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Vandaveer - “However Many Times It Takes” My friend...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:06:32 -0600

Vandaveer - “However Many Times It Takes”

My friend Meghan gave me the heads-up that these guys were solid and that they’re coming to Nashville in a couple days: Saturday, Nov. 28 at the Basement.

Jeff Buckley - “All Flowers in Time” (live) This is...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:43:12 -0600

Jeff Buckley - “All Flowers in Time” (live)

This is the same recording that I was talking about earlier, but someone got it a bit cleaned up. I always try to have multiple versions for the sake of comparison

oh phantom elusive thing…

one that can never be known
either all drunk with the world at her feet
or sober with no place to go

Jeff Buckley feat. Elizabeth Fraser - “All Flowers in...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:18 -0600

Jeff Buckley feat. Elizabeth Fraser - “All Flowers in Time”

For years, I’ve had a live recording of this song that I loved. The sound quality was crap, but it’s a song where Buckley’s like a ghost during the verses—you can’t really grasp what he’s doing and it feels like he’s already passed into another being—but then… but then the lines and the rhythm all come together for the chorus. The quality of this recording is 10x better than Buckley live solo version, but the spirit of it changes with this girl who’s singing the verses. I’m not sure that I like it as much. She’s a little out of control, and it doesn’t come off as cool as for the girl in “Gimme Shelter.” But it’s so worth it just to listen for the bridge from Buckley:

when will you weep for me, sweet willow?

All flowers in time bend towards the sun
I know you say that there’s no one for you,
…but here is one.

David Byrne - “Glass, Concrete, & Stone” David...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:11:56 -0600

David Byrne - “Glass, Concrete, & Stone”

David Byrne rocks. I’ve been listening to his whole 2004 album. I still like his best stuff live, but all I can say for this recording is, “Philip Glass, eat your heart out.” …Who knows, the song’s title may contains a purposeful reference to the composer.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:05 -0600

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Beach House - “Norway” tuneage: The way it starts - mechanical...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:03 -0600

Beach House - “Norway”

tuneage:

The way it starts - mechanical drum machine hits and organ blast - makes you think that it is just another track off of their self-titled debut. “Get out of 2006, Beach Hou…” But before you finish that thought, the track has exploded. Compared to their somnambulatory jams of years past, this track is Babe Ruth calling his shot in the bottom of the ninth. Phrases like “hazy and ambling,” which once seemed so appropriate for their past work have no place alongside Victoria Legrand’s pant-and-yell chorus routine. The woozy guitars are still firmly in place, and the organ is still the backbone of the track, but the drums have sprung to life and the contrast between the verses, which feel like stretched taffy, and the lush, powerful chorus provide a dynamic which Beach House has never achieved before. This is the sound of a band stepping up its game.

Sea Wolf - “Wicked Blood” I think I could have lied...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:16:38 -0600

Sea Wolf - “Wicked Blood”

I think I could have lied to you and said that this was an Arcade Fire song.

The Dodos - “Walking” You can light the fire that's...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:43:00 -0600

The Dodos - “Walking”

You can light the fire that's in your head.

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Gregory Alan Isakov - “Evelyn” G. Isakov has made my...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0600

Gregory Alan Isakov - “Evelyn”

G. Isakov has made my morning a number of times recently. This is a driving song. You can hear, it has the pulse of the road.

I love it when the banjo softly begins picking as he sings, “There’s an old folks’ song on the radio…”

Gejius - “Makkuro Kurosuke” This song and its commentary were...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:08:22 -0600

Gejius - “Makkuro Kurosuke”

This song and its commentary were just too good not to reblog:

tuneage:

When you imagine meeting the woman of your dreams and eventually marrying her, you probably don’t imagine a blogging platform, a music blog, and a little-known electro artist from Oregon playing a big part in it, but for me, it did.

Heather and I have a lot to thank Tuneage for. We met on Tumblr — when we started following each other, of course — but it was me asking her to contribute to Tuneage that really gave us the chance to get to know each other.

We got married this weekend, some 11 months after the first time we met, and more than a year since asking Heather to contribute to Tuneage. She visited me in Brighton, and we spent a cold, winter week holed up in my dorm room listening to music, playing Guitar Hero, and just getting to know each other. During that time, Bill posted this song on Tuneage, that both Heather and I immediately loved, and it became “our song.”

I’m reposting it today for her, for me, for Tuneage, and for you guys. If Tuneage hadn’t taken off the way it did, we might never have met. So here’s to many more happy years, for Heather and I, and for Tuneage.

And just to keep this relevant: Gejius released a new album in September called The Last 46:08 of Your Life that you should probably buy.

Monsters of Folk - “Dear God” When the band has a...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:05:57 -0600

Monsters of Folk - “Dear God”

When the band has a song like this, I wonder what they mean with their name by “Monsters of Folk.” I guess they’re being iconoclasts, which they emphasize by writing this song “Dear God”:

And I’ve been breaking down without an answer
I know I’m thinking aloud but if your love’s
Still around why do we suffer?

Their sound is all over the place, but I think the beat holds it together. It’s crazy that they have so many random notes in there that you can still hear because of the clarity and conscientious mastering. As a former prod tech, I must say, great production.

Hound Dog Tayloer & Little Walter - “Wild About You,...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:40:15 -0600

Hound Dog Tayloer & Little Walter - “Wild About You, Baby”

I just heard of this old blues guy through my friend Paul. I loved Paul’s comments when he sent me this video:

didn’t you say you’ve never heard of this guy? he’s a black man with just a dirty blues style. really dirty - might have to shower afterwards.

mmmm dirty

The Civil Wars - “Falling (demo)” Ok, I was saying...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0600

The Civil Wars - “Falling (demo)”

Ok, I was saying that it’s hard to find tracks of these guys online, but here is one. I love this song.

The Civil Wars - “Poison & Wine” This duo...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:55 -0600

The Civil Wars - “Poison & Wine”

This duo apparently had this song debut on Grey’s Anatomy last night. Good for them. I’ve never seen Grey’s Anatomy, and when I saw them play at Mercy Lounge last night, they admitted the same. The show was awesome—beautiful, intimate, and a lot of fun to watch. Their lyrics and harmonies were terrific, and you could tell that they were having a great time on-stage, which always puts you at ease and makes you smile a bit more.

Unfortunately, I still don’t have any mp3’s from this duo, and I can’t find a good link to put them on here. Some of their great recordings are on their MySpace, however. You should check that out… it gets much better than this video. I recommend “20 years,” “Tip of my Tongue,” and “If I Didn’t Know Better.”

Earlier, I posted their live video of “Falling,” which is also an awesome song.

Feist - “I Feel It All (Britt from Spoon Remix)” Love The...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:09:41 -0600

Feist - “I Feel It All (Britt from Spoon Remix)”

Love The Remix.

tuneage:

Leslie Feist writes songs that lend themselves to remixing. So much so that there is an entire album of Feist remixes titled Open Season. One remix that does not appear on that album is the one the Britt Daniels of Spoon did of the Feist song “I Feel it All”.
The wonderful thing about this remix is that nothing is added to the song. If anything Daniels breaks the song down into its simplest form and gives us only what we need. He has taken out the signature guitar part that carries us through the original. Also gone are most of the background vocals and harmonies but you’ll barely notice because you’ll be too focused on the bad ass bass and drums.

For more Britt Daniels fun be sure to check out his version of Interpol’s “Slow Hands”.

The Willowz - “Ulcer Soul” Here’s another fun...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:33 -0600

The Willowz - “Ulcer Soul”

Here’s another fun one that’s pretty out of control—floating people & toast, geez.

notarobotbutaghost:

I saw this band play at a club in lafayette once. It was on that night at the tender age of 17 that I first (and last) saw someone do a line of coke in person… it was the backup guitar player. He later fell over into the drum set ending the show prematurely…. rock and roll.

They’re still one of my favorite bands, though…. their music has been on the science of sleep and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind soundtracks…

Grizzly Bear - “Ready, Able” I haven’t seen a...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:11:57 -0600

Grizzly Bear - “Ready, Able”

I haven’t seen a video in a long time that’s so out of control and still fun to watch. It’s the most colorful and dynamic clay-mation I’ve ever seen. This is a good example of how a good video can enhance and transform a song.

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Clare and the Reasons - “That’s All” This is the best Genesis...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:56:34 -0600

Clare and the Reasons - “That’s All”

This is the best Genesis cover I’ve ever heard (in my humble opinion, at least). Brooklyn based chamber-pop extraordinaire Clare and the Reasons mix light, airy girlie vocals with fun instrumentation which include brass, strings, and other things to hit. This track, off the recently released “Arrow”, is the follow up to the acclaimed debut EP, “The Movie”.

Additionally, they have an amazing cover of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” on their Myspace. Certainly worth checking out along with “Rodi” and “Pluto.”

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