It’s a short list today, but two very enjoyable mp3′s. I’m really digging Adrian’s Magnolia Electric Co. track.‚ Head over to I Pick My Nose for the original.
Oz:
Ferraby Lionheart – Small Planet
I’ve been obsessed with Ferraby Lionheart’s EP from early this year and now I’m just starting to plunge into Catch the Brass Ring, his debut LP . I caught this guy at the Brooklyn Vegan party one morning at SXSW and he was one of my biggest surprises of the week. A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
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Adrian:
Magnolia Electric Co – Shiloh Temple Bell
I’ve liked the last couple of Magnolia Electric Co albums but I haven’t loved them, but when I heard some tracks a month or so ago from the Sojourner box set, I knew I’d have to get it. I picked it up last weekend. When I first heard this track I almost forgot where I was, that I was driving-I needed to hear this song more and I wanted to hear it without interruption at all: just go home, shut my door, shut my eyes and listen to it on repeat. Jason Molina has written some really amazing songs, but there’s something about this one-every note, every word, every warble in his voice builds and makes it better. The melody during the chorus and the lyrics throughout are so perfectly melancholy.
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Keith
Jon Brion – I Believe She’s Lying
Jon Brion’s superlative production skills have turned many an arid record into an powerpop oasis. His 2000 self-released solo record got little press or promotion, but it’s wall-to-wall with winners from the shady side of the sun. This aural burst rides a glitchy drumbeat’s frenetic pace into a web of poker-faced romantic strategy. It seems fated to fail yet somehow everyone benefits from the pleasure extracted before the abrupt conclusion.
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Hey enjoyed the tunes from today. Great stuff!
Mut