I’ve always liked Ivy. They make such catchy pop confections it’s hard to resist an Ivy tune, which is probably why their music has made its way into some of the most popular TV shows and movies out there. “We Try” is the un-released track as b-side on 'Lost In The Sun' single. I wasn’t especially fond of this Ivy album (there’s a first for everything), but I like this particular song a lot.

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Talk about a catchy, feel good song - it doesn’t get much better than “Run, Run.” These guys are experienced studio musicians who have been behind the scenes on songs featured on popular shows like Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, and Pretty Little Liars and it shows. I hear hints of U2, Big Country and many other alt-rock groups from my youth.

They recently caught a big break when Apple featured their song during their October 23rd Keynote during a segment devoted to the iPhone launch. It’s a nicely done section and I’m sure I’m not the only one who hurried to the net to find out who did the song. The interesting thing is that usually companies take the best snippets of songs like this and then when you actually hear the whole track, it doesn’t equal the sum of its parts. Not so in this case. There is particularly catchy bridge at the 2:47 mark.

Anyway, check this one out. It is definitely worth the download.

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