Okay, I need your help, please.
You see, it’s about time I got hold of some more music. In fact, with a few exceptions, it seems like it’s been ages since I’ve “discovered” a new band, or even a terrific album. And, when I say “new”, I mean ‘new’ to me. Makes no difference to my ears whether the band’s been around for six months or twenty-six years.
So, I’m asking you to recommend stuff to me.
Now, to help you know what I like, what I really like, I thought it would be helpful (and fun) to present to you the last playlist I made using only what I consider to be “five star” tracks. While it doesn’t capture all my likes and tastes, it does provide a good sense of the type of music I enjoy and thus should be able to guide you to guide me!
In no particular order (the list below was ‘shuffled’), here’s what I think are nothing but outstanding tracks.
Band/Artist Track Album
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Radiohead The Tourist OK Computer
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Anne With An E Belong
Lotus Plaza Eveningness Spooky Action at a Distance
Sigur Ros Hoppipolla Takk
Brian Eno Some of Them Are Old Here Come the Warm Jets
PJ Harvey The Words That Maketh Murder Let England Shake
Elbow Weather to Fly The Seldom Seen Kid
Hoyt Axton Billy’s Theme
Other Lives Paper Cities Other Lives
Radiohead Dollars & Cents Amnesiac
Cristina Dona Goccia (with Robert Wyatt) Cristina Dona
Beach House Wishes Bloom
Doves Pounding The Last Broadcast
The Cinematic Orchestra To Build A Home Ma Fleur
Other Lives Dust Bowl III Tamer Animals
Local Natives Airplanes Gorilla Manor
Bjork All is Full of Love Stigmata Soundtrack
The Pernice Brothers Baby in Two Yours, Mine, and Ours
Fang Island Daisy Fang Island
James One of the Three Laid
Thom Yorke Analyse The Eraser
Deerhunter Slow Swords Microcastle/Weird Era
Beach House Myth Bloom
Bjork Bachelorette 21st Greatest Hits
Doves Words The Last Broadcast
Fripp and Eno Wind on Water Evening Star
Joe Cocker Darling Be Home Soon Hit Collection
Moby Love Theme I Like to Score
Ivy Edge of the Ocean Long Distance
Bjork & Thom Yorke Dancer in the Dark Dancer in the Dark
Thom Yorke The Eraser The Eraser
Kate Bush Running Up That Hill The Whole Story
Santana Samba Pa Ti The Essential
Atlas Sound My Angel is Broken Parallax
Jane Siberry Calling All Angels When I Was A Boy
Lotus Plaza Jet Out of the Tundra Spooky Action at a Distance
Interpol Pioneer to the Falls Our Love to Admire
DIIV Home Oshin
Karen O and Trent Reznor Immigrant Song Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
David Sylvian Orpheus Secrets of the Beehive
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Hand Covers Bruise The Social Network
Blonde Redhead Messenger Misery is a Butterfly
Manic Street Preachers The Everlasting This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Freelance Whales Generator 2nd Floor Weathervanes
Thanks to everyone in advance! I’m looking forward to having my ears opened!