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Song-a-Day #36
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (2008)
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Song-a-Day #35
The migraine-induced scream-n-vomits have prevented timely updating. Apologies.
Dr. Dog - Stranger (2010)
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Song-a-Day #34
Gogol Bordello - Madagascar-Roumania (Tu jesty fata) (2005) This downtempo song is from their East Infection EP. I am not sure how they accomplish being wistful-feeling while keeping some of their signature rowdiness but I like it.
Considering the difficulty the Current seems to have playing some of their really exuberant tracks (really, I've only ( Read more... ) -
Song-a-day Bonus
In honor of our poor doomed friends in the UK:
Radiohead - Electioneering (1997)
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Song-a-Day #32
In honor of the day, here are my two of my favorite Spanish language songs:
Orishas - Naci Orishas (2004)
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - El Matador (1993) (OH MAN OLD)
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Song-a-Day #31
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank, AB (2008)
I am not sure what to make of these dudes, because Frank, AB goes to such a complicated emotional place and has the music to back it up, driving guitars and plaintive vocals etc, but then there's this one, which is has nice strings, but is sort of thin, predictable and safe. The plaintiveness floats ( Read more... ) -
Song-a-Day #30
So, Gayngs has kind of been on my radar a little while. Somewhere below Courtney McClean and the Dirty Curls (that is until yesterday when she mugged for my camera during the May Day parade (hooray puppets!) and went up quite a few notches) and, say, M.anifest (i.e. local artists who I should probably pay more attention to ( Read more... ) -
Song-a-Day #29
Today is actually an album! Good old Bob Cluness of Reykjavik Sex Farm (who I know through Whitechapel) tweeted a link to I Wonder if This is the Place (2010), an album streaming online, by Icelandic electronic artist Ruxpin.
It is very very good. I have listened to it a few times now yes.
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Song-a-Day #28
In honor of missing yesterday, and of In the Heart of the Beast's May Day Parade today:
Jonathan Coulton - First of May (2003)
And the video from the 2008 Varsity May Day show:
P.S. You're gonna get rickrolled.
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