Songbird
Nov
25
For Tonight…
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I was watching SYTYCD tonight and Lykke Li came on and I was reminded of how much I liked a few of the songs off her 2008 album, although the album as a whole didn’t speak to me she still is unique and awesome.
Tired…
Bed…
Enjoy.
mp3:Â Time Flies
Youth Novels 2008 (Atlantic Records)
Nov
17
And All The Rest
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I could sit here and give excuses for my lack of posting but quite frankly I have been doing this for almost 4 years now and I have gotten to the point where I post when I really have something to share, it is never forced and if it is it is never posted. I appreciate the readers who keep coming back even though they may get frustrated that they do not always see something new.
As I finish up the remaining part of this year I have been going through a ton of music. There is a lot I am catching up on plus I am checking my list twice to make sure I don’t miss anything divine. I am going to be sharing what I have heard that didn’t quite make the list in a little feature called, “And All The Rest”… Not to say none of these will make it on my year end list but most likely if I am posting it at this point it means I only really enjoyed a few choice tracks rather than the album as a whole. Fair enough?
Monsters of Folk is a super group that is an indie lovers Christmas morning, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Mike Mogis and M.Ward. It really is an indie-folk lovers dream come true.
mp3:Â Temazcal
Monsters of Folk on myspace
Monsters Of Folk 2009 (Saddle Creek)
Nov
10
And So It Begins Here
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Do you ever feel like you look up at the calendar and it is already the new year? This past year flew by. And all of the sudden I realized it is that time of year when all the hustle and bustle begins, there is a chill in the air and all of us mp3 bloggers start compiling our year end lists. It has begun and man my head is spinning. These beginning stages are mind boggling… I mean I have my fair share of besties that are a shoe-in but I always get this feeling I am missing something… It is inevitable, I know, but it is terrible feeling when you really do miss something. Last year I missed Chelsea Diaries, an amazing acoustic album by Dead Heart Bloom. This acoustic album was really the brainchild of front man Boris Skalsky… He managed to create an incredibly dark but beautiful album that is honest and cynical but hidden under some fantastic mellow folk goodness… I love it.
mp3:Â Chelsea Song #2 (explicit lyrics)
Chelsea Diaries 2007 (Dead Heart Bloom)
Available at eMusic
p.s. this entire album is highly recommended. xx
Nov
5
So Caught Up
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Not very talkative this evening. Playing something a lot more mainstream (and yes Warner Bros. is freaking mainstream to me, I know, I am a snob), Rachael Yamagata seems just right… She takes us to a darker place on this follow up album and I like it.
My grandmother has sold her condo in Florida and is moving here in the next 2 months. She is scared and angry… This breaks my heart because I wish there was some way to ease into this, but it is all happening so fast and she feels herself losing control. All we can do is be there for her though and help her understand that we are only trying to help… It is really hard though and I hope it all goes smoothly. I am a worrier. *Sigh*
Good night. xX
mp3: Elephants
Elephants… Teeth Sinking Into Heart 2008 (Warner Bros Records)
p.s. I insist that you check out Sunday Afternoon from this album, it is a must.
Nov
3
Monogold Shines
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Dear Monogold, if I were a record label I would sign you… Just FYI. I have been listening to Monogold’s new album off and on for about a month now… You can’t deny the goodness of this 3 piece band hailing from New York. Soaring guitar driven riffs mixed with some sublime pop. Yummy! I can honestly say I enjoy the album from front to back and I am pretty sure you will agree. Here are a couple of my favs, enjoy!
mp3:Â Feel Animal
mp3:Â Dead Sea Minerals
We Animals 2009 (Monogold)
Album available at CDBaby
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