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although ontheporch.info focuses on modernization within the southern design community, it's undeniably important to talk about art forms and creativity beyond the scope of architecture and interiors.

from giversmusic.com

case in point: the band GIVERS, a group of friends from lafayette, louisiana, making a big impression with their new album "in light." from spinner.com (who included 'meantime' on a best-of list ), to the lineofbestfit.com (who recently featured 'go out all night' as their song of the day(, GIVERS have moved into the spotlight during the past year.

but it's the fusion of traditional, creole and zydeco sounds with pop-y electronics that grabbed my attention in GIVERS tune, 'up, up, up.'  it's super catchy and has been touted as summer 2011's anthem by the likes of stereogum.com, etc. having heard the song a while ago, i included it on a 6am-hike-up-the-mountain-to-the-jobsite-mix (remember my adventure in nepal?) and the jam quickly became a favorite morning pickup. itunes is currently featuring GIVERS as a best new artist, check it out here.