On my recent vacation I bought a whole bunch of CDs at Amoeba in SF. Whole lotta indie-pop. Marine Research, Call and Response, Bishop Allen, Foundry Field Recordings, Cub, Beulah, Voxtrot.Anyways, Call and Response have this song “California in Floating in Space” which is perfect for this footage I took while on the ferris wheel on the Santa Monica pier.
with your click click click click camera.
I just heard this song on a Music That Matters podcast and it’s great. I had heard a couple Bishop Allen songs before, but nothing as super as this song. Didn’t know they were local to Brooklyn either. Maybe I can catch a show by them.
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I had a great time last night at show 1 of NYC Popfest. Lots of great people and I took
some great photos. More after the cut.
Super song about imagining what it’d be like if the American president was assassinated. This is not a political song. It’s about the spectacle and watching such an event from the sidelines. About huge national catastrophes that affect everyone and define generations.
I’ve been hearing this great street musician for a while now, but I didn’t decide to buy his album until I heard this song which just made my commute home really wonderful. It sounded like some soundtrack’s interlude.
The next time I saw him, I didn’t have enough money. But yesterday, I had just taken some money out and I had a feeling he’d be in the station again. And there he was! Only $5 dollars.
He plays this electric classical guitar, where it’s just an outline of a guitar body and some strings.
Matthew Nichols, playing his own compositions. The CD has 16 other songs that are classical guitar pieces. it’s really very pretty.
I especially like It Is Not There, but my favorite isn’t on his website. It’s only 1:42 long, but I listened to it repeatedly all day today. I think I’m going to use it as a soundtrack for a very short artsy movie.
I’m not usually into Sinatra style lounge music, but this new guy who’s doing that stuff, Tony DeSare does an excellent cover of Prince’s Kiss that you should check out.
Just another mix of stuff I’ve been listening too. It’s pretty cheerful. I call it Things Are Looking Up
I even made cover art for it:
This song (Bobby Malone Moves Home) by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is beautiful. It reminds me of my first year after graduating college.
Neat song from The Islands. Sounds like a mixture between The Unicorns and Billy Joel Ash.
Funny. After doing some research, the band has two members of The Unicorns.