September: Glorious Indie Rock
This month kind of caught me by suprise, I was working a list of rap, r&b, and hip-hop but never got the ten tracks nailed down. Then I started listening to Spiritualized again and I knew I had to put Ladies and Gentlemen up this month. Everything else sort of followed...
1. Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space - Spiritualized
Spiritualized is classified as dream pop on allmusic. However, when I think of dream pop, I think boring synthesizers and electric pianos...this is definitely not dream pop.
2. Thank You Guru - Lost on Purpose
A very indie band, Lost on Purpose is so unsuccessful they haven't even recorded a full length album. Probably because nothing they've recorded is close to being as good as this track.
3. I will Survive - Art Brut
Naming yourself after an art movement isn't a groundbreaking idea, but actually embodying the ideals of the art movement with your musical style is. Especially when you have this much fun doing it.
4. Mama, won't you keep them castles in the air and burning? - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
This guy's voice is almost irritating, but any fool knows that walking that line is a sure path to greatness, or at least popular mediocrity. CYHSY! seems like a junior Arcade Fire, but considering the greatness of that band, it would have to be taken as a compliment
5. Somewhere a Star Shines for Everyone - The Innocence Mission
My favorite track from the coolest lullaby album ever.
6. Rings of Symbols - Pilotdrift
Local boys Pilotdrift almost made good. Merging a love for soundscapes and the Beatles (otherwise known as Oasis) Pilotdrift wrote one great song, so good it carried a very mediocre debut album into much higher spheres of critical appreciation than it deserved.
7. All I Have to do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Speaking of the Beatles, here is one of their influences. Kind of a disturbing song really.
8. Mine is Yours - Mouse on Mars
A German chemical brothers, nuff said.
9. White Daisy Passing - Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato is to Elliott Smith what The Dandy Warhols are to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but I still like him. If that sentence means nothing to you, don't worry about it, just listen to the song.
10. Fraud in the 80's - Mates of State
High school teachers marry and quit their jobs to form a band, how sexy is that?
1. Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space - Spiritualized
Spiritualized is classified as dream pop on allmusic. However, when I think of dream pop, I think boring synthesizers and electric pianos...this is definitely not dream pop.
2. Thank You Guru - Lost on Purpose
A very indie band, Lost on Purpose is so unsuccessful they haven't even recorded a full length album. Probably because nothing they've recorded is close to being as good as this track.
3. I will Survive - Art Brut
Naming yourself after an art movement isn't a groundbreaking idea, but actually embodying the ideals of the art movement with your musical style is. Especially when you have this much fun doing it.
4. Mama, won't you keep them castles in the air and burning? - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
This guy's voice is almost irritating, but any fool knows that walking that line is a sure path to greatness, or at least popular mediocrity. CYHSY! seems like a junior Arcade Fire, but considering the greatness of that band, it would have to be taken as a compliment
5. Somewhere a Star Shines for Everyone - The Innocence Mission
My favorite track from the coolest lullaby album ever.
6. Rings of Symbols - Pilotdrift
Local boys Pilotdrift almost made good. Merging a love for soundscapes and the Beatles (otherwise known as Oasis) Pilotdrift wrote one great song, so good it carried a very mediocre debut album into much higher spheres of critical appreciation than it deserved.
7. All I Have to do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Speaking of the Beatles, here is one of their influences. Kind of a disturbing song really.
8. Mine is Yours - Mouse on Mars
A German chemical brothers, nuff said.
9. White Daisy Passing - Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato is to Elliott Smith what The Dandy Warhols are to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but I still like him. If that sentence means nothing to you, don't worry about it, just listen to the song.
10. Fraud in the 80's - Mates of State
High school teachers marry and quit their jobs to form a band, how sexy is that?
1 comment:
"Local boys Pilotdrift almost made good. Merging a love for soundscapes and the Beatles (otherwise known as Oasis) Pilotdrift wrote one great song, so good it carried a very mediocre debut album into much higher spheres of critical appreciation than it deserved."
Interesting take. I have two things to question. I dont understand if you are slamming the beatles, or oasis...pilotdrift loves the beatles..not so much oasis.
Another funny thing...all the critical appreciation we got was not from "rings of symbols" although it is one of my favorite songs...
Also, are you from around here...???
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