Audio Absinthe - Music » Yeah Yeah Yeahs http://audioabsinthe.com/blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Favorites from 2009 (so far) http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=1758 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”

]]> http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/feed/ 3 Weekly Dose (3/28/09) http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/03/weekly-dose-32809/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/03/weekly-dose-32809/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:10:40 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=746 Bishop Allen is Justin Rice (vocals & keyboards) and Christian Rudder (stringed instruments). Rice and Rudder are both Harvard graduates and they named the band after Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, MA.  They formed the band in 2003 and now have a couple of other members in the band (maybe for touring?).  Their sound is similar to Vampire Weekend and, since the members of both bands are Ivy League graduates, I think we could call their brand of music Ivy League rock. Bishop Allen – The Ancient Common Sense of Things

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Cause is a relatively unknown rapper from the Bronx.  He’s clearly got a lot of a talent but using a word like Cause as your name, a word that’s written so much, it might be harder for someone surfing the web to come across Cause.  Unless you know he calls himself New York’s finest – his myspace address is “myspace.com/causenewyorksfinest”.  His track “On The Run” is my favorite.  Cause raps over some kind of Al Green “I’m Glad You’re Mine” type hard hitting drums and the songs got a really catchy hook.  Cause has an odd combination of mainstream, more hardcore hip hop beats and underground tracks on his album but that what I kind of like that about the album.  To be honest, the album itself is not really anything special, but it’s definitely worth a listen.  Cause is someone to watch out for.  Thanks to Ushkow for showing me this one.  Also, whoever designed Cause’s official website is a genius.  The graffiti thing is awesome. Cause – On The Run

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I’ve been hearing Anya Marina‘s “Vertigo” on KCRW a lot and I’m kind of digging it.  I also like her track “Move You”.  ”Vertigo” has a soft and sweet, kind of playful sound but it’ the kind of song you usually hear on the soundtrack for family movies like Shrek 2.  ”Move You” kind of shows that Marina has a different kind of quality to her music than you would expect if you’ve only heard “Vertigo”. Anya Marina – Vertigo / Move You

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Here’s a new Silversun Pickups song called “Panic Switch”.  It’s from the LA based band’s album Swoon, which will be released on April 14th.  I like the sound of this a lot more than I expected so I’m really looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch

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I know this isn’t new at all but I really like this video for Rob Roy‘s “Fur In My Cap”.  Ethan Lader directed/edited it and he made a very creative, funny video that fits the song perfectly.  Thanks to Kenny for sending this one my way.  

Rob Roy – Fur In My Cap Rob Roy “Fur In My Cap” Director: Ethan Lader from ethandirector on Vimeo. _____  This is actually another great soft, sweet track that probably would work really well for a film.  It’s “Hysteric” and it’s from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album It’s Blitz (released on March 10).  I haven’t listen to enough of the album yet but I’ve only heard good things so I’m curious to check it all out…  Let me know what you think if you have it. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hysteric

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Flight of the Conchords is a hilarious TV show and band.  I wasn’t that impressed with the show this season but I liked the music from the New Zealand duo a lot.  Until this season, I never realized how much the songs all capture recognizable pieces of different eras of music.  This season really shows that Bret and Jermaine have become experts at writing that kind of music.  As a side note- a lot of people who love the show haven’t seen the movie Eagle VS Shark (starring Jermaine).  If you’re one of those people, you need to see that movie, it’s great.  

Flight of the Conchords You Don’t Have To Be A Prostitute / Bret’s Day / Fashion / I’ve Fallen In Love  I Told You I Was Freekie

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