"Sober Driver" by Dengue Fever
What do you get when you mix 1 part indie rock with 2 parts '60s Cambodian pop and a dash of Bollywood film score? Dengue Fever, that's what! Their newest album, Venus on Earth, does have an otherworldly quality. I have some old Sin Sisamouth--this is like a mashup between his music which combined traditional Khmer music with rock and roll and that of a West Coast indie surf band. (Sadly, Sin Sisamouth who was hugely popular and often called "The King of Khmer" is widely believed to have been killed in the Killing Fields in 1975.)
Anyway, on a happier note, these are fun, light-hearted tunes perfect for celebrating the start of Spring and warmer weather, at last.
Dengue Fever's on tour now. Get the dates on their MySpace page.