Instead of talking about a specific artist, which I will do next post, I decided to just give out links to some of the best music I've been listening to lately. Make it into a mix cd! Or don't!
Tanlines is Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm. This bad is really catching my ear recently. I liked the first song I heard by them (S.A.W), but I've been liking their new EP even more. This stuff is awesome and really original. It's part tin-drum-island music, part Animal Collective, part just great dance music, and then there's some stuff in there that is just original to the band. The beats are really nice, breezy, tropical stuff but with an electronic twist that reminds me a little of Memory Tapes ('cause there is a lot of synth and the music is generally "swirly"- but that's a good thing, trust me) or something but with a twist. Some of their songs are instrumental and some have very fitting vocals that I won't try to compare to anything because nothing comes to mind and ENOUGH COMPARISONS ALREADY GUYS! JEEZ!
Anyway the other cool things about this band is they will fit in on a dance party play list just as easily as a night where you just chill out and... do whatever you do when you chill out. However/whenever you play it, it will put you and everyone else in a great mood. Ok enough talk, go listen! The Ep is called Settings and it's out now.
Recommended tracks: Bejan, Real Life, Three Trees, Saw
You can stream MGMT's new and as-of-now unreleased album Congratulations over at their website right now, no questions asked. I'm still trying to figure out whether or not I like it. I agree with almost everyone that this album has no immediate stand out tracks like "kids" or "time to pretend" on Oracular Spectacular. That doesn't mean the new album isn't good, but it is at the very least going to take some repeated listens to appreciate.
Also, Jonsi (the lead singer of Sigur Ros [the best band ever]) recently did a cover of "Time to Pretend" and I really like it.
OK so this band is amazing. I have to admit that I've never listened to any of their other records, namely because I've read that this is there happiest and least drone-y. I'm not the BIGGEST metal fan, but the more avant-garde metal gets, the more I get into it. I won't spend a lot of time on this blog on metal, but there's simply too many good albums out there for me to ignore the genre completely just because it isn't typically associated with creativity or diversity.
This album (Earth's The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull) is something otherworldly. I can't explain how it makes me feel but it's one of those feelings you know every repeated listen in the future will bring back to you in full force. I've only had this album for a little over a year, and every time I listen to it I feel a sense of nostalgia. It creates an unmached mood in me that you'll have to feel to believe. Yes, it's a slow album, and yes, it has moments that are meant to move at an ice berg's pace, but it also has moments of unbridled joy. This is what makes this the only earth album I've ever listened to. That feeling of the first days of summer, or feeling the wind on a drive home from swimming in a lake.
It's hard to call Bees a metal record, in the common sense of the term. I'm no professor of genres, but I'm not sure I would call this metal at all. Whatever it is (and it doesn't really matter right?) it's remarkable. I listen to this just about every time I write a philosophy paper or read for my philosophy classes, just because it creates a great backdrop for deep thought. You should really do whatever you can to download or purchase this album, and if, for some godforsaken reason you don't like it at first, at least give it the benefit of a second listen, especially Engine of Ruin. Ok now go get it boy!
This is going to be my music blog. I know, I know, there are plenty of these out there but I hope you find something you like about mine that makes it stand out. I will try to mention artists that are at least a little under the radar because if you like indie music at all you probably don't need another blog telling you how great animal collective or grizzly bear are (and granted, they are). I'm just starting out so things will be changing as I learn more about how to go about this but basically I'll be talking music and maybe even reviewing albums or at the very least letting you know what is in heavy rotation for me and why it's so great. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
Hey, I'm just a huge music fan and I wanted to share some of my favorite bands that fly under the radar with anyone interested. I will also be posting pictures from concerts and music festivals that I attend. Thanks for checking my blog out.
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