The Song: "Hands In Pockets"
Laura Gibson: Laura on NPR MySpace
DJ comments: Please do not confuse this one with "One Hand In My Pocket".
I love girls who sing and play guitar. If I were a dude I'd totally get on the Jolie Holland, Alela Diane and Laura Gibson types. — BJ
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Vowels: Animal Collective, "Fireworks"
From the album Strawberry Jam
Animal Collective: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I hated Strawberry Jam for the longest time... it wasn't until my friend Rob gave me a KEXP interview with the band where they played this song. I retracted all my previous statements at that point in time.
On a side note -- Animal Collective is the reason I hate all-age shows at the Picador. ALL THE GOOD BANDS SELL OUT TO THOSE DAMN 16-YEAR-OLD KIDS. I HATE ALL YOU PRE-PUBESCENT HIPSTERS! — BJ
Animal Collective: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I hated Strawberry Jam for the longest time... it wasn't until my friend Rob gave me a KEXP interview with the band where they played this song. I retracted all my previous statements at that point in time.
On a side note -- Animal Collective is the reason I hate all-age shows at the Picador. ALL THE GOOD BANDS SELL OUT TO THOSE DAMN 16-YEAR-OLD KIDS. I HATE ALL YOU PRE-PUBESCENT HIPSTERS! — BJ
The Vowels: Almost Live From Eli's Live Room, Why?
The Song: The Vowels Pt. 2
Why?: MySpace
DJ comments: The title of the song was too appropriate to pass up.
This Why? (the one from Oakland, not the U.K.) album literally came out yesterday. Their Myspace page makes no mention of the Almost Live album release, so I'm not really sure what's up with it. — BJ
Why?: MySpace
DJ comments: The title of the song was too appropriate to pass up.
This Why? (the one from Oakland, not the U.K.) album literally came out yesterday. Their Myspace page makes no mention of the Almost Live album release, so I'm not really sure what's up with it. — BJ
The Vowels: Architecture in Helsinki, "Kindling"
The Vowels: "You Promised Me," Caroline Smith And The Good Night Sleeps
The Vowels: "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood," Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
The Vowels: "Inside and Out," Feist
The Vowels: "I'm Good, I'm Gone," Lykke Li
The Vowels: "Around the Bay," Department of Eagles
From the album In Ear Park
Department of Eagles: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: This is Daniel Rossen's (Grizzly Bear) band with his roommate from NYU. In Ear Park is their most recent release -- the album came out on October 7th. If you've already heard the album, you should check out their Daytrotter session.— BJ
Department of Eagles: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: This is Daniel Rossen's (Grizzly Bear) band with his roommate from NYU. In Ear Park is their most recent release -- the album came out on October 7th. If you've already heard the album, you should check out their Daytrotter session.— BJ
The Vowels: "Ordinary Song," The Little Ones
From the album Morning Tide
The Little Ones: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Another album released on October 7th. Apparently every indie band got together and decided to release albums simultaneously. I'm kind of surprised CNN didn't predict our nation's implosion because of such a catastrophic event. — BJ
The Little Ones: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Another album released on October 7th. Apparently every indie band got together and decided to release albums simultaneously. I'm kind of surprised CNN didn't predict our nation's implosion because of such a catastrophic event. — BJ
The Vowels: Arcade Fire, "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)"
The Vowels: "Oh No," Dr. Dog
The Vowels: "Amsterdam," Peter Bjorn and John
The Vowels: "And Darling," Tegan and Sara
The Vowels: "In Step," Girl Talk
From the album Feed The Animals
Girl Talk: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Someone just asked me why I would play Girl Talk, stating that if they wanted to listen, they could just go home and start up four dance CDs simultaneously. Please let me know your opinion on this matter.
By the way, I named my own price for this album via GT's Myspace page. Love it. — BJ
Girl Talk: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Someone just asked me why I would play Girl Talk, stating that if they wanted to listen, they could just go home and start up four dance CDs simultaneously. Please let me know your opinion on this matter.
By the way, I named my own price for this album via GT's Myspace page. Love it. — BJ
The Vowels: "Underneath the Stars," The Cure
From the album 4:13 Dream
The Cure: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Reason No. 3,482 to like the Cure: they know how to open an album. This song joins the long list of incredible openers ("Plainsong," "One Hundred Years," "Open," "Out of This World," "Lost," "Want," "Shake Dog Shake," "The Kiss") — cwc
MTV in Italy played the Cure's recent show in which they played the new album front to back before playing a second set of old favorites. At the same time, MTV in America probably played more, um, non-music television. Awesome. Here's "Underneath the Stars" from the Italy show:
The Cure: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: Reason No. 3,482 to like the Cure: they know how to open an album. This song joins the long list of incredible openers ("Plainsong," "One Hundred Years," "Open," "Out of This World," "Lost," "Want," "Shake Dog Shake," "The Kiss") — cwc
MTV in Italy played the Cure's recent show in which they played the new album front to back before playing a second set of old favorites. At the same time, MTV in America probably played more, um, non-music television. Awesome. Here's "Underneath the Stars" from the Italy show:
The Vowels: "One Month Off," Bloc Party
From the album Intimacy
Bloc Party: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I picked up this CD and the new Cure one Tuesday morning; it seems once every four years, I make a rare trip to a record store to pick up the Cure's latest. But I opened the Bloc Party disc first, because I have more apprehension about it than I do the Cure disc (after all, the Cure released four singles from the new album this summer/fall). Aside from "Mercury," I'm really digging what I'm hearing on Intimacy. But then again, I really liked A Weekend in the City, so take my initial endorsement with a grain of salt. I'm a bigger fan of songs such as this and "Trojan Horse" (played last week on the Soup) than the early singles. — cwc
Bloc Party: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I picked up this CD and the new Cure one Tuesday morning; it seems once every four years, I make a rare trip to a record store to pick up the Cure's latest. But I opened the Bloc Party disc first, because I have more apprehension about it than I do the Cure disc (after all, the Cure released four singles from the new album this summer/fall). Aside from "Mercury," I'm really digging what I'm hearing on Intimacy. But then again, I really liked A Weekend in the City, so take my initial endorsement with a grain of salt. I'm a bigger fan of songs such as this and "Trojan Horse" (played last week on the Soup) than the early singles. — cwc
The Vowels: "Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together," Morrissey
The Vowels: Explosions in the Sky, "Yasmin the Light"
From the album Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever
Explosions in the Sky: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I know my previous EITS comments ("Domination.") aren't all that helpful, but when people ask me why I love this band so much, all I can really tell them is to devote the time to really listen to them, perhaps digesting an entire album at once. It seems that everyone who gives them that chance comes back to me and says one of two things:
1. Dude. Those Explosions guys are really fucking good.
2. I loved the movie Friday Night Lights.
I'm guessing you'll say the former. — cwc
Explosions in the Sky: Web site MySpace
DJ comments: I know my previous EITS comments ("Domination.") aren't all that helpful, but when people ask me why I love this band so much, all I can really tell them is to devote the time to really listen to them, perhaps digesting an entire album at once. It seems that everyone who gives them that chance comes back to me and says one of two things:
1. Dude. Those Explosions guys are really fucking good.
2. I loved the movie Friday Night Lights.
I'm guessing you'll say the former. — cwc
The Vowels: "An End Has a Start," Editors
The Vowels: "In Dust We Trust," Chemical Brothers
The Vowels: Eric Avery, "All Remote and No Control"
The Vowels: Office, "Company Calls"
The Vowels: "Ill Love," Pete and the Pirates
The Vowels: I Love Math, "Josephine Street"
From the album Getting to the Point Is Beside It
I Love Math: MySpace
DJ comments: I used to tell people my favorite subject was math, until other kids mocked me for not saying P.E. It was then that I became a self-loathing jock. — cwc
I Love Math: MySpace
DJ comments: I used to tell people my favorite subject was math, until other kids mocked me for not saying P.E. It was then that I became a self-loathing jock. — cwc
The Vowels: Underworld, "Born Slippy (Nuxx)"
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