Having been ably helped by my readers over the weekend in identifying a Rammstein song which apparently everybody but me already knew about, I am giving back. If you were not previously aware of the Magic Numbers, here now are two of my favorite songs of theirs. It’s driving power-pop, fast and melodic and just plain good.
But wait! I am nothing if not one who likes being introduced to new things, and the last time I did this sort of thing I learned about DJ Format, Kinky and the Greenskeepers, all of which now lurk upon my iPod. And I can always use new tunes, and I am sure all of you can use new tunes as well. So link to songs you think people will like in the comments.
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Here are some things I’ve been loving in the last few months or so, all in handy youtube format:
Hey, can I embed things in your comments? Let’s try…
Githead- “Drive By“
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Jesu- “Deadeyes“ [not bad for an unofficial video]
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The Futureheads- ““
That last one is a couple years old now, but new to me.
Heh, left the title of that last one out. “Meantime” is the song.
Now, is this comment going to appear first, since the other is awaiting moderation (presumably due to its embedded videos)?
I already posted these over on The Livejournal but FINE I WILL PUT THEM HERE TOO. It’s really touching how selfless I am like that.
Better Friends Than Lovers – Cut and Try (Great Loves)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/nlmi9e
Mother Mother – Train of Thought
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9kxk9x
Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pw6upm
Wintersleep – Jaws of Life
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ghb5ys
and just for the hell of it, also Wintersleep – Weighty Ghost
http://www.sendspace.com/file/x9g7xw
As a fellow pop junkie, I’ll recommend:
The Softlightes
(Here’s their clip for ‘Heart Full of Sound‘, and ‘Microwave‘)
Going by the mood of the original post and the responses, I’ll suggest:
Cherry Lips, by Archie Bronson Outfit
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xK8VzuF9zqE
To Build A Home, by The Cinematic Orchestra and Patrick Watson
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_7xDK8dzwYg
Tunnels, by Arcade Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz-WDk7Tbsc
And for something random and cracky ( decide for yourself whether that’s a recommendation ), the Jem theme-tune covered by Freezepop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guTbj91zoh0
For sweet, sweet pop/rocl: A Denver Mile – “Queen Elizabeth” and “Fireflies”
http://www.myspace.com/adenvermile
For tongue-in-cheek post-skacore: Bomb the Music Industry! – King of Minneapolis III & IV
http://www.quoteunquoterecords.com/btmi.php Where Have You Gone?
http://www.myspace.com/seanmchandler (full disclosure – I play in other projects with this guy)
For more electronic pop: The Prize Fighter Inferno – “Who Watches the Watchmen?”
http://www.myspace.com/theprizefighterinferno
For horn-laced power pop: Rebels Victorious – “Grasseaster”
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsvictorious
For acoustic rocksteady: RokkaTone – “Talking”
http://www.myspace.com/rokkatoneacoustic
For power pop punk with dual vocalists: Lemuria – “In a World of Ghosts”
http://www.myspace.com/lemuria
For electronic indie rock: Headphones – “Natural Disaster” and “I Never Wanted You”
http://www.myspace.com/headphones
Everybody in Canada has heard the following song (I’m barely exaggerating), but maybe not so many in the U.S. It’s also been a while since it was released.
Therefore I give you “Hello Time Bomb” by the Matthew Good Band:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=23nfW7Q2J3g
Possibly forgotten, or perhaps a song you never knew about, is “Shuffle It All” by Izzy Stradlin and the Juju Hounds, recorded after Stradlin became the first of many to decide that no amount of money was worth putting up with Axl’s bullshit and left G ‘n’ F’n R:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AHC47TF2cmg
…Was there any particular reason my comment wasn’t allowed through?
It’s up now. The links accidentally put it into the moderation queue and I missed it.