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Friday, February 18, 2011

Portlandia Tonight

It's Friday and if you're like me, you'll be watching Portlandia tonight at 10:30 on IFC.

I never was a big Sleater Kinney fan, but I have to say -- as an actress, Carrie Brownstein is really very talented. She and Fred Armisen are a very strong pair as they poke fun at Portland hipsters, and this skit just sums it up for me:


While Brownstein brings musical chops to the series, the best thing about the show musically is the great song that plays over the opening credits:


It's clearly not a Brownstein tune -- it's more a slow groove of electronic funk. After some digging, it's a song called "Feel it All Around" by Washed Out, which is actually the stage name of Ernest Greene, who makes music in the bedroom of his parents rural home in Perry, Georgia. Here's the whole song:

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