What we've been listening to | in the spring of 2014

The War on Drugs | Lost in the Dream 

(Secretly Canadian; 2014)

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The Notwist | Close to the Glass

(Sub Pop; 2014)

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Damien Jurado | Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

(Secretly Canadian; 2014)

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Real Estate | Atlas

(Domino; 2014)

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The Clean | Modern Rock

(Flying Nun; 1994)

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Angel Olsen | Burn Your Fire For No Witness

(Jagjaguwar; 2014)

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Gene Clark | No Other

(Asylum; 1974)

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Beck | Morning Phase

(Capitol; 2014)

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Josh Ritter | Hello Starling

(V2; 2003)

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Future Islands | Singles

(4AD; 2014)

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Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf | Perils from the Sea

(Caldo Verde; 2013)

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Bryce Dessner / Jonny Greenwood | St. Carolyn by the Sea / Suite from "There Will Be Blood"

(Deutsche Grammophon; 2014)

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Inside Lleywn Davis | Original Soundtrack Recording

(Nonesuch; 2013)

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Gene Clark | White Light

(A&M; 1971)

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Hiss Golden Messenger | Bad Debt 

(Paradise of Bachelors; 2014 (reissue))

Misspelled Records Presents : Weapons And Gadgets 2

Experimental, ambient, drone, electronic, noise, and soundscape from various artists around SE Asia and Australia (including some Saigonites). 

Thanks to Misspelled Records in Sydney, Australia for putting this together!

The Sounds That Shaped My Year: My Favorite Albums of 2013

In no particular order...

The National | Trouble Will Find Me | 4AD Records

                     Kurt Vile | Wakin' on a Pretty Daze | Matador

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Push the Sky Away | Bad Seeds Ltd.

Cass McCombs | Big Wheel and Others | Domino 

Julia Holter | Loud City Song | Domino 

Mutual Benefit | Love's Crushing Diamond | Other Music

                                

 Yo La Tengo | Fade | Matador

Bill Callahan | Dream River | Drag City

Sam Amidon | Bright Sunny South | Nonesuch Records

Foxygen | We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | Jagjaguwar

Darkside | Psychic | Matador / Other People

Julian Lynch | Lines |  Underwater Peoples

Mikal Cronin | MCII | Merge 

Steve Gunn | Time Off | Paradise of Bachelors

What We're Listening To (In The Summer of 2013)

Summer It Shakes Right Through: A Melange of New Music for Your Consideration

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Mikal Cronin | "Weight" | MCII | Merge; 2013




The National | "Don't Swallow The Cap"/ "Sea of Love"  Trouble Will Find Me | 4AD; 2013

Vampire Weekend | "Step" | Modern Vampires of the City  XL; 2013

Sam Amidon | "My Old Friend" | Bright Sunny South Nonesuch; 2013

Junip | "Line of Fire" / "Your Life, Your Call" | Junip 
 Mute; 2013

The So So Glos | "Xanax" | Blowout | Shea Stadium; 2013

Beaches | "Distance" | She Beats | Chapter Music; 2013

No Joy | "Hare Tarot Lies" | Wait to Pleasure | Mexican Summer; 2013

Majical Cloudz | "Childhood's End" | Impersonators  Matador; 2013

Daft Punk | "Touch" (ft. Paul Williams) | Random Access Memories | Columbia; 2013

Songs| "Good Times" | Malabar | Pop Frenzy; 2013

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Kurt Vile's New Album Should Never Stop Playing...

Kurt Vile | Wakin' on a Pretty Daze | Matador Records; 2013

The official video for "Never Run Away"                     

What We're Listening To (In the Spring of 2013)

Kurt Vile | Wakin' on a Pretty Daze | Matador; 2013

 

  
Phosphorescent | Muchaco | Dead Oceans; 2013

 


Foxygen | We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | Jagjaguwar; 2013

Vondelpark | Seabed | R&S; 2013

William Tyler | Impossible Truth | Merge; 2013

Bill Fay | Life is People | Dead Oceans; 2012

Beachwood Sparks | The Tarnished Gold | Subpop; 2012

Ametsub | All is Silence | Nothings66; 2012

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Films About Music: Searching for Sugarman

A gifted Mexican-American singer-songwriter in Detroit puts out a couple of unfortunately overlooked records in the early 1970's that mysteriously achieve cult-hero status in apartheid-era South Africa while the artist himself fades back to obscurity.  This is the incredible saga of Sixto Rodriquez.  Solid cinematography, a riveting and moving story, and a superb soundtrack make this an unmissable documentary.

The Sounds That Shaped My Year: The 25 Best Albums of 2012

In no particular order... 

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DIIV . Oshin | Sun Kil Moon . Among the Leaves | Damien Jurado . Mariqopa | Wild Nothing . Nocturne   Lambchop . Mr. M | Bob Dylan . Tempest | Bat For Lashes . The Haunted Man 
Cloud Nothings . Attack on Memory | Grimes . Visions | Beach House . Bloom 
James Blackshaw . Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti . Mature Themes Merchandise . Desire | The Men . Open Your Heart | Spiritualized . Sweet Heart, Sweet Light
Sufjan Stevens . Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10
 Mac DeMarco . 2 | Ty Segall Band . Slaughterhouse | Tindersticks . The Something Rain  
Andrew Bird . Break It Yourself | Lotus Plaza . Spooky Action at a Distance  
Richard Hawley . Standing at the Sky's Edge | Windy & Carl . We Will Always Be
Mirroring . Foreign Body |  Motion Sickness Of Time Travel . Motion Sickness Of Time Travel 
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