I'm continuing to enjoy my explorations over at Rainbow Quartz. Here are some recent finds for you. Again, links are provided if you want to learn and hear more. The Jessica Fletchers - Come On (It's Only Nine) mp3 The Lackloves - Still Missing You mp3 The Singles - He Can Go, You Can't Stay mp3 The Shazam - On the Airwaves mp3 The Contrast - Perfect Disguise mp3 The Lovethugs - Babylon
Full disclosure: major Beatlemaniac here, okay? Their music is one of my most deeply cherished possessions. The joy from that music is unspeakable. In this I am one of tens of millions, which is not all that indie or nichy. So. During my prowlings one night a year or two ago, I came across a website called Beatlegs. Although I’m not down with site names that combine words in an oh-so-clever way,
I mentioned last week two music blogs I recently discovered that are particularly rich in excellent music: Coast is Clear and Hits in the Car. The two bloggers, Peter and stytzer respectively, are extremely generous and have been particularly helpful to this newbie, for which again I offer many thanks. Last week I posted songs I found at stytzer's HITC, "Simple Thing" by the Swedish group DAYS and
Guided by Voices - Everywhere With Helicopter If you like this song and want it, hit "End" on your keyboard to fly down to the bottom of this page. Once you've landed, hit "Page Up" once. It's waiting for you.
It has come to our attention that within the highly formalized world of music blogging, it is customary for a Newblogger to make a Mission Statement. I did not know this upon launch. I apologize for waiting one whole week before following protocol. Therefore, let the following be published to a candid world. Missions are nice. I’ve visited a few and have seen many others in pictures. Some are
I was so busy and so new to blogging last week, I was lucky those first few days to post even one song by a group. Watching Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake tell us about “Sparky’s Dream†on Saturday reminds me of another song, in which the fabulous Swedish Polarbears pay tribute to the great Scots. I’m posting that and one other free legal and encourage you to seek out the third at the
I enjoy prowling around record label websites. Here are some gleanings for the past couple of years from the great Sub Pop. If you like anything here, there's more where they came from. If you don't like anything here, there's more where they came from. Oh, and of course, if you're new to them I must warn you: if you do not want your life changed, do not under any circumstances listen to The
Super Furry Animals I was just about to retire when discovering a link to this one snapped me back to. One doesn't like to admit coming late to a group that's been around for awhile, but what the heck. I was immediately captured by these whimsical Welshmen when down in Austin in February for a Spoon concert (they were on t.v. at a friend's house). Read about them here. Practice your
Writing for allmusic, Stewart Mason describes this Austin, Texas band as "a brilliant fusion of the Beatles, Squeeze, Guided By Voices, and some less obvious influences." He goes on to say that "Cotton Mather are one of those rare power pop groups who transcend their inspirations to create powerful and original music of their own." Hotel Baltimore Lost My Motto (Millenium Chrome Version)
. . .to wit, our contribution to this hallowed eve. (Note to self: Reuse at Easter?) Thunderegg - The Envelope Pushes Back - What About (The Children) (Single Edit) mp3
First, a partial list of their cited influences: Apples in Stereo, The Beatles, Brendan Benson, Fountains of Wayne, The Kinks, Papas Fritas, The Posies, Teenage Fanclub, and XTC. Check, check, check, etcheckera, etcheckera, etcheckera. Their name? Hmmm. I'm not sure if they're advertising or mocking the challenges posed to small, local businesses by the Megalomarts of the world. Their music? You
"Minnesota" is one of the funnest words in the world to say, especially trying to get the "o" right. And that's where these guys and gals are from. Minneapolis, Minnesota. How do I know this? You'll be hearing some of their stablemates at Magic Marker Records, either on your own or with the assistance of your humble blogmeister, if, that is, you choose to click. Good hooch (another fun word to
The spelling contains an important clue. Find more here and here. The Favours - Magpie's Revenge - What's In It For Me? mp3
These Detroiters are new to my ken and quite pleasing. Among the many things I like about this song is the way they don't keep rushing back to the excellent chorus. Ether Aura - Crash - 6 Days Yesterday mp3
Matthew Sweet - Sick Of Myself A perfect song.
The Rainbow Quartz blurb says this Melbourne quintet melts "pieces of The Jesus Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pixies and My Bloody Valentine into their own controlled sound." Yeh. Run For Our Lives mp3
Their name was prophetic, their footprint small, but these Detroit rockers leave behind this perfect gem of power pop from their eponymous EP, along with the promise of a posthumous, downloadable full-length. May our paths cross again. Tiny Steps, we hardly knew ye. 1-3/3-4 mp3
Thanks to the consistently generous Alan at sixeyes for a couple of recent postings. This past Sunday (29 Oct) he provided a juicy list of songs from various EP's by The Shins, including the glorious "Sphagnum Esplanade." Sixeyes regularly posts a rich offering of excellent downloadable mp3s For our particular little niche here, I also gathered for your consideration songs Alan found at What's
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Well, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu -oooze MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Lighten up, people. Newbie here, mkay? Sheesh. Well, that was enervating. I’m drained. Totally spent. But with the iron discipline and undaunted, aggressive determination that made this country a worldbeater, I press on to the mark of the high calling of. . .blogging. I guess I really don’t have much to say now, so I’ll just
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Monday Music – 28 May 2012
Bison - Quill
