Bree Sharp - A Cheap and Evil Girl (1999)
Dan Bern - s/t (1997)
The Little Willies - s/t (2006)
v/a - Spring '96 Full House (1996)
The Kleptones - Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots (2003)
Here are mine…
Mark Sultan - The Sultanic Verses
Southern Culture on the Skids - Countrypolitan Favorites
The Dukes of Hamburg - Some Folks
Jay Reatard - Blood Visions
Roger Miller - Greatest Hits
Don’t make fun of me, but I’ve been really in Feist’s new-ish album The Reminder.
Here’s the links to a couple of YouTube music vids:
My 5:
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[li]Wilco -Sky Blue Sky (I think I’m the 4th or so to post this one)[/li][li]Neko Case: Fox Confessor… (am I #2 on this one?)[/li][li]Jose Gonzales: One guy, an acoustic guitar, and shades of Nick Drake. Way good.[/li][li]Under the Covers vol 1 (Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet): So sue me![/li][li]The Shins: Phantom Limb (is that the album title?)[/li][li]Son Volt: Straightaways (I have to write that per my posting name)[/li][/ol]
If I could recommend only one…Jose Gonzales…I’m really getting into his vibe.
-Cem
She’s a great artist, no need to be ashamed for liking her. Besides, she has humble roots in a Beloved Indie Band, so a lot of hipsters give her a pass.
This month’s obsessions:
The Arcade Fire-- the early album I think just called “Arcade Fire”
MIA --Piracy Funds Terrorism
Interpol-- Turn on the Bright Lights
Built to Spill-- Keep it Like a Secret
X-- Wild Gift. Ancient, but I just discovered X and it’s all swell.
And the first Franz Ferdinand album.
And TV on the Radio.
And the Buzzcocks. . .
Hey ZebraShaSha, thanks for sticking up for the Feist love, I think she’s brilliant too.
Good pick also with Jens Lekman and I would also recommend his other work. Nice Myspace link too BTW.
Others to listen out for (just for starters):
Ben Kweller (just saw him live and he was excellent)
Midlake (check out Young Bride in particular)
Sarah Blasko (check out Planet New Year in particular)
Wonderful suggestion. He is amazing!
Brendon Small
In no particular order, since I’m listening to my WMP on shuffle more than albums per se:
Hearts of Oak, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
*Katy Lied, Steely Dan
*Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Coheed and Cambria
*Worlds Apart, …and You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child, Manchester Orchestra.
- Not my favorite albums by the above artists, but more recently-obtained and so not as played-out yet. (The other two artists I only have one CD from.)
Rotersand “Welcome to Goodbye”
Toad the Wet Sprocket “Dulcinea”
Flight of the Conchords “The Distant Future e.p.”
Dave Gahan “Hourglass”
Thanksgiving - Welcome Nowhere (remixed, remastered 2007 2LP edition) - Anacortes, WA singer-songwriter mumbles his way through Jandekian brilliance. The new songs (side 4) and the bonus album on side 3 are almost better than the original record (side 1 and 2) - “weeping” in particular is gorgeous. A modern classic, finally re-released in an amazing tribute edition.
Mount Eerie - “Mount Eerie Pts. 6 and 7” Book/10" record - the greatest thing anyone will spend money on this year, a gorgeous art book with an amazing 10" picture record that expands on the original Mount Eerie record with new songs. “The Known World” is particularly amazing, “Blue Light” is haunting, and it’s all surrounded by a bunch of Popol Vuh-esque choir, Sunn 0)))-style drone guitars, crashing tympani, tape effects, plate reverb, and quiet fingerpicking.
His name is alive - Xmmer (2007) - HNIA’s rebirth continues in full swing, following last year’s career best Detrola. Xmmer is more of a woody, organic record after Detrola’s electro funk and fuzz guitar rave-ups, but it’s not quite a throwback to Livonia or anything like that; Warn Defever’s synthesizers, tape echo, and Flying V riffs are all over the place, but there’s a very human center to the tracks, with prominent electric piano, horns from members of Nomo. It’s the closest thing to another Stars on ESP in tone. Outstanding.
A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - I’ve really been relistening to this record lately, esp. after reading the recent 33 1/3 book on it, and though it has its flaws (fuck, “Ham and Eggs” is SO bad!), I had forgotten how young and hungry Tip sounds here, and how much he had grown (and grown up) by the time even Midnight Marauders came around. People always immediately gravitate to The Low End Theory , myself included, but this is a record that I think we all need to give another listen.
You only get four. These should be more than enough to keep anyone here busy.
Fun, fun
Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga- Just saw these guys live last Saturday and was blown away. Have been listening to this album constantly and it still hasn’t gotten old.
The National- Boxer- Latest by these guys. Brooding, baritone voice, pianos, incredible
The Gunshy- There’s No Love in This War- Bit of a concept record. Written from the view of a WWII soldier writing home to his love. Gruff vocals, catchy.
Final Fantasy- Has A Good Home- No, this has nothing to do with the video game series at all. Solo artist, violinist, very quirky, very good.
Wilco- A Ghost is Born- Just got into Wilco and this is the first album that really called to me. Sort of changed how I thought about Wilco. Has some incredible incredible songs (At Least That’s What You Said, Muzzle of Bees) and it stands out from their other work (at least for me)
“How to Measure a Planet” by The Gathering
“Combinations” by Eisley
“Is This Desire?” by P.J. Harvey
“Ghost Reveries” by Opeth
“More Adventurous” by Rilo Kiley
Fats Domino- Walkin’ to New Orleans
Townes Van Zandt- Live at the Old Quarter
Preservation Hall Jazz Band- Volume 1-whatever they’re on now
Monster Magnet-Dopes to Infinity
Duke Ellington-1955
Nothing new 'round here…
I forgot to mention a GREAT album.
Apollo Sunshine - “Apollo Sunshine” - AWESOME album. Great live show too
I love these threads. I always get so much new music when the topic is anything more interesting than “dylan vs hendrix?” or the same old tired music recommendations. Keep 'em coming, guys!
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? – High energy experimental indie pop from 2004. Features great drumming with lots of hi-hats and cymbals over tricked out electronic organs and keyboards. Amazing stuff. Too bad their second album was terrible and the band broke up within a year due to in-fighting. The track “tuff ghost” is a real standout.
Calexico – Garden Ruin
Greencards – Veridian
Lorena McKennitt – An Ancient Muse
Toby Lightman – Bird On A Wire
Puccini – Essential Puccini
Okay, it’s been almost two weeks now. I’m just wondering if this thread did anything to influence you into some new music. Often the Cafe is full of threads asking for opinions about something new. I’m wondering if these threads actually work. So? Huh? Yes?
listening to these at the moment
Rush - Snakes & Arrows
Joanna Newsom - Walnut Whales
Eric Johnson - Bloom
Angels & Airwaves - Angels & Airwaves
Kate Rusby - Awkward Annie
I’m going old school classic here, in case you don’t mind my favorite albums are 30+ years old in some cases:
The Jam - All Mod Cons
The Kinks - *Village Green Preservation Society * or Something Else
AC/DC - Powerage or Let There Be Rock
The Plimsouls - The Plimsouls (re-released as Pimsouls Plus, although I like the vinyl version better)
The Undertones - Hypnotised or their first album, The Undertones
Elvis Costello - This Year’s Model