Doves - New Album This Summer

I just recently began listening to Doves (not, the Doves, just “Doves”). Not as poppy as Snow Patrol (but similar enough to remind me of them), more melodic that The National (deeper voice), and they’ve got a slight Elvis Costello thing going on. Sometimes I want to snap my fingers with their music…then…

Bacilo - Baxter, You Know I Don’t Speak Spanish

My friend Brooks introduced me awhile ago to Carlos Vives — a Columbian musician who has tried his hand at acting, and still has a knack for some of the most toolish photos I’ve ever seen on artists website (on par with Creed). Anyhow, in that mix was a song by a…

No Camera. No Film. Just Radiohead’s New 3D Video. Just Data and Lasers

Radiohead just produced a mind-blowing video that combines an incredibe song, with some incredible technology. It is my blog’s current “Featured Video.” You need watch it immediately and then to go visit this site right and check it out. It’s incredible…I’m honestly drooling.

In Google’s words…
In this new video, there were no…

Amiina - Kurr - Sexfaldur - Think Sigur Ros

Amiina - Sexfaldur from the album Kurr:

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I’ve said before that Sigur Ros was the best show I’ve ever seen. When I saw them a few years ago, Amiina was their opening act and they were gorgeous. Four…

I Feel Like Swaying Back and Forth

Thanks to Sam for the heads up regarding Fleet Foxes. The song below makes me want to sway back and forth, maybe close my eyelids partially, and just chill. Is that weird?

Anyone know the song Chinese Translation by M. Ward? These guys…

Coldplay Viva la Vida and Lost - Fantistico!

Viva La Vida:

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So, the aforementioned iTunes commercial inspired me to buy the new Coldplay single Viva La Vida.

It’s a bit new for Coldplay…I mean when have we heard a string’s based song from them? And church bells? But, it’s…

Oh Dear LORD This is so GOOD!! Jump, Little Children!

LISTEN. DO IT.

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Big, hard thanks to Nick for exposing me to this band. Man, they are just really, really good! It’s just so sad when you come across a band that makes your life better, and then you find…

The Bad Plus

Since Todd liked Madeleine Peyroux, I thought I’d put up another “jazz” artist–The Bad Plus. I put jazz in parentheses because Wikipedia assures me that “…they defy any genre.” Mostly because they cover anything from Nirvana to Neil Young (not to be confused with Neil Diamond).

I saw these…

Madeleine Peyroux

She’s been around for awhile; but it seems not many of my friends have heard Madeline Peyroux. Her 2004 disc (which is my favorite) entitled Careless Love is what got me hooked on her. Her newer disc, entitled Half the Perfect World, is also a really…

National - Boxer

Sam is a good friend of mine, and he knows music. Every now and again he gets really pissed off at something and he turns into Sambo. I wonder what Sambo listens to?

Anyhow, not-Sambo-Sam has been listening to The National