stand up straight at the foot of your love Bloodbuzz Ohio is the first single from The National‘s new album High Violet. The rest of the album is great, and in spite of my general dislike of performance videos, this one goes in a different direction than most and I like it. Check it out.
April 14, 2010 – 12:09 pm
and time goes by, and you’ve got a lot to learn in your life, and the heart’s not inside, and I’ve gotta find the one, who’s just right I posted about Future Islands a little while back, and since that time they have become one of my very favorite bands of two-thousand-ten. This song happens [...]
March 10, 2010 – 11:04 pm
Yeah, so, you know me. You know me well. I’m a huge, huge fan of The National, and they just debuted the first song off of their new album, High Violet (out May 11th), on Jimmy Fallon. And, of course, it’s awesome. (via stereogum)
and i hold your hand as i’m walking through that door I have to admit, even with all of the incredible albums I’ve stumbled upon in the last three weeks, Future Islands still took me by surprise. The synth combined with the pop, all cobbled together with a bit of raw emotion that begs at [...]
February 23, 2010 – 8:42 pm
i could claw back my heart and soul, as the size of this tumour diminishes, so we fill that black hole Frightened Rabbit have released two wonderful albums over the last several years, but with the advent of The Winter Of Mixed Drinks it has become apparent that both were simply a slow build. To [...]
February 18, 2010 – 2:14 pm
Delightful video of one of my favorite songs from The Morning Benders’ new album Big Echo. Absolutely wonderful. If you like good, honest, heartfelt music, this is required listening. The Morning Benders – Excuses
February 15, 2010 – 7:18 pm
I came across The Morning Benders‘ new album, Big Echo, on my portable around a week ago while I was walking the streets of Highland Park in the rain looking for something to spruce up the day (not that it could have been much better, it was raining after all). Specifically, this side of town [...]
February 1, 2010 – 1:02 pm
Beach House has four tracks up on Daytrotter, posted this morning. They are four of my favorite tracks from the album, and in Beach House traditional style, they are performed wonderfully. Beach House – Walk in the Park Beach House – Zebra Beach House – Take Care Beach House – Used to Be Via Cameron [...]
January 19, 2010 – 10:46 pm
All Songs Considered debuted a track from Jonsi Birgisson’s upcoming 2010 release Go this morning. I’ve taken the liberty of isolating the song from the podcast so you can listen to it, because I think it’s fantastic. It incorporates and even builds upon all of the things that I loved about the most recent Sigur [...]
December 18, 2009 – 6:48 pm
While I’ve had the pleasuring of hearing this (and other) Semiconscious Gloria song several times live, only as of last night have I had the opportunity to listen to it with headphones and a clear head. Located in Los Angeles, the duo just finished mastering their first album. Listen for a pair of strong acoustic [...]