What am I listening to? (Part II)

[Caveat Emperor]

Might as well start a new thread --

O.A.R's new album "King" is out. After their last album (the very uneven "All Sides") left me feeling very indifferent, I have to say this is much more like it.

Solid disc. I need to listen more over the weekend.

[LvJ]

‪Reggie Watts 05/08/2009 'Binary Existence'‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyuKTyZlUtw)

[MilotheMayor]

‪M83 - Midnight City‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydeQ5BjXvjQ)

An epic synthpop, disco-inflected banger for the ages. The M83 double LP at the end of the year is by far my most anticipated album coming up.

Love the sax climax. :cool:

[Johnny Footstool]

Local Cincinnati boys Foxy Shazam. Their cover of Nirvana's "Drain You" from the SPIN-produced tribute album Newermind is absolutely amazing.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Might as well start a new thread --

O.A.R's new album "King" is out. After their last album (the very uneven "All Sides") left me feeling very indifferent, I have to say this is much more like it.

Solid disc. I need to listen more over the weekend.

4 of the 5 members grew up in my neighborhood in Maryland.

[LvJ]

‪Gillian Welch and David Rawlings The Way It Will Be‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paE_WxZEJA8)

[cinreds21]

Lil' Wayne's new album, Tha Carter IV, leaked tonight. He takes shots at Jay-Z in one of his songs. It's gonna get real.

[marcshoe]

What's a Carter? Is this an old-timey music album, like the Carter Family used to do?

[Eric_the_Red]

Lil' Wayne's new album, Tha Carter IV, leaked tonight. He takes shots at Jay-Z in one of his songs. It's gonna get real.

Lil Wayne wishes he was Jay-Z's chauffeur. Nobody comes close to Jay-Z's business mind in hip-hop.

[marcshoe]

Hip hop? That seems like a strange genre for someone who's obsessed with the Carter Family. Oh well, keep on the sunny side.

[Superdude]

The Horrible Crowes "Behold The Hurricane" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi-a5OktorM)

Anybody else itching to pick up Elsie in ten days? :beerme:

[marcshoe]

Thanks for posting that. I'd been trying to remember what they called themselves ever since I heard the Gaslight Anthem guy singing something else....

[texasdave]

Anyone like Crowded House/Split Enz? Neil Finn is one the best songwriters of this generation IMO.

[marcshoe]

I lived in Sydney in 81-82, and the first real Australian song I heard on the radio was Split Enz 'One Step Ahead'. My immediate thought was, 'man, they've got something special going on here.'

I never really understood why Split Enz didn't catch on in the US. Neil and Tim said in an interview while I was over there that everyone they met in the states told them how much they loved them, then when they looked at record sales, they figured that the Enz must be the biggest victim of illegal recording in the history of the industry!

I was happy when Crowded House took off, even if they're popularity wasn't sustainable. At least after that I didn't get weird looks when I talked about them.

fwiw, my favorite Split Enz song was Tim Finn's 'Dirty Creature'. As someone who has fought depression all my life, I thought he caught the cycle of darkness beautifully.

another side note--that song was released while I was in Sydney, but the video shows edited out Tim's decapitation, which seems silly when you go back and watch the video now.

[*BaseClogger*]

I'm just now discovering The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart "Heart In Your Heartbreak" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhQrteR9OQ)

[Strikes Out Looking]

Anyone like Crowded House/Split Enz? Neil Finn is one the best songwriters of this generation IMO.

Neil's got a new side project with his wife-- I think its called the Pajamas Club

[*BaseClogger*]

Two songs I keep playing over and over again:

Local Natives - Who Knows, Who Cares (HD Quality) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hujyBO-6o-k)

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Heart in Your Heartbreak" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2syY0U-eY0)

[marcshoe]

I'm usually completely bored by Snow Patrol, but I really like their new one, "Called Out in the Dark". The open sounds like something immediately familiar, and the chorus has a kind of jarring Moody Blues/ELO feel to it.

[t5BigRedMachine]

judas priest - nostradumas

[t5BigRedMachine]

kip winger's solo disc . :thumbup:

[marcshoe]

Interesting. Saw him at WaldenBooks back in the day at Charleston Town Center, reading a magazine article about himself. He was wearing a hand-painted jacket with his name on it, and making no effort to disguise who he was, but no one bothered him.


I've been pretty disappointed in this year's music with a few exceptions (Decemberists, Head & Heart, Civil Wars, Noah and the Whale) but some stuff I'm hearing now has me hopeful things are picking up. I like the new Ryan Adams song better than anything I've heard from him in years, and I'm also looking forward to the new Wilco release, and the songs I've heard from NeedtoBreathe sound interesting. The New Chili Peppers sounds good too, but that almost seems to be in the 'it is what it is' category.

[marcshoe]

I really like Jackson Browne's new stuff, some of the best I've heard from him since The Pretender, but why is he recording it under the name "Dawes"?

[Sweetstop]

keith jarrett koln concert; neil young unplugged; paul mccartney unplugged; hugh laurie let them talk..

[mdccclxix]

Anyone heard the new Wilco album?

[jwdoc77]

Anyone heard the new Wilco album?


Picked it up last friday....quite good. A much needed return to form after Wilco (The disaster).

[marcshoe]

Interesting. I've heard it called boring, but that was by a Son Volt partisan, so who knows?

Then again, I liked the last album, even if there wasn't a real flow to it. If I were a Red, I would want Bull Black Nova to be my at bat music. The nerve-racking keyboard part, specifically.

[pedro]

I like the new Wilco.

With exception of first 6 songs on first album Son Volt is pretty much painfully boring IMO and Jay Farrar solo live might be one of the most dour and uninspiring performers I'm ever seen.

What a wet blanket that dude is.

[cinredsfan2000]

I like the new Wilco.

With exception of first 6 songs on first album Son Volt is pretty much painfully boring IMO and Jay Farrar solo live might be one of the most dour and uninspiring performers I'm ever seen.

What a wet blanket that dude is.

While i'll agree about son volt :thumbup:Id say wilco has been getting a pass for awhile. For all the accolades that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot gets/got i fail to get it to this day ? Forget about Summerteeth and A Ghost is born talk about painfully boring granted i havent heard the last 2 wilco releases and sky blue sky had some real good moments. I got to say tweedy for the most part lost me after Being There.Probably because i leaned more toward the alt country sounds of A.M. as opposed to the more experimentel stuff like AGIB & YHF.

This is another good example of 2 talented song writers butting heads and letting there egos get the best of them .

[RichRed]

While i'll agree about son volt :thumbup:Id say wilco has been getting a pass for awhile. For all the accolades that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot gets/got i fail to get it to this day ? Forget about Summerteeth and A Ghost is born talk about painfully boring granted i havent heard the last 2 wilco releases and sky blue sky had some real good moments. I got to say tweedy for the most part lost me after Being There.Probably because i leaned more toward the alt country sounds of A.M. as opposed to the more experimentel stuff like AGIB & YHF.

This is another good example of 2 talented song writers butting heads and letting there egos get the best of them .

I couldn't stand Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I had only recently started getting into Wilco's music but that was one of the few albums I've ever listened to that actually made me angry. Just not my cup of tea, I guess. I've liked some of Wilco's stuff since then though.

[vaticanplum]

I couldn't stand Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I had only recently started getting into Wilco's music but that was one of the few albums I've ever listened to that actually made me angry. Just not my cup of tea, I guess. I've liked some of Wilco's stuff since then though.

:eek: I truly believe that is one of the best albums ever made. To each his own, I guess. I do think it is the most..un-Wilco-like in some ways.

Anyway, I'm listening to the new EP from the New Shouts and I cannot get enough. True, true pop with just enough Motown. It's derivative, but so full of joy that I don't really care. Great stuff. You can buy the EP here:

http://newshouts.bandcamp.com/

and there are a couple of songs for free download here:

http://www.drawuslines.com/album-reviews/album-review-new-shouts-sing-new-shouts/

[pedro]

:eek: I truly believe that is one of the best albums ever made. To each his own, I guess. I do think it is the most..un-Wilco-like in some ways.

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I agree.

[MilotheMayor]

Yep, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a 10/10 album.

[Redhook]

I just discovered this group, Boy & Bear. They kind of have a Modest Mouse/Mumford and Sons vibe going on. Pretty good song here:

Boy & Bear - Feeding Line - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AeKD2oHrFg)

More songs here:

http://boyandbear.com/videos/

[*BaseClogger*]

Saw Odd Future at Bogart's last night. My body (and especially mind) is still recovering. Wildest experience of my life...

[pedro]

Wilco on NPR Tiny Desk Concert

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/13/141331825/wilco-tiny-desk-concert

[MilotheMayor]

Saw Odd Future at Bogart's last night. My body (and especially mind) is still recovering. Wildest experience of my life...

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

I bet. Safe, friendly fun for the entire family.

[pedro]

Pernice Brothers - Goodbye Killer

[Sean_CaseyRules]

Other than listening to "Guy On A Buffalo", the new Megadeth sounds pretty freakin sweet.


Megadeth - Public Enemy No. 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q3gUUs33wY)

Megadeth - Whose Life (Is it Anyways?) New Song [Official Release 2011 with lyrics] HD - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPgeEFP4TGE)

[cinredsfan2000]

Other than listening to "Guy On A Buffalo", the new Megadeth sounds pretty freakin sweet.
Oh my whats happened to megadeth ? To my ears Dave mustanes vocals are to loud in the mix and the music seems a little buried in the mix .

[cinreds21]

Drake's Take Care has leaked. It's suppose to drop on November 15.

[pedro]

The new "Girls"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father,_Son,_Holy_Ghost_(album)

and Lydia Loveless

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/lydia-loveless

[MilotheMayor]

The new "Girls"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father,_Son,_Holy_Ghost_(album)



Easily one of the best albums of the year.

[*BaseClogger*]

Having listened to it seven or eight times already, I have concluded that El Camino is the awesome...

[BillDoran]

Having listened to it seven or eight times already, I have concluded that El Camino is the awesome...

I've only had one quasi-preoccupied listen, but I got the impression it was a little less bluesy than past affairs.

Are The Black Keys moving towards a more classic rock sound?

[BillDoran]

Easily one of the best albums of the year.

Superb album. Just starting to get into it.

Here's hoping Christopher Owens can vanquish his demons, both for himself and for music. Owens and J.R. White are incredibly talented.

[*BaseClogger*]

I've only had one quasi-preoccupied listen, but I got the impression it was a little less bluesy than past affairs.

Are The Black Keys moving towards a more classic rock sound?

I don't know how you want to describe it, but to me it takes all of the best aspects of Brothers and packs them into 11 fast-paced songs (I felt Brothers suffered from a bloated amount of tracks)...

[Redhook]

I'm really looking forward to buying The Black Keys and Chevelle cd's tomorrow. Two of my favorite bands. And, from what I've already heard, they're both going to be great albums.

[bucksfan2]

Couple of new downloads off of Itunes:
The Horrible Crows 'Elsie' - Was looking around to see when The Gaslight Anthem is due out for a new album. Saw their front man had a new album out and checked it out. It is much darker than Gaslight but Brian Fallon has a fantastic voice.

Amos Lee 'Mission Bell' - Really like his voice. It is a little dark as well, definitely not a roll your windows down and drive type of album. But good music none the less.

Crazy Heart Soundtrack - Good combination of country voices in this album.

Zac Brown Band - For my money probably the best two country albums I have listened to in a long time.

Jason Aldean - A quality country album, if you like that.

[marcshoe]

Amos Lee 'Mission Bell' - Really like his voice. It is a little dark as well, definitely not a roll your windows down and drive type of album. But good music none the less.



Which is a bit ironic, given that Windows Are Rolled Down....(a strangely dark song itself).

I've been an Amos Lee fan for years, and some of the stuff on this album really gets me. Music for someone who is getting older and starting to feel the impact of what's gone before.

[bucksfan2]

Which is a bit ironic, given that Windows Are Rolled Down....(a strangely dark song itself).

I've been an Amos Lee fan for years, and some of the stuff on this album really gets me. Music for someone who is getting older and starting to feel the impact of what's gone before.

Yea Windows Are Rolled Down is a great song. I just started to listen to him and I do find some irony in it. I often don't feel the impact of songs but I can see what you are saying. I do find it ironic when I begin to sing the lyrics and find myself saying "did he really sing that?"

[Johnny Footstool]

I've only had one quasi-preoccupied listen, but I got the impression it was a little less bluesy than past affairs.

Are The Black Keys moving towards a more classic rock sound?

I saw them on SNL last weekend, and they seemed to be playing heavier, blues-based rock.

[Redhook]

Having listened to it seven or eight times already, I have concluded that El Camino is the awesome...

I agree, it's fantastic. There's not a bad song on the album. And the 7th track, Sister, is so good I could listen to it all day. One of the best songs I've heard. From any band.

I also like how they sound like The White Stripes a bit, especially in the 4th track, Little Black Submarines. I can't wait to see them live again someday.

[*BaseClogger*]

I can't wait to see them live again someday.

Good news: they'll be in Cincy (with another of my favorite bands, Arctic Monkeys, in support) on March 2nd...

[Redhook]

Good news: they'll be in Cincy (with another of my favorite bands, Arctic Monkeys, in support) on March 2nd...

:thumbup:

[dougdirt]

Lots of Florence and the Machine as of late.

[TheBigLebowski]

The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
The Black Keys - El Camino
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
Dispatch - Gut the Van

[TheBigLebowski]

The new "Girls"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father,_Son,_Holy_Ghost_(album)

and Lydia Loveless

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/lydia-loveless

The new Girls album is quite satisfying.

As to this Wilco discussion....no doubt YHF is a 10/10...and I actually LOVED Wilco - The Album, A Ghost is Born, Sky Blue Sky, etc - suffice it to say I am a huge Wilco guy. But I was wholly disappointed in The Whole Love. I just didn't get it. A couple of tracks tickled my fancy but as a whole, I didn't love it. Wow, that was corny.

I agree Jay Farrar is underwhelming live but, for my money, Uncle Tupelo is one of the best, most important bands in the last 20 years...at least for those of us who enjoy alt-country/indie rock.

[kaldaniels]

I'm sure many can chirp off a list of albums to dispute this, but I've found 2011 to be a subpar year in regards to new music. And its not the end of the world, more just a timing thing for me.

[*BaseClogger*]

I'm sure many can chirp off a list of albums to dispute this, but I've found 2011 to be a subpar year in regards to new music. And its not the end of the world, more just a timing thing for me.

Yeah, I'm going through those "best of" lists and not seeing much I enjoyed. Seems like it was an even more heavy electronic/hip-hop year than in the past. Lots of big name bands from my high school days released really unimpressive records too...

[RichRed]

I've been enjoying Airborne Toxic Event. That dude is so melodramatic, it makes me laugh, but those songs really get in my head.

I also like the catchy Britrock/pop of Wolf Gang - songs like "The King and All of His Men" and "Lions in Cages."

[Ohayou]

My Morning Jacket...only the greatest band ever!

[RonDunn95]

The Black Keys - El Camino, nice to listen to.

[Ohayou]

I've got Lonely Boy stuck in my head now.

[izzy's dad]

Felt like listening to Green Day today. Don't ask me why, but I did. Their new stuff (post Nimrod) sucks, it is way too political. But Dookie is splendid. That album is good from the first to the last track.

[Sweetstop]

goodness gracious, i do love neko case's voice..wow.

hated to hear the inimitable etta james' cancer is terminal..

[Chrietic]

violent dreams - crystal castles

[MilotheMayor]

The third Weeknd mixtape. Brilliant trilogy of experimental r'n'b from Toronto.

[muddie]

Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets 3 CD. All good, all the time.

[Ohayou]

Everyone should check out the new Roots album.

[RichRed]

I'm kind of addicted to these two songs right now:

Belgian/Australian guy who goes by Gotye.

Gotye- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)- official film clip (HD) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY)

And a band called Of Monsters and Men from Iceland.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (Live on KEXP) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dw8qdmT_aY)

[*BaseClogger*]

I'm kind of addicted to these two songs right now:

Belgian/Australian guy who goes by Gotye.

Gotye- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)- official film clip (HD) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY)

I've stumbled across that video several times recently while reading those "Best Of" lists for music videos. Very cool! :thumbup:

[marcshoe]

Shins have a new album coming up. Combined with the recent Black Keys, things are looking up.

[*BaseClogger*]

Shins have a new album coming up. Combined with the recent Black Keys, things are looking up.

Yeah, they are on that recently released Coachella lineup (which is loaded BTW) along with other excitingly reformed bands Refused and At the Drive-In...

[Ohayou]

Any LCD Soundsystem fans here? Shut Up And Play The Hits debuts at Sundance next week. Here's the trailer:

http://thefilmstage.com/trailer/shut-up-and-play-the-hits-trailer-lcd-soundsystem-takes-their-final-bow-at-sundance/

[BillDoran]

Any LCD Soundsystem fans here? Shut Up And Play The Hits debuts at Sundance next week. Here's the trailer:

http://thefilmstage.com/trailer/shut-up-and-play-the-hits-trailer-lcd-soundsystem-takes-their-final-bow-at-sundance/

Big fan. I wish the film would be a career retrospective for the band (i.e. - James Murphy), rather than the build up to the last shows at MSG.

Aside, they put on the best festival performance I've ever witnessed at Pitchfork '10. The entire field was bonkers, never seen so much energy in a festival crowd.

Just watching the trailer makes me a bit misty.

[Cedric]

Got off work today early and listening to Iron and Wine on vinyl.


The Shepherd's dog. Perfect weather for Sam Beam, IMO.

[Johnny Footstool]

Dead Sara. Oh. Man. What an explosion!

WEATHERMAN | DEAD SARA | VIDEO - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGoeYOZ0Qs)

[Ravenlord]

of late i have absolutely fallen in love with Koriklaani's mix of folklore and metal and paganism. even got to see them and Arkona recently...awesome...

Korpiklaani - Wooden Pints - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4VHxU7iM)

Korpiklaani - Hunting Song - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yM3XJZDV0Y)

Korpiklaani - Tuli Kokko - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2-v01Y1lLI)

Korpiklaani - Vesilahden Veräjillä - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyslSrPCj-s)

KORPIKLAANI - Keep On Galloping - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZbucSufNm4&ob=av3e)

KORPIKLAANI - Vodka - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7kJRGPgvRQ)

Korpiklaani - Surma - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-MlywMQuKg)

[*BaseClogger*]

Dead Sara. Oh. Man. What an explosion!

WEATHERMAN | DEAD SARA | VIDEO - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGoeYOZ0Qs)

Love this!

[Big Klu]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Men_at_Work_-_Business_as_Usual.jpg

[marcshoe]

Interesting. I'm listening to some stuff from the same part of the world and the same time period--a time when I lived in Sydney. With my Kindle Fire I've gone Rhapsody, which means I can listen to whatever I want for ten dollars a month. Right now I'm listening to a ton of Split Enz, one of my favorite groups of all time.

[Sweetstop]

amazin' imelda may live in studio on wuky.."blue moon of kentucky" and "mayhem"


then gorgeous recording of her w/ jeff beck... "lilac wine"

[*BaseClogger*]

The new Cloud Nothings--a band from Cleveland--was released today and it's great. They're playing MOTR Pub in March and I'll be there.

Cloud Nothings - No Future, No Past - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X1URP5eg6I)

[Cedric]

Been listening to "Cold Roses" from Ryan Adams in preperation for his concert at Taft on Saturday. I'm extremely pumped.

Hopefully he's back to his old, arrogant self.

[Sweetstop]

for the good times...the little willies

honolulu blues...craig finn

good stuff

[pedro]

for the good times...the little willies

honolulu blues...craig finn

good stuff

Craig Finn huh? I'd have not guessed that in a million years Sweetstop.

[Sweetstop]

Craig Finn huh? I'd have not guessed that in a million years Sweetstop.


ya just never know...

you got me laughing, pedro.

[pedro]

ya just never know...

you got me laughing, pedro.

OTOH, he is very literate and his lyrics are quite interesting so on that level... :)

[Sweetstop]

OTOH, he is very literate and his lyrics are quite interesting so on that level... :)

i may be a gram, but my taste in music is, as it's always been, pretty darn eclectic.

we have a wonderful public radio station around here that keeps me from being totally dated. :)

[Roy Tucker]

i may be a gram, but my taste in music is, as it's always been, pretty darn eclectic.

we have a wonderful public radio station around here that keeps me from being totally dated. :)

Small world.... when I was in Athens this past weekend, the kids played Craig Finn on the stereo (or whatever they call it nowadays) and thought he was Randy Newman and said "you guys listen to Randy Newman?". I was soon set straight.

Earlier this week, I found this one the net.

http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/rs-live/craig-finn-hold-steady-frontman-plays-acoustic-20120123

[jwdoc77]

Been listening to "Cold Roses" from Ryan Adams in preperation for his concert at Taft on Saturday. I'm extremely pumped.

Hopefully he's back to his old, arrogant self.


Make sure you get there early enough to catch Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Dude puts on a hell of a show too.

[Ohayou]

Sir Charles Hughes - Dynomite (Theme from Black Dynamite) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcim1O9ECTE)

:pimp:

[pedro]

WOY and I are going to be listening to Wilco play live here (Hult Center in Eugene) this evening.

http://www.eugenechamber.com/external/wcpages/images/hult-center-ceiling.jpg

[Ohayou]

One of my favorites from Wilco:

Wilco - Ashes of American Flags - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LggFQdO-VlM)

[The DARK]

Love that Wilco song. That whole album gets me every time, especially the opener.

Here's a great new band with a really classic sound:

Alabama Shakes - "I Found You" - Live from the Shoals 8-21-2011 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVSUH6_oBY&feature=related)

[MikeThierry]

I'm listening to Nirvana Unplugged. Arguably one of the best live performances in the history of rock and roll.

[Dom Heffner]

I'm listening to Nirvana Unplugged. Arguably one of the best live performances in the history of rock and roll.

I'm warming back up to them. I actually don't like that era very much with a few exceptions, but Nirvana's stuff has me coming around a bit.

That period is so dark, it makes me long for the days of Poison.

[MikeThierry]

I'm warming back up to them. I actually don't like that era very much with a few exceptions, but Nirvana's stuff has me coming around a bit.

That period is so dark, it makes me long for the days of Poison.

I think that's why a lot of people like those days. It is totally different from the hair bands and it's something rock and roll needed at the time. I'm 29 and I grew up in the era where this music became popular so I have an affinity for grunge.

[OldRightHander]

My tastes run all over the place. It's probably easier for me to say what I don't like than what I do, which is basically metal and hip hop. I can listen to just about anything else. I go through different phases that last a week or two where I'll listen to one style for a while. A couple weeks ago it was Irish music, last week classical, this week it's female singers. I've been listening to Adele and Alison Krauss today. Who knows what I'll be in the mood for tomorrow.

[Ohayou]

You should check out Kimbra, Righty:

Kimbra - "Plain Gold Ring" (Live at Sing Sing Studios) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i1mr9amqeg)

[MikeThierry]

Speaking of Alison Krauss, her and Robert Plant are excellent together. I was skeptical when I first heard that they made an album together but it turned into a brilliant match:

Alison Krauss & Robert Plant : Killing The Blues (Live) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acX_2zkA0KA&feature=related)

[*BaseClogger*]

Forget Alison Krauss, gimme Alexis Krauss! :D

Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid [Official Music Video] [MTV] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXP4Rhu5pJo)

[reds1869]

For the Cincinnati-based Alison Krauss fans, she will be at the Taft March 30.

http://www.tafttheatre.org/events

[OldRightHander]

For the Cincinnati-based Alison Krauss fans, she will be at the Taft March 30.

http://www.tafttheatre.org/events

I've got tickets for that, and I've been listening to her latest album Paper Airplane a lot lately. Pretty solid album.

[Sweetstop]

although a mother, i'm drawn to jack white's "love interruption".

:)

[jojo]

Forget Alison Krauss, gimme Alexis Krauss! :D

Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid [Official Music Video] [MTV] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXP4Rhu5pJo)

That video just confuses me.

[*BaseClogger*]

That video just confuses me.

Hmmm, I was only focused on one thing so it didn't confuse me at all... :cool:

[*BaseClogger*]

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears "Livin' in the Jungle" on Letterman 06/13 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTT-pxOUF08)

They had a song in Doc. Scott's 2011 Music Compilation, but the entire album is excellent...

[marcshoe]

Almost through my first listen to the new Shins Lp. Very. Breezy. Lyrics less inscrutible than usual. Sounds just like Crowded House at times.

[Dom Heffner]

The Church. Under the Milky Way....ah, yes, yes, yes.

[jojo]

Ingrid Michaelson's new album.... Meh....

[marcshoe]

The Church. Under the Milky Way....ah, yes, yes, yes.

Álways in rotation for me, as is their "Blurred Crusade" which was out when I lived in Sydney.

[RichRed]

Almost through my first listen to the new Shins Lp. Very. Breezy. Lyrics less inscrutible than usual. Sounds just like Crowded House at times.

I love this acoustic performance of "Simple Song."

The Shins "Simple Song" Acoustic on SiriusXM - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELl9huMJK0Q)

[will5979]

I'm surprised that Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth is not on here, a breath of fresh air from the greatest American Hard Rock band of all time.

[KittyDuran]

Alex Chilton...Free Again: The 1970 Sessions. Overall pretty good - recorded in between The Box Tops and Big Starr so if you like the sound of either group you'll find something to listen to. Best songs IMHO: Free Again, I Can Dig It, The EMI Song, and Come On Honey.

[Dom Heffner]

Álways in rotation for me, as is their "Blurred Crusade" which was out when I lived in Sydney.

Metropolis is another great one. Didn't discover them until after the fact, but love most all I've heard...

[vaticanplum]

This guy (free downloads!):

http://padraigwhelan.bandcamp.com/album/off-on-single-out-09-04-12

Love his cover of Delicado.

[redsmetz]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/391d69a1019ce03a18812372af2badf2/2588703.jpg

Just picked this up at Shake It Records today - one of the finest live albums!

[dabvu2498]

Anyone heard Alabama Shakes? I listened to the entire album twice last night while mowing my yard.

[pedro]

Anyone heard Alabama Shakes? I listened to the entire album twice last night while mowing my yard.

really like what i've heard

[dabvu2498]

really like what i've heard

She has a super voice. Distinct and yet reminiscent of other great female vocalists.

[Sweetstop]

i hear alabama shakes on wuky alot..really good..also like carolina chocolate drops..

[dabvu2498]

i hear alabama shakes on wuky alot..really good..also like carolina chocolate drops..

I've been listening to WUKY a good bit lately. They play some decent stuff, but I haven't gotten a feel for their schedule yet. Plus, between them and WKYU, I get the important news from "home."

[RichRed]

i hear alabama shakes on wuky alot..really good..also like carolina chocolate drops..

Speaking of chocolate and shakes, check out Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks, a group that started out busking in Asheville, NC.

[pedro]

She has a super voice. Distinct and yet reminiscent of other great female vocalists.

Here's a good live stream

http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=33838

You can also get this on iTunes as a podcast (it's free)

[Sweetstop]

I've been listening to WUKY a good bit lately. They play some decent stuff, but I haven't gotten a feel for their schedule yet. Plus, between them and WKYU, I get the important news from "home."

wuky plays "rock & roots" music between 9&4, m-f, also world cafe w/ david dye some in the afternoon and evening..sunday a.m from 1-6, they have a good blues overnight show out of chicago called "blues before sunrise".

sweet "home" ky...:)

(yeah, cats!)

[Sweetstop]

Speaking of chocolate and shakes, check out Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks, a group that started out busking in Asheville, NC.

well, the name makes me smile and want go find them...:)

[*BaseClogger*]

I think fun.'s 'We Are Young' is the best pop song to come along in a while...

[dabvu2498]

Here's a good live stream

http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=33838

You can also get this on iTunes as a podcast (it's free)

Hey hey! Good stuff. Thanks.

[Dom Heffner]

I think fun.'s 'We Are Young' is the best pop song to come along in a while...

So is the Gotye single....

[Sweetstop]

..like somebody that i used to know...

[*BaseClogger*]

Lollapalooza 2012 lineup officially announced:

(it includes such recently discussed artists as Alabama Shakes and Fun.)

http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/

[pedro]

Going to see Andrew Bird tonight. Like his new album quite a lot.

[vaticanplum]

I finally found a Sharon Van Etten song I like.

sharon van etten - save yourself - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_8pqp7hMUQ)

[pedro]

I finally found a Sharon Van Etten song I like.

sharon van etten - save yourself - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_8pqp7hMUQ)

Funny to hear you say that VP, I just haven't understood the buzz myself

[kaldaniels]

Of Monsters and Men is a pretty good sounding group.

[*BaseClogger*]

I've been digging that new Screaming Females myself...

[MilotheMayor]

I've been digging that new Screaming Females myself...

:thumbup:

Between this and the new Cloud Nothings, Albini has been on fire as a producer this year.

[vaticanplum]

The Milk Carton Kids. Fell in love with them a while back, forgot about them, recently rediscovered. Both their albums are available for free online, so go download and then see them play live:

http://themilkcartonkids.com/

[vaticanplum]

Funny to hear you say that VP, I just haven't understood the buzz myself

Everybody seems to love her except us, Pedro.

How was Andrew Bird?

[RichRed]

Saw the David Mayfield Parade and the Avett Brothers last night. Fantastic show.

[pedro]

Everybody seems to love her except us, Pedro.

How was Andrew Bird?

He was good but he's not terribly engaging on stage. Sometimes I think he'd prefer it if there wasn't an audience.

[redsmetz]

Right now, I'm listening to Pandora and this particular channel is Delanie & Bonnie, a 1970's band that was "equal parts blue-eyed soul, blues, country, and gospel" as the description on this channel says. Comes up with blues, R&B - just a great channel.

[vaticanplum]

He was good but he's not terribly engaging on stage. Sometimes I think he'd prefer it if there wasn't an audience.

That's kind of how I feel about life.

[MikeThierry]

Andre Rieu - Ave Maria (Maastricht 2008) DIGITAL TV - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkY9HtwXNU8)

Absolutely flawless.

[RichRed]

Right now, I'm listening to Pandora and this particular channel is Delanie & Bonnie, a 1970's band that was "equal parts blue-eyed soul, blues, country, and gospel" as the description on this channel says. Comes up with blues, R&B - just a great channel.

Random trivia: Bonnie Bramlett played "Bonnie" on the sitcom "Roseanne."

[pedro]

That's kind of how I feel about life.

I know the feeling.

[cinredsfan2000]

Right now, I'm listening to Pandora and this particular channel is Delanie & Bonnie, a 1970's band that was "equal parts blue-eyed soul, blues, country, and gospel" as the description on this channel says. Comes up with blues, R&B - just a great channel.


There live disc Delaney & Bonnie On Tour With Eric Clapton is a criminally underrated live disc:thumbup::thumbup: especially the little richard medley

[jojo]

Noah Cover of "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvlsuLau5c&feature=topics)

[Wonderful Monds]

St. Vincent was at Bogart's last week. Might've been the most electrifying performance I've ever seen live.

I hate to reduce her to just to the category of "girl musician" with this comparison, but I think it's one worth making... She's got enough talent I think to be one of the best of them in the last 20 years. Right up there with a Bjork or PJ Harvey.

[MilotheMayor]

I saw St. Vincent the night before at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus. I might be only 22 years old, but I've already been to dozens of concerts from The Who and U2 to M83, and Annie Clark set the bar very, very high in my personal gig continuum. She was phenomenal. What a great guitar player. (And she bodysurfed on top of me ;) )

Your Lips Are Red - St Vincent Newport Music Hall 5/8/12 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=670gm61_SEw)
She Is Beyond Good and Evil - St Vincent - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awgca1BKVxQ&feature=relmfu)

[Wonderful Monds]

I saw St. Vincent the night before at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus. I might be only 22 years old, but I've already been to dozens of concerts from The Who and U2 to M83, and Annie Clark set the bar very, very high in my personal gig continuum. She was phenomenal. What a great guitar player. (And she bodysurfed on top of me ;) )

Your Lips Are Red - St Vincent Newport Music Hall 5/8/12 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=670gm61_SEw)
She Is Beyond Good and Evil - St Vincent - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awgca1BKVxQ&feature=relmfu)
Very jealous. I too was only feet from her during Krokodil.

[Redhook]

Noah Cover of "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvlsuLau5c&feature=topics)

He's really good.

[improbus]

For an fans of either of these formats, please google "Radiohead and 8bit." You will be deeply rewarded with some ethereal nerdiness.

[mdccclxix]

Noah Cover is amazing, and I normally don't like super polished voices. He's got a Roy Orbison thing going on with the surprise that comes from hearing that voice come from that guy.

[Sweetstop]

lovin' neil and crazy horse's "oh, susannah!" can't wait to share with my grand-toddlers :)

[marcshoe]

Just heard Dr. Dog on Conan and immediately went online to download some of their music. Seems like I should have already been familiar with them.

[*BaseClogger*]

The new Japandroids album, Celebration Rock, will knock your socks off:

Japandroids - Younger Us - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az3Wo6_aRFM)

[BillDoran]

Battles. Just got back from Bonnaroo, and Battles was mind-blowingly awesome. One of those bands that's never been able to capture the live magic on recordings (though Mirrored and Gloss Drop are great).

The War on Drugs were stupendous. Their sound was so much bigger and jammier at Bonnaroo. Same goes with Kurt Vile.


St. Vincent was at Bogart's last week. Might've been the most electrifying performance I've ever seen live.


It was the first time I saw Annie Clark live, and I couldn't agree more.

Other highlights: Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, Gary Clark, Jr., The Black Lips (always).

Also caught ?uestlove's drumstick from The Roots Saturday night set. Awesome time to say the least.

[*BaseClogger*]

Battles. Just got back from Bonnaroo, and Battles was mind-blowingly awesome. One of those bands that's never been able to capture the live magic on recordings (though Mirrored and Gloss Drop are great).

The War on Drugs were stupendous. Their sound was so much bigger and jammier at Bonnaroo. Same goes with Kurt Vile.



It was the first time I saw Annie Clark live, and I couldn't agree more.

Other highlights: Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, Gary Clark, Jr., The Black Lips (always).

Also caught ?uestlove's drumstick from The Roots Saturday night set. Awesome time to say the least.

I've only heard of Kurt Vile, Flying Lotus, The Roots, and The Black Lips, with the Lips being the only band I have in my collection. But considering you have pretty awesome tastes, I'm gonna have to check some of these bands out... :thumbup:

[vaticanplum]

Battles. Just got back from Bonnaroo, and Battles was mind-blowingly awesome. One of those bands that's never been able to capture the live magic on recordings (though Mirrored and Gloss Drop are great).

The War on Drugs were stupendous. Their sound was so much bigger and jammier at Bonnaroo. Same goes with Kurt Vile.



It was the first time I saw Annie Clark live, and I couldn't agree more.

Other highlights: Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, Gary Clark, Jr., The Black Lips (always).

Also caught ?uestlove's drumstick from The Roots Saturday night set. Awesome time to say the least.

Wow, I hadn't paid attention to Bonnaroo at all this year. That's quite a lineup. Kurt Vile is someone whom I dismissed for a long time as being Dark and Angsty, but he's grown on me so much. I think it was Peeping Tomboy that made me remember that Dark and Angsty done well is still really good. Great song.

[BillDoran]

I've only heard of Kurt Vile, Flying Lotus, The Roots, and The Black Lips, with the Lips being the only band I have in my collection. But considering you have pretty awesome tastes, I'm gonna have to check some of these bands out... :thumbup:

Ditto. Always enjoy your posts in this thread.


Wow, I hadn't paid attention to Bonnaroo at all this year. That's quite a lineup. Kurt Vile is someone whom I dismissed for a long time as being Dark and Angsty, but he's grown on me so much. I think it was Peeping Tomboy that made me remember that Dark and Angsty done well is still really good. Great song.

Yeah, the little Kurt Vile I'd heard prior to Bonnaroo was pretty strummy. That wasn't the case last weekend. Him and his Violators rocked pretty hard.

I can't get over how both bands were so much bigger than on tape or I'd ever witnessed in the past.

[marcshoe]

Krispy Kreme. Not intentionally.I'm in a hotel room with someone playing it. I would have bated to have gone my whole life without hearing this.

[vaticanplum]

New Blur song! All these bands are getting super-romantic in their old age.

Blur: Under The Westway (official lyric video) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5DlAZoEsfo&feature=player_embedded)

[BillDoran]

Silver Jews.

I had tried getting into them in the past (huge Pavement fan), but never could really figure it out. Then, snap, two weeks ago it hit me. Now I can't listen to anything but American Water and Starlite Walker.

I've never enjoyed a lyricist more than David Berman. Just about every song, save the obvious Malkmus songs, have a really poignant line or two that really resonate for me. So much so, that I'm considering what I once thought unthinkable, picking up Berman's turn of the millennium book of poetry (I swore off poetry after undergrad).

[redsfan1980]

I've got Lonely Boy stuck in my head now.

oh god so do i lol

[*BaseClogger*]

Somehow missed this when it came out back in March:

The Men - Animal - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSFAtieNonE)

[MilotheMayor]

Frank Ocean's Channel Orange

Chills everywhere on this album; the return of 70s Stevie

Frank Ocean - Sweet Life - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCIo0EMt8G0)

[vaticanplum]

Air Conditioning by Diiv. This is kind of a great gritty summer song.

[redsmetz]

I mentioned this under the movie thread, but watching the movie was precipitated by picking up this CD.

Last weekend I picked up a CD from the library titled "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" which turned out to be the soundtrack of a documentary by the same name. It's about the Motown house band, The Funk Brothers. The album features some songs recorded at the famed Studio A at Motown as well as others recorded live in Detroit.

The band is accompanied by various current artists doing the classic Motown hits (from "Hitsville USA"!) Again, as I said over there, I knew of some of the performers; Joan Osborne, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper and Chaka Kahn. A couple of others I didn't know, but who were good, were Meshell Ndegeocello and Montell Jordon (who sang with Kahn on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." All in all, the album was a treat.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/standing-in-the-shadows-of-motown-mw0000225387

http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=mVM&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=756&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsb&tbnid=phPnw5MOSg6Z0M:&imgrefurl=http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/&docid=EIpw-JqMHlLlrM&imgurl=http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/common/left1.jpg&w=193&h=185&ei=S58IUM7xNKrt0gGWjOTiAw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=741&sig=109788328481319444852&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=139&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:96&tx=70&ty=40

[camisadelgolf]

The majority of The Damned's discography is terrible, but when they got it right, they sure did get it right. I can't get this song out of my head lately.
The Damned - Smash It Up (Part 1 & 2) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1Za8Wmz_s)

[TSJ55]

http://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MNngldKuHD0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[camisadelgolf]

http://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MNngldKuHD0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Stockholm Syndrome #4 "Emma&#39;s Pissed" @ Orange Peel 9/3/10 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNngldKuHD0)

[TSJ55]

Hey! Look at you Camisa! Thanks.

[The_Mudshark]

Frank Vignola - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo9vX7kZeb4)

[Strikes Out Looking]

The Gaslight Anthem -- Handwritten.

[bucksfan2]

The Gaslight Anthem -- Handwritten.

I am impressed with it. I have listened to it a couple times through and think its up to their standards.

Zac Brown Band - Uncaged Was a little disappointed at first but have come around. Not as good as their earlier two albums but one of the better country ones.

[pedro]

Rodriguez - Searching for Sugarman (Soundtrack)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/movies/a-film-spotlights-the-musician-rodriguez.html?pagewanted=all

[Dom Heffner]

Love the new Killers track, Runaways.

[marcshoe]

After the game I turned over to Austin City Limits, and a band called Okkervil River was playing. Really interesting sound. I downloaded several tracks, and I'll see how it goes.

[Stray]

After the game I turned over to Austin City Limits, and a band called Okkervil River was playing. Really interesting sound. I downloaded several tracks, and I'll see how it goes.

I like them, Westfall is a crazy story but a good song. A girl I used to date turned me onto them.

As for the thread, today I've been listening to old school Faithless because it never seems to get old to me. And I guess watching Danny Boyle's opening ceremony can put you in that kinda mood.

[Superdude]

The Gaslight Anthem -- Handwritten.

Still warming up to this. There's some good tracks, but I didn't enjoy it as much as their last two.

[pedro]

After the game I turned over to Austin City Limits, and a band called Okkervil River was playing. Really interesting sound. I downloaded several tracks, and I'll see how it goes.

I saw them open for Wilco a couple of years ago and liked them a lot

[fearofpopvol1]

Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ4s3G7hgR4)

I'm not completely in love with all of his songs, but I greatly like his potential. And this sound is outstanding.

[RedLegsToday]

Been listening to Yellow and Green by Baroness constantly over the past couple weeks

[Australian Red]

Just recently saw a band called "The cast of cheers" from Dublin well worth checking out if you're in to bands like Bloc Party and Foals.

[BillDoran]

http://wp-images.emusic.com/assets/2012/08/matthew-e-white-big-inner.jpg

Matthew E. White - Big Inner. Great album. It's got this big haunting southern vibe to it. Definitely a kinda throwback album.

He's also got his own studio, Spacebomb, with a full house band, including a rhythm section, horns, backup vocals, ect. that's worked with Bon Iver (pretty sure you can hear Justin Vernon's vocals on Big Inner), Sharon Van Etten, and Megafaun, among others.

[camisadelgolf]

*BaseClogger* has been trying to turn me on to Cazwell, but I just can't get into it. He speaks really highly of it though.
CAZWELL "Rice and Beans" official video directed by Marco Ovando - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBcrMbx3rQ)

[camisadelgolf]

Just recently saw a band called "The cast of cheers" from Dublin well worth checking out if you're in to bands like Bloc Party and Foals.
I'm loving the new Bloc Party right now.
Bloc Party - Octopus - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkeUFRK4i7w)

[*BaseClogger*]

*BaseClogger* has been trying to turn me on to Cazwell, but I just can't get into it. He speaks really highly of it though.
CAZWELL "Rice and Beans" official video directed by Marco Ovando - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBcrMbx3rQ)

Everybody should totally check this guy out! Literally!

[pedro]

The Divine Fits album is pretty good.

[marcshoe]

After going away from Rhapsody for a little bit, I re-subscribed today. I lost my main playlist somehow, so I've been building a new one, including a lot of "Of Monster and Men" "Muse" "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros" "Killers" "Avett Brothers" and the like. One thing that's a little different than what I've been doing lately is that I added a number of Sinatra songs (mostly from the Capital years with Nelson Riddle). I get into a Sinatra kick every few years, but usually don't stay in it for very long because his songs tend to work their way into my subconscious in weird ways and trigger some uncomfortable memories I can't quite pull up. Probably it's just that the songs connect with my very young years in the early sixties.

btw, you have no idea how hard I worked to keep from filling the previous paragraph with Sinatra titles (You Make Me Feel so Young, I've Got You Under my Skin, etc.)

[jojo]

Robert Fripp - Flood Suite - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNmYVHGkx9k&feature=related)


Robert Fripp. Exposure.

[jojo]

Winter Song - Sara Bareilles/Ingrid Michaelson- Music Video - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xr_KKPTHE)

[jojo]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4)

Jeff Buckley. Grace.

[forfreelin04]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4)

Jeff Buckley. Grace.

My favorite cover of all time. I can't even listen to it on most occasions, too eerily great... Not a song to hum along with

[Larry Schuler]

New Why? album has leaked. Pretty solid.

[Razor Shines]

The piano band that rocks, Ben Folds Five, is back. Love the new single "Do It Anyway".

Got my tickets for when the come to Stubbs later this month.


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[kaldaniels]

Animal Collective has a new album out. These guys are raved about by all the music critics and fans but I just can't get them. I don't need a great melody and hook to enjoy music...as bland as it may sound I love Pink Floyd and enjoy Radiohead's "odder" songs. But as much as I try to listen and "get" AC, I can't. It sounds muddled to me...though I really enjoy "Some Girls".

If it is just music that is great to get high to, I can totally get that...so tell me if that is the case. No offense intended by that.

Any fans on here that care to add anything? Help me at least understand the love these guys get. (Without making me feel lame :D)

[camisadelgolf]

Animal Collective has a new album out. These guys are raved about by all the music critics and fans but I just can't get them. I don't need a great melody and hook to enjoy music...as bland as it may sound I love Pink Floyd and enjoy Radiohead's "odder" songs. But as much as I try to listen and "get" AC, I can't. It sounds muddled to me...though I really enjoy "Some Girls".

If it is just music that is great to get high to, I can totally get that...so tell me if that is the case. No offense intended by that.

Any fans on here that care to add anything? Help me at least understand the love these guys get. (Without making me feel lame :D)
For me, Animal Collective is a pretty good band, but they're overrated by a lot of people and publications. All their albums range from 'good' to 'very good', but they haven't released a great record. I think their hype mainly comes from their unique-yet-attainable sound. They're certainly not bad--far from it--but aside from their sound, they're not all that special either.

[BillDoran]

For me, Animal Collective is a pretty good band, but they're overrated by a lot of people and publications. All their albums range from 'good' to 'very good', but they haven't released a great record. I think their hype mainly comes from their unique-yet-attainable sound. They're certainly not bad--far from it--but aside from their sound, they're not all that special either.

I think their appeal is that they brought a noisy electronic sound to the popular indie crowd. You can see where there musical interests lie in who they affiliate themselves with, namely abrasive noise bands like Black Dice. It helped that they started strange and discordant and grew progressively more palatable, allowing the hype to build. Haven't listened to Centipede Hrz yet, but for my money Strawberry Jam and Feels are their best albums.

[Banshee Beat]

I think their appeal is that they brought a noisy electronic sound to the popular indie crowd. You can see where there musical interests lie in who they affiliate themselves with, namely abrasive noise bands like Black Dice. It helped that they started strange and discordant and grew progressively more palatable, allowing the hype to build. Haven't listened to Centipede Hrz yet, but for my money Strawberry Jam and Feels are their best albums.

Ha, what do you know? A post on Redszone that relates to my user name!

I personally love Animal Collective because from album to album their sound morphs greatly while still retaining their core "trademark" sound. Throughout their discography they've released such unique and diverse records incorporating numerous genres.

They are definitely a band that will always have people on both ends of the love/hate spectrum. If I could sum up why I enjoy their music so much, it has to be the brilliant balance of uglieness and beauty.

I enjoy putting the song Alvin Row on at bars just to see the reaction...

[Orenda]

Old & In the Way-Midnight Moonlight - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3M0w-LshS4&feature=related)

[MilotheMayor]

Ha, what do you know? A post on Redszone that relates to my user name!

I personally love Animal Collective because from album to album their sound morphs greatly while still retaining their core "trademark" sound. Throughout their discography they've released such unique and diverse records incorporating numerous genres.

They are definitely a band that will always have people on both ends of the love/hate spectrum. If I could sum up why I enjoy their music so much, it has to be the brilliant balance of uglieness and beauty.

I enjoy putting the song Alvin Row on at bars just to see the reaction...
:laugh:

[WDE]

Anybody else a Green Day fan? They are putting out three new albums, Uno, Dos, and Tre, in the next 4 months. I simply cannot wait. They have already put out some singles from Uno.

[*BaseClogger*]

Bob Mould's recently released Silver Age kicks ass (even though he looks like my geology professor these days):

Bob Mould - The Descent - David Letterman 9-4-12 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieb_T9ylY4o)

[forfreelin04]

Beach house wild 1
Jay z no church in the wild 2
Broken social scene forced to love 9
White hinterland Icarus 8
Beatles hey bulldog 11
Of monsters and men mountain sound
The Blue Van-There Goes My 13
The Features-That's how it starts 12
Jimmy Eat World-Your new aesthetic demo 4
Dr dog hang on 14
M83 outro 16
Mumford and sons I will wait 7
Grizzly bear ready, able 11
My moon my man Feist grizzly bear remix 15
Radiohead back drifts

My latest September mix. Outro might be my song of the year. I like to mix in some old and new

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[forfreelin04]

Anybody else a Green Day fan? They are putting out three new albums, Uno, Dos, and Tre, in the next 4 months. I simply cannot wait. They have already put out some singles from Uno.

I used to be...then they got obviously political.

I guess punk at it's core is sticking it to the man....I just didn't care for them getting specific

I really liked Pinhead Gunpowder


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[camisadelgolf]

I'm a big Bob Mould fan, but honestly, his new album doesn't do a whole lot for me. There are a few great cuts on there though. Lately, I'm listening to the newest albums from these artists:
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
The Avett Brothers
Bob Dylan
Swans
The xx

I'm going to pick up Cat Power's new album this week, too. I was really disappointed by The Raveonettes' last album, so I'm probably going to give it a listen before I consider buying it. Has anyone here heard it yet? If so, what did you think?

[forfreelin04]

I'm a big Bob Mould fan, but honestly, his new album doesn't do a whole lot for me. There are a few great cuts on there though. Lately, I'm listening to the newest albums from these artists:
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
The Avett Brothers
Bob Dylan
Swans
The xx

I'm going to pick up Cat Power's new album this week, too. I was really disappointed by The Raveonettes' last album, so I'm probably going to give it a listen before I consider buying it. Has anyone here heard it yet? If so, what did you think?

I've heard the xx is much too slow compared to their debut . Are you in the same boat?


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[camisadelgolf]

I've heard the xx is much too slow compared to their debut . Are you in the same boat?


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It's definitely slower, but it's still good. I prefer the first album, but it's not a night/day difference or anything.

[forfreelin04]

If you like xx, have you tried beach house?

http://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=maag5b27x#/watch?v=KbYvqq28P2E

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[camisadelgolf]

If you like xx, have you tried beach house?

http://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=maag5b27x#/watch?v=KbYvqq28P2E

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Yup. I love their last two albums. I still haven't gotten to listen to their first two though. Are they worth buying?

[forfreelin04]

Yup. I love their last two albums. I still haven't gotten to listen to their first two though. Are they worth buying?

Heard some on Pandora, due to the weaker production not as solid IMO


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[Redhook]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4)

Jeff Buckley. Grace.

So good.

I just heard a completely different version of this song on the X Factor tonight. Jeffrey Adam Gutt just sang a raspy rock version of it and it was nothing short of phenomenal. Check it out when you get a chance. It'll make you go, "wow!".

[Strikes Out Looking]

I think their appeal is that they brought a noisy electronic sound to the popular indie crowd. You can see where there musical interests lie in who they affiliate themselves with, namely abrasive noise bands like Black Dice. It helped that they started strange and discordant and grew progressively more palatable, allowing the hype to build. Haven't listened to Centipede Hrz yet, but for my money Strawberry Jam and Feels are their best albums.

I saw both Animal Collective and Black Dice in 2011 at the Collective's homecoming show at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The Black Dice were just loud; Animal Collective was interesting, their fans much more so.

[Ravenlord]

so far outside my normal listening, but so wonderful, and not just this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

[Big Klu]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Moving_Pictures.jpg

[TRF]

Ultraista - Smalltalk. Her voice is intoxicating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vRtx8cICvs

[Larry Schuler]

New Tegan and Sara - should be awful but it's so good
New Thao Nguyen - some really great songs
New The Knife - haven't heard it yet but it's already my album of 2013

[camisadelgolf]

I love Fidlar's new album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXTc3Choroo

[*BaseClogger*]

It's from back around 2008 or 2009, but I can't stop listening to The Rural Alberta Advantage's debut album, Hometowns. It boasts a great mix of folksy song-writing with pop instrumentation and impressive drum rhythms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbrQ0mr43PI

[MilotheMayor]

New Tegan and Sara - should be awful but it's so good
New Thao Nguyen - some really great songs
New The Knife - haven't heard it yet but it's already my album of 2013

Count me in on the Knife hype train. Silent Shout has aged really well imo.

I've been a bit preoccupied lately with the 22 year followup LP to the greatest album of all time.

m b v

[REDblooded]

It's from back around 2008 or 2009, but I can't stop listening to The Rural Alberta Advantage's debut album, Hometowns. It boasts a great mix of folksy song-writing with pop instrumentation and impressive drum rhythms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbrQ0mr43PI

This is beautiful...

[improbus]

Count me in on the Knife hype train. Silent Shout has aged really well imo.

I've been a bit preoccupied lately with the 22 year followup LP to the greatest album of all time.

m b v

I loved Silent Shout. When my students ask for the strangest music I have, that is one of my go to plays.

[camisadelgolf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKcu_ze-60

[coachpipe]

If anyone wants a great up and coming singer to listen to..Try Allen Stone from Seattle Washington. This guy is just amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Hy6kp5kIs

I get chills everytime I listen to him

[Will M]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwmhMzuBA2Y

Imelda May. I saw her on PBS with Jeff Beck. She is an Irish rockabilly/jazz/soul singer with a great voice & stage presence. Plus she writes her own songs.

[KittyDuran]

Bump... finally listened to two CDs bought at Shake it Records (on Record Day) yesterday:

Johnnie Taylor - The Very Best of
23 tracks of classic Stax soul - Only knew (for sure) "Who's Making Love, but heard "Testify (I Wonna) on WDJO last month and decided to buy.

http://images37.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/188x188/STXCD-30303.jpg

Donald ***en - The Nightfly
I thought I bought a copy years ago but might have misplaced it. Anyway, still holds up pretty well. Good lazy Sunday album. Of course, the gem IMHO is still "New Frontier" with the video going off in my head. :thumbup:

http://www.jazzlynx.net/images09/ed539/***en_nightfly.jpg

[New York Red]

Tossed in an old George Jones greatest hits CD this morning, as a tribute to his passing. That man had some pipes.

[*BaseClogger*]

Couple of good albums that just came out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtZidTx3n6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuIB8HEmnoY

[Larry Schuler]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yIWmRbHDhGw

[*BaseClogger*]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yIWmRbHDhGw

Oh, do you like The National? ;)

[marcshoe]

I downloaded the new Bowie and Phoenix albums today but haven't had a chance to listen to them yet.

Revering for Blue will be happy to know I've been listening
to the Foo Fighters quite a bit recently.

[MikeThierry]

This is amazing! I want to be a singing astronaught when I grow up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KaOC9danxNo

[RichRed]

I'm excited for the new Vampire Weekend album releasing tomorrow. You can get a sneak preview of three of the songs on their website.

http://www.vampireweekend.com/

[Australian Red]

Phoenix has been on repeat since it come out.

Vance Joy a little known Aussie singer and still pumping out a bit of Foals atm.

[Revering4Blue]

I downloaded the new Bowie and Phoenix albums today but haven't had a chance to listen to them yet.

Revering for Blue will be happy to know I've been listening
to the Foo Fighters quite a bit recently.

Nah, due to the fact that I do not play six instruments and, apparently new to music and life, I'm unqualified to speak about music.

All kidding aside, all that matters is if one enjoys what he/she is listening to. Lots of good under-the-radar material throughout this thread.

As for yours truly, it's been mostly AAA material lately. On that end, I've heard nothing except good things about the Bowie and Phoenix albums.

[kaldaniels]

I downloaded the new Bowie and Phoenix albums today but haven't had a chance to listen to them yet.

Revering for Blue will be happy to know I've been listening
to the Foo Fighters quite a bit recently.

Anytime you tell me, here's new music from David Bowie, I'm excited. I enjoyed the new album and was actually initially impressed, but now I don't know about its staying power.

But did I mention its new music from David Bowie!

[texasdave]

Anytime you tell me, here's new music from David Bowie, I'm excited. I enjoyed the new album and was actually initially impressed, but now I don't know about its staying power.

But did I mention its new music from David Bowie!

Love me some Diamond Dogs. David Bowie has always been unafraid to try different musical styles. I like that about him.

[Ravenlord]

far away from my normal heavy metal, Matisyahu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9dqoZP1RvM

[Big Klu]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/VanHalenVanHalenII.jpg

[RichRed]

I couldn't stand Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I had only recently started getting into Wilco's music but that was one of the few albums I've ever listened to that actually made me angry. Just not my cup of tea, I guess. I've liked some of Wilco's stuff since then though.

I felt the need to right a terrible wrong here. I just recently re-listened to Wilco's YHF album (3 or 4 times!) and all I can say is, I'm not sure what I was thinking. I think maybe the feedback/reverb stuff at the end of a couple of the songs turned me off back then. Or maybe I was just in a bad mood. Or who knows what? But it's always great fun to revisit music that you thought you knew and hear it in a whole different way.

To sum up, my opinion on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot has done a 180; the album is great.

[*BaseClogger*]

I felt the need to right a terrible wrong here. I just recently re-listened to Wilco's YHF album (3 or 4 times!) and all I can say is, I'm not sure what I was thinking. I think maybe the feedback/reverb stuff at the end of a couple of the songs turned me off back then. Or maybe I was just in a bad mood. Or who knows what? But it's always great fun to revisit music that you thought you knew and hear it in a whole different way.

To sum up, my opinion on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot has done a 180; the album is great.

This happens to me all the time and it makes me want to not express my thoughts on music until I've more fully digested it. But where is the fun in that?

[919191]

This is in a van- I would bring these people on a road trip if i had a big enough vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0rk9Ey5PM

[vaticanplum]

I felt the need to right a terrible wrong here. I just recently re-listened to Wilco's YHF album (3 or 4 times!) and all I can say is, I'm not sure what I was thinking. I think maybe the feedback/reverb stuff at the end of a couple of the songs turned me off back then. Or maybe I was just in a bad mood. Or who knows what? But it's always great fun to revisit music that you thought you knew and hear it in a whole different way.

To sum up, my opinion on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot has done a 180; the album is great.

Hooray!

[TSJ55]

All the live Spin Doctors I can get my hands on.

[NebraskaRed]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/VanHalenVanHalenII.jpg

I was listening to Women and Children First. It's the one VH album (Roth-era of course) that never really did it for me. It starts off pretty strong, but then...nothing.

[vaticanplum]

This is the first of my summer jams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io8PqddrRIs

Have we talked about Foxygen here yet? Horrible band name but I'm loving the new album.

[nate]

I've been revisiting some Maceo Parker albums. Mainly, "Mo' Roots" and mainly on that: Chicken, Hamp's Boogie Woogie and Sister Sadie.

The cool thing about this album is: Larry Goldings. No bass player, just left hand bass on the organ; Larry can walk a most tasteful line.

Also, Bill Stewart on drums...dude is a hard hitter.