Songbird
Dec
9
A Band of Horses
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It is official Band Of Horses have become one of my favorite bands. I love Ben Bridwell’s voice and their genre defying arrangements.
So since they appear on the newly released OC Mix #6: Covering Our Tracks I thought I would share even though the rest of the blogosphere seems to be sharing it as well. But the rest of the blogosphere is not sharing this demo track of theirs…So yeah enjoy.
This is it until Monday kids when I post my end of the year lists. Have a great rest of your weekend!
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mp3 files fixed, thanks Tad for the heads up ;-)
The End’s Not Near (mp3 expired)
Band of Horses (mp3 expired)
OC Mix #6: Covering Our Tracks (2006)
I Lost My Dingle On The Red Line (mp3 expired)
Live Demo courtesy of 3Hive many moons ago
Dec
8
To The Moon
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I currently have a badge that says “I AM Acting My Age” (I think it is going to be a movie put out by Newline…Wait can I say that? If I disappear we’ll know why…But I liked it because of what it says). “See You On The Moon! Songs For Kids of All Ages” is lovely in a tender pop-tastic kind of way. I mean how could you go wrong with covers like “Puff The Magic Dragon” by Broken Social Scene.Cheers!
Puff The Magic Dragon (mp3 expired) – Broken Social Scene (a tad long)
Max (mp3 expired) – Junior Boys
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Stop by Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands and check out Chad’s “Top Records of 2006” (Part II, Top 10)
Also, FiL over at Pogo A Go-Go posted a awesome Punk X-mas Mix that whipped me into the holiday spirit!
Dec
6
All Time Favorite #5
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This is a personal favorite for many reasons…One of which being PTA (aka Paul Thomas Anderson) has become one of my favorite director’s right up there with the amazing Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach and Woody Allen, ok I could go on and on here so I will stop there.But this film will always remind me of the very special person who suggested it. This film marks a time in my life in which I found myself having many realizations, it was about a year after my dad died and my current relationship had gone south about 2 years prior maybe even more than that but I was still holding on out of fear. This film helped me to realize that where I was in my life was not where I wanted to be. A brilliant film that is so very well done in so many ways. If you have yet to see it I urge you to rent it, you won’t be disappointed.
As for the song…Well I do believe it speaks for itself, PTA also has very good musical taste.
Wise Up (mp3 expired) – Aimee Mann
Magnolia (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Dec
5
Band of Horses
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I wasn’t going to originally post about Band Of Horses but the more and more I listen to their new album I find myself just in awe and although this is not one of the lesser known albums of the year it is certainly one that deserves all the praise and then some. And I am actually going to quote Pitchfork putting aside all their stuffiness :-P (yeah I said it)
“Turning despondency into indie majesty is a major talent of Band of Horses – Stephen M. Deusner, March 20, 2006″
Well golly gee gosh that is a perfect description of their music…I couldn’t have said it better myself. And even though you will find out in a couple of days I am going to say it here so it can resonate with you. :-) “The Funeral” is definitely on my “2006 Track Picks” hands down and it has been my favorite all year since it’s release in March, I can’t get sick of their climbing guitars and Ben Bridwell belting out lyrics such as lyrics like, ” At every occasion I’ll be ready for the funeral” and such lyrics as these:
I’m shaking awful…
i’m shaking, asshole
and where’s the remote?
its gonna fall off.the snowing in cover,
do you recover from those?and christmas time coming
and over approaching
we’ve been drinking, pardon.as christmas time goes
i’m coming over
coming from
youre already gonei’m wrapping up
the presents
i bought(pretty guitar)
an overcoat
will take me anywhere
o,
we’ve suffered enough.its scary
to me,
and their leaving from earth.
cutting us off
knowing that
one
calling on
total
way.
do i know anyone
no
i dont knowanyone
– Band Of Horses, The First Song
Currently the band is wrapping up their tour and then will start work on their follow up album.
The First Song (mp3 expired)
The Funeral (mp3 expired)
Band Of Horses, buy Everything All The Time
And I picked up the new issue of Paste Magazine because well for one there is a Christopher Guest interview due to his recent movie For Your Consideration and because of Paste’s Music Sampler #27. The track which caught my eye was Wolves At Night by The Manchester Orchestra. And yes I know I posted about them already but I couldn’t help but mentioning them again because I think there may be only one other person in this world who could put me into a hypnotic state such as the sound of Andy Hull’s voice, and check out there myspace I am not the only girl drooling over this heart-throb. ;-) And actually mentioning this isn’t all that off topic, because his voice in sounds much like the voice of Ben Bridwell’s from Band of Horses…
Wolves At Night
Manchester Orchestra, I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child (I highly recommend purchasing their new album)
Also check out this week’s Contrast Podcast
and Rich from Cable & Tweed posted his Highlights of 2006
Ok what is your favorite track? ONE favorite 2006 track… (and no I am not going to just compile a list of all your favorites don’t worry, I don’t need to add any more choices to my already over-whelming list. But thanks! :-) So let’s here them.
Dec
3
Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory
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I got a sudden itch to edit the look of my blog and instead of editing the html alone I thought I would try the new beta customize template feature…
I don’t know, not really all that thrilled at the moment , but once I learn the CSS of this Blogger template I should be able to customize it a bit better…For now though I am leaving it because I am tired as hell. I will sleep on it…
It looks too Blogger/Google happy, it is like a certain style you know? And I don’t want their style; I want my own style…That is the whole point of Untitled…
Question(s):
If you run an mp3 blog why did you start? How has your blog changed and what do you enjoy most of all about the entire mp3 blog experience?
As for the readers: What sparks your interest and keeps you coming back to an mp3 blog? What do you find yourself searching for and what would you like to see more of?
And more free music is not really the answer I am looking for ;)
Went to the greatest record store EVER last night and picked up the fantastic new album, Tree Colored See by Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory. I have had my eye on this album for quite some time…
Dreamy indie-pop layered with lush guitars and mellow beats; this 11 track album is the product of the collaboration between Estella, Chris Gunst and Jen Cohe. I had quite a predicament selecting just two tracks…The entire album is solid, from the first to the last track all the way through, hit play and repeat as desired. You will like indeed.
The Seed (mp3 expired)
Decisions, Decisions (mp3 expired)
Buy Tree Colored See
Nov
30
Acoustic Love Boduf Songs
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I needed this…To wash off this day with some haunting acoustic melodies that seep in and take me far away…I kind of feel like no matter what I do, no matter how hard I work or how much effort, heart or will I put forth ends up not making a bit of difference…You ever get that feeling?
It is hard for me to accept failure, mistakes, errors…But what really bothers me is when you put forth so much effort and then something goes wrong that is out of your control and yet somehow all fingers are pointing at you…
*sigh*
Kranky is my new favorite label…Mat Sweet is the one behind Boduf Songs, from Southhampton England and he was immediately snatched up by Kranky after they heard the self titled demo he put together himself. This fall Lion Devours the Sun was released on Kranky…It is quite wonderful really, dark acoustic melodies matched with Sweet’s soft raspy vocals.
Great Wolf of No Tracks (mp3 expired)
Fall of Cherry Blossom in Long Shadows of Twilight (mp3 expired)
Boduf Songs
Buy Lion Devours the Sun
Nov
30
A Little Louder
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I can’t turn down a challenge…That being said my next couple of posts might be a bit louder than my usual melancholy selections. Of course while listening to some music this evening EVERYTHING I liked was not quite loud enough…Ok well it wasn’t loud at all….I may have to scratch the previous comment about my “next couple of posts” there will probably be some posts in between the other posts…Are you following?
Ok good because I sure got lost somewhere back there.
It has been a very, very, very long day yet it flew by in a second…How is that possible? And look my music list is in pyramid form, I didn’t even mean to do that…Alrighty I am going to go to bed now, the star there on the last track listing by the Rosewood Thieves means I highly recommend listening, that is now my 3rd track from their EP and by far my favorite. They are really awesome, they have such a vintage sound but with an extra modern kick…So what the hell are you waiting for? Get their EP already! :P
mp3: Sad Statue (mp3 expired) – System of a Down
(Buy Mezmerize 2005)
mp3: Coup de Main (mp3 expired) – The Very Hush Hush
(Buy Mourir C’est Facile 2005)
mp3: Vision Of Division (mp3 expired) – The Strokes
(Buy First Impressions of Earth 2006)
mp3: Back Home To Harlem (mp3 expired) – The Rosewood Thieves
(Buy From The Decker House EP 2006)
Just a little note, don’t post a mix such as this at 1:30am…I am all wide eyed and bushy tailed.
Nov
28
All Time Favorite #4
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The Virgin Suicides, the directorial debut of Ms. Sophia Coppola, adapted from the book by Jeffrey Eugenides. A tragic tale, chilling really…The Virgin Suicides aged well, unlike Lost In Translation, which I thought was fan-fucking-tastic in the theater each of three times I saw it…But then when it was finally released on DVD/Video I just didn’t think it was all that great anymore. But pish posh we are not here to discuss such things, we are here to discuss The Virgin Suicides…
The soundtrack might have been better than the film (this is true for all three of her films actually) One track in particular…Are you ready for it? Ha!
Playground Love by Air this is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, the soundtrack was released in 2000 and this song has been playing on my headphones ever since. I never get sick of it, it plays and I am lost in Gordon Tracks wispy lyrics, so this is indeed an obvious “All Time Favorite†for me. Air is actually getting ready to release a new album (Winter 2007) but until then may I present to you…
Playground Love (mp3 expired) – Air
The Virgin Suicides Original Soundtrack
Nov
26
An Ode To Beck
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Beck has 11 official album releases, 6 demos, 32 singles and a 177 compilations!!!! Holy shit…All together whiskeyclone.net documents a total of 286 releases and 706 songs. But it isn’t about how many releases he has or how many albums he can sell…It’s about the music he makes. His music transcends genre, in one song he mixes alternative rock with electronic, folk, blues and hip-hop. His funky style you can’t help but groove too and at the same time his music is much deeper than that…
“One of the reasons I’m a musician is because music isn’t divisive. It’s a medium where you don’t have to abide by divisions. The whole idea is anarchy and the best music just doesn’t give a fuck. And too much music is just so conservative these days. So I really don’t want to be careful about anything. And there’s so much music that’s trying to be offensive these days, trying to be aggressive and abrasive. But it’s just cheap and manipulative. So if I can offend someone in a good way and challenge their belief system, then I think that’s positive. I mean, I wonder what their problem with it is? I don’t have a problem. Wanda Coleman doesn’t have a problem with me singing like that.” -Beck, when asked, “Why be a musician?” -Ashare, Matt, ‘Slow Jamming: Beck reveals his inner soul man’, The Boston Phoenix, Nov. 1999
Beck is real and honest, he has remained true to himself, for that alone I admire him. But I think the honesty he pours into his songs is why he is loved by the 22 year old rebel and by the 40 year old white-collar. All people can relate to his music…
With his new release, The Information, a 15 track album which explores…pretty much everything it can. Of course this has been taken two ways. Stylus Magazine’s review of the album was mixed, they gave it a B- saying it just didn’t seem like the album molded together well. Where NME.com had nothing but praise, saying his use of technology helped him to explore the outer limits and how far he can push his music.
And to touch on the topic of the Scientology influence being at the core of the album, and I think he is very subtle with this influence. If anything Scientology has been the stepping stool for Beck to launch The Information into outer-space, the album picks up where Guero left off. And that is the point right? To progress one’s music , to evolve? I think Beck does this with each new album, I am always excited to listen to a new release of his and this album is no different , it is an experience through Beck’s own atmosphere . A funky space trip through all the crevices of Beck’s mind accompanied with futuristic fantasies along the way.
So in honor of Beck a little mix…
(mp3 expired) Dark Star – The Information (2006)
(mp3 expired) It’s All In Your Mind (Live Acoustic) – Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 1
also available on Sea Change (2005)
(mp3 expired) Derelict – Odelay (1996)
(mp3 expired) Broken Drum (Remix by Boards of Canada) – Guerolito (2005)
(mp3 expired) Black Tambourine – Guero (2005)
(mp3 expired) Lazy Flies – Mutations (1998)
(mp3 expired) Bogusflow – DGC Rairities, Vol. 1 (1994)
Nov
24
The Manchester Orchestra
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This band hails from Georgia and their new album, I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child (September 2006) is really a solid album, it is quite surprising actually. This band seems to be unknown to those outside of Atlanta, Georgia but I think they deserve a listen. They are currently touring and have a handful of show listings on their myspace. Enjoy!
Don’t Let Them See you Cry (mp3 expired)
Where Have You Been (mp3 expired)
Manchester Orchestra – Buy I’m Like A Virgin Losing a Child
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