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Photo by Ben O'Connor Despite breaking the internationally recognized rule that only Prince could use letters as words in song titles, Australia's The Goon Sax's new single is pretty great. "Make Time 4 Love" continues the new fangled Australian trend of throwing back to the 90's for inspiration. This time they go back to '97/'98 when bands were throwing back to the 60's and having a groovy/crooner feel to their songs. Singer Louis Forster (To make you feel old, he's the son of Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens) isn't exactly a crooner, but it gives the song a fun, indie vibe. The song is mostly a fairly sparse groovy indie song, except for the use of horns towards to end to help flesh out the song. It's a fun sound, bordering on quirky without quite going over the edge. You can watch the video for "Make Time 4 Love" below. We're Not Talking , the new album from The Goon Sax, will be out September 14 on Wichita Recor...

Total Babes is a project from Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings with Christopher Brown, his bandmate in Swindlella, as an outlet for pop songs that didn't quite fit into the noise of that band. "Circling," from their second album Heydays , is definitely pop but keeps a lot of the noise intact. It's pop in the way that Archers of Loaf or Parquet Courts are pop. It's funky and has melody, but there is still some noise and quirks kicking around, particularly with the be bop sax from Cloud Nothing's Dylan Baldi. "Circling" is just a rambunctious, fun time.  Heydays  is due out on May 18 on Wichita Records. You can listen to "Circling" below. Also, make sure you "like" Total Babes on Facebook . They also have some dates coming up with Sebadoh. Make sure to look for those below. TUE 6/02 - CLEVELAND, OH @ Grog Shop WED 6/03 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ Brillobox or Club Cafe  THU 6/04 - BUFFALO, NY @ Mohawk Place  FRI 6/05 - HAMDEN, CT @ Bal...