From the Yeasayer show at the 9:30 Club – it rocked. Hands down, right now my favorite album of the year is Yeasayer’s new album, Odd Blood. It rocks AND they put on a good show. Of course, I think all of these tracks rock. Check ‘em out! Ambling Alp by Yeasayer on Odd Blood [...]
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Sounds Around #38 – Year 2009, Aural Fixation
Subtitled: Vinyl I Would Have Scratched If I Didn’t Believe In Technology The past few years I’ve been passing out mixes of my favorite tracks to people who like serendipitously discovering new sounds. I know, it’s kinda of old school when you can do everything digitally via email, but I’m all contrarian-like. I [...]
Sounds Around #37 – A Collection Of Tunes For The Weekend
Look what I found! Look what I found! Yep, I’m approaching thirty and I still get excited when I find new tunes that manage to spark my curiosity, or less commonly, when I find new tunes that give me goosebumps. That still happens. I’m man enough to admit it too. You know from time to [...]
Sounds Around #36 – tUnE-YaRds
“Fiya”, “Hatari”, “News”, “Sunlight”, and “Little Tiger” by tUnE-YaRds on Bird-Brains (2008) This is the type of creative dissonance you justify by using the adjective ‘original’. Also, you may substitute or add the following adjectives – inspiring, mesmerizing, authentic, bold. At 3:00 am, a time when most people are comfortably asleep and wrapped in blankets, [...]
All Sounds Considered…
… but I think these are great songs. I made a pathetic excuse at reviewing the sounds, so if you are interested, just scroll through my archives (I’ve got some more trip preparations to complete, so I’m not going to bother linking the corresponding posts). Enjoy. And feel free to make recommendations! From “Music Monday” [...]