Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
Live on Letterman. Nice.
20th Century Classical in Numbers
Crossover appeal.
Minimalism.
Philip Glass.
Steve Reich.
There woul be no ______ without these two.
Music for 18 Musicians: Sectio…
Music in Twelve Parts: Part VI…
If anyone wants to spend a few hours this weekend listening to this, let me know.
Happy Friday.
St. Vincent - Actor
Judging from the artwork, this record looks precious. Like annoyingly, saccharinely precious. Two steps twee of Belle and Sebastian.
Somehow, it’s not. Somehow, it’s really fucking good. It even rocks (in a refined, mannered, tasteful way).
Looking at the cover makes me feel like I’m going to get a scolding from Mary Poppins; listening to it doesn’t. Nice.
Baby Grandmothers
According to the internet:
“Baby Grandmothers were a Short-lived Swedish Band, but One of the Most Prolific and Unique Psychedelic, Modal, Experimental Power-trios to Emerge Out of the Scandinavian Psychedelic Underground-scene in 1967.”
A guy at Easy Street recommended them when we were talking about Lindstrom and Dungen. He says Dungen would not exist without Baby Grandmothers. I agree.
Heady shit. Start at the beginning.
Nigeria 70 - this made my day
Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos
First off: this is really diverse and could only broadly be described as funk. If you’ve ever wondered what was beyond Fela, here it is: sinewy, narcotic, and all kinds of interesting. This comp actually made me look up airfare to Lagos today….
First Listen: Fever Ray & Dan Deacon
Checked out two new albums today: Fever Ray’s Self Titled and Dan Deacon’s Bromst.
First impressions:
- Both are (almost) wholly electronic.
- Both are unique.
- Both create their own world. These are the kind of records you can get inside (and stay a while if you like).
Fever Ray:
- No one else really explores this kind of emotional territory.
- Austere, cold, stark, scary, and pretty.
- Not exactly a spring record, but i have to imagine this sounds great on a dark, stormy Saturday in December.
Dan Deacon:
- Always dense.
- Sometimes irritating (fucking chipmunk voices).
- Often sublime.
Cool shit. Happy Thursday. Go Blazers.
Update: Uncle Tupelo Twofer (Originals!)
Classics from The Carter Family and The Stooges. See post below for Uncle Tupelo cover versions.
No Depression In Heaven - The …
I Wanna Be Your Dog (Remastere…
Happy Wednesday.
Uncle Tupelo Twofer (Covers Version!)
Two disparate but equally awesome covers. Carter Family and Stooges. Nice.
Anti-Fidelity Four Pack
Four flavors of lo/no-fi.
Thought this whole scene is starting to feel a little stale (and I’m not sure how many more times p4k can dole out “Best New Music” for angsty kids w/4 tracks), I think these are catchy songs. Listen to ‘em and see one doesn’t stick.
Come Saturday - The Pains of B…
Trendy production (or lack thereof) aside, good tunes are good tunes.
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
If these two jams are any indication, the new Phoenix is going to be: 1) fucking rad 2) the soundtrack of the summer.
