Thought I’d start a monthly recap thing on here. Think of this blog as a big net that’s cast over the stream of music that flows through the year and these are the “catches of the day,” in a way. There’s a huge spectrum of releases featured here, from lovely Americana, to paranoid space terror, to perkied-out hip hop to funeral doom metal. Pretty good way to start off 2016.
This song is fantastic, but the chorus really, REALLY reminds me of No Doubt’s version of “It’s My Life.” I’m actually watching that music video for the first time since probably 5th grade when it was on MTV almost every day. Such memories.
I’m gonna listen to some No Doubt now.
Been getting more into Slint’s first record Tweez which is a lot better than I thought it was initially. Sure, Spiderland is almost completely different, but this has its own redeeming qualities, such as the signature Steve Albini production that makes the guitars extremely tinny and the drums real huge. These are just a bunch of teenagers messing around in the studio and the results are something really cool. This is the first track off the album.
One of my favorite songs of 2010 & one of my favorite songs of all time. This album came out in my senior year of high school and I remember listening to it and freaking a lot of my friends out because they had never heard music like this anywhere. Neither had I, but I was the one actively seeking this out, unlike my friends who were just being put through it. There are other tracks on the album that are a lot more “out there” than this, but this one is by far the most satisfying. There’s a wild chord that gets me every time at around 3:08.
Love this track off of an upcoming EP from Russian electronic pop musician Kedr Livanskiy. The name translates to Lebanese Cedar and the track name translates to “Destructive Cycle.” Instrumental definitely has strains of early Aphex Twin and maybe some lighter Crystal Castles. Can’t wait to hear more.
Very little can beat that synth texture. Extremely bouncy and luxurious. I started listening to this song right after I moved to Connecticut. Played a lot of Portal to this album.
Holy shit, summer 2012.
Shout out to Ryan, if he’s reading.
This is from Four Tet’s album Pink. I didn’t really get into it as much as There Is Love In You, until about a year or two later. This track slaps. Four Tet has slowly grown into being one of my all-time favorite electronic musicians, which isn’t too much of a surprise, based on his giant and loyal fanbase, as well as the consistent quality of his work.
I remember obsessively listening to this song back in 2010. I remember going out and buying the vinyl because I got a record player for Christmas in 2009 and that song alone was enough justification to buy an entire record I hadn’t heard, sans this song. I didn’t really get into Heartland until college, but this song and a few others left a real nice taste on the last year of my high school experience.
Currently listening to my “Best of 2010” playlist. You might be seeing more of that on here soon.
Warm Visions 