March 2012
Most Beautiful Widow in Town
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse - Most Beautiful Widow in Town
Painbirds
Sparklehorse
More Sparklehorse for the cold weather. This one is titled, “Painbirds”. It’s my favorite.
Enjoy.
February 2012
Benediction
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Benediction
Demolished Thoughts
One of the nicest tracks on what was one of the more underrated albums of 2011.
Brown Hair in a Bird's Nest (Nervous Energies session)
Owen
Brown Hair in A Birds Nest - Owen
You know how my mind it drifts,
A small boat lost at sea.
Callowed and rutterless,
To say the least.
I swear, on my mothers gravy,
That I didn’t lie to you.
I was only, as usual, confusedone of my favorites
Clearly you know your stuff when it comes to anything and everything vinyl. I've been researching the fuck out of record players but it's all a foreign language to me. I can't even decipher the explanations. Ha. Anyway, I was wondering if you could recommend anything. Even though I know sound quality can be lost, I'm looking for something with (maybe) built-in speakers. Nothing too fancy or expensive. Any suggestions? Thanks bunches! :)
Haha you flatter me greatly, I’m still learning but I do know a lot and I’m very glad to help! I know what you mean by record player stuff being complex, I was completely lost at first too when I decided that I wanted to upgrade to a serious turntable after my initial cheap starter. It all depends upon your desired price range and we can talk about that more if you want. My Audio Technica LP120 ran at about $215 when I acquired it a year ago(and still currently runs at about $199 on Amazon), and while it does require a set of speakers(fortunately I had a pair of decent Bose handy) it’s not too difficult of a setup. I do recommend that model because I know it very well, it’s not at all hard to operate and the existing equipment on it has served me very faithfully(I haven’t needed to upgrade or replace a thing on it and it still sounds great to my ears). But again it depends on what you want to spend and whether you want to concern yourself with getting speakers if you don’t have some already in some way shape or form. Sound quality can be lost when they’re built in, but it’s not the end of the world and it does cut costs.
But by all means message me with more info on what your general parameters are(pricing, built in or external speakers), and I’d be happy to get you some more information and do some research. Anything to help ease your mind a bit and have you listening to some cool records in no time! :)
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys - The Hellcat Spangled Shalala
All The Rowboats
Regina Spektor - All The Rowboats
This song is from Regina’s upcoming album What We Saw From the Cheap Seats, which should be out this spring.
I know this is coming in May(though I wasn’t aware the single would drop today), so this is a pleasant surprise. After my first listen though, I’m on the fence. I know immediately it will probably divide her fans between those who love the more loose feel of her earlier albums(which I totally get) and those who haven’t minded her transition, but only the finished product will decide for sure.
I’m not sure if I like how “big” it feels, but at least that voice is always there. That’s a lovely point that fortunately never changes.
Typecast
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Typecast | Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Terrible Love (Alternate Version)
The National
The National - Terrible Love (Alternate Version).
“It takes an ocean not to break.”
Kinda digging the deluxe, alternate version than the original opening track on the album.
Road
Nick Drake
Nick Drake - Road
PINK MOON IS 40 YEARS OLD TODAY
I still want to find this on vinyl someday.
My Body Is a Cage
Arcade Fire
My Body is a Cage by Arcade Fire
Fuck this song and it’s perfection.
I wake up with this song in my head all the time for some reason. So good.
Listen
Cryin’ Won’t Make Me Stay (Busted)-The Black keys
From “The Big Come Up Demos”
Justin Townes Earle fans
http://airplaydirect.com/music/JTEarleNGCTWYFAMN/
Stream of the new album. Sounds amazing thus far.
Agreed, this is going to be worth the wait.
Stand By Me
John Lennon
John Lennon - Stand By Me - 1975
The Shining
Badly Drawn Boy
Just discovered this band tonight thanks to the English author Nick Hornby, and I highly suggest you give this song a listen.
If you want to sing out
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens — If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
http://soundcloud.com/robin-pecknold/
Anyone who’s a fan of the Fleet Foxes should go check out this link. I’m not sure what the exact story of this song is, but from all appearances it’s a new song he’s put out there solo?
It’s beautiful of course, and it comes as no surprise given how these songs he puts out from time to time are of the greatest quality. Very cool.
September Gurls
Big Star
Big Star - September Gurls
September gurls do so much
I was your butch and you were touched
I loved you well never mind
I’ve been crying all the time
December boys got it bad.
Disorder In The House
Warren Zevon
“Disorder in the House” by Warren Zevon
(Words/Music: Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon, Album: The Wind, Artemis 2003)
Warren Zevon Wednesday
“Disorder in the House” earned Zevon a postumous Grammy for best Rock Vocal Performance (Group or Duo) was from the album The Wind which also won a Grammy, this time for Best Contemporary Folk Album. He shared the Grammy with Bruce Springsteen who sings co-lead on the vocals and plays lead guitar (yes, that’s a Bruce Springsteen guitar solo). Springsteen was one of many guest artists on this, Zevon’s last, album as he recorded it while he knew he was dying of lung cancer. Other guests included long-time friends Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt (The Eagles), Tom Petty, Ry Cooder, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Billy Bob Thornton, and Dwight Yoakam - an impressive list of guests and testament to Zevon’s musical reputation.
And although Zevon is not thought of as a political songwriter, “Disorder in the House” is one of his most politcally charged songs as it is generally regarded as his not-too-thinly-veiled criticism of the Bush Administration.
Disorder in the house
The tub runneth over
Plaster’s falling down in pieces by the couch of pain
Disorder in the house
Time to duck and cover
Helicopters hover over rough terrain
Disorder in the house
Reptile wisdom
Zombies on the lawn staggering around
Disorder in the house
There’s a flaw in the system
And the fly in the ointment’s gonna bring the whole thing down
The floodgates are open
We’ve let the demons loose
The big guns have spoken
And we’ve fallen for the ruse
Disorder in the house
It’s a fate worse than fame
Even the Lhasa Apso seems to be ashamed
Disorder in the house
The doors are coming off the hinges
The earth will open and swallow up the real estate
I just got my paycheck
I’m gonna paint the whole town grey
Whether it’s a night in Paris or a Fresno matinee
It’s the home of the brave and the land of the free
Where the less you know the better off you’ll be
Disorder in the house
All bets are off
I’m sprawled across the davenport of despair
Disorder in the house
I’ll live with the losses
And watch the sundown through the portiere
A wonderfully written summary of one of my favorite songs off of this lovely album.
Born Alone
Wilco
Wilco - Born Alone
