What are you listening to right now?
September 10th, 2007 by The Lost Boy
I haven’t got a decent new album for ages. The only thing I’ve acquired recently has been Willy Mason’s latest offering, If the Ocean Gets Rough. It’s beautiful, as everything he does is. If you’ve never heard of Willy Mason, then I recommend you check him out.
So that’s my tip, now I’d like to hear about what new music you’ve been listening to recently. I don’t want anything to do with dance music either. Anything indie, folk, pop, rock, down tempo, whatever. Just give me some ideas about what you’ve dropped in your iPod recently. I desperately need some new music.
As a rough guide, at the moment I’m still listening to Bjork, Nick Drake, Nick Cave, Brand New, The Shins, and so on.
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September 10th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
I am also listening to Bjork, but it is not the latest album; it is her old work: “Homogenic”. This album is a piece of art. I do not particularly like her music, but I just like the song called “unravel” pretty much. Check out this MV on Youtube, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCBotbZTw-U
Aside from “Homogenic”, right now, I have been listening to a song by Amy Winehouse called “Tears Dry on Their Own” everyday, for a couple of weeks. Ah! she is so blessed.
“He walks away,
The sun goes down,
He takes the day but I’m grown,
And in this grey, in this blue shade
My tears dry on their own,”
September 10th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
I have taken the liberty of providing you with links to reviews and downloads of what I believe to be the essential listening of recent note. Enjoy!
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain - http://tinyurl.com/33qaw4 & http://tinyurl.com/yvb2na , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Cookie_Mountain
Isis - In the Absence of Truth - http://tinyurl.com/2u6kwk , drowned in sound article - http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/8200
Squarepusher - Hello Everything - http://tinyurl.com/2opx8j , guardian article - http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1920614,00.html
Black Keys - Rubber Factory - http://tinyurl.com/2eggbj , pitchfork review http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15501-rubber-factory
Russian Circles - Enter - http://tinyurl.com/34564o , drowned in sound review: http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/7444
September 11th, 2007 at 2:30 am
if u like Bjork, check out Bat For Lashes.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:28 am
The one song I am listeninng to at lot recently is from a band called Gogol Bordelo - Wonderlust King, one of the craziest band i have seen in ages.
Check out the latest Midlake album Van Occupanther just great, and also if you can find it the bluegrass homage to the shins i love it … all the best shins songs bluegrass style. Oh and I hope you know The Knife a swedish duo cos if you dont you ll have a lot to catch up
September 11th, 2007 at 4:26 am
I am enjoying Blond Redheads new album “23″.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:41 am
You probably already have, but if not, watch The Proposition. The screenplay and soundtrack are by Nick Cave. Very good movie…
September 11th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Have you checked out any stuff by The Libertines? I love their first album (self titled).
September 11th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
do you ever came across smog, aka Bill Callahan?
http://www.dragcity.com/bands/smog.html
american singer songwriter , hometaping ,lofi rock, chamber pop, albums produced by Jim O’Rourke. listen his song asking yourself - mental disorder ? you will get depressive songs, songs about being a loner, father complex , mother complex and recently also sister complex, drowning phantasies. imaginaryfriendless, claustrophobic humorous and so on. perfect for a lost boy.
if you like drake and the late nick cave, you will like smog too. i am sure. he is one of the great underrated artists.
i recommend a little bit older album to start with “WILD LOVE”.
if your look for it on google blogsearch you can find a mp3 download.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Bob Sinclar’s old album Western Dream, Emilie Simon’s L’Olympia and Bjork’s Volta.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Thank you for all these awesome suggestions!
September 11th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Willy Mason is great. So much new stuff disappoints, but Cinematic Orchestra’s recent album ‘Ma Fleur’ has some touching moments that manage to be simulaneously saddening and uplifting. Especially ‘Music Box’.
Other than that i find more freshness in old albums: Brian Eno’s ‘Music for Airports’ i adore, mambo maestro Tito Puente, The Cure’s back catalogue, and anything by the recently departed Malian singer and guitarist Ali Farke Toure (try Savane). And because its fun to feel sad sometimes and I don’t count downbeat electronica as dance music, I also recommend Boards of Canada and Ulrich Schnauss (first two albums, not so much the new one).
September 12th, 2007 at 4:33 am
Just heard Willy Mason…….great music :)
September 13th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Band of Horses-Everything all the time
Dinosaur Jr.-Beyond
Silversun Pickups-Carnavas
September 15th, 2007 at 2:35 am
I just love this song forever: Breathe - Telepopmusik
In fact, I am listening and watching it right now on Youtube. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdUpxch4F8M
September 15th, 2007 at 2:41 am
Spooky. I like that track too.
September 15th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Which version of the song do you like? I personally love both of them. Here is “Breathe (2003 Version)”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQw-RShRUQ&mode=related&search=
This track is just so good. It always makes me feel serene when I listen to it. Imagine you listen to this track on the beach. Oh my god! I am so jealous of you.
September 17th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
This song, Untitled #1 (vaka) by Sigur ros, describes exactly the way I am feeling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0AZIFmkogY
January 26th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
The Shins good :)
Star’s Personal and Midnight Coward.
Ingrid Michaelson’s The way I am.