Jul 06 2009

Media Monday – 07/06/2009

Category: Media & More, Music In My Ears — dryvetyme @ 12:00

Hello there, my dear readers. Do enjoy this week’s installment of music and videos.

1. Music:
a. “Slow Moons Rose” – Horse’s Ha
b. “Asleep In A Waterfall” – Horse’s Ha
c. “The Piss Choir” – Horse’s Ha
d. “Rats” – The Black Heart Procession
e. “Terminally Chill” – Neon Indian
f. “Level With Me” – The Junction
g. “Pick-Your-Battles” – The Junction

2. Video:
a. “Motorcycle” – A Brief Smile
b. “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” – The Sounds
c. “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” (Live on Letterman) – The Sounds
d. Live on Letterman – St. Vincent
e. “Sun Will Shine” (directed by Vincent Moon) – Akron/Family

Jul 06 2009

Discovery – LP

Category: Music In My Ears — dryvetyme @ 07:00

Discovery
LP
XL; 2009

LP

Let me begin this review by saying that I’m not trying to be a cranky music critic or some sort of anachronistic Jay-Z type character, both of whom decry the state of current music. I’m on record as being a fan of the music of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot and the album that each band released in 2008 (Vampire Weekend and The Rhumb Line, respectively). But it’s going to take more than the ten sad little songs on LP for Rostam Batmanglij (VW’s keyboardist/producer) and Wes Miles (RRR’s vocals/rhythm guitar) to convince me that Discovery is anything more than a bunch of random cast-off tracks from those two bands that these two guys ran through Auto-tune in their spare time.
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