# It's that time again: What new music have you gotten recently? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 5, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384 "2009-05-05T03:25:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/21 "2009-05-07T05:12:57Z")
I just recently discovered Mongolian throat-singer Okna Tsahan Zam; his vocal abilities are completely amazing. As far as I can tell he only has one album, [Shaman Voices: A Journey In The Steppe](http://www.amazon.com/Shaman-voices-journey-steppe/dp/B0014EO688/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1241672624&sr=8-1), available on Amazon, but only by download. Definitely worth checking out; his style is strangely enchanting, and forms just one more testament to the incredibly diverse musical power of the human voice. [The song in this YouTube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw), “Edjin Duun,” is probably my favorite, and that video was also how I first encountered Zam’s music. The video is pretty awesome in itself; it records the traditional Mongolian practice of hunting wolves using golden eagles. :eek: ETA: You can also preview other tracks in the “Shaman Voices” album [here](http://www.deezer.com/en/okna-tsahan-zam/shaman-voices-a-journey-in-the-steppe-A43087.html). ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/22 "2009-05-07T14:54:32Z")
This is great timing, since I know I’ll be getting an iTunes card for Mother’s Day, and I need new music to listen to! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/23 "2009-05-07T14:58:33Z")
Also got a chance last night to listen to Crocodile’s new album, Summer Of Hate. It is one of my favorite albums of the year thus far. Try “I Wanna Kill” from here: [http://stereogum.com/archives/band-to-watch/band-to-watch-crocodiles\_054901.html](http://stereogum.com/archives/band-to-watch/band-to-watch-crocodiles_054901.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/24 "2009-05-07T15:54:13Z")
Lunch Money’s _Dizzy_. After I heard it on NPR I had to buy it now but because it was on NPR buying it directly from the band would take several weeks due to backlog, and I had just gotten broadband so they are the first band I bought online. (That album is basically alternative kids’ music, I wouldn’t blink twice if they opened for They Might Be Giants even though all of the songs are firmly in the kids music camp. Their first album is more traditional folky-kids music but what ties it together is the great trip-hoppy singing.) I also bought _Five Years Time_ by Noah and the Whale, and again, I am glad for online music purchasing as I listened to samples of their other songs and I’m glad I could buy only that one for a dollar (and it didn’t SUX! lol) But despite that song was the only one I wanted I still literally have it on repeat on my Windows Media Player after a couple straight days of play. (It’s the cowbell at the end that makes me want to keep playing it over and over.) Today or tomorrow I also have to get some stuff by the Alkaline Trio. I am seeing them in concert this Saturday and I want to be prepared: I have literally never heard anything by them. I am seeing them for the band playing with them, Saves the Day, and the only thing I know about the Alkaline Trio is that Hotwater Music covered their song Radio, which is apparently a big concert hit so at least I will be able to rock out to that thius Saturday even if I don’t buy any more of their stuff. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/25 "2009-05-07T16:00:51Z")
Amadou and Mariam. I heard about them on NPR. [Sabali](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KhFv1qJcao) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/26 "2009-05-07T16:12:03Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > Hi Aesiron - I remember you from the old VALIS board. > > My daughter has this one & its great. I didn’t know anyone other than **Mood** and me were (still) here from VALIS, but I remember you as well, and am both pleased to see you and to hear of your daughter’s excellent taste in music. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/27 "2009-05-07T21:58:07Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I just got the most recent Lordi album, Deadache. This is the band that sponsered and appeared in the strange horror movie **Dark Floors** last year, right? Impressively ugly costumes! Now I want Slipknot to be monsters in a movie. **Hunter Hawk** , yes to Tegan and Sara; I think I may even have mentioned their cover of “when you were mine” in the covers thread. The radio stations I used to listen to took a real shine to “Walking With a Ghost” and I’ve heard quite a bit of their music since then. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/28 "2009-05-07T22:51:28Z")
I am a 30 year old straight male… and I love the eff out of Lady GaGa. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/29 "2009-05-07T22:55:14Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I didn’t know anyone other than **Mood** and me were (still) here from VALIS, but I remember you as well, and am both pleased to see you and to hear of your daughter’s excellent taste in music. I joined here ages ago, made about 3 posts then it went paid membership. Since I hadn’t posted much I didn’t pay. Big mistake! I stopped coming since I couldn’t join in but started lurking a few months before it was free again. Anyway the last CD I bought was then end of last year. NZ band \*\*Op shop’s \*\ ***Second Hand Planet**. I also saw them in concert on the Winery Tours over here & they sound every bit as good live as they do on disc. ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/30 "2009-05-08T17:33:33Z")
I haven’t bought any music in a long while but I’m listening to Amanda Palmer online, and the Raconteurs (Jack Black’s band) and Cat Palmer on an episode of Austin City Limits that luckily I dvr’ed. Raconteur’s cover of Bang Bang is my latest earworm, and I have a platonic girl-crush on Cat Powers, I want to be her. She has a great cover of Satisfaction, plus some stunning originals. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/31 "2009-05-08T17:43:50Z")
After seeing them on SNL, I’ve totally jumped on the **Phoenix** bandwagon. Awesome, awesome band. Well-crafted & energetic pop songs, perfect for summer. I’m also checking out \*\*Bob Dylan’s \*\*new album. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/32 "2009-05-08T17:52:04Z")
[Stabat Akish](http://www.waysidemusic.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=TZ%208064) - fantastic jazz-chamber-prog ensemble led by double bassist Maxime Delporte. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/33 "2009-05-08T18:19:36Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > This is the band that sponsered and appeared in the strange horror movie **Dark Floors** last year, right? Impressively ugly costumes! That’s them. I really want to see that movie. Seems interesting. (And judging by the trailers, they seem to have made Lordi’s wings a bit more impressive.) Their costumes are, indeed pretty awesome, although it looks like they’ll never really perfect Kita’s mask. (The drummer, with the head that looks like a cross between a crab and a grain thresher.) ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/34 "2009-05-08T18:23:23Z")
My two most recent music purchases are Gavin Castleton’s “Home” and Neko Case’s “Middle Cyclone”. Both are excellent but I’ve been listening to Home constantly since I got it. Probably one of the best cds I’ve heard in ages. And it has zombies in it. ---
**Author:** ![Enniaunus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@Enniaunus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enniaunus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/35 "2009-05-08T18:56:10Z")
I’ve recently acquired _Dark Was the Night,_ a compilation album benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an HIV/AIDS awareness group. A million and one indie acts contributed either original tracks or covers- Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, Beirut, Iron and Wine, The Decemberists, etc. ad nauseum. Cat Power lends a great version of “Amazing Grace”. If you’re a fan of indie music at all, it’s definitely worth a purchase. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/36 "2009-05-08T20:11:25Z")
> [@Enniaunus](#): > > I’ve recently acquired _Dark Was the Night,_ a compilation album benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an HIV/AIDS awareness group. A million and one indie acts contributed either original tracks or covers- Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, Beirut, Iron and Wine, The Decemberists, etc. ad nauseum. Cat Power lends a great version of “Amazing Grace”. > > If you’re a fan of indie music at all, it’s definitely worth a purchase. I’ve been listening to that a lot lately, too. In fact, that compilation introduced me to Bon Iver, which led me to pick up _For Emma, Forever Ago_, which is excellent. ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/37 "2009-05-08T20:28:03Z")
I’ve bought and enjoyed a few of the discs already mentioned, including **The Decemberists** , **Yeah Yeah Yeahs** and especially **Neko Case**. Do reissues count? I recently bought the special edition of **Elvis Costello** ’s “This Year’s Model”, and the remastered special editions of **Radiohead** ’s “The Bends” and “OK Computer”. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/38 "2009-05-08T21:10:50Z")
Three new (well, new to me, anyway) albums - Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman - _Song X_ Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden - _Beyond the Missouri Sky_ Adele - _19_ (the deluxe version that includes 10 tracks recorded live at Hotel Cafe) I’ve heard bits of _Song X_ before, but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to listen to it over and over. Love it, love it, love it. I’m less enthusiastic about _Beyond the Missouri Sky_. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy Metheny’s work, but I prefer John Abercrombie’s body of work. _Beyond the Missouri Sky_ is a little too New Age-y for my tastes, and has me wishing that John Abercrombie or Ralph Towner would show up and shake things up a little. Adele - the songwriting, the voice, the playing are all really great. I’m enthusiastically digging into this album. Only one difficulty - I hate the sound of her guitar. Everything is recorded with the Piezo pick-up quacking, spracking and farting away. It’s like some of those Joe Pass albums where the playing is spectacular, but it sounds like he just grabbed whatever was handy at the pawn shop and wailed. She’s a grown-up, and I’m assuming she has the power to tell somebody about the sound she’d like, so I have to accept that it’s what she’s after. Makes me grind my teeth, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/39 "2009-05-08T21:43:32Z")
I haven’t gotten anything from them yet, but yesterday after seeing a video by Silversun Pickups [“Panic Switch”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8fugqFn9Q) and watching a few of their videos on YouTube, I put their albums on my Amazon Wish List for my upcoming birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384/40 "2009-05-08T21:51:06Z")
I just got a bunch of mp3s of [Be Your Own Pet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_your_own_pet). Alas, it appears that this group is now broken up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-what-new-music-have-you-gotten-recently/495384.md?page=3)