Video: Radiation City - "Babies"

Portland's Radiation City first caught my attention back in June with the excellent single "The Color of Industry," which I called "a Fruit Stripe-caliber stick of variegated pop bubblegum that absolutely bursts with flavor in its nods to lush Phil Spector production and girl-group harmonies." Though nothing else in the band's debut The Hands That Takes You hits as immediately as "The Color of Industry," there are plenty more richly rewarding pop moments, including the beautiful slow-burner "Construction" and the steady build of analog buzz on album standout "Babies." Last spring, after a breakfast of fried chicken and waffles, Portland videographers Into The Woods captured a beautiful live rendition of "Babies" in the band's home. Check it out after the jump.

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Radiation City - "Babies" (from The Hands That Take You)
Radiation City - "The Color of Industry" (from The Hands That Take You)

Into The Woods with Wampire

The Portland web series Into The Woods has quite a literal title—filmmakers take a local band and their friends to a cabin around Mt. Hood and document the debauchery and music that ensues in the wilderness. The first group to appear in the series is electro-pop duo Wampire, who perform the excellently uptempo and addictive "Wooby Dooby" as the evening's finale (it's also the song playing in the trailer). Watch the full 18-minute film here.

Wampire - "Orchards" (from Wampire)