"Imagine" John Lennon

"Hold Me Tight" by the Beach Boys um I mean the Explorers Club.

"It was A Very Good Year" by Della Reese. From an Absolute Funk comp. I was surprised at how raw & funky this version was and especially from Reese.

"Motion Picture Soundrack" Radiohead.

Today's playlist, subject to change:

Approach ~ Subheim (Relisten)

Remains my #1 album of the year. A dark, claustrophobic ambient record with creepy, minimal piano lines, deep, bassy cellos and synths and slow, plodding beats. Wonderful if you aren't bored by minimalism, slow song evolution and stately tempos.

Accelerate ~ R.E.M. (Relisten; playing now)

My favorite rock record of the year thus far, a tight and enjoyable mix of punchy songs, personal vocals and big riffs.

Vampire Weekend ~ Vampire Weekend

I have cleared my mind of expectations, and I'm hopeful that I'll be as swept away by this as so many others have been. Up next.

Leviathan ~ Mastodon

I dug Blood Mountain a lot.

After that, my options are open. Possibly Moby's latest if I'm feeling masochistic, or The Glimmers Are Gee Gee Fazzi by The Glimmers (no idea what that is, but what the hell). The Cure's first album is also on the menu.

"Bones" radiohead

"Sweet Low" by Ponies In The Surf. Poppy indie folk stuff

Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet

"Katy From Fell's Point" by El Patapsco. Excellent 2nd album from this surf instrumental band.

Silver Jews - "Aloyisius, Bluegrass Drummer"

Great song, fun piano, just a good time.

Sunrise/Sundown ~ Jesu

Slow, deep, bassy shoegaze metal stuff. Wonderful -- probably my favorite release from an artist I've greatly enjoyed as of late.

The Black And White Album ~ The Hives

Fun, but nowhere near the sharp garage awesomesauce of Tyrannosaurus Hives.

just finished listening to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless.....what now?

Ghosts I-IV ~ Nine Inch Nails

Still an engrossing listen, if rather inconsistent.

Panda Bear - "Take Pills"

"Psychocross" by the Harlem Pop Trotters. Instrumental funk treasure.

Explosions In The Sky, specifically their last two albums. In the perfect mood for this sort of music.

Kaki King - 2 O'clock. i have to by his new record.

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Originally posted by eggtweedyegg:
Kaki King - 2 O'clock. i have to by his new record.

Her new record. I like what I've heard from it.

Now playing: Juli Holz's "“Tränen Auf Dem Dancefloor". Electro dance stuff from Germany.

Toumani Diabate - The Mande Variations