04/24/11
This song has always made me smile. I agree, Miller tastes so bad. Then again Joe Queer, Bud isn't too great either.
The Queers - I Only Drink Bud
Saturday, April 30, 2011
M. Ward - Helicopter
04/23/11
Yeah, yeah...there was another M. Ward track a week or two ago. I still need to stick to my own rules, so that song was the best for the day. So it goes, so it goes.
M. Ward - Helicopter
Yeah, yeah...there was another M. Ward track a week or two ago. I still need to stick to my own rules, so that song was the best for the day. So it goes, so it goes.
M. Ward - Helicopter
I'm From Barcelona - Can See Miles
4/22/11
YouTube doesn't have a posting for this. I trust you. You can find the song somewhere.
"Don't let them get to you."
YouTube doesn't have a posting for this. I trust you. You can find the song somewhere.
"Don't let them get to you."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Ryan Adams - To Be Young
Terrible error. Rancid - Bob is not the song of the day. That spot goes to Ryan Adams. Sing along.
"Oh one day when you're lookin back, you were young and man you were sad." Yep, thanks for the perspective Mr. Adams. Now, you need to make an album as good as Heartbreaker again and you'll be a superhero.
Ryan Adams - To Be Young
"Oh one day when you're lookin back, you were young and man you were sad." Yep, thanks for the perspective Mr. Adams. Now, you need to make an album as good as Heartbreaker again and you'll be a superhero.
Ryan Adams - To Be Young
Rancid - Bob
If it hadn't been 2am, I would have thought I was consistently mishearing the song. Nope. It's just that sloppy of a cover. It sounded a lot like the last time I heard NOFX slobbering all over a microphone.
Rancid - Bob
Rancid - Bob
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
04/19/11
Mixed up the dates with 04/18/11. I tell you, blog reader, because I'm certain you want precision.
This was a very near tie, but the video the YouTube poster made to go with the song made it pull in a nose ahead of several other songs. Good song for a rainy drive getting lost in a town where I should know where I'm going at 2am. Oh, perhaps that would make that a song for Tuesday and not Monday. Time to stop typing.
Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
Mixed up the dates with 04/18/11. I tell you, blog reader, because I'm certain you want precision.
This was a very near tie, but the video the YouTube poster made to go with the song made it pull in a nose ahead of several other songs. Good song for a rainy drive getting lost in a town where I should know where I'm going at 2am. Oh, perhaps that would make that a song for Tuesday and not Monday. Time to stop typing.
Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #2
04/18/11
Nothing will ever top this song from the Cohen songbook.
"that was called love for the workers in song."
Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #2
Nothing will ever top this song from the Cohen songbook.
"that was called love for the workers in song."
Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #2
Monday, April 18, 2011
M. Ward - I'll Be Yr Bird
04/17/2011
Coming across a song like this makes me reconsider not following up on more music from a performer. I have kept this on my iPod for years, along with "Helicopter," but I have never looked for more music beyond the one album I have. I think that will change tomorrow.
It's nice to find a video on YouTube that someone did more for than just inserting a picture of the album; curious that she's billed as "hot clown."
"I'm the tiger you never had. I'm not the first hit when you got it bad. I'm not your second. I'm not your third, but I'll be your bird."
M. Ward - I'll Be yr Bird
Coming across a song like this makes me reconsider not following up on more music from a performer. I have kept this on my iPod for years, along with "Helicopter," but I have never looked for more music beyond the one album I have. I think that will change tomorrow.
It's nice to find a video on YouTube that someone did more for than just inserting a picture of the album; curious that she's billed as "hot clown."
"I'm the tiger you never had. I'm not the first hit when you got it bad. I'm not your second. I'm not your third, but I'll be your bird."
M. Ward - I'll Be yr Bird
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wolf Parade - Shine a Light
4/15/11
It's a long ride in traffic on a road that is closed up ahead for no apparent reason.
"Some folks float and some are buried alive
With our little boots, we built another world
Gonna chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain to the light
That's fine our blood is alive."
It's a long ride in traffic on a road that is closed up ahead for no apparent reason.
"Some folks float and some are buried alive
With our little boots, we built another world
Gonna chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain to the light
That's fine our blood is alive."
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Thermals - Pillar of Salt
Another band that I first heard after an impulse purchase at Newbury Comics on a snowy Boston night several years ago. Within two weeks of buying the album, I received two mix cds that had their songs on them, which was a nice coincidence.
The Thermals came at the break of a lull I found with music lacking the exuberance that I remembered from years prior. So much that I was finding seemed passive or indifferent, missing the intensity of feeling that I needed to hear.
"We don't carry dead weight long."
Spiderbait - Black Betty
04/13/11
I have no idea how I ever first stumbled upon Spiderbait. Also, I have no idea what it is with Australians and this song.
Black Betty seems to be a few different things depending on the intentions of the performer. Whip, vehicle, and a wedding race to a bottle of whiskey...perhaps it's the whiskey race, leading to the vehicle that takes you to prison, where you are then whipped is the progression of getting to know Black Betty. I don't pretend to have done any research on my own for the list of possible definitions; wikipedia helped my laziness with that one.
Bam ba lam!
Spiderbait - Black Betty
I have no idea how I ever first stumbled upon Spiderbait. Also, I have no idea what it is with Australians and this song.
Black Betty seems to be a few different things depending on the intentions of the performer. Whip, vehicle, and a wedding race to a bottle of whiskey...perhaps it's the whiskey race, leading to the vehicle that takes you to prison, where you are then whipped is the progression of getting to know Black Betty. I don't pretend to have done any research on my own for the list of possible definitions; wikipedia helped my laziness with that one.
Bam ba lam!
Spiderbait - Black Betty
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Hot Water Music - Turnstile
"I must always remember: there's no point in surrender."
Unless it's time for sleeping, then hell yes, surrender away.
Hot Water Music - Turnstile
Unless it's time for sleeping, then hell yes, surrender away.
Hot Water Music - Turnstile
Monday, April 11, 2011
Mike Doughty - Fort Hood
The borrowing of the chorus from Hair, a musical that I found incredibly boring, initially irritated me a lot. Each time I heard the song, it grew on me. There are a few great moments, and some parts seem to reference the general themes of Hair, which weren't bad.
Even the not so exciting Doughty releases are something I look forward to. Recording with Dave Matthews was nauseating, but hey, if that brought him a bigger audience, good for him.
Mike Doughty - Fort Hood
"You should be getting stoned with a prom-dressed girl; you should still believe in an endless world."
Even the not so exciting Doughty releases are something I look forward to. Recording with Dave Matthews was nauseating, but hey, if that brought him a bigger audience, good for him.
Mike Doughty - Fort Hood
"You should be getting stoned with a prom-dressed girl; you should still believe in an endless world."
Get Up Kids - Campfire Kansas
04/10/11
This song and two others are all that remains from The Get Up Kids that I won't skip past when it comes up on random. Perhaps there's just a point where much music from years ago should just stay with those years.
"Never trust a man with food, change of clothes, and a drink in his hand."
Get Up Kids - Campfire Kansas
This song and two others are all that remains from The Get Up Kids that I won't skip past when it comes up on random. Perhaps there's just a point where much music from years ago should just stay with those years.
"Never trust a man with food, change of clothes, and a drink in his hand."
Get Up Kids - Campfire Kansas
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee
Song for 4/9/11
I really liked the first two albums from Architecture In Helsinki, but I'm not sure what to think about the newest. This song stood out, but I don't think the album overall was that enjoyable. It's too clean and processed, and it doesn't have the playfulness of the previous albums.
Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee
I really liked the first two albums from Architecture In Helsinki, but I'm not sure what to think about the newest. This song stood out, but I don't think the album overall was that enjoyable. It's too clean and processed, and it doesn't have the playfulness of the previous albums.
Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee
Friday, April 8, 2011
Caithlin De Marrais - Carefully
It has been more than five years since I have heard new music from Caithlin De Marrais, formerly of Rainer Maria. I was expecting more from this solo album, but five years plus of expectation is a hard thing to match.
It isn't much like Rainer Maria: quiet and forward looking, it was good for a rainy morning. Since I've also picked up another Rainer Maria survivor's solo album, I wouldn't be too surprised if one of his tracks sneaks in at some point in the next week or so.
Caithlin De Marrais - Carefully
It isn't much like Rainer Maria: quiet and forward looking, it was good for a rainy morning. Since I've also picked up another Rainer Maria survivor's solo album, I wouldn't be too surprised if one of his tracks sneaks in at some point in the next week or so.
Caithlin De Marrais - Carefully
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Imaginary Cities - Temporary Resident
As the day ticked over into the 7th, I picked up this album. Travel, travel, still trying to find the rest and recover part. I hope my next trip back to LA involves much less use of crosstown buses.
"I'm just a temporary resident, looking out my window. I'll be home again."
I like this version of the song better than the album version.
Imaginary Cities - Temporary Resident
"I'm just a temporary resident, looking out my window. I'll be home again."
I like this version of the song better than the album version.
Imaginary Cities - Temporary Resident
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Neko Case - People Got a Lot of Nerve
Finally current.
I mixed up this post with yesterday's, although that doesn't matter a whole lot. There was no dodging this song this week apparently. I just spoke about this song with a friend the other day, heard it Monday while on the way back to Chicago, then heard it over the store speakers while sitting in Starbucks.
It made my 15 minutes of peace while in between jobs for the day much better.
It does seem that another recurring theme among the Songs of 2011 is that via randomness, they stalk me until I admit that they should have already been represented. Very true.
"They walked over the ocean
And their dreams they dreamed awake
Until the lights grew dim
Until the cop cars came."
I mixed up this post with yesterday's, although that doesn't matter a whole lot. There was no dodging this song this week apparently. I just spoke about this song with a friend the other day, heard it Monday while on the way back to Chicago, then heard it over the store speakers while sitting in Starbucks.
It made my 15 minutes of peace while in between jobs for the day much better.
It does seem that another recurring theme among the Songs of 2011 is that via randomness, they stalk me until I admit that they should have already been represented. Very true.
"They walked over the ocean
And their dreams they dreamed awake
Until the lights grew dim
Until the cop cars came."
Arthur Alexander - In the Middle of It All
4/5/11
I love the piano.
I stumbled upon this song after the third jump from a link to a song I looked up. The first thing I thought of, after the greatness of the piano, was the Dismemberment Plan line from The Ice of Boston:
"Oh Gladys, girl I love you, but oh: get a life!"
I empathize, Arthur, really, but all I had tonight for this is a big shrug. Better to be in the middle of it all than buried underneath it.
Arthur Alexander - In the Middle of It All
I love the piano.
I stumbled upon this song after the third jump from a link to a song I looked up. The first thing I thought of, after the greatness of the piano, was the Dismemberment Plan line from The Ice of Boston:
"Oh Gladys, girl I love you, but oh: get a life!"
I empathize, Arthur, really, but all I had tonight for this is a big shrug. Better to be in the middle of it all than buried underneath it.
Arthur Alexander - In the Middle of It All
Junior Walker - Way Back Home
4/4/11
Coincidentally, I was on my way back home when I heard this song. I got a nice nap in before getting to LAX on the Big Blue Bus. I didn't find any honeysuckle growing on a backyard fence though.
Junior Walker - Way Back Home
Coincidentally, I was on my way back home when I heard this song. I got a nice nap in before getting to LAX on the Big Blue Bus. I didn't find any honeysuckle growing on a backyard fence though.
Junior Walker - Way Back Home
The Lawrence Arms - The Redness In the West
4/3/11
At this point of my week in Los Angeles, my hand is swollen to twice its normal size from some spider bite. I'm tired from riding the bus all night. I'm tired from a week of walking hours a day. I'm looking forward to sleeping off the Benadryl, having a drink on a rooftop with California's jewel, Saint Monica, and can't wait to put my bags down and collapse.
A good week on all accounts.
The Lawrence Arms - The Redness In the West
"The last goodbye is simple and true."
Not the greatest recording, true. The other posts don't seem to have survived youtube.
At this point of my week in Los Angeles, my hand is swollen to twice its normal size from some spider bite. I'm tired from riding the bus all night. I'm tired from a week of walking hours a day. I'm looking forward to sleeping off the Benadryl, having a drink on a rooftop with California's jewel, Saint Monica, and can't wait to put my bags down and collapse.
A good week on all accounts.
The Lawrence Arms - The Redness In the West
"The last goodbye is simple and true."
Not the greatest recording, true. The other posts don't seem to have survived youtube.
Forgetters - The Night Accelerates
4/2/11
It seems that this EP is making a really strong showing this year. Oh well, I'm running with whatever I hear that day that goes the best for that day.
Forgetters - The Night Accelerates
This song reminds me of a rewritten Accident Prone that hides the melancholy by speeding relentlessly onward.
"The mind is a battlefield
But the heart is a surgeon
And we are between them
And we are uncertain"
Move past the uncertainty.
It seems that this EP is making a really strong showing this year. Oh well, I'm running with whatever I hear that day that goes the best for that day.
Forgetters - The Night Accelerates
This song reminds me of a rewritten Accident Prone that hides the melancholy by speeding relentlessly onward.
"The mind is a battlefield
But the heart is a surgeon
And we are between them
And we are uncertain"
Move past the uncertainty.
The Blow - Parentheses
4/1/11
I hadn't heard this song for a really long time after a harddrive disaster. I may have listened to this song four times in a row on the 1st. That's it, no story this time. Cheers to the other bus riders who gave me weird looks for smiling and nodding along.
The Blow - Parentheses
"If something in the deli aisle makes you cry, of course I'll put my arm around you and walk you outside."
I hadn't heard this song for a really long time after a harddrive disaster. I may have listened to this song four times in a row on the 1st. That's it, no story this time. Cheers to the other bus riders who gave me weird looks for smiling and nodding along.
The Blow - Parentheses
"If something in the deli aisle makes you cry, of course I'll put my arm around you and walk you outside."
Standard Fare - Nuit Avec Une Ami
3/31/11
Nodding off on a crosstown bus, I got really excited thinking this was the beginning of one of those innumerable Kinsella tracks ranging from Cap'n Jazz to whatever he's doing these days. Then, I got the great surprise of the playful back and forth of Standard Fare. I had never heard of Standard Fare before a recommendation of my friend Cheryl a few months ago.
"Would it be wrong if I didn't go along with it?"
No, not at all. Not at all. However, 'let's not and say we did' is worth cringing at.
Standard Fare - Nuit Avec Une Ami
Nodding off on a crosstown bus, I got really excited thinking this was the beginning of one of those innumerable Kinsella tracks ranging from Cap'n Jazz to whatever he's doing these days. Then, I got the great surprise of the playful back and forth of Standard Fare. I had never heard of Standard Fare before a recommendation of my friend Cheryl a few months ago.
"Would it be wrong if I didn't go along with it?"
No, not at all. Not at all. However, 'let's not and say we did' is worth cringing at.
Standard Fare - Nuit Avec Une Ami
Eels - What's a Fella Gotta Do
3/30/11
I like this song a lot as one of the more hopeful Eels songs (at least once you deal with the grit before the chorus), and it was prescient as I walked in a door that led to a really long, great conversation. Much, much better than the long walk through skid row, from Union Station, at night.
Yes, if you've read more than three posts from the blog you probably know this: I don't care how depressing a song sounds, there's a gap. That's where the sunlight gets in.
The sunlight comes in three brief lines:
"What I'd like
After close inspection
Is for you to look in my direction"
and that light can be bright.
Eels - What's a Fella Gotta Do
I like this song a lot as one of the more hopeful Eels songs (at least once you deal with the grit before the chorus), and it was prescient as I walked in a door that led to a really long, great conversation. Much, much better than the long walk through skid row, from Union Station, at night.
Yes, if you've read more than three posts from the blog you probably know this: I don't care how depressing a song sounds, there's a gap. That's where the sunlight gets in.
The sunlight comes in three brief lines:
"What I'd like
After close inspection
Is for you to look in my direction"
and that light can be bright.
Eels - What's a Fella Gotta Do
Belle and Sebastian - This is Just a Modern Rock Song
3/29/11
This is another point where the lyrics strike hard after spacing out and picking the song for the day. Yeah, it's B&S, shoegazing, self-deprecating, etc. etc.
Oh, well, it's chosen, launched!
Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just a Modern Rock Song
This is just a modern rock song,
This is just a tender affair,
I count "three, four" and then we start to slow,
Because a song has got to stop somewhere.
This is another point where the lyrics strike hard after spacing out and picking the song for the day. Yeah, it's B&S, shoegazing, self-deprecating, etc. etc.
Oh, well, it's chosen, launched!
Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just a Modern Rock Song
This is just a modern rock song,
This is just a tender affair,
I count "three, four" and then we start to slow,
Because a song has got to stop somewhere.
Mirah - Don't Die In Me
Song for 3/28/11
I suppose that having both the remix and original of this song coming up from a full random of 20k songs was the first sign that this song would make the top spot for the day.
Next, it's Mirah.
Lastly:
"Now here's an apple with a tougher skin
While you've got your pretty scales and fins you say
See all the things that i can do
So perfectly my body grew."
Mirah - Don't Die In Me
I suppose that having both the remix and original of this song coming up from a full random of 20k songs was the first sign that this song would make the top spot for the day.
Next, it's Mirah.
Lastly:
"Now here's an apple with a tougher skin
While you've got your pretty scales and fins you say
See all the things that i can do
So perfectly my body grew."
Mirah - Don't Die In Me
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tegan & Sara - Come On Kids
Hey! A Tegan & Sara song that doesn't pull on your shirtsleeve to tell you things are bad!
Song for 3/27
"We've got cities to visit; we've got trees to live in."
Tegan & Sara - Come On Kids
Song for 3/27
"We've got cities to visit; we've got trees to live in."
Tegan & Sara - Come On Kids
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