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This new Ratatat album is just a fantastic summer album and since the summer is winding down I thought I must post about it before it is too late. An unexpected fun and enjoyable electronic album.

I am a little cranky this evening as I have had a headache for the last two days… So I will let the music speak for itself tonight and I will be around a bit more this week ;-) I hope Ratatat brightens up your day.

mp3: Mi Viejo

mp3: Dura

LP3 2008 (XL Recordings)

Ratatat on myspace

Album available at emusic

Tags: Music 2008, Ratatat

Oh yes. I have been totally engrossed in the Olympic games this past week, which is why I have been M.I.A. I have been enjoying watching Michael Phelps swim his way to victory in every event and the women’s gymnastics as well.

Also, my grandma flew out so I was visiting with her for a bit before her, my mom and my Aunt flew to Cancun Mexico for my grandma’s 80th B-day. Three Jewish women in Cancun Mexico… WTF? I don’t know it wasn’t my idea. I will be back Sunday with a new post. Till then my sweets! :-)

Just for shits and giggles… And because there is a lot of good stuff out right now and I want to highlight some of the tracks, which have tickled my fancy. Cheers!

mp3: The Ark

mp3: The Beach

Two of the tracks that have the most soul… I love it!

Fate 2008 (Park the Van Records)

Dr. Dog on myspace

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mp3: The Takers

mp3: Change No Change

Migration 2008 (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

Takka Takka on myspace

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mp3: Cape Canaveral

mp3: Lenders In The Temple

Conor Oberst 2008 (Merge Records)

You may know Conor Oberst better as the frontman for Bright Eyes.

Tags: Music 2008, Music Mix Up

And I am so, so lazy…Quiet and contemplative… All I want to do is just put on some music and bring out a good book or the last issue of Paste Magazine and chill.

Brendan Canning shows us that he can hold his own with a groovy well composed solo album much like his other band mates have done. A respectable solo debut that contains a few stand out tracks that have made it onto the iPod for some shuffle love. Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend. I am sharing two of the more mellow tracks on the album that are befitting for my mood, but he does get funky don’t you worry. ;-)

mp3: Antique Bull

mp3: Snowballs and Icicles

Something for All of Us 2008 (Arts & Crafts)

Brendan Canning on myspace

Broken Social Scene on myspace

Also available at emusic and amazon

Tags: Brendan Canning, Music 2008

This past week has been insane… Now, all of a sudden, it is Monday. I do apologize for my unplanned absence everyone but sometimes stuff just falls from the sky.  Plus work always keeps me working overtime, which is good because I get paid for that. ;-)

The Pomegranates help as I reflect on a week filled with long nights at work and big news from friends moving to New York for a new job opportunity… It was nice to unwind with those friends at a John Mayer concert this Sunday. More on that later… For now let me introduce the Pomegranates who hail from Cincinnati, Ohio. I found them while perusing some new selections on emusic and I instantly fell in love. They create a mighty fine blend of experimental rock with a sugar coating of pop just to make it a little sweeter and it works. They still have a little bit of smoothing out of some of those rough edges, but that will come soon enough… They have only been a band for a little over a year. Their first full length album, Everything is Alive is refreshing. Thought it would be a good idea for you all to check out their 2007 EP, Two Eyes as well. Enjoy!

mp3: In the Kitchen

mp3: The Children’s Progress

Pomegranates on myspace

Everything is Alive 2008 (Lujo Records)

Also available on emusic

Tags: Music 2008, Pomegranates

Hey everyone I have a lot of stuff I want to post but I have just been beat when I get home lately… Work has been taking it out of me and plus for the last week I have had a headache everyday. I think the headaches are just stress headaches from work but I will be back tomorrow hopefully with a new post. Thanks for your patience. Juggling work and new music is not an easy thing, so I appreciate your support. :-)

Friday was my birthday… So yeah happy birthday to me! I kind of feel a bit old… Normally I embrace my birthday with open arms being an only child and all I kind of make it a big deal… But this year I have realized I am a bit scared of getting older. I still had a marvelous weekend though… Great food, great laughs and good times with friends and family… It was fabulous. ;-)

I thought it would be a perfect time to mention the ethereal Sigur Ros and their new album, Med Sud I EyrumVid Spilum Endalaust , which translates to “with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly”. Their new album seems to be much more relatable, a bit more down to earth and fundamental then their passed albums, which all seemed to be fueled by abstract post-rock. This album is colorful, uplifting, expressive and beautiful. Highly recommended. (That is two in a row I might add)

mp3: Vid spilum endalaust

mp3: Med sud í eyrum

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust 2008 (Beggars XL)

Also available on Amazon

Tags: Music 2008, Sigur Ros

Yeah. That sums it up right there. I am in a terrible mood, just awful. Which, sucks for Haley Bonar because I feel like I am not giving her a proper write up but I have mentioned her once or twice before. I am just not into it tonight. A new track off her new album just shuffled right on and just seemed to fit with the mood I am in so I thought what a better time then now to mention her new album. Enjoy and good night.

mp3: Mayday

Haley Bonar on myspace

Big Star 2008 (Afternoon Records)

Also available on emusic

Tags: Haley Bonar, Music 2008

Where to start? I feel like I have grown up with Beck in a way… Like we went to High School together. There has been such a progression in his music over the years it is inspiring. Beck manages to capture an entire era in any one of his songs. His music evolves and he recreates his sound according to the times and very few can accomplish this. Modern Guilt does not disappoint, it is sophisticated, funky and smart. Highly recommended.

mp3: Modern Guilt

mp3: Volcano

Beck on myspace

Modern Guilt 2008 (Interscope Records)

Tags: Beck, Music 2008

I’m addicted to this reality show called So You Think You Can Dance… That’s right I said it. Now, in my defense I did dance for 12 years so I have a certain nostalgia for it, but there is no excuse that I am watching a show that is aired on the FOX Network! Believe me it pains me how much I love this show. I adore contemporary dance and when a choreographer matches an unbelievable song with some amazing choreography it can be breathtaking.  Mia Michaels does just that and she constantly choreographs pieces of art week in and week out… It blows me away. If you have ever danced you would totally appreciate this show.

Last week Mia Michaels choreographed an amazing contemporary routine to a real organic piano ballad, Hometown Glory, which is off the new album from Adele. This UK diva has some serious soul like soul sister Amy Winehouse just not as dirty. The album as a whole is good… Nothing that has knocked me out cold but Cold Shoulder, Hometown Glory and Tired are really worth a mention as they shine among the rest. Hometown Glory just sends chills down my spine every time. Enjoy!

mp3: Hometown Glory

19 – 2008 (XL Recordings)

Also available on Amazon and emusic

I’ve been walking in the same way as I did
Missing out the cracks in the pavement
And tutting my heel, strutting my feet
“Is there anything I can do for you dear? Is there anyone I can call?”
“No and thank you, please Madam. I ain’t lost, just wandering”

Round my hometown
Memories are fresh
Round my hometown
Ooh the people I’ve met
Are the wonders of my world
Are the wonders of my world
Are the wonders of this world
Are the wonders of my world

I like it in the city when the air is so thick and opaque
I love to see everybody in short skirts, shorts and shades
I like it in the city when two worlds collide
You get the people and the government
Everybody taking different sides

Shows that we ain’t gonna stand shit
Shows that we are united
Shows that we ain’t gonna take it
Shows that we ain’t gonna stand shit
Shows that we are united

Round my hometown
Memories are fresh
Round my hometown
Ooh the people I’ve met

Are the wonders of my world

Tags: Adele, Dance, Mia Michaels, Music 2008

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