Part 1 of our discussion of the best of the year, wherein Dan and Jordan discuss their favourite albums, and Jordan also lists his favourite songs. Sean's favourite songs of 2006 to follow tomorrow. Jordan | Dan --- BY JORDAN: The world's population can be divided into two distinct groups: List People and The Others. There was a movie made about The Others starring Nicole Kidman as (spoiler alert) one of them, and the philosopher and cultural critic Edward Said wrote a great deal about Others. Anyway, I am one of them. Lists bring me no pleasure. I remember as [...]
1.Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming Spencer Krug "snake's" the number 1 spot! Mp3: Empty Threats of Little Lord 2.Islands - Return to the Sea "Islands Are Forever" at the top of my list. Mp3: Jogging Gorgeous Summer 3.Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies This Year Destroyer became the thing that I loved Mp3: Painter in Your Pocket 4.Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope [...]
In the marginally uninteresting world of music blogging, December is really the only quiet time of year: PR firms and labels are largely done sending out new releases until January, and bloggers (who seem to perpetually remain in college) are prepping for semester exams. There's just not a lot going on. Except for year end lists. We realize that Wolf Notes is a day old, but we assure you we've done a lot of thinking in that day. What follows after the jump is our assessment of the year in music, with [...]
Do you trust your gut? Are your first impressions usually correct? Or do you second-guess yourself until you can't make a decision to save your life? I think you probably already know which camp I belong to. I overthink everything. In fact, one of the few things I know definitively about myself is that I can't trust my first impressions. (Except when it comes to taking tests. I am a very good test taker, for whatever reason.) In certain areas of life, this isn't such a bad quality to have. [...]
Here is a brand new track from Frog Eyes . You know, one third of the apparent holy trinity that is Swan Lake. I may sound a bit unjust in saying this, but my favorite songwriter out of the three is Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer. Sure, Dan Bejar's songwriting may be considered some of the most talented from a Canadian artist in several years based on sheer brilliance, but Mercer's muddled and varied musical approach usually hits all the right spots for me. I've met many people who cringe at the thought of listening to Frog Eyes (usually the [...]
Sunset Rubdown - We Got Broken Eyes In 1950 the ruling Socialist Unity Party in the Democratic Republic of Germany demolished what remained of the war-torn Berlin Stadtschloss - the palace of the old monarchy. In its place they built a colossal amalgamation of glass and metal, a construction designed to legitimise themselves in the city which for so long had been the base of German Empire, of one kind or another. The Palast der Republik ( Palace of the Republic ) was more than just a house of parliament, it was a statement designed [...]
Canadian artists are such affable folks... the indie rock scene from up North reads like a parade of collaborations. The New Pornographers , Broken Social Scene , Stars , The Dears , Apostle of Hustle , and whatever band Spencer Krug is playing in. The latest has Krug ( Wolf Parade , Sunset Rubdown ) with longtime friend Carey Mercer ( Frog Eyes ) and Dan Bejar ( Destroyer ,) in the supergroup Swan Lake . While touring Europe to promote Destroyer's 2004 album Your Blues , Bejar employed Mercer [...]
1) The Veils - Jesus For The Jugular from Nux Vomica [ Buy it ] 2) Mariee Sioux - Buried In Teeth from A Bundled Bundle of Bundles [ Buy it ] 3) Oneida - Run Through Your Hair from The Wedding [ Buy it ] 4) The Magic Numbers - [...]
*We Have The Facts and We're Voting So, you may have noticed a lack of decent and/or up to date blogging from me, and that's because I've been quite busy. I've been hard at work with the Washington State Democrats doorbelling for a week, getting people to vote, seeing the governor and senator speak, and rubbing shoulders with a few other politicians. It was hard, monotonous, and boring, but in the end, it was a lot of fun, in a painful sort of way. It didn't help we've had a good 5 days straight [...]
This is the day we have all been waiting for; the Midterm Elections are finally upon us. If there is one thing that you all need to do today it is to lock yourself in one of those cardboard containers with the makeshift curtain and vote for all those things that you think will better the society we live. Even if you don’t know what to vote for, at least go and vote for the things that you do
Elmgreen & Dragset - Coupled (2001) If gay people get married, where will it end? Coupled Dollys will certainly ruin our country's ability to move heavy objects. If you live in Wisconsin and no one has told you which way to vote yet, the following tracks sing in a choir about how An Indie Wisconsin Votes [...]
I have been listening to my collection of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade songs, rejoicing in the yelps and yodels of Spencer Krug. Is there anything Spencer Krug touches that isn't gold? Oh yeah...Frog Eyes. But other than that, Mr. Krug has been blessing the world with soul crushingly good music from bands such as Swan Lake, Sunset Rubdown, and of course, Wolf Parade . Sample some of the strange wonderments below. sunset rubdown: stadiums and shrines from shut up i am dreaming [...]
Youn's "New Planet" - circa 1921 Each track comes highly recommended with the RSL sticker of approval. Skeleton Key - Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos Three Colours - Sunset Rubdown I'm in No Mood - Fiery Furnaces Romanata - Ecstatic Sunshine [...]
Its Halloween! So here is the two scariest songs ever listened to by man. Of course one of the coolest bands in the world, The Unicorns! performing Haunted House live because, well thats just how they did it. And Sunset Rubdown's song Swimming, scary piano. It will make you stay in Happy Valley (Provo, Utah) this Halloween. Swimming by Sunset Rubdown Haunted House (Live, Scary!) by the Unicorns!
Sunce dolazi iza oblaka... Jutarnja playlista: Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming (2006) Psapp - The Only Thing I Ever Wanted (2006) Sunset Rubdown - Stadiums and Shrines II (mp3) Psapp - The Words (mp3)
Seeing as how there is an 80% chance of rain in my geographic location today, I took a little time to compile some of my current favorite songs that are rain-related. I have done this type of compilation once before and many of my friends seemed to enjoy it, and I think that the songs that I chose this time around are even better than my first attempt. All of the songs have titles that have something to do with rain or water, except for the final track "Farewell Transmission" by Songs: Ohia , but since chances [...]
Here is 10 amazing melodic hook,definetly you'll fall in love after several spin.The point of preparing this list is all of them is underground,so you can discover new tunes which are just my recommendation.It's hard to find these songs so please give them a listen,so they make you very happy because they need to be discovered.If you love these lists then mention about them to your friends.MM
For those of you who saw the title of this post and thought, "wow, sounds like a great mashup" Im sorry, I dont have one to offer. Rather its a decision for those of us in the Cincinnati area today as both Joseph Arthur and Sunset Rubdown are playing. Arthur takes the stage tonight in support of his recently released gem, Nuclear Daydream, which we spoke about here , at the 20th Century Theatre in Oakley. Sunset Rubdown, the solo project of Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade fame, [...]
really quickly about swan lake , since they've already been posted about so much on the internets--they are a bit of an indie "supergroup" comprised of dan bejar , spencer krug , and carey mercer ; and their full-length debut, entitled beast moans , will be released by jagjaguwar records on november 21st. i've taken a particular liking to the spencer krug-penned song "all fires" because of these verses: "there was a flood a world of water the mason's wife swam for her daughter [...]
Fall is upon us and September is coming to an end. Fortunately, good music continues to find its way through the region. The week starts off with the beats of Ladytron and CSS finding their way to the 9:30 Club on Monday Night. Tuesday brings Kansas City's The New Tragedies to The Sidebar. Yo La Tengo support their brand new album at the 9:30 Club. Wednesday night is kind of crazy around
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