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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 (5/28/09)

Spencer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:50:44 +0000

It’s not really May 28th right now but that’s when I wanted to post these songs. I went on vacation before I wrote anything for them but now I’m back… Wilco‘s new album, Wilco (The Album), is due on June 30th. A blog my friend showed me a couple of weeks ago showed me a link (here) back on May 13th so I was able to listen to a copy. I wasn’t immediately impressed as I was expecting, but the more I listened, the more I liked it. Now I think it’s great. These guys have something special and it really shines on this latest album. I might like Sky Blue Sky a little more but we’ll see what I’m saying in another few weeks. It really does seem like it gets better the more I listen though because I didn’t think it was that great when I first listened. I did say that I might come around with Wilco and this album, and I definitely have. MP3: Wilco (The Song)

Doves released their new album Kingdom of Rust in April 2009. I would describe their music as new wave, electronic rock but I’m sure the fans who have been listening to them since the early 90′s would want to describe them a little differently. Their song “Jetstream” is one of my favorite tracks of this year and the album is great. Thanks go to Scott S who, aside from introducing them to me in the post he wrote a while back, also recommended the new album to me. MP3: Doves – Jetstream

Zion I‘s debut album Mind Over Matter was released back in 2000 and I’ve been paying attention ever since. On May 26th, Zion I released Don’t Lose Your Head – EP and The Takeover (Bonus Edition). The EP is 5 tracks, 4 of those 5 are versions of “Don’t Lose Your Head” which was originally released in 2007 on a Too Short and Friends album. The Takeover was released 5 months ago and now they’re rereleasing it with a music video of one of the songs added at the end. Whatever the story behind these re-releases is, I still like Mind Over Matter, a lot. MP3: Zion I featuring Brother Ali – Caged Bird MP3: Zion I featuring Too Short – Don’t Lose Your Head

From The Post Punk Archives

Scott S — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:41:09 +0000

- Posted by Scott S -

Today it seems many of us are quick to catch on to anything with an old sound. This is the natural proclivity for nostalgia that the human ear contains and it’s great. But it seems like every other act that comes out is doing their best to sound like a 70’s postpunk band. It’s a trend and it will pass and the emulations will pointed in another direction, but while the current climate of rock music is on the subject, take a second and check out some of these actual post punk bands/songs. (for those who may not know, Post Punk was the era of music that came after Punk and just before New Wave, Post Punk embodies many traits from both genres)

- Venus by Television (Go here to play the song in it’s entirety - Click here to view album in iTunes) Featured as the second cut off Television’s 1977 debut album Marquee Moon. Tom Verlaines wonderfully awkward vocal style is enough to make any hipster put down their Clap Your Hands Say Yeah CD and pickup Marquee Moon. Venus contains all the essential elements of post punk: Punk rock roots using driving guitars, but new wave pop sensibilities. Venus is simply one track off Marquee Moon worth hearing. The whole record is great.

Shot By Both Sides by Magazine Formed by ex-buzzcocks co-founder Howard Devoto, Magazine only existed for three years but put out some phenomenal material in this time. Appearing on Magazine’s 1978 debut album Real Life, Shot By Both Sides is a borderline surf rock tune. The guitar lines hark back to Dick Dale but the music is post punk at its finest. As a manchester band, Magazine was perfectly in keeping with the scene. They can at times sound like Joy Division but slightly lighter. Magazine remain one of the best kept secrets of the Manchester movement (see the film 24 Hour Party People), however having been covered by the likes of Radiohead and Morrissey, Magazine’s fusion of avant garde pop, punk, and new wave has not gone unnoticed.

Black and White Town by Doves While not a traditional post punk band, Doves hails from the 80’s manchester scene which makes them good enough candidates. Formed in 1985 Doves started as a punkinfluenced, New Wave Dance band. However in 1995 they disbanded. Luckily 1998 saw Doves reborn as a new band. Maintaining the same lineup throughout their career, Doves released Some Cities in 2005 to widely praised critical acclaim. The first single was Black and White town. Mixing a driving 60’s piano hook with punk rock guitars, and a catchy melody, Doves melds all sorts of styles on Some Cities, and more than once brings punk and new wave together in the tradition of Post Punk. Most definitely a record worth checking out.