Summary of what I'm listening to. I've tried to embed the blip.fm player but if it doesn't work, check out my page at http://blip.fm/invite/afx. I'm a big fan of this. It makes sharing music easier, but discovering music is easier than surfing from blog to blog. But just listening is a blast, too. I'm using blogs more to track down bootlegs and obscure tracks than to discover new music since tuning in to this. (use prev/next to toggle songs)
Big miss from last year: Last Nick Cave. Not a bad song on it (thanks, Dori).
Still growing on me: Reckless Kelly (less alt and more country), Amanda Palmer
Not really taking: santogold
Enjoying but uneven: Does it offend, you.
2009:
Best Soul: Raphael Saadiq
Song of the year (so far): Nothing to worry about, Peter Bjorn and the other guy
Alt. Country: Centro-matic (pick on line bootleg), Moondoggies
Neko Case : not new territory but worthy addition to the catalog
Favorite Mashup: http://jaydiohead.com/
Jason Anderson : sorta of a modern day Springsteen but more varied style. check out Somerville show at http://www.jasonandersonswebsite.com/albums.html
New Morrissey - not new ground, but quality songs for an old dude. Check out live radio show he did for the BBC if you care
New U2 - intrigued by the direction (ignore boots) but undecided yet
Delta spirit - heads to "best of 2009"
throwback pick: Grandpaboy - westerberg does the Stones (go with deadmanshake - mono is just regular westerberg which is fine) (and if you're in my generation and don't know who Paul Westerberg is, go read another blog!)
Been digging: Franz Ferdinand - takes there alternative funk deeper into club. It's pop but very danceable. For a good time.
Rising fast: Phoenix
Return of the greats: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (el matador possibly best song ever)
Avoid: new Bruce Springsteen (but go see live)
The future: Bat for Lashes, Rhett Miller, Jason Isbell, Dinosaur Jr., Gomez ?
Upcoming shows: Rhett Miller (5/16), Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction (6/3)
2 comments:
Player's working fine for me in Safari. Blogger can be kind of picky about uploaded/embedded files.
Haven't got the new RK myself yet; Bat For Lashes recently added to the Pandora playlist with somewhat mixed results. All I've heard of the new U2 is "Boots" and it has failed to live up to one critic's promise that it's a return to the Achtung Baby days.
I thinkt he analogy would be as Europa is to Achtung, No line is how to dismantle. It extends the themes/sound a little bit farther, maybe farther than might make sense for commercial sucess. I would call it more "spiritiual." but the anthems are still there.
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