Don't you hate it when something really exciting happens and you aren't allowed to talk about it. These are all things I will be able to share in the near future, I don't like surprises but that's the way it goes sometimes. Fuck it's like the moment I turned 30 and things just started falling into place. 20's were the "make mistakes but make sure you are also working hard at whatever it is you love to do." Get your heart broken, clean up the mess, pick yourself back up and do it all again until you hit 30 if ...
We Are The Hearts... Have you ever denied yourself the opportunity to make the right decision? i.e. You know shouldn’t take a job for the money, you know the person you’re with isn’t right for you, but you do it anyway, you carry on for the wrong reasons. What makes us so reluctant to choosing our nobler influences and why are we ruled by habitual vices, weak to our desires? Those are tough questions but often times it’s our own ego hidden in the form of intellect that gives credence to our ego supported qualities. The intellect is nothing more than a middle man ...
The original "Wicked Games" by Chris Isaak has to be one of my favorite songs, the lyrics, and the luring strums of the guitar, it's so effortlessly beautiful and timeless. So when I heard this original mix from Parra For Cuva & Anna Naklab I fell in love all over again. I can shamelessly say that I am in love and it doesn't matter with what or with who, so you can just keep on guessing, but the original is what plays in my head on a weekly basis, and now depending on my mood I now have two versions ...
I've been a little under the weather the past few days but I guess that's just the time of year that's why I always like to find new tunes that are a little more upbeat but still have an aggressive message, I just think the majority of us are feeling a little more aggression around this time. Marina & The Diamonds really hit home lyrically in this track. I have to always stop and remind myself that maybe when we feel a distance from someone in our lives or anything in general its not necessarily us, but maybe the weather or ...
The more I listen to this album the more I realize how impressive it is. I know were only a month into the new year but this could very well be the king of ‘09. Here’s “In The Flowers†from Merriweather Post Pavillion.
Animal Collective – In the Flowers
Ok, before you take a listen, make sure you have some time to spare since this is an 8 minute song and will require full use of your laying back capabilities. These guys fall under my space rock genre for very apparent reasons. Their album, Doomsdayer’s Holiday, is one the most musically ambitious projects I’ve come across in a long time. It barely has vocals, no mainstream appeal and most of the songs are painfully slow. Yet it still manages to have an extremely epic and adventurous feeling. Very impressive. Not sure how many will have the patience for an 8 minute instrumental rock song but this is some very creative stuff.
Some of you may remember this song from the Snapple Antioxidant Water “Bubble Wrap†Commercial, some of you won’t. Either way, a very catchy tune.
Equally impressive is the interactive music video for the song which takes place in a New York City subway car. I wasn’t sure what was going on at first but the band starts performing and you quickly catch on and realize that you can view the performance from multiple cameras, all held by what seem to be random train passengers using their cell phones, digital camera’s, security camera’s etc. So basically the director leaves the directing up to you. Check it out here, Cat’s Meow Video. The video was masterminded by Tim Wilson. Extremely creative, very cool.
If you haven’t heard the Fleet Foxes – “Self Titled†album by now your being deprived of some high quality late-sixties sounding pop. These guys pack a very Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, Bob Dylan inspired style. The classical influence is also extremely apparent with their use of Baroque-esc harmonies and progressions, some go as far as calling it “Baroque Pop,†a term I am rather affectionate of. Here’s “White Winter Hymnal,†one of the many impressive tracks from this classic album.†Great stuff.
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
This girl is a master of the remix, awesome mashup from Brooklyn’s own BEARBOT.
Bearbot – Me and You (Peter, Bjrn & John vs Cut Copy)
It’s so easy to like Vampire Weekend that some people feel as if it’s not cool to do so. Ah, the many dimension of being a poseur. Too bad, your missing out on some good feeling music.
Face it, with the likes of T-Pain and friends at the forefront of the genre, it’s hard to take mainstream R&B serious these days. I won’t say the music is bad, there’s just very little authenticity. Still, a rose grows in Brooklyn, or should I say Atlanta. Dead smack in the middle of crunk & B, comes a freak of nature song called “Promise.†This song is slow, epic and flat out weird. Takes a minute to understand but you’ll soon find yourself listening to one of the sexiest and extremely good feeling R&B songs since the days of Prince. The dancing in this video is very impressive, nothing special just raw talent. High quality mainstream, enjoy.
Hamilton Leithauser is the lead singer of The Walkmen, he has an awesome voice, something like an improved Bob Dylan. I can barely make out anything he’s saying but thanks to the incredible vocal performance I completely understand. My favorite song at the moment, here’s to ‘09.
Oh I’m just like you, I never hear the bad news.â€
Got an email asking us to blog our thoughts on the current state of music. Only the lyrics of this LCD classic can articulate our position.
LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge
