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January 29th, 2010
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So I am trying to get pumped to kick it off my weekend and I stumbled across the blog Sunset in Rear View. It is a pretty good site and I am grateful to them for reminding me of the joys of Ray LaMontagne. I was into his stuff during my early undergrad years as I was trying to romance freshmen girls in my dorm room, car, etc. This song put me in the kind of Van-Morrison-shot-of-whiskey mood. Enjoy!
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Artist: Ray LaMontagne
Song: You are the Best Thing.mp3 |
December 25th, 2009
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Artist: Vince Guaraldi Trio
Song: Skating.mp3
Album: A Charlie Brown Christmas |
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Artist: Vince Guaraldi Trio
Song: Christmas Is Coming.mp3
Album: A Charlie Brown Christmas |
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December 24th, 2009
 
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I was introduced to this song by my aunt when I was in high school, when I had a healthy obsession with the 60’s and 70’s British punk/mod/pop scene. The Creation, The Who, The Kinks etc. Every year I spend most of the holiday season ignoring the same old recycled Christmas music. Despite this single being from the tail end of The Kinks career, “Father Christmas” is one of the few Christmas songs I embrace. If/when Wes Anderson made a Christmas movie this would definitely be in the soundtrack. With its bratty lyrics, garage rock riffs, and dancey drums this single is really hard not to love. Merry Christmas Eve!
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Artist: The Kinks
Song: Father Christmas.mp3
Album: Come Dancing With the Kinks |
September 25th, 2009
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The Starseeds made some noise in the late 90s in Europe & America, having been called “the hottest import since Massive Attack.” The Vancouver duo Regina Dannhof and Alex McGowan have created an incredibly deep & transcendental gem with their 1998 release Parallel Life. This album is great if you’re able to listen to it from start to finish; just close your eyes and you’ll find yourself zoned out, lost in the lush & mystical, dream-like soundscapes of Parallel Life. Regina’s voice softly resonates throughout the record behind Alex’s fantastic fuzzy rhythms & bass lines. I can’t get enough of this album. |
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Artist: The Starseeds
Song: Parallel Life.mp3
Album: Parallel Life
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Artist: The Starseeds
Song: Timequakes.mp3 |
September 19th, 2009
100th Newdust Post!!
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Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Song: Radio Waves.mp3
Album: Dazzle Ships |
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Artist: Zapp
Song: Radio People.mp3
Album: The New Zapp IV U |
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September 10th, 2009
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Echo & The Bunnymen’s 1984 Ocean Rain is a beautifully dark & majestic album, well-crafted from start to finish. Recorded with a 35-piece orchestra, this is E & The B’s step away from their previous works’ heavier rock sound, with a much more delicate & atmospheric sound. |
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These guys have left an impression on many bands, the obvious being Arcade Fire. Listening to this album made me realize just how young and ignorant my earbuds are. When I first heard Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible a couple years back, I thought it was one of the most unique albums I had ever heard. That was true at the time, but only because I hadn’t heard Echo & The Bunnymen yet. Turns out they’ve been rockin’ that sound since the 80s. I looked into E & The B a while back and never actually gave them a solid listen. When I stumbled across an LP of Ocean Rain at a local Half Price Books, I had no choice but to buy it. It’s been called their strongest effort, with the single “The Killing Moon” admired as one of the band’s greatest songs. Here are my two favorites off the album.
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Artist: Echo & The Bunnymen
Song: Silver.mp3
Album: Ocean Rain
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Song: Nocturnal Me.mp3
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September 3rd, 2009
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Real Life is considered one of the first post-punk albums, and admired still today as one of the greatest. Released in 1978 (two months before The Cars debut), Real Life helped lay the blueprint for the many faces of punk & new wave rock. |
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Don’t you love it when you get a new roommate & he graces your dwelling with his extensive record collection? I know I do. Real Life was the first record out of his collection that I listened to. Honestly I didn’t expect too much from it, I thought the cover looked cool so I gave it a listen. This is one of those albums that you must listen to before you die. The fact that it was released in ‘78 is even more impressive. I can’t say I know too much about the roots of punk rock, but I’m sure that Real Life, with its heavy synth-lines & screaming sax, had to have been the first of its kind in the world of punk. It’s got this dark, sort of eerie vibe to it. If I ever decide to open a funhouse in a traveling carnival, I’d have this album on repeat blaring through the speakers. You’ll see what I mean. I can only imagine what it must have been like to see these guys live in their short-lived, 4-year run. Listen to this album if you get the chance; your ears will thank you.
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Artist: Magazine
Song: The Great Beautician In The Sky.mp3
Album: Real Life
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August 23rd, 2009
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Here’s something for all you attic dusters: it’s the first thumb-through of grandpa’s record collection (and you know he’s always full of surprises).
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Returning from Nashville in the late 1950’s its The Everly Brothers. In the golden age of Rock ‘n’ Roll these boys were a couple of pharaohs. Their unmistakable harmonies made them some of the most famous songwriters on both the Billboard and Country and Western charts, and along the way they provided hits for artists like Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the Beatles. Their tunes will make you want to grease back your hair and start wearing leather again. The Brothers Don and Phil Everly are definitely two guys you need to get familiar with because they set the stage for pop music as we know it with a string of hits that lasted into the seventies. And besides, when you’re playing your next game of music jeopardy you can score some points for best history lesson. Dig it!
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Artist: The Everly Brothers
Song: Cathy’s Clown.mp3
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August 22nd, 2009
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Back in April, Beck put out a reissue of his 1994 One Foot In The Grave, a freak-folk gem unlike any Beck album I’ve ever heard. The reissue is a double LP with 13 unreleased tracks. |
While rummaging through used vinyls at a local record shop, I noticed One Foot In The Grave over in the *NEW VINYLS* section. A suprisingly young-looking Beck stared back at me from the cover, daring me to give him a listen. I read the track list and headed up to the front counter to see if anyone knew anything about the record. I was warned of how strange & extremely different this album was than of any other Beck album. He basically begged me to give it a listen online first before purchasing it. Beck has never steered me wrong before, I love everything that he’s put out, so I decided to give One Foot In The Grave a shot. It was worth every penny.
A lot of the guitar work on this album reminds me of the dark & beautiful Sea Change, my favorite Beck album. In fact, track 17 on One Foot…, “It’s All In Your Mind,” was actually rewritten & released on Sea Change, nearly ten years later. Definitely pick up a copy of this LP. If you love Beck (and chances are, you do) you’ll love One Foot In The Grave, despite the fact that it is quite different than his other works. |
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Artist: Beck
Song: Mattress
Album: One Foot In The Grave LP reissue
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Song: Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods
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August 19th, 2009
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I was browsing through a friend’s rather large record collection recently, and I stumbled upon the gem Warsaw. Now for those of you who don’t know, Warsaw is the band that would become Joy Division, which in turn would become wildly successful(though not nearly as legendary or good) New Order. Warsaw changed their name to avoid confusion with the band Warsaw Pakt, and Joy Division became New Order after the now infamous death of lead singer Ian Curtis.
I had heard some tracks off of Joy Division’s Substance compilation that had been written in their early Warsaw days, but this was the first time I was coming in contact with the actual album that they recorded.
The Warsaw recordings are awesome because you get to see a glimpse of Joy Division without madman producer Martin Hannett guiding their sound. While Hannett is the one who delivered the signature Joy Division sound that would define the band, I find it much more intriguing to hear the band in their rawest form. These songs are much more punk, and without the glossy sheen of Hannett’s production the listener is really able enjoy the simplistically brilliant song writing.
Warsaw would never have achieved the semi-mainstream success that Joy Division has earned since Curtis’ death. Hannett really was a genius, and the Joy Division recordings are near perfect. Still, there is something just a little bit more dangerous about Warsaw, and that’s something worth getting excited about. |
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Artist: Warsaw
Song: Interzone.mp3
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Song: Transmission.mp3 |
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