No big overhanging theme this week, just a couple of musings.
I've decided that while I like the shoegaze aesthetic, I would really like a little more life out of the vocals (MBV excepted, but they might just be getting grandfathered in). Basically, I probably won't turn off the radio if a MBV-clone comes on, but I'm about done buying their music.
I don't "get" jazz, per se (and almost certainly never will - I'm not sure I have the patience for it), but I've been enjoying listening to Kind of Blue while doing desk work lately.
There hasn't been any new music from 2016 that I'm that crazy about yet. A song or two here and there, but nothing that's going to stick with me.
Listening to a lot of Grimes still, though. Art Angels is great.
Pepper: I think I need a Venn diagram showing the extent of overlap in the musical interests of [you, DK, and Daneeka's Ghost].
nibbish: I would actually like to see a vein diagram of a lot of the people at the WGOM. free and I would have two nearly distinct circles.
Pepper: You've still got control of FMD, right? If you can find a way to get people to indicate what they like out of a list of 25 or so artists or songs, I bet there's a way to represent it in some sort of visual way.
Daneeka's Ghost: Come up with a list of 20 and then everyone gets to add 5 of their own that everyone gets to weigh in on.
It could quickly spiral into insanity or actually be really interesting. I'd volunteer my spreadsheet enthusiasm for this.
Sure. Why not?
In addition to your random 10's this week, go here. Put a checkmark next to an artist you enjoy, then add five more musics you enjoy at the end.
We'll end nibbish week with one of my favorite songs ever, played well on a show that was a great platform for a lot of music that might not have gotten national exposure, otherwise.
Thanks for viewing, commenting, and even tossing a rating or two.
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I like this song quite a bit. It's a little forced in the second verse (you can just say you don't like the party and would rather be hanging out with people you enjoy, no need to put on the pretense of discussing Super Important Stuff), but the vibe is nice, her voice is solid, and it sorta kinda brings trip-hop back into the Top 40 for a couple weeks.
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I was listening to Currents by Tame Impala the other day, as I tend to do with some frequency (it was my favorite album last year, after all). "The Less I Know the Better" finished, and then... it came on.
"Past Life" would probably be annoying enough, what with its ham-fisted spoken word and merely "okay" chorus, but then there are those super pitch shifted vocals and the absolute stinker "It was my lover" line (at least that one's good for a laugh). The song is terrible.
It got me thinking - there are plenty of albums that I enjoy that have a song or two that I dislike, but not many albums that I truly love that have a one star song. I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
So, what say you? Do you have an album that you absolutely adore, but with a song that you absolutely loathe?
I found this a couple of months ago and was entranced by it. I like Tim Hecker quite a bit, and giving him guitar feedback to twist and contort is a lot of fun to listen to. I've come back to this video many times over the past few months.
I haven't seen the documentary that this is apparently a part of. I should probably remedy that at some point.
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Video game music is one of the true pleasures in life, but it's difficult to find in a live setting (outside of, say, one of the "Video Games Live" concerts - which are very entertaining, but not quite what I'm looking for here).
Luckily, Anamanaguchi has me covered.
"Another Winter" is the standout, and is one of my favored video game music tracks, but the title cut is fun, too.
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This song was probably played in the old basement. Heck, this exact video might have even been played.
This particular song is one that I can go a long time without hearing, but when I want to hear it, I want to hear it seven times in a row. I listened to it yesterday - the rest of my week is doomed.
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