Hey, kids! As promised, here is your Lindsay fix. Things have been absolutely CRAZY this semester, and it's only a month in! I've been working my ass off trying to stay on top of my schoolwork, campaigning for Obama, and attempting to get a semi-decent night's sleep every now and then.
That said, I always set aside enough time to discover new music. Whether it's a song I just keep coming back to, a new band, a new song by an old band, an old song by an old band I'm JUST now discovering, a song by a favorite artist I never knew I'd love so much, or a great song by a great band NO ONE has heard of, tunes are constantly finding their way onto my iTunes and into my ears.
I thought I'd share with you the songs I've been playing most recently. As always, mp3s are for the taking, and if you like what you hear, buy the albums!
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Phil wasn't kidding when he said this is my NEW FAVORITE BAND EVER. Maybe not EVER, but I CANNOT stop listening to their album as of late. We got our first taste of Vampire Weekend when we heard their bitchin' cover of Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)" on Stereogum's tribute to OK Computer. Their debut album, "Vampire Weekend" (how fitting) is delicious, witty, Afro-infused pop. What more could you need? This is one of my favorite songs on the album, but "Oxford Comma" is not to be missed.
Ben Harper - Walk Away
This is just one instance of me jumping on the bandwagon thirty thousand years too late. I got my first taste of Ben Harper this winter ("Steal My Kisses" doesn't count. I'm not kidding.) when I heard "Happy Everafter in Your Eyes". It was love at first listen, so I purloined all of the dude's music I could. I came across this track, from 1994's "Welcome to the Cruel World". It's just beautiful.
Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion
Hi. Of Montreal totally fucking rocks. This is not news. Check every "Best of 2007" list and you'll see "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?" gracing it with its presence. I love this song, it makes me dance and feel sexy. YES, PLEASE.
The Coral Sea - Heartbeats
The only thing I love more than The Knife's "Heartbeats" is covers of The Knife's "Heartbeats". I love my boy José González's rendition, but The Coral Sea's cover is sprawling and romantic, just as it should be. The band has a GREAT album of originals ("Volcano and Heart") and a RIDONKULOUS cover of Pixies' "Where is My Mind?", but I just can't get enough of this song.
Laura Marling - My Manic and I
Have you heard of Laura Marling? Do you have her album and her demos and her EP? No? You're sick and insane. But have no fear. I, too, was deprived of the SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD British singer-songwriter. I LOOOOOOVE HER. She knows too much about life, and it makes for gorgeous, intelligent songs. So go. Carpe diem.
Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Everyone loves Sufjan's "Illinois". It's a fantastic album. But who wants to listen to a song about John Wayne Gacy Jr., AKA "The Killer Clown", murderer of 33 boys and young men? Not me. Or at least I thought so until I actually LISTENED to the song. It's the story of the unspeakable horrors this man committed, but Sufjan sings "look beneath the floorboards/for the secrets I have hid" and wonders if he and John Wayne Gacy are all that different. It's deep. If you've opted to skip straight to Jacksonville this whole time, I recommend you reevaluate.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - I Am Warm + Powerful
I have a bad habit. If a band has a weird ass name, I HAVE to check them out. Like a moth to the flame, I can proudly name Volcano, I'm Still Excited! and Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass as two of my favorite bands. Now, to be fair, I discovered Some Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin by stalking a friend of a friend's last.fm page, but I probably wouldn't have made the effort if it weren't for the whacky name. As it turns out, "Broom" is one of my favorite albums to listen to. It's like a really great Weezer tribute band decided to write and record better shit in the lead singer's bedroom. Catchy, lo-fi, HANDCLAPS, good.
Maxïmo Park - Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake Cover)
I don't even know what to say. It's one of my favorite bands catering to my inner twelve year old. That's about it.
Bob Dylan - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
This man is my number one, above all others. Phil's a super sweetheart and bought Don't Look Back for me, and after watching it several times, I got on a big Bobby kick. "Bringing It All Back Home" is a great album, "It's Alright, Ma" is a great song, and Bob Dylan is a great poet. It makes me feel better to live in this world when I can listen to a man who has a better grasp on it than I do.
Islands - Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby , The Arm
I don't even know how to articulate how much I love this band. I just found "Return to the Sea" a couple of weeks ago, fell in love, kept the album on repeat for days. When I heard "Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby" on "How I Met Your Mother", I knew we were destined to be soulmates. When I read on Pitchfork about a new album, "Arm's Way", in the works, I felt the gods smiling down upon me. When I heard the new single, "The Arm", I peed my pants. I thought I outgrew the one song on repeat for hours phase of my life when I got over listening and weeping to Candy Butcher's "Sparkle!" for two thousand hours on end, but I was wrong. I've listened to The Arm at LEAST seventy six times in the last three days. I just can't get enough. I've seen descriptions of the song comparing it to ELO and Broadway. I've seen it described as heavy and sweeping. I've heard praise for the string section. Agreed, old friends. Agreed.
So there you have it. That's what I'm listening to as of late, and I really hope you dig it all as much as I do. And if not, share what you've been listening to lately. Share what you've been listening to lately anyway! Goodnight, m'dears.
<3 Lindsay
That said, I always set aside enough time to discover new music. Whether it's a song I just keep coming back to, a new band, a new song by an old band, an old song by an old band I'm JUST now discovering, a song by a favorite artist I never knew I'd love so much, or a great song by a great band NO ONE has heard of, tunes are constantly finding their way onto my iTunes and into my ears.
I thought I'd share with you the songs I've been playing most recently. As always, mp3s are for the taking, and if you like what you hear, buy the albums!
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Phil wasn't kidding when he said this is my NEW FAVORITE BAND EVER. Maybe not EVER, but I CANNOT stop listening to their album as of late. We got our first taste of Vampire Weekend when we heard their bitchin' cover of Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)" on Stereogum's tribute to OK Computer. Their debut album, "Vampire Weekend" (how fitting) is delicious, witty, Afro-infused pop. What more could you need? This is one of my favorite songs on the album, but "Oxford Comma" is not to be missed.
Ben Harper - Walk Away
This is just one instance of me jumping on the bandwagon thirty thousand years too late. I got my first taste of Ben Harper this winter ("Steal My Kisses" doesn't count. I'm not kidding.) when I heard "Happy Everafter in Your Eyes". It was love at first listen, so I purloined all of the dude's music I could. I came across this track, from 1994's "Welcome to the Cruel World". It's just beautiful.
Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion
Hi. Of Montreal totally fucking rocks. This is not news. Check every "Best of 2007" list and you'll see "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?" gracing it with its presence. I love this song, it makes me dance and feel sexy. YES, PLEASE.
The Coral Sea - Heartbeats
The only thing I love more than The Knife's "Heartbeats" is covers of The Knife's "Heartbeats". I love my boy José González's rendition, but The Coral Sea's cover is sprawling and romantic, just as it should be. The band has a GREAT album of originals ("Volcano and Heart") and a RIDONKULOUS cover of Pixies' "Where is My Mind?", but I just can't get enough of this song.
Laura Marling - My Manic and I
Have you heard of Laura Marling? Do you have her album and her demos and her EP? No? You're sick and insane. But have no fear. I, too, was deprived of the SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD British singer-songwriter. I LOOOOOOVE HER. She knows too much about life, and it makes for gorgeous, intelligent songs. So go. Carpe diem.
Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Everyone loves Sufjan's "Illinois". It's a fantastic album. But who wants to listen to a song about John Wayne Gacy Jr., AKA "The Killer Clown", murderer of 33 boys and young men? Not me. Or at least I thought so until I actually LISTENED to the song. It's the story of the unspeakable horrors this man committed, but Sufjan sings "look beneath the floorboards/for the secrets I have hid" and wonders if he and John Wayne Gacy are all that different. It's deep. If you've opted to skip straight to Jacksonville this whole time, I recommend you reevaluate.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - I Am Warm + Powerful
I have a bad habit. If a band has a weird ass name, I HAVE to check them out. Like a moth to the flame, I can proudly name Volcano, I'm Still Excited! and Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass as two of my favorite bands. Now, to be fair, I discovered Some Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin by stalking a friend of a friend's last.fm page, but I probably wouldn't have made the effort if it weren't for the whacky name. As it turns out, "Broom" is one of my favorite albums to listen to. It's like a really great Weezer tribute band decided to write and record better shit in the lead singer's bedroom. Catchy, lo-fi, HANDCLAPS, good.
Maxïmo Park - Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake Cover)
I don't even know what to say. It's one of my favorite bands catering to my inner twelve year old. That's about it.
Bob Dylan - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
This man is my number one, above all others. Phil's a super sweetheart and bought Don't Look Back for me, and after watching it several times, I got on a big Bobby kick. "Bringing It All Back Home" is a great album, "It's Alright, Ma" is a great song, and Bob Dylan is a great poet. It makes me feel better to live in this world when I can listen to a man who has a better grasp on it than I do.
Islands - Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby , The Arm
I don't even know how to articulate how much I love this band. I just found "Return to the Sea" a couple of weeks ago, fell in love, kept the album on repeat for days. When I heard "Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby" on "How I Met Your Mother", I knew we were destined to be soulmates. When I read on Pitchfork about a new album, "Arm's Way", in the works, I felt the gods smiling down upon me. When I heard the new single, "The Arm", I peed my pants. I thought I outgrew the one song on repeat for hours phase of my life when I got over listening and weeping to Candy Butcher's "Sparkle!" for two thousand hours on end, but I was wrong. I've listened to The Arm at LEAST seventy six times in the last three days. I just can't get enough. I've seen descriptions of the song comparing it to ELO and Broadway. I've seen it described as heavy and sweeping. I've heard praise for the string section. Agreed, old friends. Agreed.
So there you have it. That's what I'm listening to as of late, and I really hope you dig it all as much as I do. And if not, share what you've been listening to lately. Share what you've been listening to lately anyway! Goodnight, m'dears.
<3 Lindsay
1 comment:
Is Ben Kweller Boris Yeltsin? HA.
I love that song. I love all of these songs. And...I love you too? =]
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