What Are You Listening To?

[georgewendt]

Currently listening to:
 Kings Of Leon "Because of the times":
 guys, why?  you're trying way too hard.  dudes, just be you.
 Art Blakey "Buhaina's Delight":  Yes!  THIS is how it SHOULD sound!
 Ratatat "Classics":  I don't think I can pump my fist any more without getting cramps.  Awesome.
 Cranes "Loved":  You make me want to slice my wrists...where am i?...and I love you for it!

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[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
   

Originally posted by Jaguar:
  Hearts Of Black Science
 
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 The Ghost You Left Behind
 
 Very good from the 1st track to the last!
 "Driverlights" is still my favorite track.
 

Picked this up on your recommendation and it's great. Damned if I can come up with a description of it or comparisons to other bands. Some of the tracks sound like a mellow Muse, some sound like early Radiohead, there's some shoegaze elements, Kent and Doves came to mind. Anyway, good call. [/b]

Cool. Glad you like it. I'm missing the Radiohead and Muse comparisons but not disagreeing either. Definitely hear the Kent and maybe some Doves. A more playful Mew too. One song always makes me think of Ultravox. That's Tomas' influence. Definitely some Shoegaze but only in a light weight manner. Much more melodic and lyrical than most Gaze.  
 
 Btw Relaxer, pull the little booklet out and go to the last page and read the portion in the lower right corner. At least, the top line. Will explain once you read it. There is much more to it than meets the eye.

[Relaxer]

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 Great random album I got turned on to. This is how allmusic puts it:
 
 "If Exene Cervenka hooked up with the Jesus and Mary Chain, they all got wrecked on cheap malt liquor, and they jammed together for a few hours, you might get something that closely resembles Space and Time."
 
 That's a fair description. Super garage-y and scuzzy, with random off-beat horns, loud guitars, pounding piano, 'Waiting for the Man' drums, and a singer that wails kind of like the Detroit Cobras.

[ggw]

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 1. Eddie Vedder & The Million Dollar Bashers- All Along The Watchtower
 2. Sonic Youth- I'm Not There
 3. Jim James & Calexico - Goin' To Acapulco
 4. Richie Havens - Tombstone Blues
 5. Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers - Ballad Of A Thin Man
 6. Cat Power - Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
 7. John Doe - Pressing On
 8. Yo La Tengo - Fourth Time Around
 9. Iron & Wine & Calexico - Dark Eyes
 10. Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers - Highway 61 Revisited
 11. Roger McGuinn & Calexico - One More Cup Of Coffee
 12. Mason Jennings - The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
 13. Los Lobos - Billy 1
 14. Jeff Tweedy - Simple Twist Of Fate
 15. Mark Lanegan - Man In The Long Black Coat
 16. Willie Nelson & Calexico - Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
 
 1. Mira Billotte - As I Went Out One Morning
 2. Stephen Malkmus & Lee Ranaldo - Can't Leave Her Behind
 3. Sufjan Stevens - Ring Them Bells
 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg & Calexico - Just Like A Woman
 5. Jack Johnson - Mama, You've Been On My Mind/A Fraction Of Last Thoughts On Woodie Guthrie
 6. Yo La Tengo - I Wanna Be Your Lover
 7. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
 8. The Hold Steady - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
 9. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
 10. The Black Keys - The Wicked Messenger
 11. Tom Verlaine & The Million Dollar Bashers - Cold Irons Bound
 12. Mason Jennings - The Times They Are A Changin'
 13. Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers - Maggie's Farm
 14. Marcus Carl Franklin - When The Ship Comes In
 15. Bob Forrest - Moonshiner
 16. John Doe - I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
 17. Antony & The Johnsons - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
 18. Bob Dylan with The Band- I'm Not There
 
 
 Stream it here

[brennser]

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[amnesiac]

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 Streaming this from their MySpace page.  It's pretty awesome so far.

When did they become The JAMC? Well, just on a few songs actually. Good stuff, nonetheless...

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[sonickteam2]

this is such a greaet album. They have a new one out too.  Canada's most underrated band.  they have a weird, Built To Spill, Broken Social Scene kinda feel to em.     <img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009S2T4S.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt=" - " />

[terry]

I'm finding this to be pleasantly enjoyable:
 
 
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[Jaguar]

Air Formation
 
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 Daylight Storms
 
 Gorgeous!

[azaghal1981]

Of Montreal - Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
 
 
 Kevin Barnes' greatest accomplishment to date. Too bad he never plays anything from it live anymore.  

[ggw]

Black Swans - Change
 
 Stream it

[sonickteam2]

i dont care what you say, i like it:
 
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[Relaxer]

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 Japanther -- Skuffed Up My Huffy
 
 Sounds like a modern version of the first couple Ramones albums, with weird samples, beats and blasts of distortion and noise alongside the simple riffs and Joey Ramone vocals.