Achtung Baby! Turns 20
And there’s a cover album to be released in celebration. If these two tracks are any indication, it’ll be an incredible album: Damien Rice “One” (if the sound cloud doesn’t work click here) One by u2mexico Jack White “Love is Blindness” (If the sound cloud doesn’t work click here) Jack White Love is Blindness by martyriemerFull Track Listing:
1. Nine Inch Nails – Zoo Station
2. U2 (Jacques Lu Cont Mix) – Even Better Than The Real Thing
3. Damien Rice – One
4. Patti Smith – Until The End Of The World
5. Garbage – Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
6. Depeche Mode – So Cruel
7. Snow Patrol – Mysterious Ways
8. The Fray – Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
9. Gavin Friday – The Fly
10. The Killers – Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
11. Glasvegas – Acrobat
12. Jack White – Love Is Blindness
Just finished another amazing Hillside Festival. One the bands I wanted to see was Memphis. Here’s the official video from their new album.
Memphis - I Want The Lights On After Dark (by artscrafts)
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Swedish native, Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man on Earth, plays a few tracks from his debut album “Shallow Grave.”
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For those you lucky enough to have grown up in the 90s, a live mashup of Weezer and Radiohead.
Weezer - Paranoid Android (by weezer)
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Brandtson - Grace Thinks I’m Failure
Brandtson (rhymes with “Hanson”) had a storied career as an indie emo rock act out of Cleveland, Ohio. Toward the end of their career they went kinda sour (Read: electro-pop junk), but they once made beautiful melodies. In true late 90s/early 2000s emo fashion, they also had awesomely depressing lyrics.
This is one of my favorite tracks off of 2000’s “Trying To Figure Each Other Out”. Enjoy!
Cant’ get enough of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album, Nebraska. Recorded as a four track demo, they just cleaned it up and released it. Apparently the rest of the E Street band recorded their parts with the intention of releasing it but after listening to it, they decided to go with the stripped down version. Good decision.
‘It’s always your favourite sins that do you in.’ Check out the video below to get the story behind the song.
Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
This is the first single (I use that term loosely) from Manchester Orchestra’s latest album, Simple Math.
If you’re unfamiliar with Manchester Orchestra, this is their 3rd proper LP (if you don’t count an unreleased 1st album). They’ve built up quite an international following with Andy Hull’s personal, introspective lyrics and Jekyll and Hyde-esque vocals.
Check out Simple Math, which just came out this week. I’ve already been through the album about 8 times according to iTunes and I expect it get a lot more plays in the weeks and months to come.
Thematically, the album has Andy Hull, the primary vocalist and lyricist sharing conversations between him, his wife, and God - it’s certainly not on the light end of things. This has apparently been a tough season for Hull and company.
Sonically, the album has moments of light indie rock, heavier, almost grungier guitars, and some very orchestral moments. It combines all that I’ve loved about Manchester into one album, plus some added surprises.
Now if I can just find a bit of spare money to buy the vinyl when it comes out.
Check it.
Paste Magazine’s Top 25 or 2011 (So Far)
I typically read Paste Mag’s year end lists and such for music discovery. Just stumbled upon this list of their top 25 so far.
I got tired of clicking on each song one by one, so I just made a youtube playlist, so I could listen to them while at work.
Enjoy the fruits of my labo(u)rs.
Apologies for any youtube ads, and please be aware I didn’t preview any of the videos for NSFW content.
