Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Just Be In Love When You Scream That Song

Just Be In Love When You Scream That Song, I

Some songs I've been enjoying lately:

"Staring at the Sun" - TV on the Radio : like The Polyphonic Spree if they were stuck in a factory machine

"Now It's On" - Grandaddy : possibly the single of 2k3 (after Hey Ya), also possibly the only band able to make geek-tech themed music that isn't geeky

"Be Thou My Vision" - Pedro the Lion : a little awkward at first, but a nice reworking of the hymm to emphasize the human frailty of the narrator

"Last Night It Snowed" - Ass Ponys : mainly because I've been able to mimic the titular line perfectly, but it's a good song anyway

"Last Call" - Outkast : a tough guy hip hop track that's still suave as hell

"Sinking Ship" - Soltero : at the end of a long night of painful drinking, lift your last pint of Guiness and sing unintelligbly along with this song. skip the "woos" and stumble out of the bar. this is how you make an exit.

"Cinematic" - Erin McKeown : i'm a sucker for ms mckeown's music, and that's the real issue here. a fast, light, maybe even agile song.

"Kingpin" - Wilco : i wanna be... your king pin... livin in... PEKIN.

"Anything For Love" - Robbie Fulks : how this song is even possible beats me. clean-cut noise folk with soul. at least, i think that's what i hear.