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
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