It looks like the new Swan Lake (Everybody's third favorite Spencer Krug project!) album is due in March. The tracklist looks a little like this, for those of you who are into song titles with no idea of what the song actually sounds like: * Spanish Gold, 2044 * Paper Lace * Heartswarm * Settle on Your Skin * Ballad of a Swan Lake, Or, Daniel's Song * Peace [...]
(This is just getting annoying. Blogger keeps taking down my posts, and I keep getting e-mails for posting mp3s. I think I'm going to take a break, find a new place to host, and then move... So again, a repost, no links) OK. My original plan was to put up a whole list of songs at once, and organize them in a Mix CD fashion. But, due to time constraints, this hasn't happened. (also - apologies for the lack of updates lately. Like I said, time constraints.) So, what I propose to do, is post the songs in [...]
OK. My original plan was to put up a whole list of songs at once, and organize them in a Mix CD fashion. But, due to time constraints, this hasn't happened. (also - apologies for the lack of updates lately. Like I said, time constraints.) So, what I propose to do, is post the songs in groups, and then at the end, hopefully put them in a zip file in a mix cd. How does that sound? Lovely. I know. I should also note that these are in no particular order, unless you consider the order of which [...]
(This is a re-post w/o links. The power's that be clearly didn't approve of my Kanye bashing and took down the whole thing.) OK... Remember that time like two weeks ago when I said I was quite enjoying winter? Yeah. That's done. It is very cold outside. But that's only the start of it. Something is clearly wrong with the heating ducts in my building, and there's this omnipresent howling noise. But not a howl, because it has no clear beginning or end. It just keeps going. It's like Kanye West is stuck in my walls with his [...]
OK... Remember that time like two weeks ago when I said I was quite enjoying winter? Yeah. That's done. It is very cold outside. But that's only the start of it. Something is clearly wrong with the heating ducts in my building, and there's this omnipresent howling noise. But not a howl, because it has no clear beginning or end. It just keeps going. It's like Kanye West is stuck in my walls with his auto-tune machine. I feel like a captive from Guantanamo Bay going through that Metallica in a dark room torture. Or something far less [...]
... we boogie. Ruth - Polaroid-Roman-Photo (From: BIPPP - French Synth Wave 1979-85 )
I was walking home from work and saw an old man with a guitar. He was sitting outside the abandoned YMCA, and his face was weathered and crusty, like three-day old mandarin orange peels. I sat down beside him and asked him to play me a song. As he began to strum, I recognized the chords, and told him so. "That's a lie!," he said... "I wrote this just this morning." I squinted, and asked him to repeat himself. "Just this morning, at dawn, as the sun rose over the North Saskatchewan," but his voice was full [...]
Up until today, I had largely ignored Beach House's Devotion , which came out way back in March. I gave it a couple cursory listens upon release, and then by and large forgot about it as the weather warmed, days grew longer, and Edmonton broke out of its wintery chill. Nights were spent on patios, and days were spent longing to be on said patios. This is not the setting for Beach House. But today (thanks to a nudge from Gorilla v. Bear's Best of 2008 list), I decided to revisit it, and it was perfect. The [...]
Now. Everyone has pet bands/albums. I have a few. This is allowed because I have a blog. If you don't, you're only allowed one. Deal with it. Anyways, the one I'm going to talk about on this particular day - one filled with snow and political strife - is Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque . I'm fascinated by this album for a number of reasons, but the foremost is I really have no idea why I like it so much. If I really listen to it objectively, it's by no means a great album, but I still love [...]
Here are some things I learned on the weekend: - John C. Reilly needs to sit down and watch Hard Eight and Magnolia. After doing this, he will hopefully remember that he is a very good actor and will stop wasting his time on moderately amusing movies like Walk Hard. - I am good at some things. De-boning a chicken thigh is not one of them. - Certain NFL broadcasters are able to distinguish time in 'literally nanoseconds'. While impressive, this talent probably be used for something more useful. I just can't think of what that is [...]
Now I realize that these days (and by 'these days' I mean since 2001) its very en vogue to knock any new Belle and Sebastian record for being having too many strings, too many horns, and too much production in general (as well as not enough Isobel Campbell). Of all these criticisms, only the last holds any weight. Isobel is amazing. But that's beside the point. You can't expect a band to write perfect bedroom pop about kissing your elbow forever. So that brings us to today's songs. First listen to Like Dylan in the Movies. Listen to the melody [...]
TV on the Radio are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands. Now, this shouldn't be anything shocking, as they've put out four brilliant records in the span of five some years. But still, there was always some reservation on my part that they may, to some extent, be a product of their producer (Dave Sitek, who made Scarlett Johansson's album good.) So when I saw them live a few months ago, I was a little worried about how things would translate - especially any material off of Return to Cookie Mountain, which seems especially reliant on studio work. What [...]
I am going to bed soon. So here's a song which makes me want to sleep. A Lullabye, if you will. As well as a random picture I took of a pagoda. I guess you could sleep in one of those. Sol Seppy - Enter One Edit: After re-looking at that picture, I almost feel like I should have posted a song by some Japanese Wilco cover band, which I don't actually know, but certainly exists.... See what I mean?
As it is late Sunday night, I am tired from the weekend, am absolutely intimated by the quality of writing at Said the Gramophone lately, and yet still feel obliged to post something to this blog, here are a collection of songs that will define the past weekend for me. None of them are for download. But I will let you try and piece together exactly what happened. And then I'll put up some songs that I've been listening to lately. Sounds good? OK. TotalEclipseoftheHeart.BorntoR un.AlloutofLove.BarbieGirl. StillDRE.Vindicated.Excursions .ItisWellWithMySoul. Confused? Yeah. Me too. [...]
Sometimes I think I would like to be a DJ. But not at a bar. At a pub. Or an alehouse. I would like to do this on Tuesday nights. I don't think my playlists would really work on a weekend, or on a Thursday, and Wednesdays don't seem right for some reason. Tuesday is perfect. People would reminisce about the weekend that passed. Stories would be told, and plans would be made for the coming Friday over bottles of Pilsner, or whatever the draught special is for that particular night. As the crowd thins out and handshakes are exchanged [...]
Not all related, however. Sometimes, I really like Spoon. Like - go an entire week where I only listen to Spoon. This, obviously, is one of those weeks. But, as far as anything new, there's not much I can post in terms of songs - so we'll do a rarity. That's what we do on blogs, right? New Songs and rarities? OK. Glad that's clear. This is from a set they did at Los Angeles' famed KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic. Spoon - The Beast and Dragon, Adored (Live @ KCRW) [...]
Some may read and wonder where the name of the blog comes from. Am I really that arrogant? Well, no. It's just that those who do wonder likely do not listen to the Silver Jews with any regularity. Which is a grave mistake. So let's fix it, shall we? The Silver Jews - Random Rules (From: American Water ) I've realized over the last few years, that its actually impossible for me to get sick of this song. Even though its the same four chords, the same melody, and the same brilliant Steven [...]
The Twilight Sad are a band I would like to see live, but will likely never get the chance as long as I live in Edmonton. If I went to see them I wouldn't wear ear plugs, even though I should, as I've read that they are very loud. It would stop my mind from wandering, as it often does. I would stare at the stage and secretly worry that every song I hear might be the last. The Twilight Sad - Cold Days From the Birdhouse (Live) [...]
I've gone back and forth on posting this song about three times. This is because I'm not sure if I like it. Because it's sneaky. And not 'sneaky good.' More like deceitful. It's by Noah and the Whale. First thought: "Band name contains two biblical references, albeit not combined in the proper context... they must be wholesome and honest." But they're not. They're tricky and they're liars. This song tries very hard to be small. The melody is simple, the instrumentation is fairly minimal, and the theme is simple, being about love. But, in all its efforts [...]
This seems appropriate considering Ohio took center stage last night. Sort of. I guess Barack Obama had center stage. And Virginia. And Indiana. But while everyone was watching those states do the softshoe under the limelight, Ohio did the ol' cut the sandbags from the roof routine and stole the show. So I give you the best of many songs featuring Ohio in the title. Damien Jurado - Ohio I can relate to this song in one way, as at my office I also have what's considered a [...]
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