Favorites from 2009 (so far)

Spencer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000

It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…

Phoenix MP3: “1901” MP3: “Lisztomania”

Dan Auerbach MP3: “When The Night Comes”

Grizzly Bear MP3: “Two Weeks”

Wilco MP3: “Solitaire” MP3: “One Wing” MP3: “I’ll Fight”

Quantic and His Combo Barbaro Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”

Andrew Bird MP3: “Oh No”

Franz Ferdinand MP3: “No You Girls”

Doves MP3: “Jetstream” MP3: “Kingdom of Rust”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs MP3: “Hysteric”

Black Crowes MP3: “I Ain’t Hiding”

White Rabbits MP3: “Percussion Gun”

K’naan MP3: “Take A Minute”

Manchester Orchestra MP3: “I’ve Got Friends”

Mocky MP3: “Birds Of A Feather”

Kutiman http://thru-you.com/

Black Moth Super Rainbow MP3: “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” MP3: “Twin Of Myself” MP3: “Fields Are Breathing”

Animal Collective MP3: “My Girls”

Matt and Kim MP3: “Daylight”

Silversun Pickups MP3: “Panic Switch”

Curumin MP3: “Compacto” MP3: “Salto No Vacuo Con Joelhada”

Emiliani Torrini MP3: “Me and Armini”

Zion I MP3: “Coastin”

Junior Boys MP3: “Parallel Lines”

General Elektriks MP3: “You Don’t Listen”

St Vincent MP3: “Strangers”

Coconut Records MP3: “Any Fun”

Matisyahu “One Day”

Method Man and Redman MP3: “A Yo”

Tosca MP3 Link: “Joe Si Ha” MP3: “Fondue”

The BPA MP3: “Toe Jam” MP3: “He’s Frank”

Bishop Allen MP3: “The Ancient Commonsense of Things”

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Newer acts:

Band of Skulls MP3 Link: “Death By Diamonds and Pearls” MP3: “I Know What I Am”

Empire of the Sun MP3: “Walking On A Dream”

One eskimO Link to listen: “Given Up” MP3: “Givin Up (Don Diablo remix)”

Nickel Eye MP3: “Brandy of the Damned featuring Wale (Mark Ronson remix)” MySpace link to listen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

Mayer Hawthorne MP3: “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Zee Avi MP3: “Bitter Heart” MP3: “The Story”

Passion Pit MP3: “Moth’s Wings” MP3 link: “The Reeling” MP3: “Little Secrets”

Fight From Above MP3: “Between The Curves”

Vosotros Presents: The Years MP3 link: “Lose My Number” MP3 link: “Heartbreaker”

Daniel Merriweather MP3: “Change” featuring Wale

The Big Pink MP3: “Velvet”

The Temper Trap MP3: Sweet Disposition

Thenewno2 MP3 link: “Yomp” MP3 link: “Give You Love” MP3: “Crazy Tuesday”

Asa MP3: “Jailer” MP3: “Subway”

The Very Best MP3: “Warm Heart of Africa”

St Motel MP3: “Dear Dictator”

Danny Chaimson MySpace link to listen: “This Is Life”

Hey Champ MP3: “Cold Dust Girl”

Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Productions MP3: “Wrong Prayer”

Asher Roth feat. Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom MP3: “Lion’s Roar” produced by Oren Yoel

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Mixtapes:

Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature

TiRon – Ketchup Miguel featuring TiRon – “Go”

Weekly Dose (3/1/09)

Spencer — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:59:05 +0000

First up is “The Prowl” and “Heartbroken In Despair” from Dan Auerbach’s debut solo album Keep It Hid. Auerbach is the guitarist/singer for The Black Keys. I’ve only heard a couple of the tracks from his new album and it they’ve all sounded great so I’m pretty anxious to check it all out. The last album he did was one of my favorites. If I was making a top 5 favorite albums of 2008 list, The Black Keys’ Attack & Releasewould definitely be on the list. But I don’t really make lists. Could be a good idea. The Prowl / Heartbroken In Disrepair

March 1 – Boston, MA @ Paradise March 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg March 3 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom March 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom March 6 – Chicago, IL @ Metro March 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue March 10 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox March 11 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom March 13 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s March 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

I’m not going to pretend like I’m a huge Depeche Mode fan because I’m not really. You could make the case that I haven’t listened to enough. There are some bands like Depeche Mode that I just haven’t taken the time to get into because I feel like so many people are already into them anyway. And I know it’s not their best material but I like the new single, “Wrong”. It’s a cool track and Wrong

- French pop rock… If you haven’t heard of Phoenix, I think their entry in Wikipedia might get your attention- “Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of Air’s “Kelly Watch the Stars” single. Soon after, Phoenix released their 2000 debut album United. The name Phoenix was officially chosen in 1996 when Laurent Brancowitz permanently joined the band after the end of the short-lived band Darlin’ he formed with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, who eventually became Daft Punk.” Check out Phoenix’s latest track- “1901? leaked/released earlier this week. 1901

Yikes! What happened to the Black Eyed Peas? I remember how I used to love singing along with, “We be fallin’ up/ Never fallin’ down/ Keep you at a higher level, elevated ground” or “That’s the joint/ That’s the jam/ Turn that shit up, and play it again”. Now it’s “Gotta get that boom, boom, boom” and I don’t feel comfortable singing that. But even if I did, it seems like Will.I.Am is directing the music away from hip hop and into hip pop club slop, and I don’t really like it. Check out their new single, “Boom Boom Pow” from the upcoming album E.N.D. If I was a DJ, I would play it. Probably just because I know people enjoy dancing to this but seriously, there’s a 80’s style auto-tune/vocoder thing everyone is doing and I’m not into it. Boom Boom Pow

CunninLynguists also had a new track leaked, “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”. Or maybe they actually released it. Not sure. Who knows anymore? I love the Katt WIlliams sample later in the track. These guys are pretty funny and Kno makes some amazing beats. This definitely isn’t their best work or even close to it, but it’s still an enjoyable track… especially if you’re already a fan. Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)

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Favorites from 2009 (so far)

Weekly Dose (3/1/09)