What Are You Listening To?

[dreamdead]

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[D_Davis]

mqNJh98GMcs

*Play this thing as loud as your ears and speakers can stand.

[D_Davis]

If only the whole album was this good.

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[Ivan Drago]

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First time listening to this album. I... don't know why it took me this long.

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I LOVE THIS.

[D_Davis]

Good lord, what a voice.

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[D_Davis]

Goddamn

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[D_Davis]

I'm pretty sure that this song supplants "Katy Song" as Mark Kozelek's most brutal pretty song. Holy crap, I feel bad for the song's subject.

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/25/26/2526504736-1.jpg (http://wilbolton.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-name-that-hides-her)

[kopello]

HJ9KzBrwiJo

eJOkOr3JDFI

DeGPMkF7OJY

[D_Davis]

This guy is 3 for 3 for me. Amazing stuff.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/20/59/205905757-1.jpg (http://tssberlin.bandcamp.com/album/a-dubby-summer)

[ledfloyd]

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/10/154422085/first-listen-fiona-apple-the-idler-wheel

all day.

[Russ]

This guy is 3 for 3 for me. Amazing stuff.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/20/59/205905757-1.jpg (http://tssberlin.bandcamp.com/album/a-dubby-summer)
Brilliant. Thank you very very much for this..

[D_Davis]

Brilliant. Thank you very very much for this..

Dude - his stuff is AWESOME. Posted a another album earlier. So good!

[Ivan Drago]

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Might be my favorite song on the album.

[D_Davis]

Two great ambient albums:

Stare - Olafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm
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Volume 1 - The Meditone Project

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[Ivan Drago]

b8o6uKm91No

This is fucking amazing.

[Yxklyx]

My Dead Friend - The Judy Bats

always sends chills down my spine

[bac0n]

Wow, really digging the new Shins. Where have these guys been all my life?

[dreamdead]

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It's quietly alluring. Great sense of pacing at the end.

[Ivan Drago]

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[transmogrifier]

Wow, really digging the new Shins. Where have these guys been all my life?

Annoying me.

[Boner M]

Friends' band so I might be biased but damn I'm lovin' this. Just the right blend of seductive and shambolic.

F8QkGC4K_O4

[Raiders]

Norah Jones' new album is pretty damn fantastic. Listened to it after seeing a few Facebook remarks about it.

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[D_Davis]

Norah Jones' new album is pretty damn fantastic. Listened to it after seeing a few Facebook remarks about it.


It's incredible - one of the best of the year. "Miriam" is my track of the year so far. Absolutely wicked; it sends shivers up my spine every time I listen to it.

[Ivan Drago]

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[transmogrifier]

Rage Against the Machine, yo!

[D_Davis]

Best ambient/electronica track of the year so far. An absolute masterpiece.

_IxOkhQzZWU

It blows me away that these guys just keep getting better. I mean, they're already the best, now they're just rubbing it in.

[Qrazy]

jwQPY8L9_LM

[transmogrifier]

Def Leppard, Hysteria

One of the defining albums of my life. No-one could convince me it's not brilliant.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/34/81/3481475676-1.jpg (http://hakobune.bandcamp.com/album/recalling-your-ghostly-thoughts)

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/35/66/3566788207-1.jpg (http://memphispencils.bandcamp.com/album/shhh-im-rustic)

[Boner M]

Maybe the best synth-pop song of the 90's. Fantastic lyrics.

VPdfzahZOrM

[D_Davis]

I was just listening to Severed Heads this week.

[transmogrifier]

What I'm NOT listening to now (deleted the following from my music library after realising I never have any inclination to ever listen to one of their albums):

Animal Collective (except "The Purple Bottle")
Why?
The Magnetic Fields
Of Montreal (except "The Past is a Grotesque Animal")
Abe Vigoda
Vampire Weekend

More to follow as I go through a bit of a purge. Trying to polish my music collection into a flawless diamond of awesomeness.

[Boner M]

Which Mag Fields did you have? Cuz if 69 Love Songs was among 'em, then hang your head in shame.

[transmogrifier]

Which Mag Fields did you have? Cuz if 69 Love Songs was among 'em, then hang your head in shame.

69 Love Songs, i, and Distortion. Didn't really like any of them, despite trying to. There was nothing less enthusing than seeing 69 Magnetic Fields songs come up on album shuffle.

Not for me.

[sevenarts]

The Magnetic Fields are all about Holiday and The Charm of the Highway Strip. I can take or leave anything later than those, but those 2 albums are amazing.

How could you not like the rest of Hissing Fauna? "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" is great but it's probably my LEAST favorite song on that album.

[transmogrifier]

How could you not like the rest of Hissing Fauna? "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" is great but it's probably my LEAST favorite song on that album.

I have the exact opposite opinion of this - Hissing Fauna is a terrible album with one of my favourite ever songs on it. :)

[D_Davis]

New Pet Shop Boys. Holy f'ing crap. Can't wait for the album.

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[Ivan Drago]

New Pet Shop Boys. Holy f'ing crap. Can't wait for the album.

A NEW PET SHOP BOYS ALBUM???? HOLY CRAP IS RIGHT! Listening to this and all of Yes in anticipation!

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[dreamdead]

New Dead Can Dance track!

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[D_Davis]

Sounds pretty good. I love Brendan Perry's voice - his songs are always my favorite DCD songs, with "American Dreaming" being my favorite of the bunch. His last solo album is fantastic.

[MadMan]

Norah Jones' new album is pretty damn fantastic. Listened to it after seeing a few Facebook remarks about it.

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Wvf0kbefvboI had previously heard Happy Pills thanks to NPR, and both of those tracks are really great and different from some of her previous work, of which I have not heard much of aside from some singles. So now I'm interested in checking out that album myself.

As for The Shins, I've always liked them but they have yet to make a truly great album. Sure I've given all of their discs *** 1/2 out of ****, but its more of a lurkwarm *** 1/2-I'm thinking more ***'s is right, but I'm a fan of their work regardless. So at some point yes I'll buy their latest, although I wish that James Mercer had just kept doing Broken Bells with Danger Mouse instead.

[Boner M]

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:cool:

[D_Davis]

When I was in my mid-20s, I loved Magnetic Fields. But now I can just barely stand to listen to them. They really appealed to me then, and they simply don't now.

[D_Davis]

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[Melville]

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[ThePlashyBubbler]

New Dirty Projectors album.

:cool:

[Idioteque Stalker]

New Dirty Projectors album.

:cool:

Want.

Thoughts?

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Want.

Thoughts?

Check your PMs.

Really digging it. The songwriting is a bit more straightforward than usual, but there's some great melodies and Dave's voice really shines.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

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Dead Can Dance, circa 200 BC.

[D_Davis]

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[soitgoes...]

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[Ivan Drago]

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Where the hell has Richard James been hiding?

[kopello]

Badass. also NSFW

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[Ivan Drago]

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[EvilShoe]

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This is actually good. I kept thinking this was Seasick Steve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vSZFEWHlo&feature=related) for some reason, so I delayed listening to it properly despite all the buzz.

[D_Davis]

For classic-sounding, pad-based, long-form ambient, new stuff doesn't get any better than this:

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/92/02/920248020-1.jpg (http://freefloatingmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sidereal-cycle-1)

[Russ]

The Jet Black Hair People

(dude plays a mean Booper)


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[D_Davis]

First new Carl Sagan's Ghost track in over a year and a half. Enjoy.

One Million Years
http://f0.bcbits.com/z/33/44/334455150-1.jpg (http://carlsagansghost.bandcamp.com/track/one-million-years)

[Ivan Drago]

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/52/72/527222292-1.jpg (http://4amsounds.bandcamp.com/album/2012beats)

[bac0n]

Family of the Year - Diversity
Youthful exuberance distilled. God bless youth. God bless those who capture it.
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[Russ]

First new Carl Sagan's Ghost track in over a year and a half. Enjoy.

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif Thanks for sharing.

[Russ]

Love, love, love this blast from the past..


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[Ivan Drago]

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[Sven]

Fleetwood Mac. Secondhand News. Can't get sick of this one.

[Ivan Drago]

Speaking of which:

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[Boner M]

Yoohoo Derek (and others), there's a very creepy new Fabulous Diamonds (http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4491784) track up. Soundin' good.

[D_Davis]

So while Kevin Shields was busy remastering his old songs, and not making anything new, The Stargazer Lilies have been making an album that is blowing Loveless out of the water. No wonder Shields isn't making anything new - he's probably heard this stuff and asked himself "what's the point?"

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So far I'm still predicting that this album will be the single greatest shoegazer album of all time when it is finally released later this year.

[MadMan]

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One of the best tracks off of The Rolling Stones' legendary album, Sticky Fingers. Recently I gave the disc another listen, and I realized that the only weak track on the entire thing is You Gotta Move, which is still a good song. However, I still think that Let It Bleed is the better of the two, which I also own in addition to the quite great Some Girls. That said, as much as I like The Stones I would probably be fine with just owning only a couple more of their albums, or grabbing their Greatest Hits so I can have some of the other hits I've heard over the years.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Downloaded the new Childish Gambino mixtape but haven't gotten much traction with it. All the guest spots seem to more-or-less drown out his actual contribution. The main impression I've gotten so far has been Tina Fey's horrendously awkward verse that ends the album.

Feel like there's almost an unprecedented number of releases I'm anticipating over the next couple of months, like every indie band decided to release albums all at once. I mean you've got:

Aug. -- Kanye West (and co.), WHY?, Yeasayer, Ariel Pink, Dan Deacon

Sept. -- Animal Collective, Jens Lekman, Mt. Eerie, Cat Power, St. Vincent & David Byrne, Grizzly Bear, Menomena, Lupe Fiasco

Plus new Mountain Goats & Cody ChesnuTT soon after, man.

[D_Davis]

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[Idioteque Stalker]

releases I'm anticipating over the next couple of months

Kind of in order:
Flying Lotus
Mount Eerie
Grizzly Bear
Micachu and the Shapes
The xx
Holy Other

I was underwhelmed by my anticipated records last year, so hope I don't jinx it again.

[Pop Trash]

random music thoughts today:

-Al Stewart is kind of awesome and possibly an unrecognized influence on Belle & Sebastian
-"Sick of Myself" by Matthew Sweet is one of the best singles of the 90s

[transmogrifier]

Aug. -- Kanye West (and co.), WHY?, Yeasayer, Ariel Pink, Dan Deacon

Sept. -- Animal Collective, Jens Lekman, Mt. Eerie, Cat Power, St. Vincent & David Byrne, Grizzly Bear, Menomena, Lupe Fiasco

Plus new Mountain Goats & Cody ChesnuTT soon after, man.

That's the most Pitchforky-list ever compiled.

Animal Collective AND Grizzly Bear? I'm feeling sleepier by the second.

[Boner M]

Grizzly Bear are sleepy-inducing, but not as much as swipes at Pitchfork for being Pitchfork.

[transmogrifier]

Grizzly Bear are sleepy-inducing, but not as much as swipes at Pitchfork for being Pitchfork.

Tell me that is not a Pitchfork wetdream of a concert lineup and I will retract my statement.

[Idioteque Stalker]

I doubt I'd be a profound GB apologist, but I really only got into them after the recent Daniel Rossen EP. I find many of their compositions wacky and unique, kind of like Dirty Projectors.

[D_Davis]

-"Sick of Myself" by Matthew Sweet is one of the best singles of the 90s

Sweet is an all-time great.

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Some of the best guitar tone ever produced - period.

[Pop Trash]

Sweet is an all-time great.


Yeah, I'm a fan of the 90s power-poppers in general: Sweet, The Posies, Lemonheads. Even the first Weezer and Gin Blossoms records could fall in there.

[D_Davis]

Yeah, I'm a fan of the 90s power-poppers in general: Sweet, The Posies, Lemonheads. Even the first Weezer and Gin Blossoms records could fall in there.

Totally. First Fountains of Wayne also.

[endingcredits]

Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny

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[Russ]

Daniel, thought you'd get a kick out of this:


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(the album is pretty sweet, too)

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/astrojester/icebreaker.jpg

[Hugh_Grant]

Yeah, I'm a fan of the 90s power-poppers in general: Sweet, The Posies, Lemonheads. Even the first Weezer and Gin Blossoms records could fall in there.

I'd add Material Issue to that list as well.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Animal Collective AND Grizzly Bear? I'm feeling sleepier by the second.

Yup! I like both those bands. :)

[Boner M]

Meanwhile, cutting edge, non-sleepy-making band The Delgados accrue 1000+ plays on trans' last.fm page (whose top ten includes perennial Pitchfork-hater faves Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sleater-Kinney, The Fiery Furnaces, Deerhoof and LCD Soundsystem).

[transmogrifier]

Meanwhile, cutting edge, non-sleepy-making band The Delgados accrue 1000+ plays on trans' last.fm page (whose top ten includes perennial Pitchfork-hater faves Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sleater-Kinney, The Fiery Furnaces, Deerhoof and LCD Soundsystem).

The Delgados are a million times better than either Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear.

Okay, maybe not a million.

Two million.

[Boner M]

They're fine, nothing offensive, but basically a textbook example of a middling 90's indie band that's been understandably shrugged-off in recent years. See also; Grandaddy, Clinic.

[D_Davis]

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/astrojester/icebreaker.jpg

I know what I'll be listening to at work all day. :)

[D_Davis]

Yellow & Green, the new Baroness album. Heck yeah.

[kopello]

http://halcyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/19908.jpg

Pretty fucking cool.

[Boner M]

http://halcyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/19908.jpg

Pretty fucking cool.
The 2CD Andy Stott EP comp has dominated my speakers this year.

[Boner M]

Oh hey, another killer new Aussie band

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[transmogrifier]

Swell Maps (band) - Jane from Occupied Europe (album)

Good stuff. Proto-post-punk. I guess.

[Milky Joe]

Definitely one of the best band names (not to mention bands in general) of all time.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

This guy is my new hero. No pretense. No irony. He's the real deal.

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[Milky Joe]

Second one's a lot better than the first one, which might as well be a Tim & Eric sketch. Still, outsider music = thumbs up.

[Derek]

JD Scogin/Carl Sagan's Ghost collaboration. Make it happen, D!

[Boner M]

Swell Maps (band) - Jane from Occupied Europe (album)

Good stuff. Proto-post-punk. I guess.
Did you listen to that TTs song above?

I think you'd like.

[D_Davis]

JD Scogin/Carl Sagan's Ghost collaboration. Make it happen, D!

LOL. I think he'd fit more in with my Twin Cam Akiko or Z Phantom 4 persona. Also, I think he's dead. :(

[D_Davis]

Second one's a lot better than the first one, which might as well be a Tim & Eric sketch. Still, outsider music = thumbs up.

I like the first one. It's pretty much exactly what David Lynch would be doing if never got famous. I love how sincere and earnest it all is.

[Derek]

Oh hai, Boner.

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[Boner M]

You know me. Will have to check out the album now.

[Pop Trash]

They're fine, nothing offensive, but basically a textbook example of a middling 90's indie band that's been understandably shrugged-off in recent years. See also; Grandaddy, Clinic.

The Sophtware Slump is still a great album. Clinic were a pretty interesting band too, but I admit I don't listen to them a lot anymore. Plus, if you don't think half of the new shit you listen to is going to be shrugged off by future generations, I dunno what to tell you. Other than you are probably young and naive.

[Boner M]

Some are more shrug-off-able than others, silly.

[Ivan Drago]

Spoilered for NSFW (in case)

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It's Skrillex meets The Human Centipede 2.

[Boner M]

Another 'yoo-hoo Derek'... New Devastations track (http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4487181)

[Derek]

Another 'yoo-hoo Derek'... New Devastations track (http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4487181)

Nice! I assumed they broke up since it's been so long since their last album. Looks like they're a duo now and changed their name to Standish/Carlyon. Hopefully they'll have some heavier tracks as well, but that one's a good slow burner.

[Boner M]

Nice! I assumed they broke up since it's been so long since their last album. Looks like they're a duo now and changed their name to Standish/Carlyon. Hopefully they'll have some heavier tracks as well, but that one's a good slow burner.
Are you familiar with HTRK? Standish is married to Joneine of that band, who specialise in Swans/MBV-ish slowburners... I'm guessing they influence each other musically and whatnot.

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[Qrazy]

Speedcore:

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Nothing beats thrashing out to 100,000 beats per minute.

[transmogrifier]

Did you listen to that TTs song above?

I think you'd like.

Just listened now - good stuff.

[Russ]

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[Boner M]

Just listened now - good stuff.
TRANS LIKED SOMETHING AUSTRALIAN?! :pritch:

[transmogrifier]

TRANS LIKED SOMETHING AUSTRALIAN?! :pritch:

Penrith Panthers
Nick Cave
Proof

[Ivan Drago]

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[endingcredits]

Low

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[Ivan Drago]

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This entire album is amazing so far.

[dreamdead]

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Just ordered this and Different Colours. Really looking forward to writing to these two... the crescendo here remains haunting months after first hearing it. Just a masterwork in structure and design.

[D_Davis]

Just ordered this and Different Colours. Really looking forward to writing to these two... the crescendo here remains haunting months after first hearing it. Just a masterwork in structure and design.

Doesn't get any better.

[Ivan Drago]

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This album is fantastic.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

Man, Knopfler can play the hell out of the guitar.

[dreamdead]

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Really been digging Wye Oak's Civilian since first listening to it. This sounds even better; I hope it's on their next album.

[Ivan Drago]

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[D_Davis]

God I miss Ween. :( Quebec is amazing.

[Derek]

The new Swans album is an absolute beast in every way possible. 2 hours, including one 30-minute and two 20-minute tracks, of epic, face-melting music. I liked their last album a lot, but it's pretty clear that was a dry run for The Seer.

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[transmogrifier]

I love just shuffling albums and seeing what comes up. Today, while working on my textbook for uni...

Jane Birken et Serge Gainsbourg - S/T
The Microphones - Glow Pt. 2
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
The Stooges - S/T
The Bangles - Different Light
Wild Flag - S/T
Fatboy Slim - Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Nirvana - Incesticide
The Melvins - Stag

A good day.

[D_Davis]

The new Swans album is an absolute beast in every way possible. 2 hours, including one 30-minute and two 20-minute tracks, of epic, face-melting music. I liked their last album a lot, but it's pretty clear that was a dry run for The Seer.

HPKk2nB5UdA

That sounds great.

[D_Davis]

A fantastic set of live, experimental electronic music, by Pianotherms. (http://soundcloud.com/pianotherms/sets)

[endingcredits]

The new Swans album is an absolute beast in every way possible. 2 hours, including one 30-minute and two 20-minute tracks, of epic, face-melting music. I liked their last album a lot, but it's pretty clear that was a dry run for The Seer.


This is fucking great, too.
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Where did you find the new album? I was under the impression that it doesn't release until the end of the month. The fall tour is going to be a scorcher. Are you going to the LA show?

[kopello]

Cannot wait for the new Swans, I'm trying to avoid listening to any of it until the official release. Thinking about taking the 4 hour plus drive to see them in either Dallas or Tulsa, but so far can't find anybody to go with. :sad:

[Derek]

This is fucking great, too.
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Where did you find the new album? I was under the impression that it doesn't release until the end of the month. The fall tour is going to be a scorcher. Are you going to the LA show?

Yep, seeing them in LA on September 11th...could it be the apocalypse!?? Seek within your soul and you may find the album.

I know Gira's on record pleading for people to wait for the official release, but I'm paying $40+ to see them live, plus I'll buy the LP (and a shirt if there's a good one) at the show, so I can live with myself. :)

[Ivan Drago]

Completely forgot about how awesome this was and still is:

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[Russ]

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[kopello]

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[Dukefrukem]

Not a fan of Mayer, but this video is one shot and it's kinda cool.

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[D_Davis]

We should start putting youtube links in spoiler tags, because this thread has become practically unviewable.

Anyhow, this guy rules.

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[Qrazy]

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[transmogrifier]

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[Pop Trash]

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"He's smokin' marijuana doing blotters I don't know which..."

[Ivan Drago]

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[Milky Joe]

Tom Lax (of Siltbreeze Records) did a set of all 7"s on WFMU. Listening to it now, reveling in the beautiful obscurity.

find it here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/46849

[dreamdead]

First track off of Enslaved's new album. I dig that guitar tone and the clean vocals--sounds like a great continuation of their previous work...

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[Boner M]

80's post-punk, amirite

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[Russ]

Kevin Ayers - May I?

Hard to believe this (along with his best stuff) is over 40 years old.


I just came in off the street
Looking for somewhere to eat
I find a small cafe
I see a girl and then I say

May I sit and stare at you for a while?
I'd like the company of your smile


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[Russ]

I really love Michael Quercio's version of this Beach Boys' classic:


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[Russ]

If you've ever seen Cabaret you might enjoy this video of Alex Harvey taking a bit of a piss on Hitler in his remake of this song from the film:

(YouTube has flagged the video thusly: "The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as being potentially offensive or inappropriate. Viewer discretion is advised.") Rubbish. SAHB were hardly fascists or Nazis.

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[dreamdead]

Dead Can Dance - Return of the She-King

Man, I hope the full album sounds this good...

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[Ivan Drago]

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This song has the greatest lyrics of all time:

Uncool, but lyrically I'm a stone cold killer
So it's 400 blows to these Truffaut niggas

[Yxklyx]

Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure

the only song I play twice in a row because it's just too short!

[D_Davis]

I am in so much love.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/41/57/4157619244-1.jpg (http://hongkonginthe60s.bandcamp.com/album/my-fantoms)

[Hugh_Grant]

I can't stop listening to the Dead Milkmen.

[number8]

I love this video.

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[Kurosawa Fan]

I think that's the same band that did the inventive video for that Gotye cover. Too bad they can't put the same level of creative energy into their own music. Or at least, find the same level of success there.

[Derek]

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[endingcredits]

Animal Collective's new recording Centipede Hz.

http://radio.myanimalhome.net/

[B-side]

Been spinning these two puppies lately:

http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz70/SalvadorDali_2010/Miscellaneous/FrankOcean.jpg

http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz70/SalvadorDali_2010/Miscellaneous/badasme500.jpg

[Russ]

I wish I knew why dumb things like this make me so happy:


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[D_Davis]

I need to see Magic Man live...

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[ThePlashyBubbler]

New Deerhoof album, Breakup Song is streaming on NPR (http://www.npr.org/2012/08/26/159924640/first-listen-deerhoof-breakup-song).

First listen in progress now, love this band.

[D_Davis]

Hopped up on goofballs.

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[Qrazy]

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Hard to believe this is the same team that brought us that dreadful dance floor anthem Pon de Floor.

[Qrazy]

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[Russ]

I wish I knew why dumb things like this make me so happy:


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Now I'm A Toreador
I Am For Sure
I Kill Bulls By The Score
And Sometimes More
And When They Hear The Bell Ring
Inside The Bullring
The Bullocks All Start Trembling
They Know I'm Coming

I'm Don Alfonso
Some Call Me Pedro
But That Is Not So
I'm Don Alfonso
I Fought Bullocks Out In Sunny Spain
Out In Sunny Spain
I Fought Bulls In The Sunshine
And I Fought Them In The Rain
I'm Don Alfonso
I Work For Oxo
And All The Bullocks Are Affraid Of Me
Oh My Sword I Pull
Kill Si Bull
Yes Sir Yes Sir Three Bags Full
Then We Have Steak And Chips For Tea

I Met A Sweet Señora
In Barcelona
Her Christian Name Was Mona
She Was Thumbs Up Bona
She Told Me She Was Single
That Made Me Tingle
My Heart Went Jingle Jingle
I Said: Let's Mingle

I'm Don Alfonso
Some Call Me Pedro
But That Is Not So
I'm Don Alfonso
I Fought Bullocks Out In Sunny Spain
Out In Sunny Spain
I Fought Bulls In The Sunshine
And I Fought Bulls In The Rain
I'm Don Alfonso
I Work For Oxo
And All The Bullocks Are Affraid Of Me
Oh My Sword I Pull
Kill Si Bull
Yes Sir Yes Sir Three Bags Full
Then We Have Fully Beff For Tea
(Repeat Two Times)

*"I Fight Bulls Every Sunday
And Sometimes Monday
And When I Fight On Sunday
We've Cold Meat Monday
We Have Meat Hash On Tuesday
Sometimes Hashed Wednesday
We Don't Eat Meat On Friday
We Wait Till Sunday"

*"I'm Don Alfonso
Some Call Me Pedro
But That Is Not So
I'm Don Alfonso
I Fought Bullocks Out In Sunny Spain
Out In Sunny Spain
I Fought Bulls In The Sunshine
And We Fought Bulls In The Rain
I'm Don Alfonso
I Work For Oxo
And All The Bullocks Are Affraid Of Me
Oh My Sword I Pull
Kill Si Bull
Yes Sir Yes Sir Three Bags Full
Then We Have Ham And Eggs For Tea"


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[Our Aurora]

This gets me:

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[MadMan]

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I bought Duke last week, and its pretty awesome. Although the music video cuts down on the long intro, which I'm fine with because most of it is pointless. Great song regardless, though. Those beards and trenchcoats rule, heh.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

LWH - Figurehead

https://vimeo.com/48846411

[dreamdead]

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Yeah, I'm not sure if one can like this unironically.

Australia, good job.

[EyesWideOpen]

After four years I finally got them to put a new stereo in my work truck with an input for my ipod (I was previously stuck with a non-working cd player stereo and I hate the radio) so I broke it in with:

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords

Today I decided I'll go through my ipod and listen to my albums in order so today was:

St. Vincent - Actor (This is like my third time listening to this album and I don't care for it. It's not bad just after a few songs I'm ready to turn it off. Blind bought it off recomendations)
Jay-Z - American Gangster (actually my first time listening to this, pretty good mid-level Jay-Z album)
The Strokes - Angles (I fucking love this album)

[kopello]

Just beat the game again in New Game Plus a couple of weeks ago and can't stop listening to the soundtrack.

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[Derek]

The Strokes - Antics (I fucking love this album)

You mean Interpol's Antics or The Strokes' Angles? Cuz the former's solid, but the latter's pretty terrible.

[transmogrifier]

Apart from at the gym where I have my 500 or so favorite songs on shuffle, I almost always listen to music by the album these days. It's more....satisfying that way.

[D_Davis]

Apart from at the gym where I have my 500 or so favorite songs on shuffle, I almost always listen to music by the album these days. It's more....satisfying that way.

Always.

I never listen to anything on shuffle. I can't remember the last time I did. For me, it's a whole album or nothing, and if a band doesn't make a good album they aren't worth my time.

EDIT - sometimes I'll shuffle my songs to pick which album I'll listen to.

[EyesWideOpen]

You mean Interpol's Antics or The Strokes' Angles? Cuz the former's solid, but the latter's pretty terrible.

Nope I mean The Strokes. I've probably listened to it 50 times since it came out.

[MadMan]

I liked Angles, but I found it to be merely solid at best. Still merely decent Strokes is better than no Strokes.

[D_Davis]

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[kopello]

I've decided to pair the best weather we've had in months with this classic.

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[Milky Joe]

Always.

I never listen to anything on shuffle. I can't remember the last time I did. For me, it's a whole album or nothing, and if a band doesn't make a good album they aren't worth my time.

EDIT - sometimes I'll shuffle my songs to pick which album I'll listen to.

Another head scratcher of a statement from you. So in your mind 7" singles are basically worthless?

[D_Davis]

Albums aren't singles - I wasn't talking about singles. If I had been, I would have said singles.

I'll listen to some singles as whole things, but if a song is on an album I'll just listen to the whole album, and not in bits and pieces.

I also prefer EPs and LPs over singles, and I don't happen to like many bands/acts that just release singles.

I prefer the thought that goes into a whole EP/LP, the art of making an album is something that I admire far more than making a single track.

[Milky Joe]

Wasn't trying to be snotty, it just seems kind of arbitrary to me. There's plenty of art to a good 7", and some of my favorite songs of all time are on that format. Then again, you don't really listen to actual records do you? So it all kinda runs together.

[Acapelli]

i like to listen to music

[EyesWideOpen]

I liked Angles, but I found it to be merely solid at best. Still merely decent Strokes is better than no Strokes.

I love The Strokes and Angles is my favorite of their albums.

[Acapelli]

that is definitely the first time i've ever heard anyone express that opinion ever

[transmogrifier]

i like to listen to music

Stop trolling. :)

[ThePlashyBubbler]

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Album's solid.

[transmogrifier]

The xx could be so good, if they weren't so committed to being kinda boring on this latest album.

[D_Davis]

Pet Shop Boys, Elysium

The new Pet Shop Boys is pretty dang good. Not the Behavior-level accomplishment that I was hoping for after hearing the first two tracks, but a great album nonetheless. It is more in line with Behavior, in that it's slower, more introspective, and far less dance orientated. Musically, it is great; it's beautiful, lush, and expertly arranged (recorded mostly in-the-box, with very little use of hardware synths and gear). But I'd expect nothing less from the boys. Lyrically, though, it's rather weak, and this is the main problem with the album. It's too straight forward, and lacks the delicious irony and scathing humor of Behavior.

About half of the tracks are amazing, and the first two tracks ("Leaving" and "Invisible") rank among the band's best. Also coming up tops is "With a Face Like That," (a brilliant track that hearkens back to "Love Comes Quickly" and "Domino Dancing"), "Ego Music," (an on-the-nose, scathing jab at Lady Gaga et al.), and "Requiem in Denim and Leopardskin" (a groovy little lounge tune dripping with nostalgia).

Half of the remaining tracks are OK (including "Your Early Stuff," a humorous review of an aging artist looking back, perhaps the PSB finding themselves shocked that they're still doing what they're doing), but the rest aren't so hot (the worst of the bunch is "Winner," a track written, unfortunately, for the Olympics, yuk; it's drowning in cheesiness).

So yeah - the album is not as good as one of the best pop albums ever recorded. So be it. To expect a modern pop album to be as good as Behavior is asking for a lot. It is, instead, another solid PSB album, and a solid PSB album is better than many bands at their best.

[Sven]

Thanks for the review, D_. I've been jonesing for some new PSB and I probably would not have noticed this release for another month or so if you hadn't reminded me. I liked Yes, but felt it was comparatively shallow. The choice tracks that you mention I've now listened to on youtube and are terrific.

[EyesWideOpen]

Today I decided I'll go through my ipod and listen to my albums in order so today was:



Continuing:
Girl Talk - All Day (fantastic album, everytime I'm playing this and anybody else is around they want it)
Interpol - Antics (I really like "Evil" but besides maybe one or two other songs this album does nothing for me. It's ok and I don't dislike any of the songs but no connection.)
Outkast - ATLiens (I have never heard a great Outkast album. They have three or four good songs on each album but 60-75% of each album is sleep inducing.)
Wale - Attention Deficit (a really good album marred by some weak hook choices throughout the middle part of the album. But still he's quite a charismatic rapper. I want to hear more from him.)

[D_Davis]

Hawkwind, Far Flung, and space rock fans, meet your new god.

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[Ivan Drago]

Yes, I do listen to trance.

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[dreamdead]

I randomly remembered Simon Boswell's soundtrack for Burn: Cycle, and yeah, I still love this track:

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[Ivan Drago]

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Fucking awesome.

[Idioteque Stalker]

New Flying Lotus and Swans.

[D_Davis]

New one from Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) - Storm Corrosion.

Very mellow, folksy prog.

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[Russ]

New one from Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) - Storm Corrosion.

Very mellow, folksy prog.

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Wow, this is pretty great. Might have to pick this up.

[D_Davis]

Basehead - Better Days

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[bac0n]

Purity Ring - Crawlershout

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I have a feeling D_Davis would really dig this. I sure do.

[Boner M]

#1 mood-lifter song of the year.

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[D_Davis]

Purity Ring - Crawlershout

I have a feeling D_Davis would really dig this. I sure do.

Been meaning to check this album out, thanks for the reminder!

[EyesWideOpen]

Jadakiss - I Love You (A Dedication to my Fans)

First off this album is terrible. If this is his dedication to his fans he must hate them. Second off I like Jadakiss he's a talented rapper but if he says he's "top five dead or alive" in one more song I'm gonna scream. If I was being generous MAYBE Top 100 (and that's being extremely generous). I don't know anyone in their right mind who could possibly believe that. That would be like if Jason Terry was going around saying he was one of the top five NBA players dead or alive. People would tell him to shut the fuck up. More people should be telling Jadakiss that.

[Ivan Drago]

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[Russ]

Didn't realize this song was 26 years old (!)

Such a great song, tho..

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[dreamdead]

I was reminded today while scanning my collection how wonderful late-1990s experimentation was. Nicole Blackman's spoken word poetry over an electronica soundscape by Golden Palomino. I love the melody at 2:30--so peaceful.

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[Russ]

i've always had an unhealthy love for this song:


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[D_Davis]

One of a kind.

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[kopello]

epic

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[transmogrifier]

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[chrisnu]

Air - Ce Matin La

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[Wryan]

Tuvan throat singing group from Russian/Mongolian border. Really mesmerizing. The guy on the far left has one of the most amazing voices I've ever heard--not just in his throat singing but in his "regular" voice. Incredible. Long concert, so if you have an hour and a half to spare, plop down and watch this.

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[Lucky]

Anyone else a Lana Del Rey fan?

There's just something sexy about a songstress who laments being a drunken mess...

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[endingcredits]

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[romantisaurusrex]

Anyone else a Lana Del Rey fan?

There's just something sexy about a songstress who laments being a drunken mess...

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I love her and this song. "Blue Jeans" is also a great one. Is she everywhere all the sudden in the states too? She's H&M's new poster girl so she's all the sudden on every street corner in Europe.

[Lucky]

I love her and this song. "Blue Jeans" is also a great one. Is she everywhere all the sudden in the states too? She's H&M's new poster girl so she's all the sudden on every street corner in Europe.

"Blue Jeans" is my favorite song of hers, good choice. "Summertime Sadness", "Backfire", and "Ghetto Baby" are also of note. She's not big stateside by any means. Her claim to fame this side of the pond is bombing on SNL and having Kristin Wiig play her the following week on Weekend Update. Her charisma makes up for any vocal shortcomings she has.

[Acapelli]

"Blue Jeans" is my favorite song of hers, good choice. "Summertime Sadness", "Backfire", and "Ghetto Baby" are also of note. She's not big stateside by any means. Her claim to fame this side of the pond is bombing on SNL and having Kristin Wiig play her the following week on Weekend Update. Her charisma makes up for any vocal shortcomings she has.
she's in an h&m commercial here too

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i think she sucks, but i seem to be in the minority here and among my friends

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

i think she sucks, but i seem to be in the minority here and among my friends

i'm with you on this, she is a complete and utter artistic fraud.

[romantisaurusrex]

"Blue Jeans" is my favorite song of hers, good choice. "Summertime Sadness", "Backfire", and "Ghetto Baby" are also of note. She's not big stateside by any means. Her claim to fame this side of the pond is bombing on SNL and having Kristin Wiig play her the following week on Weekend Update. Her charisma makes up for any vocal shortcomings she has.

Charisma, pin-up girl style, gothic lyrics...I looked up the SNL performance I thought it was quiet human and elegant. People are haters.

[kopello]

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[Ivan Drago]

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[MadMan]

Charisma, pin-up girl style, gothic lyrics...I looked up the SNL performance I thought it was quiet human and elegant. People are haters.I thought it was pretty decent, actually. I love Lana Del Rey, and I've listened to Born To Die endless times this year.

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Not sure why I didn't get into this band a hell of a lot sooner.

[transmogrifier]

Meat Puppets - Too High to Die

Why I didn't try these guys earlier, despite my Nirvana fandom, is a mystery.

[romantisaurusrex]

But I don't care if I fuck up,
I'm going on a date with a rich white lady, ain't life great?

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[D_Davis]

A little sloppy, but still awesome.

Madness - live concert 1980

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[Derek]

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[Boner M]

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Heh, listening to this now as well. This track's esp. nice:

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[Russ]

Saw a really weird, obscure 1971 British indie film called Duffer (imagine a cross between Deep End and Eraserhead), with a terrific score by Galt MacDermot. Even more amazing is the fact that the music has become more known for being sampled by hip-hop artists.

First, the song from the film, then the remix.


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[Qrazy]

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[Ivan Drago]

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[Glass Co.]

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[ThePlashyBubbler]

New Cody ChesnuTT album is real good.

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[EyesWideOpen]

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[Derek]

Davis - There's a new Burger/Voigt collab out under the name of Mohn. Listening to it now and while it's no Las Vegas, it's pretty damn solid.

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[MadMan]

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"Its just you and me now, sport."

[Ivan Drago]

How can a lullaby be creepy but comforting at the same time? When Zooey Deschanel sings it.

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[Lucky]

How can a lullaby be creepy but comforting at the same time? When Zooey Deschanel sings it.

They should use this in the next Freddy Krueger remake.

[Lucky]

Rex, have you listened to Lana's new EP? This is my favorite track off of it...

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"My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola"

[D_Davis]

The new Orb album - probably the best thing they've done in over 10 years.

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[Russ]

Ha. Might have known that it's a radical remix of one of their most popular songs with Scratch assuming the Rickie Lee Jones role.

But, you are correct, it's very good.

[Dead & Messed Up]

It is poppy and easy and I can't get it out of my brain.

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[D_Davis]

Ha. Might have known that it's a radical remix of one of their most popular songs with Scratch assuming the Rickie Lee Jones role.

But, you are correct, it's very good.

Yeah - cool to hear the familiar tune. The whole album is fantastic.

[romantisaurusrex]

Rex, have you listened to Lana's new EP? This is my favorite track off of it...



"My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola"

I LOVE IT thanks for posting!

[amberlita]

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[Ivan Drago]

They should use this in the next Freddy Krueger remake.

It'd be perfect for the trailer.

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[EyesWideOpen]

Nas - Life is Good
Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives
The xx - xx

[kopello]

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It took me 2 or 3 listens to really appreciate the album but goddamn is it fantastic.

[Russ]

Slapp Happy & Faust - Casablanca Moon

What a wonderful song!

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[EvilShoe]

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One of my favorite bands for a while now. It's all about the last 3 albums.