You'd Think

posted Monday, 22 June 2009

You'd think with all the rain we've been having that I'd be able to spend more time writing, but for some reason it's not working out that way. I am as behind as ever. Today I sat down and imported more than 100 songs that had piled up in my download folder. Now if I could just find time to listen to them all!

Anyhoo, a couple of things intrigue me and I figured I'd share them today since there's not much else to do to distract me (aside from the usual cleaning, laundry, shopping--you know, the stuff that can wait).

Actually, I've been enjoying We Are America by Canada's Caledonia for a while now but have been sitting on it. I think it's because the official promo song "We Are America" isn't what I'd consider the most representative of their sound. I'd rather put something else up, but since I'm trying to play by the rules (for the most part) and not do that, I've ended up not talking about it. Regardless, it's a very listenable rock album with more or less equal elements of Americana and psychedelia that has wormed its way into my ears.

It also happens to be one of those records that when I listen to I think, Hey, my husband would like this. He's generally a classic rock guy, so when I find a band that rocks, I like to share it with him in hopes he'll enjoy it too. He's not much into my indie-pop, mellow or quirky music.

Caledonia--"We Are America" mp3 off We Are America (buy)

The next two songs don't have anything in common except for their wonderfully distorted vocals and heavy synthesizers. I love them and it's exactly the kind of music my husband would hate! The superbly trippy Black Moth Super Rainbow is an old favorite and one-man-band Blank Dogs is new to me but I find there's a kinship in the weirdness of both of them. And check it out, they're actually playing together at the South Street Seaport in NYC on July 22. I swear to god I did not know that when I decided to put these two songs together!