There was no "Somebody That I Used to Know" that jumped out at me this past year, and something off TMBG's "Nanobots" was too obvious. So, I'll throw this one out here. If you haven't heard it too much that it's already become an earworm, then you might enjoy it like I do.
From Bastille's 2013 "Bad Blood" CD:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge97gbe9JD4
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Loading... Just a little promo video of the Nath Family. Continue reading Nath Family “Sounds of the Indian Snake Charmer, Vol 2.”
(3 votes, average: 7.33 out of 10)Loading... What did you think I was going to play?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJ6oIfwYlc
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(6 votes, average: 8.33 out of 10)Loading... Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born, two of my favorite hip-hop artists, reunited for a second album 17 years after the first. I dig nearly every track on this album.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPNPBzcaeHI
(3 votes, average: 7.33 out of 10)Loading... This is the title track from my favorite album of the year sung by my favorite band. I like this band because they really like to have fun with their music. They also do a lot of covers of famous songs and even theme songs, such as the theme to Charles in Charge and "I'm Lion-O" from the Thundercats cartoon show. I also like their covers to Toto's "Africa" and Weezer's "Surf Wax America." I didn't even realize that "Manic Monday" was a cover for a Bangles song until I discovered the Bangles' video of it while looking for this video. Relient K's is much better and is one of their most enduring performances, along with "Sadie Hawkins Dance" and "Be My Escape." My all-time favorite Relient K song is "High of 75" and "(Marilyn Manson Ate) My Girlfriend" has to be one of the funniest low-budget videos of all-time.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrZqbK5xEgg
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)Loading... As I mentioned in passing last Friday, I bought all of three albums released in 2013 last year. The other two have been featured already in the Best of 2013 roundup. Fortunately for all of us, the third is no less awesome.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_n80VHl9us
Nomad is by Omara Moctar, better known as Bombino, a guitarist and singer from Niger. He is Tuareg and sings in the Tamashek language. The album is produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.
(8 votes, average: 8.63 out of 10)Loading... I honestly thought this whole "reunion" thing was a big mistake. Trying to recapture that youthful magic seemed like a bad idea, even if it was for charity. Man, I'm glad they didn't ask for my opinion.
22 years after hanging it up following a show in Chicago, they walked out onto a stage in Canada and did this.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DKUERkMDWY
The pic ain't much, but the sound is awesome. TURN IT UP!
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(6 votes, average: 8.33 out of 10)Loading... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73ZGLKu9Sc
This was hard for me. Agonizing. Just endless, limitless torture to pick someone other than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But after listening to Mosquito about a thousand times... I dunno. It's almost... underwhelming. Those words kill me to type.
But CHVRCHES, hell yeah. There's good reason for them showing up on best-of lists everywhere. And the lead singer... *swoons for a million years*
The one knock against them is that they seem rather lifeless when performing. They kinda just stand there (not like Karen O, who ripped shit up when I saw the YYYs in July). But their songs go so hard! Recover is my song of 2013. I can't get sick of it.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAV_YmtvVm0
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It was this until someone pointed out my flawed understanding of what this guest week was about...
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(4 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... From her album Parts of Speech. As talked about in last week's FMD, the hip-hop songs are great while the ballads are meh. This is a great song and one of my faves from the album.
Dessa's vocals aren't the easiest to hear in this version but I thought it was a pretty good representation of her live show. After the break I included a version with easier-to-follow the vocals.
Continue reading Dessa — Fighting Fish
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