June 22, 201214 yr Melody Gardot - 2012 - The Absence not as sexy as you would think... Oh wait a minute - YES IT IS....
June 22, 201214 yr Sigur Ros - Valtari I ordered that in iTunes a week or two ago while sleepwalking. I probably should take a listen to it...
June 22, 201214 yr Lana Del Rey - Born to Die I'm officially in the blacklash to the backlash mode... Is it a perfect album? No. Does it reach the heights of "Video Games"? Not consistently. But I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy the album, regardless of the authenticity of her persona. Her S/T first album (pulled from iTunes, not hard to find elsewhere) is also solid. And I've seen countless live performances where she does quite well, so who cares if she was nervous and tanked on SNL? Anyway, if people have held off for whatever reason, it may be worth giving a chance. Beautiful melodies, strong vocal performances, admittedly uneven lyrics and a pretty varied soundscape (in a good way) await.
June 22, 201214 yr Author Are my eyes deceiving me, or did Thrice just post three times in this thread??? Hello Stephen! EDIT: I guess Dusty noticed yesterday, but I wasn't attuned. Welcome back. Edited June 22, 201214 yr by Voltron
June 23, 201214 yr Various Artists - When Pigs Fly: Songs You'd Never Thought You'd Hear -- this album is ready-made for Turntable "weird covers" night. Don Ho covers "Shock the Monkey", The Fixx cover "Boots Were Made for Walkin'", Jackie Chan and Ani Difranco duet on "Unforgettable", etc.
June 23, 201214 yr Brahms - Piano Concerto 1 (Curzon/Szell) Best Brahms PC1 I've heard - SQ is excellent also
June 24, 201214 yr Just found Fiona Apple's new one on Spotify, listening to that now. EDIT: And I just found Regina Spektor's new one, too. It's going to be a late night.
June 24, 201214 yr Bill Evans' D'Lugoff's Top of The Gate 3x45. Levels a little higher than I'm used to, but sounds quite nice on first listen. Reportedly gets better on second set. Edit: Yep. Edited June 24, 201214 yr by blessingx
June 25, 201214 yr was: kenny dorham | round about midnight at the cafe bohemia | mm45 now: innocence mission | befriended | thanks for the recommendation shelly Edited June 25, 201214 yr by blessingx
June 26, 201214 yr Hey man, miss you. Me: In car -- Chris Rea, Dancing Down the Stony Road -- note: "Dancing" in the title does not imply it's a dance record -- it's a lyric, and that's all. Man does what I call "organic" music -- heavily blues-infused pop rock reminiscent of Clapton's Slowhand and whatnot. All played on traditional instruments, no fancy production, no synthesizers, etc. Every once in a while I get in the mood for that, and Rea fills that capacity almost all the time. At home, on spotify: various Regina Spektor and whatnot. I <3 her so much.
June 28, 201214 yr Zombi -- great synthy proggy goodness. With live drums and some Mellotron and some other stuff, occasionally, but all instrumental.
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