Musical Dissociation
To me, and probably to most of you, music is all about the associations it brings. Certain songs strongly remind me of a place, a person, a time in my life. Which is wonderful, in general. I love that my musical memory is so long-lasting and particular.
Unfortunately, it can serve me too well. Right now that's what it's doing and I need a break from it. I need to dissociate myself from much of what it's reminding me of.
I need new music, different music, music I might not find unless it magically appeared in my lap. And guess what? I hit the jackpot in this regard on Saturday April 19. That happened to be Record Store Day and my local record shop had tons of freebies to give away. I picked up 11 free discs that day, most of them compilations with lots of bands I'd not heard before.
I can't wait to dive into it all and soak it up and form some new associations, you know what I mean? Here are several tracks that come from a sampler put out by Redeye Distribution that I am really enjoying so far.
Bell X1--"Rocky Took a Lover" mp3 off Flock (buy) I really wanted to do an entire post about this band, but I can't get this song out of my head so I'm taking it as a sign I need to include it here. It's pretty much a perfect example of everything I love in a song.
Nick Lowe--"So It Goes" mp3 off Jesus of Cool (buy) Now, you may be asking, Marcy, what do you mean you have no musical association with Nick Lowe? Well, of course I have loads of attachment to the song "Cruel to Be Kind," but not to this song, so it counts.
3 Na Massa--"Doce Guia (Feat. Ceu)" mp3 off 3 Na Massa (buy) Oh, this is wonderfully Brazilian, with all the things you might expect to love about a Brazilian tune. Fabulous horns, too, btw. I should have included it in this post.
Liam Finn--"Second Chance" mp3 off I'll Be Lightning (buy) This song is absolutely perfect for this post because the chorus goes: "Remember me? Honestly, I don't remember who you are." It's pretty damn catchy, too.
I went and saw Bell X1 a couple of weeks ago and the show was fab. I like
them more now.
i saw a youtube video of them performing on david letterman and i must say
it whet my appetite! i think they may be one of those bands that makes it
kind of big--well, big for the indie world, like feist maybe, or my morning
jacket. i don't know, but that's my prediction! :)
Ha. I got that sampler too and all those were my favorites! Record Store
Day is a wonderful day.
andy--i really like that bauhaus track, too, but i think i'm going to save
that for another post. i agree, record day was awesome! glad to hear you
made it home safely from the far north, btw! : )
"So It Goes" is my favorite Nick Lowe song, and Jesus of Cool is one of my
favorite record titles. I think I first heard the song in Rock & Roll High
School!
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