A Smattering of New Music for Friday
Isn't that a great word, smattering? It's the kind of word you can't overuse or it becomes too precious, but in this case it's just right, because today is all about sharing a smattering of new music that's been flowing into my inbox of late.
I know I've mentioned this before, but one of the most fun things about blogging is that music is sent to you directly, either by promo people or the bands themselves. I've received tons of wonderful new stuff this way. Lately, though, I've been getting far more than I can keep up with, so I'm falling behind in my listening.
See, the thing is that what I'd really like to do is take the time and really absorb all the music so I can give each band a lovingly complete review, only you know that if I wait to do it that way I'm afraid I'll let it all slip by. So this is my best compromise.
Cinderpop--"Blonder" mp3 off A Lesson in Science (buy--comes out May 13th) I almost picked this for the sloth podcast because it made me think of how I could never go blond (a la Clay Aiken--yikes!) because I'm waaaaay too lazy to maintain it. It's also a really cool song.
Baskervilles--"A Little More Time" mp3 off Twilight (buy--comes out June 3rd) Can you say bouncy, happy indie pop? These two songs pretty much have it all: piano, male/female vocals, funky strings, horns--all the things I love to love.
Baskervilles--"Caught in a Crosswalk" mp3 off Twilight
Motocade--"Soap Opera" mp3 off their upcoming full-length album. I love the line "it's safe to say that you don't get it / it's safe to say that you never will" Yep. Also, the opening to this song is freaking great.
City Breathing --"Rain and Revolution" mp3 off Look How It's Snowing Upwards, Look How They Move Towards Heaven (buy--out June 3rd) This is less poppy and more "experimental" than any of these other songs (actually, I'm not exactly sure what that means), but it's got an energy beneath the wistful shoegazy layers that draws you in.
City Breathing--"We Can Retrace the Sinking Sky" mp3 off Look How It's Snowing Upwards, Look How They Move Towards Heaven (thanks, Agnes!)
This ought to keep you happy for the weekend!
lovely cat and gramophone print by colin ruffell
I have been stuck in an Anna Ternheim kinda mood lately, and I need
something to break the spell... so far still stuck, but if I am going to go
and find a place to break the mood it is going to be your blog.
you're very welcome, juan. i have been playing girl in a coma on repeat, so
i guess we're helping each other these days! also, i just took my anna
ternheim cd into work and it seems to have a very mellow vibe--which is
great as long as you don't listen to the words, eh? : )
Thanks for some great tracks Marcy...like you my inbox is full of more than
I can handle right now too. Tiny correction - it's "We Can Retrace The
Sinking Sky". Enjoy the weekend!
agnes--i always feel guilty about not getting to everything, but then i try
to keep in mind that i'm not doing this as a job, it's purely for fun, so i
shouldn't feel too bad about it. that's my theory, anyway. thanks for the
cx, i fixed it. must have been a freudian slip on my part, although i'm not
sure what it means, exactly . . . ;-)
You just 'eased' me down from a very fraught day Marcy. Relaxing to the
City Breathing tracks here. I can see that all your new tracks will be
gettin a good pounding on my player over the weekend. Thanks, and have a
nice weekend yourself.
you are most welcome. it means a lot to me that all three of you seem to
appreciate the music today--thanks for all the kind words. : )
Smattering is indeed a fantastic word. Every great blog should use it at
least once in a lifetime!!!!
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