tell me music

[Dalya]

I'm sick of everything right now, except for Leonard Cohen's greatest hits, Lou Reed (Transformer), Nina Simone, and some random songs (namely Oh, You Pretty Thing! and Grass, by Animal Collective).

Tell me things to buy or download. I bought the new Dylan. Eh. I need something either fast and catchy (driving music) or with really good lyrics, depressing, a la Nina Simone. Or just anything good. I'm desperate. Make me extensive lists, please.

Now.

[aquaphase]

guilty pleasure of the week (I even got squeezle hooked) is My Chemical Romance's new record The Black Parade. It's pretty snappy.

[zenmomma]

Methinks a mix disc might be in order.

[NerfHerder]

How about the new Shins album?

Demetri Martin has a few comedy CDs out.

Joanna Newsom's Ys is fantastic.

Or..my roommate's uncle wrote a bunch of poetry/songs and then died. But his friends and family created a band, fleshed out the sound a bit and quirked things up and out. The band's name is Ed's Redeeming Qualities. They use a lot of violin and ukulele. I like them. A lot. I'd have to send you these myself, though.

There are apparently previews here but I don't really know if they work or not because I'm too lazy to check. woo.

[eebs]

a few things to keep you going:

some 60's garage sounds from the unchayned

lots of live sets at bradleys almanac recent ones are cat power, tanya donnelly, portastatic and broken social scene

a peel session from 1995 by mercury rev

some new songs from los campesinos including the wonderfully titled, we throw parties you throw knives.

some old school punk in a podcast thanks to strange reaction that should be good for driving (ps - justin you should download this one!)

[guseldorph]

How about the new Shins album?

meh... i'm disappointed in it.

[guseldorph]

i've been listening to a lot of mountain goats (namely sweden and all hail west texas)

also midlake. always midlake.

[mere1975]

How about the new Shins album?[/url]

We are psyched to be just three months away from the release of our new record, "Wincing The Night Away". The first single, "Phantom Limb", featuring two non-album tracks as a B-side, will be coming out next month.


Do you already have it, Nerf?

- Mere "such a novice at pirated music" 1975

[zenmomma]

Do you already have it, Nerf?

I was just about to ask the same.

[James]

Richard Buckner - Meadow
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Terry Callier - Essential
Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine (remastered)
Wire - Pink Flag
Calexico - Garden Ruin
The Album Leaf - Into The Blue Again
Baboon - Baboon
Nick Drake - Made To Love Magic
Wilco - Kicking Television

[Irock]

Or..my roommate's uncle wrote a bunch of poetry/songs and then died. But his friends and family created a band, fleshed out the sound a bit and quirked things up and out. The band's name is Ed's Redeeming Qualities. They use a lot of violin and ukulele. I like them. A lot. I'd have to send you these myself, though.[/url]

That is really cool. It reminds me of "Jed's Other Poem" by Grandaddy.

And the names rhyme. Weird.

[mr_j]

wow, eebs, that mercury rev track: awesome!


here are some things i'd recommend:

Boduf Songs Live on VPRO (folky, sad stuff that's a little bit like Elliott Smith but not really)

Fairwood Singers -- a new band by my friend allen clapp, it's really great. You should check out his other band, The Orange Peels, and his solo stuff is really good, too.

Tanya Donelly has a new album out, and it's simply wonderful.

I might also recommend the new Nellie McKay. I think you'd dig it.

[NerfHerder]

Mere & Z-Momma: YES. The power of OiNK's Pink Palace compels me.

[Dalya]

Is it just me, or do you guys go through music phases? Like all summer all I wanted was catchy stuff; either shitty pop music or the Yeah Yeah Yeah Song or Arcade Fire-type fast indie rock. Last month I only wanted the Small Faces and the Kinks. Now I want singer/songwriter-y stuff. And sometimes I'll go a whole week only wanting to hear one song... and not necessarily a catchy one or one that's new to me, but in August I listened to Old Man by Neil Young several times a day. Now it's Suzanne by Leonard Cohen. And at some point it's been almost every Bob Dylan song. Weird...

[James]

Is it just me, or do you guys go through music phases? Like all summer all I wanted was catchy stuff; either shitty pop music or the Yeah Yeah Yeah Song or Arcade Fire-type fast indie rock. Last month I only wanted the Small Faces and the Kinks. Now I want singer/songwriter-y stuff. And sometimes I'll go a whole week only wanting to hear one song... and not necessarily a catchy one or one that's new to me, but in August I listened to Old Man by Neil Young several times a day. Now it's Suzanne by Leonard Cohen. And at some point it's been almost every Bob Dylan song. Weird...

I definitely go through phases; sometimes they don't last very long and sometimes they go on for months. Sometimes they happen at the same time. If you're in singer-songwriter mode, seriously check out Richard Buckner's "Meadow". I think it's his best album in a long, long time.