September 1st, 2010
“body…wonderland…all that”
I had searched on youtube for some streams of Half of my Heart, when I found this song. I only realized it was a different song about 2 minutes in… :) Still, a perfect candidate for the blog, it took me about a millisecond to realize how hot this specific 30 second part was. You’ll see. Told you about Mayer, he’s got chops!
Your Body is a Wonderland (Acoustic) 2:46 – 3:11
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From Room for Squares, released through Columbia records, 2001.
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September 1st, 2010
“…got a real good imagination”
Lefsetz reminded me of this one when he wrote about it last week. It’s a great pop song! I’ve always liked John Mayer, he’s a cool cat. This part has a double guitar 20 seconds in….whaaaaa!!!
Half of my Heart 2:48 – 3:33
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From Battle Studies, released through Columbia records, 2009.
Tags: Bob lefsetz, pop song, radio
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August 24th, 2010
“…blinding my eyes”
The bass here could blind your ears on a proper sound system. No idea who Nero is, and the original of this track is already an amazing tune, but putting a blistering dubstep synth and drum pattern underneath it is pure genius. It’s a stomper, best part is the drop.
Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix) 1:36 – 2:21
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From the Innerette (Via Sasha Frere Jones)
Tags: build it up, drop it, Mike Skinner, New Yorker, uk
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August 9th, 2010
“the modern kids”
I can’t stop listening to this album. I finally settled on this track to write a best parter on because it has great strings AND a big guitar solo.
Really, this album is a masterpiece.
I could take them or leave ‘em before this.
Look at the album cover and then listen to the album. They’re the same.
I think back to the Danforth Music Hall show earlier this summer and realize it was a privilege to have heard these songs then. I didn’t think they’d be this good. They played Modern Man for their encore; that’s confidence.
This record puts them up there with Radiohead. It dwarfs what came before it, I haven’t listened to MIA, LCD or Lotus in ages… even Madlib!
Rococo 2:30 – 3:32
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From The Suburbs, released through Merge/ Mercury records, 2010.
Tags: Canadian, Madison Square Garden, masterpiece, modern, Modern Man, Montreal, suburbs, We Used to Wait
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July 29th, 2010
Posted by Andrew Howard, thanks Dman!
“I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees”
The National is back with another amazing album, this track ‘bloodbuzz’ is reminiscent of some of their older classics. The song features many great moments but peaks at the 2:30 line when it kicks into “I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees.” Great lyrics and memorable instrumentals give this baritone lead singer another cult hit.
Bloodbuzz Ohio 2:24 – 2:51
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From High Violet, released through 4AD records, 2010.
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0028 The National – Slow Show @ 2:31
Tags: baritone, blood, Dstyle, National
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July 20th, 2010
“Hey Chicago, what’dya say, the cubs are gonna win today!”
Had a lot of fun listening to this when the Cubs won on the weekend, check it out!”
Go Cubs go 1:45 – 2:18
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From The Baseball Singles, released through Red Pajamas Records in 2008.
Tags: baseball, chicago, cubs, song, win
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July 11th, 2010
“undulay undulay Mama EI EI uh ohhhhhhh!!!! what’s poppan’n now”
I love the quote above, but the best part has to be when he says, “If they head right, Nelly there e’ry night”
Translation: If she’s smart, comes from a good family, and has her head on straight, Nelly will be over at her house e’ry night.
EI 1:15 – 1:37
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From Country Grammar, released through Universal Records in 2000.
Tags: e'ry, St. Louis
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July 6th, 2010
“higher higher hello”
She’s back. Forget the video, love this opening part!
Born Free 0:00 – 0:45
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From /\/\/\Y/\, released through N.E.E.T. Records in 2010.
Tags: diplo, M.I.A., nytimes, sri lanka, tamil tiger
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