So..Massive music post. They go relatively chronological- starting up top with stuff from the '60s, and ending with newish stuff, but the emphasis in this post is the mid-late 90's alternative scene. Some you may have heard of or forgotten, some you may have. But a music post nonetheless!!
Ruby and the Romantics- Our Day Will ComeMom used to play this on the organ when I was three..
Sergio Mendez & Brasil '66- Fool on a Hill Love Love Love this song
Fifth Dimension- Wedding Bell Blues Took me forever to find this song
SOS Band- Take Your Time You know this song..
Sheila E- Glamorous LifeTotally 80's- I LOVE it
ABC- Be Near Me Another group often forgotten..great song
Echo and the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon Debating between the killing moon and sugar kisses- awesome band
Smithereens- Blood and Roses Smithereens- Only a Memory So good that I added *two* tracks from this band! (I left out "a girl like you" Entering the '90s realm
Toad the Wet Sprocket- All I Want Oh yes
Elastica- Connection Elastica. If anyone wants "car song", "vaseline", or "stutter", lemme know
The Screaming Trees- Nearly Lost You remember this?
Republica- Ready To Go Loved this song when I was 10. And apparently so do car advertisers
Folk Implosion- Natural Onee Love the bass
Imperial Teen- Yoohoo mmm yoohoo. I also have Ivanka
Luscious Jackson- Naked Eye1997 all over again- remember heavens gate?
Mono- Life in Mono Featured on the Great Expectations soundtrack
Massive Attack- Protection Great for a rainy day, altho Massive Attack is always lovely
Monaco- What Do You Want From Me Sound a bit similar to New Order? Yes, thats Peter Hook
Cibo Matto- Sugar Water Trippy music video- very cool
Boards of Canada- Peacock Tail Who *doesn't* like the boards of canada?
Azure Ray- New Resolution 2002, I believe- around the time of the first gorillaz album and the sensefield track
NEK- Laura No EstaHe sings in both italiano and Espanol!
Herbaliser- Pushin' On Totally funky beat
Sensefield- Save Yourself One hit wonder, but a sweet one at that
Goldfrappe- Utopia You'll either love this or hate this
Seoan- Far From Paradise Sounds like: Utopia (the above song) meets Tricky
Mylo- Musclecar Well oiled- that's what you are..
Stereolab & Herbie Mann- One Note Sambastereolab is SO good live omg
Deerhoof- You Can See anyone want panda panda panda or scream team? I've got tons
Viva Voce- Lesson #1 This is supposedly my "happy song"
Sonic Youth- Sunday/a>
Altho its from '98 it somehow brings me back
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band- Think Twice dance dance dance
Cloud Room- Waterfall First heard this on littleradio
Rjd2- 1976 decisons decisions- for more, hit me up OH. Love the soul food one hahaa
White Rose Movement- Aslation If you watch the white rose movement "Love is a Number" video on youtube, I SWEAR he looks like natalie portman
Los Super Elegantes- Sixteen Ok. So in grade 10 I heard this group on college radio- i think ksjs. Anywho, I taped it on cassette tape and when I moved to vancouver it got left at home..BUT somehow I magically stumbled upon them online. And now theyre relatively big. Por Que Te Vas is pretty good too.
Howling Bells- Setting Sun Sounds like: Mazzy Star meets Keane and Coldplay.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Persephone's Bees- Nice Day Group from Oakland. LOVE THEM. Hottest new find. So the chick came to the states from Russia with only $60 to her name- hard core. But theyre pretty good:)
Next music post shall include Danger Doom, God Lives Under Water, Porno for Pyros, Sondre Lerch, Pharcyde, Ugly Duckling and many many international tunes and beats as well as new music