What better way to commemorate one of America's most peaceful, course - of - the - world - changing man than to completely disregard his deeds by deeming him a latent hipster with no interest in civil rights, only the mere hope of making you love Wolf Parade.

1. Silk City - Never Learned to Say No (Demo)
An early version of Silk City's most revered tunes, "Never Learned to Say No" is the ultimate ballad of defiance. Did I mention that this band survived the KGB, popularized flannel, and is rumored to be releasing an album later this month? Livin the dream baby, just livin the dream.

2. MGMT - The Youth
MGMT looks good in Native American garb. But wait, there's more. They appeal to the youth of the nation, but not in a P.O.D. sorta way, in a "let's march down to Washington, show them racist mofos who's boss, and then cash our checks on freedom" kinda way. That being the best kinda way of all.

3. Black Keys - Set You Free
A strong supporter of the piano and all of its colored tones, MLK woke up in the morning with this little diddy. "Bible, check. Mustache, check. 'Set You Free' on vinyl, checkeroo."

4. Animal Collective - Brothersport.mp3
MLK admittedly had mixed feelings about this one. The use of the term 'brother', while often successful in his sermons (usually in the context of "my brothers and sisters"), was constantly abused in 'ebonics', a language he was ardently opposed to. On top of that, he still thinks that Animal Collective is making some sort of demeaning reference to the NBA, and he does not appreciate that. Nonetheless, he thinks Merriweather Post Pavilion is a 9.6

5. Awesome New Republic - 2K3012.mp3
MLK's love for this band mostly stems from their aptly titled name. Aside from singing about a progressive, distant future, Awesome New Republic will be releasing a series of albums in 2009, entitled Rational Geographic. The band claims that the releases will "chronicle the connection between space, nature, and music." This is laymans terms for, "Why yes, I am a Hipster!"

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