Tunes on Your TV
by Jessica JonesSeems like you can’t turn on the tube these days without hearing a cool new song from a buzzworthy band. Here are some of our recent favorites.
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, “Janglin ”
Album: Up from Below (2009)
Featured in: 2011
Ford Fiesta
“Big Deal” commercials
The saccharine-sweet mmmbop-ing you hear as street signs, parachutists and umbrella-twirling unicyclists tout the Fiesta’s new features is courtesy of this L.A.-based 11-member band.
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Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Album: Sigh No More (2010)
Featured in: Lone Star
Fox’s gone-too-soon
Texas drama got one thing right: its soundtrack. This song, from buzzed-about British folk-rock outfit Mumford & Sons, is a gut-wrenching, banjo-picking masterpiece.
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The Black Keys, “Tighten Up”
Album: Brothers (2010)
Featured in: Subaru Legacy “Puddles” commercial
We’re treated to a taste of Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach’s fuzzy vocals (and a lot of his whistling talents) in this clip, in which a Subaru splashes across rain-soaked city streets.
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