Music & Musings

Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach The End) Yes, I am delinquent....

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:55 -0600

Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach The End)

Yes, I am delinquent. Remember when I said I would post 3 tracks a week? Maybe I mean’t 3 tracks a month. Although I don’t think I am hitting that even. Sorry! I love those of you that are sticking with me even more because of it. ;)

So, here is Surfer Blood. Indie surf rock with hints of Vampire Weekend and lots of reverb.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:53:31 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:20:57 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6):

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Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo Totally slacking I know. Hopefully...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:38:40 -0600

Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo

Totally slacking I know. Hopefully this sweet Beach House track will make it up to you. Props to my buddy Jake at http://blip.fm/jccunningham

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:12:39 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29):

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Florence & The Machine - You’ve Got The Love (The XX...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:28:37 -0600

Florence & The Machine - You’ve Got The Love (The XX Remix)

This song started blasting after The XX finished their set on Sunday. I don’t know if I have ever heard a song related to the band play immediately after their set? It worked. Good remix.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:11 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:51:07 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15):

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Figurines - The Wonder Sam gave me this Figurines album a couple...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:45:06 -0600

Figurines - The Wonder

Sam gave me this Figurines album a couple years ago, a couple years after it was released (2005). Unfortunately I never took the time to check it out until this year. The whole album is solid, my favorites are a couple fast tracks with a great sound (this being one). Maybe it’s time I check out their 2007 release… ;)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:48 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8):

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Yeasayer - Ambling Alp Ambling Alp has been on the top of the...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:44:38 -0600

Yeasayer - Ambling Alp

Ambling Alp has been on the top of the http://wearehunted.com charts for a while and is growing on me. Supposedly you can get a free download from http://www.amblingalp.com/ but I was not able to get it to work.

The Rural Alberta Advantage - In The Summertime (acoustic) The...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:16 -0600

The Rural Alberta Advantage - In The Summertime (acoustic)

The RAA makes beautiful music, even stripped down. Come see them with me in December at Bottom of the Hill (which will be my third The RAA show this year!). Thanks Bijan for sharing.

bijan:

In The Summertime - The Rural Alberta Advantage (acoustic)

Discovered this acoustic version on the hype machine this morning. Just what I needed.

White Rabbits - They Done Wrong, We Done Wrong I have been...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:55 -0600

White Rabbits - They Done Wrong, We Done Wrong

I have been sitting on White Rabbits’ album for I have no idea how many months. Subconsciously I must not have been able to believe I had room for another “rabbit” band. It turns out that I do. A few spins in and “It’s Frightening” (really, “frighten” and “rabbit”?? :) is really good. Some of it reminds me of Spoon and how much I hope they have a new album soon. But all in all it is a really good album. Enjoy…

Jookabox - You Cried Me This is pretty rad. I have high hopes...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:44 -0600

Jookabox - You Cried Me

This is pretty rad. I have high hopes for the rest of the album (which I am about to dig into with some Ito En Green and too many emails).

fred-wilson:

You Cried Me - Jookabox

this marks the end of the hip hop run we were on here at fredwilson.fm

i think we’ll see a continued uptick in the amount of hip hop being posted, but it’s not going to be everyday like it was last week

this is some serious awesomeness i came upon this morning at we are hunted

this is a guy named David Adamson from Indianapolis Indiana who calls his band Jookabox.

Beirut - Scenic World I finally saw Beirut for the first time at...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:39:41 -0600

Beirut - Scenic World

I finally saw Beirut for the first time at Treasure Island Fest (thanks Frankie & Shelby for the ticket!). Their set was incredible “Scenic World” was one of the highlights.

bijan:

Scenic World - Beirut

I love this band.

Megafaun - The Process So much good folk this year....

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:46:45 -0500

Megafaun - The Process

So much good folk this year. Megafaun’s “Gather Form and Fly” keeps growing on me.

Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance Darker. Louder. Angry....

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:32:32 -0500

Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance

Darker. Louder. Angry. Pretty epic compared to the fun, folky songs that introduced me to M&S. Impressed with their range.

Mumford & Sons - I Gave You All I have been waiting for...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:35:00 -0500

Mumford & Sons - I Gave You All

I have been waiting for Mumford & Son’s first LP for months and I finally got a copy last week. For days I have been trying to decide which songs to post. What a pleasurable problem. I can’t decide, so I will post two. Some of the new songs are darker. It’s different but I like it. Less banjo folky but still very M&S. More epic and more complicated (compositionally and emotionally). Enjoy…

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe PJ fell off my radar after Ten and...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:31:11 -0500

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe

PJ fell off my radar after Ten and Versus. 2007’s “Into The Wild” OST reintroduced me to Eddie Vedder and got me back into listening to PJ. There are lots of things I like about the new PJ album, but I am glad a little bit of Eddie’s solo work found its way in too.

Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can’t See Land This track is...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:32:00 -0500

Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can’t See Land

This track is growing on me but I am a little fearful in anticipation of the new Frightened Rabbit. I loved the last one way too much and they probably won’t be able to live up to my hopes and dreams for album #3. We will see…

fred-wilson:

Swim Until You Can’t See Land - Frightened Rabbit

new Frightened Rabbit. very nice. can’t wait for the new record.