My friend Mike Penn’s song, one of his best so far!
CRASHprez - Paranoia (John Vietnam Cypher) (by CRASHprez)
I wrote about these guys a few months back for The Daily Cardinal. I must say, this is a pretty damn good cover, and I love this album, so that’s a strong compliment.
The Winter Sounds & The Seedy Seeds - King of Carrot Flowers, Pt 1
Our friends The Winter Sounds & The Seedy Seeds team up on Consequence of Sounds’s Off the Avenue to cover Neutral Milk Hotel. The result speaks for itself.
You know, I love covers, but really this is a little bit too much like the original for my taste.
“Too Much Too Young” - Kasabian (The Specials cover)
I’m pretty okay with the way this songs sounds. And the video’s pretty cool.
Regina Spektor and Only Son - Call Them Brothers
“Call Them Brothers” was written by Jack Dishel (of Only Son) & Regina Spektor and appears on Only Son’s second album, “Searchlight”.
Not going to lie, I was one of those petulant kids that listened to everything that his parents hated just to piss them off when I was in middle school. That stuff I listened to was a stepping stone to a lot of what I listen to now, but for the most part it was just drivel.
Record Store Day always reminds me of my love for physical media, and this year was no exception. One of the best parts about the event is all of the singles that would otherwise not be released. Be it the Warner’s “Side by Side” series or a heart-shaped Neon Trees single. All of the songs are classics and most feature my favorite part of the single: the B-side.
B-Sides are typically tracks that didn’t make the record: cover songs, alternate takes and, in the days of R&B, “Part 2.” These songs are kind of hit or miss depending on the band. They can be gems, or just an extra song to make it worth paying for the single. Occasionally a B-side will become a hit because a DJ on the radio liked it better than the A-side. “I Will Survive” and “Maggie May” are classic examples of this, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” is a good modern example.
This playlist totally made my day. I can’t even tell you.
What I got.
Can’t wait for this record!
Metric reveals Synthetica album artwork, teaser clips
Normally countdowns are only good for New Years Eve and that song by 5ive, but Metric’s army of fans will no doubt be glued to the days/hours/minutes/seconds countdown now up on ilovemetric.com.
Kind of a cool video, and I really liked the guitar parts.
The album version of this popped up in my iTunes the other day and I was reminded of this version. Great song.
