#5 Modest Mouse – 3rd Planet Album: The Moon & Antarctica Year: 2000 The Moon & Antarctica is the second indie album that I ever put on and listened to start to finish. I didn’t want to get up and walk away for fear that it would vanish, turning out to be a tantalizing dream. [Read Full Post...]
And the Oscar for Best Weekly Subfeature In A Supporting Role By A Newcomer To The Field Of Music Blogging (we’ve all got to have dreams, so fuck off) goes to… New Music Monday! New music from James Mercer of The Shins and Broken Bells, AND from Ugly Casanova, the solo project of Isaac Brock of [Read Full Post...]
#30 Young Folks – Peter Bjorn & John Album: Writer’s Block Year: 2006 I have just learned (thanks, Wikipedia!) that the tune of the whistling featured in “Young Folks” is actually something called the “Oriental Riff,” a longstanding sonic cue used more recognizably in “Turning Japanese,” by The Vapors. The Oriental Riff usually indicates a [Read Full Post...]
#35 The Arcade Fire – Intervention Album: Neon Bible Year: 2007 The Arcade Fire set the bar extremely high after debut full-length Funeral. When follow-up Neon Bible emerged, I was intrigued by opener “Black Mirror,” pleased by “Keep The Car Running”, and accepted a quiet moment on the title track. When track four rolled around, [Read Full Post...]
The second of four posts unveiling my favorite songs of the past year, with a few words to honor each. I’d love for you to post any of your own favorite songs in the “comments” section. Note that each song on my lists has a link to an MP3 download/stream option via Box.Net, a very [Read Full Post...]
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