Music

Tunes of late…

/ Alec

Lots of travel of late so I’ve been downloading music most Sunday’s to get ready for the week on the road. As the plane ride is always better with good music.

  • Break Up by Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson. It has legs and some good loops. It has gotten some flack for being too bubbly and shallow but it is good music to bounce your way through being sandwiched in the middle seat on a flight to NYC.
  • Winter by Jon Foreman. It is sparse. Clean and the lyrics are worth a listen. I’m not sure I’d buy the entire album again more likely just the tracks: I Am Still Running and Learning How to Die.
  • Two tracks from Nelly Furtado’s new album: Silencio and Manos al Aire.
  • I’m not loving Get Lucky which is Mark Knopfler new album but to be fair I’ve only given it a shallow listen. The majority of tracks sound flat.
  • Build Me This by Joshua James. Just listen to Coal War. Speaks for it self.
  • Bomb In a Birdcage by A Fine Frenzy. Genius. If you only get one album on this list this is the one to get. I love the song Electric Twist. Some of the old guard aren’t loving the updated sound but I like electronica so this album is nothing but a pleasure.
  • The Scene of the Crime by Bettye LaVette. Caught her live this summer but just picked up her album. Not bad for 63 years young.
  • Etana’s song I Am Not Afraid for a Reggae track.

May you enjoy them from the middle seat 30,000 feet up…

Albums of Late

/ Alec
  • Sia – Colour the Small One : I’m in heavy Sia rotation at the moment. Working back through her albums.
  • Deb Talan – A Bird Flies Out : Liked the Weepies. iTunes labels her as Pop which makes me laugh. Folk/Singer Songwriter who can happen to play well.
  • Kate Nash – Made of Bricks : Go MySpace! This album continues to grow on me as the lyrics demand your ear. Plus I love D******d the hell with the nay sayers. It is honest and it gets me snaping my fingers.
  • Rosi Golan – The Drifter and the Gypsy : The tracks, Come Around and I don’t wanna to wait got my ear, and now the album is growing on me. Plus she was on tour with William Fitzsimmons.
  • Jose Gonzalez – In Our Nature : Intresting sound and voice but I’d skip buying the album and just get track one.
  • Gavin DeGraw – Free : Powerful voice but the lyrics do little for me.

Tunes Update…

/ Alec

The new stuff currently in my Ipod Mini:

  • Jessy Moss – Two tracks off: Street Knuckles, Telling You Now & Owed a Living
  • The Hushed Sound – Goodbye Blues: I’m lukewarm on this album, some stellar tracks and some over done poorly written tracks
  • The Weepies – Hideway: Just go buy the album and if you don’t have there other stuff go grab it as well. Perfect lazy Sunday music with great harmonies and good lyrics
  • Madrid de Los Austrias – Buscando (Karuan vs. Circus Remix): Electronica with a great groove
  • Parov Stelar – Seven and Storm: Down tempo electronica thought it gets going for the last four tracks
  • Stéphane Pompougnac – Hello Mademoiselle: This is the new album of choice in the Z4 with the top down. Plus it makes me want to go to France.
  • Low vs. Diamond – Low vs. Diamond: I want to go see them live as I hear they put on a good show and the album is a solid effort worth buying
  • Om: Chilled which is a great electronica compilation album(and yes I’m on a bit if an electronica kick of late)
  • Waldeck – Make My Day: Earthy electronica
  • Naomi – Aquarium: Love his voice and with tracks like, “A Perfect Day in Hell” how can you go wrong 🙂