If, for some reason, you're still checking out this site, you may have noticed our brand new domain name: either-or.net. We've also migrated to a faster and more stable server. All we need now is content, which I'm sure will come through. Eventually. Also, happy belated new year! Also, we're now using Disqus for commenting. Take THAT, spam robots!
If, for some reason, you're still checking out this site, you may have noticed our brand new domain name: either-or.net. We've also migrated to a faster and more stable server. All we need now is content, which I'm sure will come through. Eventually. Also, happy belated new year! Also, we're now using Disqus for commenting. Take THAT, spam robots!
I wrote about You Are Plural a few months ago and I'm already repeating them. However, it is a good thing! They have a new EP out and were kind enough to forward me a copy; much obliged, folks, much obliged. However, this isn't just a commercial cop out, as the new EP, No More continues the wonderful blend of eclectic pop found in their debut Hand it Over , but this time with a slightly harder edge. Perhaps I could say that it's rollicking? Anyhoo, do check it out on Bandcamp [...]
I wrote about You Are Plural a few months ago and I'm already repeating them. However, it is a good thing! They have a new EP out and were kind enough to forward me a copy! Much obliged, folks, much obliged. However, this isn't just a commercial cop out as the new EP, No More continues the wonderful blend of eclectic pop found in their self-titled release, but this time with a slightly harder edge. Perhaps I could say that it's rollicking? Anyhoo, do check it out on Bandcamp : free, full-track listens [...]
Howdy everyone Due to some recent, family-related matters, posts by myself may be highly sporadic for a little while. I do hope to come back soon with some great new music for you all, but for the time being, I will be a little distant. Cheers
Howdy everyone Due to some recent, family-related matters, posts by myself may be highly sporadic for a little while. I do hope to come back soon with some great new music for you all, but for the time being, I will be a little distant. Cheers
If there's anything I like as much as discovering new music, it's rediscovering music I forgot about. Sharing it is fun too! And what's even more fun that is free MP3s, whee! So anyway, Space Mtn! A great band from California. I posted Hovercraft back when I wrote about them 4 years ago, and it's just as good as it was then. I Die starts kinda boring, but turns into the most amazing thing ever at about 3 minutes in. I generally just listen to that last 80 seconds repeatedly and am grateful for it! Not [...]
After reading Ant's snarky post about me being a lazy jerkhole, I took it upon myself to write at least one post for you guys. It's not like I'm doing the hard work of making excellent music, anyway. Since I am indeed a lazy jerkhole, here is another lady that I've written about before, Sharon Van Etten . She has the kind of voice that sounds like it's been submerged in whiskey, and that is a great attribute for folky music. Her debut, Because I Was In Love , was a bit sparse, musically speaking, but her second [...]
...for four weeks. I shall be winging my way around the US of A in that time and will not have any time to do updates for you all. Not to worry though, we're not going away for good or anything. There shall be content as soon as I return (or rather, as soon as the jet lag is dealt with). Now, my comrade, Hugh, could come along right now and post his little kiester away, to completely remove the validity of this news post, but I doubt that'll happen! (*cough* Post some stuff, Hugh! *cough cough*) See [...]
So I've never heard of Danger Mouse or Daniele Luppi (and for the purposes of this post, I will assume you haven't either), but I'd wager a bet that you've heard of Norah Jones and Jack White? The latter of which being half of the White Stripes and the former being, well, Norah Jones? Perhaps that means you think you know what's coming, given that they have graced a couple of tracks with their vocal talents for the album Rome , but you'd be entirely wrong . Rome can be best be described [...]
It is time to bust open this place with a dose of rock infused pop stylings! I'm finding it a bit hard to get into a lot of pop these days, particularly what's coming out of the indie scene. To me, it feels like they're trying too hard to have this 'yeah, totally don't care and you're gonna hear about it' attitude, and it comes across as a little pretentious and over the top. Much like my writing. As such, it's really nice when you hear something and it just makes you bop your head, which is evidently the universal [...]
Now, eagle-eyed readers might realise that I've posted about She & Him before (that sentence is a bit optimistic because I'm not sure we have readers), but they've got a new album out now (well, it's been out for a while now) and Zooey Deschanel is so dang cute that I think I should write about them again. Also, you can't do anything about it - we're all about repeated content right now. Ok, enough frivolities. What I love about She & Him is that lovely old time feel to their tunes. With the follow up album, Volume [...]
Hey, I can't let Ant do all the writing or he will divorce me and in that particular scenario, he would likely get the kids. Wait, I don't want the kids... damnit. We've both mentioned the wondrous Neko Case on here before , but considering that was about 5 years ago, it is time to bring her up again. I'm not even giving you different songs than the ones we posted, because the ones we posted are so flippin' awesome that you don't need other ones. She has released another album in the meantime, but it wasn't [...]
I can't believe I've forgotten to post about these guys. Granted, their one and only album came out before this site even started, but that doesn't mean their music is outdated. Oh ho ho, far from it. Anyhoo, I figure it's time to bam things up a notch by presenting you with The Avalanches, an Australian hip-hop/electronic group. Their sole debut album, Since I Left You is a literal cacophony of old records, classic radio shows, and movie quotes, all jammed up with a dash of deck scratching to tie it all together. [...]
Now that Australia is snuggled under doonas and getting toasty by the heater, I find myself looking towards the warmer seasons. Isn't it always the case? In the scorching heat of summer, you can't imagine what winter is like, but you know you want it, and vice-versa in winter. Perhaps that's why I'm drawn to Triptides' recently released Tropical Dreams EP (which, incidently, was recorded in winter): it's the kind of music that you'd love to hear when that warm summer breeze comes a'callin' at a quiet, local beach. Ok, I will dispense with the [...]
There are times where you want to rock out till the sun comes up. There are other times where simple, pretty music is all you want to close out a rough day. You Are Plural are perfect for the latter situation, so fare be warned if you are looking for EXTREME EXCITEMENT with this post. Not to say that this boy + girl group are dreary. You Are Plural have some of the most soothing and soft tunes I've heard in ages. It's not really the type of music that you could listen to at any instance, but [...]
If you are a fan of The Decemberists, then you will also be a fan of The Builders & The Butchers . They are one of the best contemporary bands that plays traditional-style folk music that I've ever heard. If that is too many qualifiers for you, then they are one of the best bands to drop in my inbox this year. You might even say this band was all it took for me to get working on this blog again, and you might not even be a filthy liar when you say it. From Loch [...]
There was once a wise man who said, it is not the holidays without a holiday song from My First Earthquake. As you might imagine, that wise man is me. Their videos are as strangely enchanting as ever, and I will be sure to post last year's holiday song on Christmas. As always, you can download the song freely, so have at it! But watch the video first, because otherwise it is for naught! Holiday Sweaters - (MP3, 5.2 MB)
I am all about sentimentality at the moment, and finding the right tunes for said moments. I happened to stumble upon these plucky lads from an ad for play.create , a wonderful night of charitable events. Explosions in the Sky are an American instrumental group, specialising in just such music. Now, I'm not one for instrumental music, short of orchestral scores: I just find it to be rather dull. Explosions, however, are incredibly pleasing to the aural palette, which is probably the best I can say about them. I'm sure many won't really get what I'm digging [...]
If there is one thing that I don't like about most so-called "supergroups," it's that people focus on how cool it is that so-and-so's from various bands are now all in the same band, and competely ignore that their music is as inane and trite as it ever was. That's one of the reasons why I prefer bands who term themselves a "music collective," because they tend to focus on good music more than their invented popularity. With that, Learning Music is a music collective from Los Angeles that produces an album every month. While such a quantity [...]
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St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Official Video)
Lana Del Rey - Without You (Kill Paris Remix) [Dubstep]
Download: James Blake Live Album (Unofficial)
Miike Snow - “Paddling Out” Jacques Lu Cont Remix (MP3 Stream)
Iron & Wine and Patty Griffin
New single from Gemini Club
