[10:13] The Books – Beautiful People
[13:04] Future Islands – Tin Man
[16:16] Francis and the Lights – Night Watchman
[19:10] Jonathan Krisp – Fluge in Ford Fiesta
[23:48] Faux Pas – Heroic Jam
[26:32] Band of Horses – Factory
[31:02] Hannu – Pop
[35:05] Zoey Van Goey – The Best Treasure Stays Buried
[38:40] Pantha du Prince – Lay In a Shimmer
[45:16] Peter Gordon & The Love Of Life Orchestra – Another Heartbreak
[52:08] Jamie Lloyd – The Wolf’s Sun (Mark E remix)
[60:17] Hard Mix – Earth
[62:15] John Grant (featuring Midlake) – I Wanna Go to Marz
[66:08] Baths – Hall
[69:38] Frightened Rabbit – Keep Yourself Warm
[75:03] Sylvain Chauveau – I Ascended

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Tracklist (1 hour and 23 minutes):
[00:00] Idiot Glee – Happy Day
[04:03] Charlotte Gainsbourg – Le Chat du Café des Artistes
[08:06] Lost Idol – Peace for Joseph
[12:12] Spoon – Got Nuffin
[16:10] Balmorhea – Coahuila
[19:34] Caribou – Lalibela
[22:00] Local Natives – Wide Eyes
[26:21] Roll the Dice – Guadeloupe
[32:52] Maps & Atlases – Solid Ground
[35:37] Husky Rescue – Sound of Love (The Implosion Quintet Swamp Out)
[39:30] Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth
[43:04] The Drums – You’re the One That Makes Me Happy
[46:28] The Holidays – Moonlight Hours (Jonathon Boulet remix)
[50:32] Twin Sister – Lady Daydream
[53:53] Caribou – Sun
[59:31] Young Man – Just a Growin’ (The Great Red Shark remix)
[63:01] Adam & Alma – Smile For Me, Sun
[66:52] The Second Hand Marching Band – A Dance To Half-Death
[72:00] Frightened Rabbit – Not Miserable
[76:15] The National – England (live)

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Tracklist (1 hour and 19 minutes):
[00:00] Born Ruffians – I Need a Life (Four Tet remix)
[08:17] Casiokids – Hun er Min Venstre Hånd (James Yuill translation)
[11:11] Hot Chip – Alley Cats
[16:24] Balmorhea – Bowsprit
[21:22] The Cave Singers – Helen
[25:03] Foals – Spanish Sahara
[31:50] Toro y Moi – Timed Pleasure (Body Language remix)
[35:26] Eluvium – Weird Creatures
[39:46] Pantha du Prince – Bohemian Forest
[47:04] Light Asylum – Shallow Tears
[52:00] Idioma – Landscapes (Shit Robot remix)
[59:57] Husky Rescue – Beautiful My Monster
[64:02] Uakti – Madeira River
[68:00] Nest – The Twelve
[72:35] Peter Broderick – Pill-Induced Slumber

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Tracklist (1 hour and 20 minutes):
[00:00] Scout Niblett – The Calcination of Scout Niblett
[03:26] Owen Pallett – Keep the Dog Quiet
[06:34] The Whitest Boy Alive – Timebomb
[10:08] Twin Sister – Ginger
[14:08] Panda Bear – Take My Wife (live)
[19:52] Joanna Newsom – Good Intentions Paving Company
[26:41] Pantha du Prince – Welt Am Draht
[33:46] Massive Attack – Paradise Circus
[38:32] Plantains – I Feel Love
[42:33] Four Tet – Angel Echoes
[46:16] Errors – Bridge Or Cloud?
[51:26] The Rumour Said Fire – Evil Son
[56:16] Hot Chip – Brothers
[60:32] Shearwater – Black Eyes
[64:10] Max Richter – Cradle Song for A (Interstate B3)
[66:22] Four Tet – She Just Likes to Fight
[70:35] Peter Broderick – Robbie’s Song
[75:04] Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

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