Band names can be confusing at times (ex. You Say Party We Say Die!, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) and some bands have similar names (ex. Panda Bear, Grizzly Bear, Giant Bear, Bear Hands, Minus The Bear ). Which leads me to Ida and Idaho . Both have 2008 releases: Ida = Lover's Prayer – full length album recorded in Levon Helm's home studio; Idaho = The Forbidden EP ~ Alas : Special Edition – a double EP of remastered songs from ten years ago. Both have round things on [...]
Here's an appealing 10" EP from Idaho released on Fingerpaint Records in 1995. Four traditional Idaho rockers, plus three strangely haunting atmospheric "segues" that are throwaways worth keeping. "Juke Box" is the last song you'll want to hear before you pass out after a night imbibing your choice elixir. Warranting of a locked groove. Sample mp3: Idaho - The Worm Download all 7 songs here: http://www.zshare.net/download /64553865432cf8/
Today I give you some new Christmas songs + some older favourites. Let's start! The Swedish pling-plong orchestra Detektivbyrån has made their own version of "O Holy Night". The song was taped during a break in the recordings of Detektivbyrån's debutalbum, and as you can hear, the song definitely has the Detektivbyrån-plingplong sound... The song is hosted by the band, and will be available until the 1 of January 2008. Detektivbyrån - Oh Holy Night ...and I can't resist [...]
Alright, I gave in. I swore I wouldn't succumb to the Christmas mixtape pressures of the season. But alas, I am mereley a man of weakness. Enjoy. -- Capt. Obvious SIDE A 1. The Pixies - Holiday Song 2. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Cold White Christmas 3. Adam Acuragi - The Christmas Song 4. The Get Up Kids - Holiday 5. Jesse Malin - Xmas 6. Kevin [...]
And on the seventh day, your lord (that's me!) rested. It was a much needed rest, considering the week both began and ended with heavy alcohol consumption. Come to think of it, the flow of booze was fairly consistent this week. And all the while, Sari and Nicci (at least I think...) have not been totally put off by my debauchery yet. Those girls are real troopers! They even laugh at my jokes, sometimes! I think love them. As for Ilya...he's used to me by now. Now here's the music. RULES for uninitiated noobs [...]
I am already getting the feeling that the next four days are going to produce uninspired posts as I wrack my brain leading up to the annual Friday Top Ten of Halloween costumes. I'll try to be captivating and informative. Hopefully you'll bear with me as I struggle to be funny. So, what did I do last night, you ask? After staring into my empty refrigerator for an uncomfortably long time, I decided to forgo eating. What's one more night without dinner? Instead, I watched the Red Sox game and then Adult Swim. Between innings I worked through [...]
The "Days of the week" Theme Songs has reached its final post. It's Sunday, and I had no problems finding Sunday-songs at all. I guess musicians like the lazy Sundays, and we like the music they make. Here is the last of the "Days of the week" mixes: SUNDAY SONGS. Please comment if you like it, hate it or if you would like to add something. Thanks for listening. The songs will be online for one week only. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday [...]
I had planned to go home this week, likely very, very soon. You see, I am 4 hours away. I had work. Now I don't. I miss home. Especially when I'm broke. Unfortunately, my primary form of transportation has decided to break. I'm not sure what is wrong, but my Beloved struggles along sounding as if she has become a wheat mill. In honor of Georgia, my car, I present this weeks mixtape: 1 Dr. Dog
Idaho- Down in the Waves A gorgeous meditation on taking risks and jumping into the water, which is perfect for the beginning of that time of year in which diving into a cold swimming pool sounds enticing. ( buy ) The Incredible Moses Leroy- The Color of Sky The other morning I had been up all night and the first hints of mornign were beginning to [...]
More Idaho for you. Here are a couple of songs from their limited edition 10" EP "Bayonet" released on Fingerpaint Records in 1995. Mine is number 409, but I don't know how many were pressed. The vinyl version includes 3 tracks not on the CD version, but two of these are just atmospheric soundscapes (codename for "throwaways"). However, I really like Juke Box...it was recorded in 1990 when John Berry was still part of the band. It indeed sounds like a haunted jukebox. The A-side song "The Worm" is classic down-in-the-mouth-indie-rock-s tyle Idaho. So, eat your potatoes; see you next week. [...]
Jeff Martin has been Idaho for quite some time. Since 1992 in fact. I was 10 years old when he started making this beautiful music with a few friends as a studio project. As surprising as Idaho's longevity is that they actually flirted with a few moments of fleeting fame over the time. Critics have loved this band since its inception: Pitchfork (1997), Alternative Press (1995), Billboard Magazine (2001), The New Yorker (2000), and Village Voice (2006). Along with Red House Painters (Mark Kozalek), Martin pioneered the slowcore movement of the early '90s and somehow remains, a dinosaur [...]
Californian band Idaho - masterminded by Jeff Martin - has been a long time hidden favourite of mine. Although the band has been around for a 15 year period filled with critical acclaim, Idaho has never really shaken anything besides the inner circles of the sadcore scene. That is a real pity, so here it is: the full frontal attempt to break the sad, melodic chamber music of Idaho on this global reaching blog. Dig these gems from throughout the band's career ! Wondering the fields [...]
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