12
May
Chris Hadfield (Commander of the International Space Station- “Space Oddity” (Bowie Cover)
This is the most fitting cover I’ve heard since Johnny Cash covered “Hurt”. The video’s pretty great- but it better be considering the budget.
06
May
Editors- “A Ton of Love”- off The Weight of Your Love, due out 7/1/13
New Editors sounds pretty damn good. Read they’ve had some lineup changes, but the lead singer’s vocals are what always made them stand out to me, and that’s still there. ”Munich” is still my favorite by these guys though.
23
Apr
Paul Cary- “Angel From Heaven”- off 2008’s Ghost of a Man
I feel like this song speaks for itself…simple, old-school vibe that is representative of this excellent album which I stumbled across last night.
Other favorites: “Yes Machine”
and “The Curse of the China Bull”
Check out and cop the whole album here:
The Men- Live on KEXP
I recently downloaded New Moon, the latest abum from Brooklyn’s The Men. I have been hearing more and more from these guys on blogs- mostly about “Open Your Heart” (it starts at the 3:45 mark in the live video above). They are getting known for their blistering energy, but the new album shows a lot more diversity than I expected. I am very excited about giving it more listens. Early standout off the new album: “Electric”.
19
Apr
James Blake- “Life Round Here”- off Overgrown, which came out 4/9/13
Finally taking the time to catch up on the latest offering from electronic trendsetter James Blake. This dude has always been hit or miss for me- I loved “The Wilhelm Scream” and “Limit To Your Love” (like most of the blogging music world), but most else since then was more electronic than I could get into. Conveniently, I also came across this video of Lil Buck dancing to “Limit To Your Love” this week at Pigeons and Planes…awesome:
Loved “Retrograde” and loving this track…the electronic elements tied with the haunting vocals create a unique and moving sound.
18
Apr
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats- “Evil Love”- off Mind Control, which came out 4/15/13
So far this is my favorite track off the new album. The album is sounding different than Bloodlust, which is not a bad thing…just taking a few listens to wrap my head around it. Either way…LOVING THIS TRACK.
11
Apr
Queens of the Stone Age- “My God Is The Sun”- off …Like Clockwork, due out 6/4/13
New QotSA sounds pretty good to me so far. And, as the weather drastically changed this last week here in MD, it makes me think of Summer.
09
Apr
Kylesa- “Vulture’s Landing”- off Ultraviolet, due out 5/28/13
You can also hear their new track “Quicksand” here. And, here’s the video for “Unspoken.”
28
Mar
Kashmir- “The Aftermath” (live in Roskilde ‘03)- off 2003’s Zitilites
My best friend turned me onto this track about 10 years ago. It’s now one of my favorite tracks of all time. Didn’t know it had a video of this live performance until today.
27
Mar
Killing Joke- “Love Like Blood”- off 1985’s Night Time
Legendary! Going to see these dudes in Philly 4/21.
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