I spent the first part of this year listening to great music from 2008 that I discovered at the end of that year, then spent the bulk of the past several months rotating between these three, without ever settling on a favorite, other than whichever is currently playing:
Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Meanwhile, liking but not spending enough time with:
Antony & the Johnsons, The Crying Light
Jarvis Cocker, Further Complications
Marianne Faithfull, Easy Come, Easy Go
Ida Maria, Fortress ‘Round My Heart
Regina Spektor, Far
Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
Tegan & Sara, Sainthood
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz
And now only discovering—but really loving:
The Antlers, Hospice
Noah & the Whale, The First Days of Spring
Also, I remain firmly pro-GaGa and delight in whatever Rihanna chooses to sing—under her own name, as a guest on someone else’s song, on Saturday Night Live, or, probably, in the shower.
Oh, and: Jeff just reminded me that we both really liked the Killers’ Day & Age. And judging by the number of times I’ve seen Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion listed this week, I’m likely to really get into that next. Putting it on right now…
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Be sure to add The XX to your list of great music from last year. I have a feeling you will dig them. Check them out when the light outside is transitioning from the blue twilight to the dark of the night.
Peace!
Tommy – Person
@LevitationStage – Twit
Thanks, Tommy. Read about/listened to them a bit online—will have to go back and explore more.