Last Wednesday, a friend of mine listened to Radiohead's newest, A Moon Shaped Pool, on the way back from mushroom hunting.
The album itself is good. It'll take a number of additional listens before I have any idea what to think of it, but my initial thought is that it's quite good - even if I still wish they'd bring the guitars back.
What it really got me thinking about, though, was how differently I approach music when I'm listening with someone else. I'm automatically more critical of what I'm listening to - not necessarily in a negative way, just in a slightly more mindful way. It's kind of fun. I wish I got to do it more often.
I've also been listening to a weirdly high number of NES soundtracks lately.
Drop your ten.
I liked the new Radiohead when I first heard it. The more I listen to it, the more I prefer In Rainbows.
And of course, neither of them are The Bends.
I think I'll probably end up preferring In Rainbows, but that's not really a slight against the new one, because In Rainbows is awesome.
I go back and forth on The Bends vs. OK Computer. I think it's probably an OK Computer day, but only because I happen to be listening to it right now.
Right. Not a slight. I think too much in budgeting for record purchases now...I don't think I need both.
I'd rate OK Computer higher if "Fitter Happier" was not a part of it. That track just bugs me.
That's the only song on OKC I can remember.
From my spotify playlist "Vinyl Collection"
1. The Jayhawks - "Ann Jane"
2. Sturgill Simpson - "The Promise"
3. Ha Ha Tonka - "Hide It Well"
4. Drive By Truckers - "When Walter Went Crazy"
5. Speedy Ortiz - "Puffer"
6. The Joy Formidable - "Maw Maw Song"
7. Drive By Truckers - "Wallace"
8. Radiohead - "High and Dry"**
9. Fugees - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
10. Courtney Barnett - "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party"
**Perfect that this shows up today
Whoa, Rad List Scot!
**It'd be perfecter if it was exactly one month earlier.
I've been working on my summer list a bit. It will be an odd year, I think. I don't quite feel like I have anchor songs like I have in the past. We'll see. Quite a few tribute songs for my nephew too. Also, I think I'm using Zack's Dressy Bessy recommendation. If anyone else has a can't miss new summer anchor song, I'm happy to hear it...
Zack, I've not read it yet, but this Julien Baker article caught my eye.
It's very good, and very interesting! It's a very unique intersection she has.
1. Merle Haggard & the Strangers “Sing a Sad Song” Strangers
a. Red-eyed Vireo* “Song” (Cornell Master Set)
2. Tranquility Bass “Let the Freak Flag Fly” Let the Freak Flag Fly
3. Depeche Mode* “Home (LFO Meant to Be)” Home/Useless
4. Poe* “Fly Away” Home
b. Black-crowned Night-Heron “Hoarse 'Wok' Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
c. Louisiana Waterthrush “Song” (Cornell Master Set)
5. Purple Penguin “Raw Deal (Radio Mix)” Raw Deal EP
d. Golden-winged Warbler “Song” (Cornell Master Set)
e. Bell's Vireo “Calls” (Cornell Essential Set)
6. Jóhann Jóhannsson “Jói & Karen” Englabörn
7. Blawan “Why They Hide They Bodies Under My Garage?” His He She & She EP
8. Marvin Gaye “God Is Love” What's Going On
9. Orbital “Bagpipe Style”* The Altogether (U.S. Bonus Disc)
f. Eastern Wood-Pewee “'Pwee' Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
g. Marsh Wren (Eastern) “Scold Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
T. Underworld “Born Slippy”* Born Slippy
B. Cher “Believe (Club 69 Future Anthem Mix)”* Believe EP
*Notes:
a. Heard my "FOY" (first of year) this morning.
3. Dedicated to freealonzo!
4. Dedicated to e6!
9. Remix/Bagpipe cover of "Style" from The Middle of Nowhere
T. Not the well-known vocal "Born Slippy.nuxx" which was a B-side of this single and an A-side and international smash hit later, featured on the "Trainspotting" OST. This is a much less interesting instrumental that shares a little bit of similarity with the banging second half of ".nuxx".
B. Happy birthday to Cher! I made half of a good remix of this song back in college. (I did not have enough available memory to take more than the first verse and chorus from the original.) I gave it a syncopated beat and really ripped up her vocodered vox. Better than this remix, anyways, which could have been a remix for, like 400 different pop songs.
And Club 69 did such a good job with Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right, But It's Okay."(edit: That was Thunderpuss 2000. Club 69's mix was merely Okay.)1. She Lives In An Airport -- Guided By Voices -- The Bears for Lunch
2. Nervous Breakdown -- Black Flag -- Black Flag
3. The Plan -- Built To Spill -- Keep It Like A Secret
4. Kotton Krown -- Sonic Youth -- Sister
5. Genius Envy -- Teenage Fanclub -- Thirteen
6. Heartbeat -- It's A Love Beat (Rough Mix) -- The Replacements -- Let It Be
7. Because -- The Beatles -- Abbey Road
8. Whispering Pines -- The Band -- The Band
9. Love Dance -- Minutemen -- Double Nickels On The Dime
10. Safe European Home -- The Clash -- Give 'Em Enough Rope
B1. Kris Kraft -- Pavement -- Wowee Zowee
B2. One Country -- Midnight Oil -- Blue Sky Mining
1. She Lives In An Airport -- Guided By Voices -- The Bears for Lunch
Bears are cool.
01. Car Seat Headrest - "(Joe Gets Kicked Out of School for Using) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn't a Problem)" from Teens of Denial
02. Future - "Lil Haiti Baby" from EVOL
03. Dressy Bessy - "Make Mine Violet" from KINGSIZED
04. Carter Tanton ft. Marissa Nadler - "Jettison the Valley" from Jettison the Valley
05. Anthrax - "Zero Tolerance" from For All Kings
06. Jessy Lanza - "Oh No" from Oh No
07. Bloodiest - "Suffer" from Bloodiest
08. The Coathangers - "Watch Your Back" from Nosebleed Weekend
09. Young Thug ft. Dora and Dolly - "Family" from I'm Up
10. Kendrick Lamar - "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014." from untitled unmastered.
BT. A Giant Dog - "Hitchhike Love" from Pile
I'm not in love with this A Giant Dog album, it's a bit hit or miss for me, but this song is totally a hit. It's killer.
What do you think of the Car Seat Headrest album? I haven't listened to the whole thing yet
So I added it to my queue to listen to it today. Going to throw it on now that I'm back from lunch.
This is tremendously good.
Yeah, I just put it on, and I'm liking it a lot.
Yup. Feeling good about the pre order.