What are you listening to Part the Third

[mikeymad]

Melody Gardot - 2012 - The Absence

not as sexy as you would think...

Oh wait a minute - YES IT IS....

[HeadphoneAddict]

Sigur Ros - Valtari

I ordered that in iTunes a week or two ago while sleepwalking. I probably should take a listen to it...

[thrice]

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

[thrice]

Wussy - Funeral Dress

[en480c4]

Lana Del Rey - Born to Die

I'm officially in the blacklash to the backlash mode... Is it a perfect album? No. Does it reach the heights of "Video Games"? Not consistently. But I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy the album, regardless of the authenticity of her persona. Her S/T first album (pulled from iTunes, not hard to find elsewhere) is also solid. And I've seen countless live performances where she does quite well, so who cares if she was nervous and tanked on SNL? Anyway, if people have held off for whatever reason, it may be worth giving a chance. Beautiful melodies, strong vocal performances, admittedly uneven lyrics and a pretty varied soundscape (in a good way) await.

[Dusty Chalk]

Drop Electric sampler -- the second track is worth listening, if nothing else.

[Voltron]

Are my eyes deceiving me, or did Thrice just post three times in this thread??? Hello Stephen!

EDIT: I guess Dusty noticed yesterday, but I wasn't attuned. Welcome back.

Edited June 22, 2012 by Voltron

[Dusty Chalk]

Various Artists - When Pigs Fly: Songs You'd Never Thought You'd Hear -- this album is ready-made for Turntable "weird covers" night. Don Ho covers "Shock the Monkey", The Fixx cover "Boots Were Made for Walkin'", Jackie Chan and Ani Difranco duet on "Unforgettable", etc.

[Dusty Chalk]

Smash Pups...-ish, Oceania

[Spychedelic Whale]

[robm321]

Brahms - Piano Concerto 1

(Curzon/Szell)

Best Brahms PC1 I've heard - SQ is excellent also

[Dusty Chalk]

I Die: You Die mixtapes -- currently on #5, Kalte Kleinen.

[Dusty Chalk]

Just found Fiona Apple's new one on Spotify, listening to that now.

EDIT: And I just found Regina Spektor's new one, too. It's going to be a late night.

[blessingx]

The Mobile Fidelity Big Pink. Sounds gold.

[blessingx]

Bill Evans' D'Lugoff's Top of The Gate 3x45. Levels a little higher than I'm used to, but sounds quite nice on first listen. Reportedly gets better on second set.

Edit: Yep.

Edited June 24, 2012 by blessingx

[Kirosia]

[Cankin]

Florence + The Machine - MTV Unplugged

[Spychedelic Whale]

^ like, what a voice.

[blessingx]

was: kenny dorham | round about midnight at the cafe bohemia | mm45

now: innocence mission | befriended | thanks for the recommendation shelly

Edited June 25, 2012 by blessingx

[thrice]

Paul's Boutique - The Beastie Boys

Hey Al, hey Dusty. It's good to be back!

[CD44hi]

Hey Thrice! Welcome back!

[Dusty Chalk]

Hey man, miss you.

Me: In car -- Chris Rea, Dancing Down the Stony Road -- note: "Dancing" in the title does not imply it's a dance record -- it's a lyric, and that's all. Man does what I call "organic" music -- heavily blues-infused pop rock reminiscent of Clapton's Slowhand and whatnot. All played on traditional instruments, no fancy production, no synthesizers, etc. Every once in a while I get in the mood for that, and Rea fills that capacity almost all the time.

At home, on spotify: various Regina Spektor and whatnot. I <3 her so much.

[thrice]

Florence + The Machine - Lungs

[elnero]

The Amazing - Gentle Stream

[Dusty Chalk]

Zombi -- great synthy proggy goodness. With live drums and some Mellotron and some other stuff, occasionally, but all instrumental.