Five, describe!
- Vetiver - Down From Above. A sleepy folk drone, from Vetiver? No way! A nice enough way to start the day, though.
- Janelle Monae - Faster. A sparkly thing. Sounds like Culture Club or Katrina & The Waves - very 80s. She's a great performer (check out that video), I want to like her music better. Working on it.
- Hank Williams - So Lonesome I Could Cry. I've heard so many versions of this that really wallow in the lyrics' sentiment that this one, with its springy beat, fiddle, and general down-home feel, just feels light. Not bad, just light.
- Wilco - At Least That's What You Said (live). Starts out slow, progresses into a screechy, noisy, guitar jam. You know: Wilco.
- Tortoise - Tin Cans & Twine. That tight snare, the snappy bass, the spacey electronics, the super-clean sharp sound: A perfect Tortoise song.
You?
Off-topic – did you see this?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/showbiz/bsg-online-series/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9
yay!
come on Time Warner. give me internet so that I may watch!
1. The Epoxies – Everything Looks Beautiful
It’s like flipping on the radio circa 1984 and hearing some weird combo of Devo, Oingo Boingo, and Missing Persons trying to sound like that “We’re the Kids in America” song. But it is 2005 when this was made. I like it.
2. Nirvana – Dumb
Eh. Perfectly ok song but not much going on. And dare I say the lyrics are….dumb?
3. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
Classic pop-punk song. I didn’t get to the Buzzcocks until the 80’s but they are one of my early Brit-punk fav’s.
4. Coldplay – Clocks
Really nice song from the early Coldplay, before they slid into mediocrity. Those first two records are stellar and each one since then has gone downhill. Though I did see them a couple years ago on the Viva la Vida tour and they were excellent live. I played the hell out of Parachutes and this album. I think I’ve listened to the new one only a couple times.
5. Primus – Jilly’s on Smack
I love this. For some reason the guitar part reminds me of Run Like Hell by Floyd. You just have to love the bass played with a bow. The guy is a genius. A true weirdo, but a genius.