Showing posts with label chairlift. Show all posts
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July 5, 2009

Lollalalalapaloooooooooooooooza....please someone give me tickets

Please? The line up this year is kick ass. And to celebrate my lameness and the fact that I am not cool enough to go I have compiled a list of bands I would go see if I had the opportunity....

1. Kings of Leon - They are modern rock royalty, so of course I'd be fighting to get to the main stage to see these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZfJ5ai07U&feature=related

2. The Killers - Sure, the lead singer is an egotistical prick, who compares his band to U2 and REM...so of course I'd want to see them in concert! Oh and their music isn't that bad either....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwLf88t_Wc

3. TV on the Radio - one of the best indie rock acts of the last five years.



4. Vampire Weekend - Gloriously over-hyped...but A-punk is such a crazy song, and the album might have been over-promoted but that doesn't mean it was bad.



5. The Decemberists - The soundtrack of my high school years, one of my favorite indie folk groups.



6. Neko Case - Its fitting that she would be listed right after The Decemberists, a great alternative indie country act.



7. Band of Horses - This band has an epic sound, its classic and timeless, like a good pair of jeans its something you can listen to for years and it will always be in style.



8. Of Montreal - Indie royalty, you must pay tribute and show respect.



9. Arctic Monkeys - I believe that I have both of their albums completed uploaded to my mp3...every song is good.



10. Ben Folds - "Still Fighting It" is one of the best songs about growing up I've ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRlgq59dsFQ

11. Fleet Foxes - Whenever I decide that I finally wanna pack up all my belongings and move to the Rockies this will be my soundtrack...



12. Silversun Pickups - orgasmic indie rock....



13. Kaiser Chiefs - Sure their last album was a disappointment, but it would be so cool to be in the crowd when they start singing "I Predict a Riot"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS6T8FqJ0WM

14. Crystal Castles - Representing Toronto, pretty cool indietronica.



15. Santigold - One of the best albums from 2008 came from this woman, would be really cool to see her live.



16. Atmosphere - Great indie rapper, watch him do his thing



17. Cold War Kids - Another cool indie band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvTKhM6F85U&feature=fvst

18. Lykke Li - her music is sweet and innocent at first but has the power to cut through you like a knife.



19. Peter Bjorn and John - I just want to hear them play "Young Folks"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FHIP4mLxQ

20. The Raveonettes - I fell in love with them the first time I heard "Love in a Trashcan"



21. Ra Ra Riot - Someday this band will be as big as TV on the Radio and other indie royalty.



22. Los Campesinos! - How cool would it be to hear "You! Me! Dancing!" live?



23. Bat For Lashes - I already talked about my love affair with her last record, and I would definitely sell an organ or two to see her live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDfjVT1-mwY

24. Chairlift - I have always fantasized about becoming a hippie, I therefore would love to live vicariously through chairlift...by seeing them in concert. I have mentioned these guys in a previous blog post...check out my April posts.



25. The Knux - Already mentioned them a few days ago...but they seem like they would be pretty good live.



26. Ida Maria - Her album "Fortress Around My Heart" is pretty good, pick it up if you haven't already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRI68tbkhNY&feature=related

27. Manchester Orchestra - I have fantasized about blasting them in car while driving across the United States (no to mention that I have also mentioned them in one of my "Playlist" posts).



28. Constantines - Just a cool band with a cool sound.



29. Cage The Elephant - Yeah this is another good road trip band, I've also mentioned them before in the blog.



30. Sam Roberts Band - One of the hardest working bands out there, do them a favor and enjoy their performance, they travel to almost every major festival in North America as well as all the non-major ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2HihW_jdUQ

31. Kid Cudi - I must admit radio ruined the appeal of the song Day n' Nite for me, but I also think I'm bitter because I found this guy first and I hate sharing...but there is plenty of him to go around and his other songs ain't too shabby either.



32. Rye Rye - M.I.A.'s protege and she bangs out some good tunes.


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April 9, 2009

Newest Music Obsessions…



1. Chairlift – “Bruises” and "Planet Health” Dream pop and lofi have started to re-infiltrate the indie scene and I am quite happy about it. Chairlift delivers indie pop songs drenched in trippy synthesizer sounds and a lead singer with a voice that resonates and rises above the sea of electronic fuzziness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HRCacAQ-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVDAJuOdurQ&feature=related

2. M83 - “Teen Angst” and “Don’t Save Us From the Flames” Both of these songs are about four years old, but they are still regulars on my mp3. They sound as though they were made 25 years ago and remixed to appear more modern. M83 seems fascinated with the 1980s: a decade that he barely lived through (he's 23). However, that has not stopped him from pursuing his eighties nostalgia through his music.


3. Zaho - “C’est Chelou” and “la Roué Tourne” I discovered Zaho over the summer of 2008, and I quickly became attached to her music. She is of Algerian decent and resides in Montreal. Her songs have become quite popular in France and Quebec. She has been featured on many Francophone rappers' singles, adding to her overall hype (check out the rapper Cheb Mami's song "Halili" in Arabic and French). I can't say I analyze her songs that much, or contemplate the chord progressions, but its light and fun.


4. Yelle – “Ce Jeu” Another Francophone, Yelle, has created a lot of buzz over her debut electropop album, “Pop Up,” and it deserves all the press it gets. The beats are fresh and Yelle’s snarky lyrical presentation is enjoyable to listen to.


5. Ida Maria – “Oh my God” and “Stella” The first song portrays a woman in the midst of a panic attack: "Oh my God! So you think I'm in Control!? Oh my God! so you think its all for fun!?" The other song is about a night a prostitute spends with God. Whats not to love?


6. These New Puritans – “Elvis” Another band riding on a big wave of hype, I can’t say I have heard “Beat Pyramid” in its entirety (although it was released 6 months ago…) but I have heard their first single, and it’s good.


7. Plushgun - "How we Roll" and "Just Impolite" They were both featured in the Internet mini sitcom, "We Need Girlfriends" and they are definitely worth checking out. Plushgun remains mostly under the radar. However, with a song on the barf-tastic series, "The City," and with a song or two on another lame MTV "drama," Plushgun may soon scratch the surface of the mainstream.


other songs worth checking out:

Rainer Maria - ''Catastrophe" Not a new song but I rediscovered it deep in my computer's music collection.


Los Campesinos! - "You! Me! Dancing!" I never get tired of this song...


the Go! Team - "Grip like a Vice"-- also a rediscovered song from my computer...


Illa J - "We Here" Charles Hamilton is the New Lupe; Kid Cudi is the new Kanye. This guy has been compared to Common, but I don't think he sounds like any of them. However, he will eventually be the next big thing. Give it a year.


K'naan - "ABC's" and "Waving Flag" What made M.I.A so exciting in 2005 with her debut record, "Arular," was the idea of hip hop going global. K'naan is another hip hop ambassador: this time via Somalia.

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