Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Monday, June 28, 2010

Top 10 Songs I am Currently Listening To...



1. Golden Ages - "Right Season"
2. Golden Ages - "Everything Will Be Alright"
3. Stars - "Dead Hearts"
4. Interpol - "Lights"
5. Dirty Projectors - "No Intention"
6. Wavves - "Green Eyes"
7. Wavves - "Baby Say Goodbye"
8. Fanfarlo - "If It is Growing"
9. The Tallest Man on Earth - "Kids on the Run"
10. Sea of Bees - "Blind"

Friday, June 25, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): The Avalanches - "Since I Left You"...

These guys were just a little ahead of the curve when they released this in 2001. Dense samples and an emphasis on sunshine pop. Great song to dust off for the summer.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

New Music: Crystal Castles - "Celestica"...

This song (and the entire album) gets better with each listen.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Modest Mouse - "The Whale Song"...

This one should have stayed on "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New Music: ceo - "Come With Me"

I wasn't sure about this one at first but it has certainly grown on me. Love those Swedes.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Top 10 Songs I am Currently Listening To...



1. The Arcade Fire - "Ready to Start"
2. Suckers - "Before Your Birthday Ends"
3. Librarians - "So What"
4. Surfer Blood - "Slow Jabroni"
5. Washed Out - "You and I (Feat. Caroline Polachek)"
6. MNDR - "I Go Away"
7. Pearl Harbor - "Can't Take You Anywhere"
8. Twin Shadow - "I Can't Wait"
9. Beach Fossils - "Sometimes"
10. Broken Social Scene - "Highway Slipper Jam"

Friday, June 18, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dosed"...

From my favorite Chili Peppers album 'By The Way'. I forgot how great this song was until shuffle reminded me the other day.

"Dosed"


I got dosed by you and
Closer than most to you and
What am I supposed to do
Take it away I never had it anyway
Take it away and everything will be okay
In you a star is born and
You cut a perfect form and
Someone forever warm
Lay on lay on lay on lay on
Lay on lay on lay on lay on
Way upon the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
Show love with no remorse and
Climb on to your seahorse and
This ride is right on course
This is the way I wanted it to be with you
This is the way that I knew that it would be with you
Lay on lay on lay on lay on
Lay on lay on lay on lay on
Way upon the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
I got dosed by you and
Closer than most to you and
What am I supposed to do
Take it away I never had it anyway
Take it away and everything will be okay
Way upon the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New Music: Korallreven - "Truest Faith"...

Very catchy, very summer-pop song from Korallreven. Those Swedes are like born with pop sensibilities in their DNA.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

New Music: Washed Out - "You and I"...

Hypnotic new song from Washed Out with help from Chairlift lead singer Caroline Polachek.

Washed Out - "You and I" from Jacob Corbin on Vimeo.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Arthur Russell - "A Little Lost"...

The lovely sounds of Arthur Russell are on display here.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Top 10 Songs I am Currently Listening To...



1. MNDR - "I Go Away"
2. Ugly Casanova - "Lay Me Down"
3. Beach Fossils - "Sometimes"
4. Suckers - "Save Your Love For Me"
5. Washed Out - "You and I (Feat. Caroline Polachek)"
6. The Rolling Stones - "Waiting on a Friend"
7. Arthur Russell - "A Little Lost"
8. Kanye West - "Welcome to Heartbreak (Feat. KiD CuDi)"
9. Johnny Cash - "I See a Darkness"
10. Atlas Sound - "Attic Lights"

Friday, June 11, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Kanye West "Welcome to Heartbreak (Feat. KiD CuDi)"...

I've been back in love with all of '808's & Heartbreak' for awhile now, especially this one...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

New Music: Damien Jurado - "Arkansas"...

The bottom line: I always have/always will love Damien Jurado.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Modest Mouse - "Missed the Boat"...

I caught this one on shuffle and nearly forgot how great it was.

"Missed the Boat"

While we're on the subject
Could we change the subject now?
I was knocking on your ears
Don't worry, you were always out
Looking towards the future
We were begging for the past
Well, we know we had the good things
But those never seemed to last
Oh, please just last...


Everyone's unhappy
Everyone's ashamed
Well we all just got caught looking
At somebody else's page
Well, nothing ever went
Quite exactly as we planned

Our ideas held no water
But we used them like a dam

Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Saying, "Yes, this is a fine promotion"
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell

Of course everyone goes crazy
Over such and such and such
We made ourselves a pillar
But we just used it as a crutch
We were certainly uncertain
At least I'm pretty sure I am
Well, we didn't need the water
But we just built that good goddamn

Oh, and I know this of myself
I'd assume as much for other people
Oh, and I know this of myself
We've listened more to life's end gong
Than the sound of life's sweet bells

Was it ever worth it?
Was there all that much to gain?
Well, we knew we'd missed the boat
And we'd already missed the plane
We didn't read the invite
We just danced at our own wake
All our favorites were playing
So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Tiny curtains open and we heard the tiny clap of little hands
A tiny man would tell a little joke and get a tiny laugh from all the folks
Sitting, drifting around in bubbles and thinking it was us that carried them
When we finally got it figured out that we had truly missed the boat

Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves
But not the skills to make a shelf with
Oh, what useless tools ourselves

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Monday, June 7, 2010

Top 10 Songs I am Currently Listening To...



1. Ugly Casanova - "Lay Me Down"
2. Echo Lake - "Everything is Real"
3. The Drums - "You're the One Who Makes Me Happy"
4. Kanye West - "Power (Feat. Dwele)"
5. M.I.A. - "Born Free"
6. Twin Sister - "Lady Daydream (Glitter Bones Remix)"
7. Songs:Ohia - "Just Be Simple"
8. Modest Mouse - "World at Large"
9. The Morning Benders - "Stitches"
10. Foals - "Spanish Sahara"

Friday, June 4, 2010

Old Music (Still Good Music): Fleetwood Mac - "Landslide"...

(video quality awful, sound quality...great)

I turn 30 years old tomorrow and this song means more to me right now than it ever has before.

I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Till the landslide brought it down

Oh, mirror in the sky... What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know, I don't know


Well, I've been afraid of changin'
Because I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older, too

So, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down

Thursday, June 3, 2010

New(er) Music: Washed Out - "New Theory"...

One of my favorite songs from 2009 with a new video.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

New Music: Gauntlet Hair - "I Was Thinking..."

Great song...one of the worst band names I think I'll ever run across.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

New Music: Kendal Johansson - "Blue Moon"...

Incredible new song from new artist Kendal Johansson. My only complaint: it's only 3 minutes long!