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Photos : Shrinking Islands At Skylight 307

Photos : Shrinking Islands At Skylight 307 This past Friday was my first time at the cool new gallery performance space in Old City, Philadelphia, Skylight 307. Here's a few photos from the excellent show with Shrinking Islands , Heirloom and Ray Morin . [Photos courtesy of SInABox Camera ] Skylight 307 Shrinking Islands Shrinking [...]

Be There This Friday 9/25 For The Shrinking Islands Philadelphia Debut

Be There This Friday 9/25 For The Shrinking Islands Philadelphia Debut The Shrinkinng Islands at The Zeitgeist Gallery [Photo By Janice Lee] The jangly, intelligent sound of Cambridge, Massachusett's The Shrinking Islands has been a favorite here at Bag Of Songs ever since their excellent first album In The Black Carpet was released way back in 2006. This Friday marks their long awaited Philadelphia debut performance so be sure to get up off the sofa and out to see them. They'll be playing at Skylight 307 which is the cool new 2nd floor gallery space [...]
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:Blood rays
Link Text:The Shrinking Islands - Blood Rays
File Name:shrinkingislands - bloodrays.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:Swallowed in Grace
Link Text:The Shrinking Islands - Swallowed In Grace
File Name:09-Shrinking_Islands-Swallowed _In_Grace.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

Knocking Down Ten On A Saturday Afternoon

Knocking Down Ten On A Saturday Afternoon A mini-mixed bag of ten newish songs I've come across lately to soundtrack your Saturday afternoon. No special shoes required. Rock on. Of Montreal - The Kids Are Alright (The Who Cover) Nada Surf - See These Bones The New Whole Ususals - No Name Sally Foo Fighters - Band On The Run Josh Ritter - The River [...]
Artist:AA Bondy
Title:There's A Reason
Link Text:Josh Ritter - The River
File Name:aa_bondy_theres_a_reason.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Drug Rug
Title:Day I Die
Link Text:Drug Rug - Day I Day
File Name:DrugRug-DayIDie.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Foo Fighters
Title:Band On The Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
Link Text:Foo Fighters - Band On The Run
File Name:foos Band_On_The_Run_Paul_McCartney .mp3
Bitrate:269 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Nada Surf
Title:See These Bones
Link Text:Nada Surf - See These Bones
File Name:nadasurf-seetheseboness.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Of Montreal
Link Text:Of Montreal - The Kids Are Alright
File Name:Of Montreal -The Kids are Alright.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:PJ Harvey
Title:The Piano
Link Text:PJ Harvey The Piano
File Name:09-pj_harvey-the_piano.mp3
Bitrate:161 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Shrinking Islands
Title:The Slow-Moving Aftermath
Link Text:Shrinking Islands - The Slow-Moving Aftermath
File Name:03-The-Slow-Moving-Aftermath.m p3
Bitrate:200 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The New Whole Usuals
Title:No Name Sally
Link Text:The New Whole Ususals - No Name Sally
File Name:02NoNameSally.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Silver Seas
Title:The Country Life
Link Text:The Silver Seas - The Country Life
File Name:01 The Country Life.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

One Down, Many More To Go (No Radiohead Content)

One Down, Many More To Go (No Radiohead Content) Bag Of Songs turns one this week. Wow, has it been a whole year already ? Thanks for coming along for the ride, hopefully you heard something you liked, or made you laugh, or at least surprised you in some way. A very special thanks to all the artists who have been featured here and to all of the great friends I have made along the way that make it matter. Lot's more goodies still to come , stay tuned. Here's a mixed dozen of the amazing independent artists that have been featured here [...]
Artist:Birds.fled.from.me
Title:The Resisted
Link Text:Birds.Fled.From.Me - The Resisted
File Name:07-BirdsFledFromMe-The_Resiste d.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Bless 1
Title:Starving Artist
Link Text:Bless 1 - Starving Artist
File Name:06-Bless1-Starving_Artist.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:Chelsea Taube
Title:save my soul from the devil
Link Text:Chelsea Taube - Save My Soul From The Devil
File Name:01-Chelsea_Taube-Save_My_Soul_ From_The_Devil.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Creeping Weeds
Title:Billy Pilgrim
Link Text:Creeping Weeds - Billy Pilgrim
File Name:03-Creeping_Weeds-Billy_Pilgri m.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Desmond Reed
Link Text:Desmond Reed - New
File Name:10-Desmond_Reed-New.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Elliot Jack
Title:My Tongue In Vickie
Link Text:Elliot Jack - My Tongue In Vickie
File Name:05-Elliot_Jack-My_Tongue_In_Vi ckie.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Morgan Ryan
Link Text:Morgan Ryan - Hallelu
File Name:08-Morgan_Ryan-Hallelu.mp3
Bitrate:96 kbps
Artist:Saturna
Title:Pop Rocks
Link Text:Saturna - Pop Rocks
File Name:12-Saturna-Pop_Rocks.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The A-Sides
Title:A Florida Grove
Link Text:The A - Sides - A Florida Grove
File Name:04-The_A-Sides-A_Florida_Grove .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Celebrities
Title:East Coast Girls (no intro)
Link Text:The Celebrities - East Coast Girls
File Name:11-The_Celebrities-East_Coast_ Girls.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:Swallowed in Grace
Link Text:Shrinking Islands - Swallowed In Grace
File Name:09-Shrinking_Islands-Swallowed _In_Grace.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Swimmers
Title:Pocket Full of Gold
Link Text:The Swimmers - Pocket Full Of Gold
File Name:02-The_Swimmers-Pocket_Full_Of _Gold.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Top 25 Albums of 2006 11 to 25

Well it's finally here, after much debating and changing and rearranging my top 25 albums of 2006. Most likely it should be called favorite 25 as it's all subjective anyway, and if I did it again next week it would most likely change. I'm sure everyone will find something to agree or disgree with here, but these are the ones that spent the most time in my cd player.iPod,etc. They are the ones I enjoyed listening to the most. All in all it was a pretty good year for music. So, kick back and enjoy, add a comment if you [...]
Link Text:Clipse - Mr Me Too
File Name:03-clipse-mr_me_too_ft_pharrel l.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Link Text:Primal Scream - Dolls
File Name:08 Dolls.mp3
Link Text:Red Hot Chili Peppers - C'mon Girl
File Name:112_Cmon_Girl.mp3
Bitrate:191 kbps
Artist:Cold War Kids
Title:We Used To Vacation
Link Text:Cold War Kids - We Used To Vacation
File Name:01 We Used To Vacation.mp3
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:2006
Artist:Golden Smog
Title:5-22-02
Link Text:Golden Smog - 5-22-02
File Name:03 5-22-02.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:Jerry Lee Lewis
Title:18__with_Delaney_Bramlett_-_Lost_Highway
Link Text:Jerry Lee Lewis - Lost Highway (w/Delaney_Bramlett)
File Name:18__with_Delaney_Bramlett_-_Lo st_Hig.mp3
Artist:Lindsey Buckingham
Title:Show You How
Link Text:Lindsey Buckingham - Show You How
File Name:02. Show You How.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Genre:Pop
Year:2006
Artist:Lloyd Cole
Title:New York City Sunshine
Link Text:Lloyd Cole - New York City Sunshine
File Name:03-lloyd_cole--new_york_city_s unshine.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:Nellie McKay
Title:Mama And Me
Link Text:Nellie McKay - Mama and Me
File Name:21 Mama and Me.mp3
Genre:Other
Artist:Pearl Jam
Title:Army Reserve
Link Text:Pearl Jam - Army Reserve
File Name:Pearl Jam - Army Reserve.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Pernice Brothers
Title:Lightheaded
Link Text:The Pernice Brothers - Lightheaded
File Name:10 Lightheaded.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:2006
Artist:Soul Asylum
Title:crazy mixed up world
Link Text:Soul Asylum - Crazy Mixed Up World
File Name:03-soul_asylum-crazy_mixed_up_ world.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:The Blow
Title:Parentheses
Link Text:The Blow - Parentheses
File Name:The Blow - Parentheses.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:State Fair
Link Text:The Shrinking Islands - State Fair
File Name:shrinkingislands- 04 statefair.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:Wolfmother
Title:Woman
Link Text:Wolfmother - Woman
File Name:03 Woman.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Metal
Year:2006

50 Great Singles of 2006 Part 1 of 5

50 Great Singles of 2006 Part 1 of 5 Well it's that time of year again, make a list, check it twice, find out who... oh you know the rest. While I continue pondering over my choices for the best albums of 2006 I'd thought I'd give you some of my picks for the best singles, or should've been singles of the year. To avoid the typical ranked from worst to first I've sorted them by length from shortest to longest, because isn't a single really about the making the biggest impact in the least amount of time. So without further ado here's the first 10 songs [...]
Link Text:KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree 2:52
File Name:04 Black Horse & The Cherry Tree.mp3
Artist:Jerry Lee Lewis
Title:01__with_Jimmy_Page_-_Rock_And_Roll
Link Text:Jerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Page - Rock And Roll 2:14
File Name:01__with_Jimmy_Page_-_Rock_And _Roll.mp3
Artist:Lloyd Cole
Title:Antidepressant
Link Text:Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant 2:39
File Name:04-lloyd_cole--antidepressant. mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Matthew Sweet And Susanna Hoffs
Title:The Kids Are Alright
Link Text:Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs - The Kids Are Alright 2:48
File Name:09-matthew_sweet_and_susanna_h offs-the_kids_are_alright.mp3
Bitrate:229 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:Nada Surf
Link Text:Nada Surf - I Like What You Say 2:33
File Name:Nada Surf - I Like What You Say (web rip).mp3
Artist:Nellie McKay
Title:Pounce
Link Text:Nellie McKay - Pounce :59
File Name:22 Pounce.mp3
Artist:Pete Yorn
Title:The Good Advice
Link Text:Pete Yorn - The Good Advice 2:50
File Name:04 The Good Advice.mp3
Artist:The Blow
Title:Pile of Gold
Link Text:The Blow - Pile of Gold 2:12
File Name:TheBlow_KLP178_PileofGold_01.m p3
Bitrate:184 kbps
Genre:Pop
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:Swallowed in Grace
Link Text:The Shrinking Islands - Swallowed In Grace 2:38
File Name:shrinkingislands-06 swallowedingrace.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006

the murmur of crazy rhythms

Like a mist rolling through an early morning meadow the journey through the new album from The Shrinking Islands begins. Native Light is awash in cymbals and subtle guitar parts that set a perfect opening tone, just like the calm before the first light of day. Then the real trip begins, seven more songs filled with chiming guitars, melodic bass lines and earnest vocals interwoven into jangling pop gems. Wander through State Fair as the song slowly builds to a an alternating dance of guitar and bass counterpoints. Try not to sing along to my personal [...]
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:State Fair
Link Text:State Fair
File Name:04. State Fair.mp3
Year:2006

Antithetical criticism

Antithetical criticism State Fair - The Shrinking Islands Swallowed In Grace - The Shrinking Islands Allow me to point out the elephant in the room. Over there in the corner, a little dusty, musty and smelling of lower wolves, harborcoats, maps and legends and other jangly folk-rock artifacts after a good South Central rain. Yep, it's the sublime influence of early R.E.M and you can't miss [...]
Artist:R.E.M.
Title:Stumble
Link Text:Stumble
File Name:20 Stumble.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:1987
Artist:The Instances
Title:The Mist Covered Mountains Of Pittsburgh
Link Text:The Mist Covered Mountains of Pittsburgh
File Name:10 The Mist Covered Mountains Of Pit.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Other
Year:2006
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:State Fair
Link Text:State Fair
File Name:04 State Fair.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Pop Rock
Year:2006
Artist:The Shrinking Islands
Title:Swallowed In Grace
Link Text:Swallowed In Grace
File Name:05 Swallowed In Grace.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Pop Rock
Year:2006