Song: Never Stops
Artist: Deerhunter
Album: Microcastle
Also try: Panda Bear, Paleo, Wavves, Seven New Songs by Mt. Eerie
Commentary: Bradford Cox records a lot of material. He releases some of it on albums and some of it is awesome. The whole double album, Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. is pretty awesome. This song has just the right combo of repetition and noise for me to make it a nice poppy rock song that holds my interest.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
"Adorn" by Miguel
Song: Adorn
Artist: Miguel
Album: Kaleidoscope Dream
Also try: ha, Frank Ocean? How to Dress Well (there! I came up with another one)
Commentary: Apologies for 2 incredible, catchy, stuck-in-your-head-for-days tracks in a row. Oh, and they're R&B, right? I've been singing to myself only in falsetto for weeks, between this and Thinkin Bout You. Just trying to achieve a "flutter" or perhaps "ululation." This song also won a Grammy? Try not to pre-judge. (do you know there is still a New Age category in the Grammys??!?
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Artist: Miguel
Album: Kaleidoscope Dream
Also try: ha, Frank Ocean? How to Dress Well (there! I came up with another one)
Commentary: Apologies for 2 incredible, catchy, stuck-in-your-head-for-days tracks in a row. Oh, and they're R&B, right? I've been singing to myself only in falsetto for weeks, between this and Thinkin Bout You. Just trying to achieve a "flutter" or perhaps "ululation." This song also won a Grammy? Try not to pre-judge. (do you know there is still a New Age category in the Grammys??!?
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
"Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean
Song: Thinkin Bout You
Artist: Frank Ocean
Album: channel ORANGE
Also try: Miguel, Mayer Hawthorne, uhhhh, I don't know much about this whole R&B scene yet
Commentary: I've been meaning to post this song, because I've been singing it so much lately. Then I saw the music video mentioned in a blog post... which is why the music video won't be posted here. Culturally appropriate much? Is it 2013 or not? Yikes. Read more about Native cultural appropriation on this blag, but start out with the corporate & celebrity call-out: Native Appropriations Blog
That's right. Nothing to say about the music.
(Ed. that's Culturally appropriate much with the verb [əˈproʊpriˌeɪt], not 'appropriate' the adjective)
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Artist: Frank Ocean
Album: channel ORANGE
Also try: Miguel, Mayer Hawthorne, uhhhh, I don't know much about this whole R&B scene yet
Commentary: I've been meaning to post this song, because I've been singing it so much lately. Then I saw the music video mentioned in a blog post... which is why the music video won't be posted here. Culturally appropriate much? Is it 2013 or not? Yikes. Read more about Native cultural appropriation on this blag, but start out with the corporate & celebrity call-out: Native Appropriations Blog
That's right. Nothing to say about the music.
(Ed. that's Culturally appropriate much with the verb [əˈproʊpriˌeɪt], not 'appropriate' the adjective)
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Friday, February 8, 2013
"San Francisco" by Foxygen
Song: San Francisco
Artist: Foxygen
Album: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Also try: Belle & Sebastian, Devendra Banhart, Nick Drake (again)
Commentary: Pretty catchy tune. Sonically similar to my last post from Cass McCombs. Draws heavily from the past, going back 40 or 50 years to bring us a fresh track (produced by Richard Swift no less) in 2013.
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Artist: Foxygen
Album: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Also try: Belle & Sebastian, Devendra Banhart, Nick Drake (again)
Commentary: Pretty catchy tune. Sonically similar to my last post from Cass McCombs. Draws heavily from the past, going back 40 or 50 years to bring us a fresh track (produced by Richard Swift no less) in 2013.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
"County Line" by Cass McCombs
Apologies to all my followers out there who patiently await hawt nü postz so they can post spam in the comments. It's been a busy coupla weeks.
Song: County Line
Artist: Cass McCombs
Album: Wit's End
Also try: Atlas Sound, Kurt Vile, Daughn Gibson?, Damien Jurado?, Nick Drake
Commentary: A nicely engaging, well-constructed song on a not-outstanding album. The falsetto is a nice touch. The six minutes are quite doable.
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Song: County Line
Artist: Cass McCombs
Album: Wit's End
Also try: Atlas Sound, Kurt Vile, Daughn Gibson?, Damien Jurado?, Nick Drake
Commentary: A nicely engaging, well-constructed song on a not-outstanding album. The falsetto is a nice touch. The six minutes are quite doable.
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