Kavinsky: 1986

Kavinsky: 1986


This song, album, and video are all in reference to his car wreck that happened in... you guessed it. 1986!

By the way, this would be the 100th post on this blog. No repeats. No Need.


Feels pretty good to have stuck it out this far.

White Rabbits: The Plot

White Rabbits: The Plot


I heard these guys just the other day and obviously liked what I heard. Simple catchy beats get me every time.

Primal Scream: Movin On Up

Primal Scream: Movin On Up


These guys have been around for a long time... and their sound has changed many times over the years, but thats a good thing I think... at least in this case. One major cause for that is likely the groups heavy drug use, but hey, I'm not complaining... It's adding some much needed diversity to todays bands, many who find their sound and don't experiment much beyond it.

Digitalism: Idealistic

Digitalism: Idealistic


I love listening to KEXP late at night... finding gems like these. They remind me of LCD Soundsystem a little bit.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps


This is by far still my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs song. It's from their debut full length album, "Fever To Tell". Since that release, I haven't heard much of them, but the other day I heard the tail end of a song off their latest EP "Is Is", and it seemed like they had tightened up their sound a bit.

In any case, for some reason I like this song. Probably because it's pretty simple, but catchy.

As for this video, well, it's a little weird, but I think thats what they were going for. But hey, it's better than the actual video, and it's embeddable.

Atmosphere: Shoulda Known

Atmosphere: Shoulda Known


Off the latest release, "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold".

Good song. Good video. Good lyrics. Good message.

Erin was the first to expose me to this group, which is Ant (beats) and Slug (lyrics). I think I opened up to them because of the style in which Slug writes and performs... His style incorporates real life experiences about day to day shit in a way that isn't done anywhere else.

Hammock: Overcast-Sorrow

Hammock: Overcast-Sorrow


This band grows on me every time I listen to them. They are another band that I enjoy listening to late at night when I'm not really doing much... It's just a great background music that really comes to life when you realize what you're listening to...

Feist: I Feel It All

Feist: I Feel It All


Feist was just another independent artist going through the motions trying to make it. She caught her break when Apple picked up one of her songs for their new iPod commercials. Since then it's been a completely different story. Her career has taken off.

I absolutely love single shot music videos. I think they are way more impressive and much harder to complete than your typical production.

Dosh: Call the Kettle Back

Dosh: Call the Kettle Back


This is another artist I originally discovered while listening to late night KEXP programming.

I like how the video shows us how he goes about creating his music...

Tokyo Police Club: Nature of the Experiment

Tokyo Police Club: Nature of the Experiment


I think I heard this song first from some show on fuelTV, which I think is fitting... It sounds like something from a skate/surf/snowboard flick...

I've only heard a few of their other tracks and I have to say this so far is the most impressive.



And speaking of experimenting, I mad some truly awesome experimental brownies today... added a new key ingredient. Turned out better than I thought. That's pretty much all I've got, though...

Sufjan Stevens: Chicago

Sufjan Stevens: Chicago


Sufjan first hit my radar about three years ago when I heard that he was taking on the self challenege to write a complete album for every state... There is still talk about whether or not he'll follow through or not...

I liked some of his stuff from the Michigan album, but nothing really blew me away that I can remember. But, On a whim I went ahead and bought the Illinois album anyway. I bought it about a year after it came out. I should have picked it up much sooner. This is my favorite track from the album. You may recognize it from little miss sunshine...

De La Soul: Break A Dawn

De La Soul: Break A Dawn


De La Soul is one of the original big names of hip hop and huge influence to many of the current big names in the game.

My friend Erin wrote a list of all the great albums to get you hooked on hip hop, but I can't find that anywhere. I need to get a hold of that again...

Salif Keita: Madan

Salif Keita: Madan


I was just listening to KEXP's Best Ambiance and a song by Salif came on. I realized I hadn't shown any world music in a long while, so here we are...

On Youtube, it says that this is a remix of some kind, but I can't be certain...

On to the video... I love it! Whats better than a tale told by two fingers drawn on to be people? Can you think of anything? I mean they even had to censor out some of that stuff... hilarious.

Cut Copy: Saturdays

Cut Copy: Saturdays


A day late and a dollar short they say... but really today is my Saturday.. I had to work all day yesterday.


Aussie band that took a strong influence from the 80's. They recently toured with Daft Punk.

I like this video too. I don't think it's official, as there are two directors listed... but in any case, its good work.

The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age Of The Understatement


Some more brand new music from domino records, the same label that carries Animal Collective and others...

Hot Chip: Ready For The Floor

Hot Chip: Ready For The Floor


Another hint from Rawb a while ago... I enjoy it.

Voyager One: Ocean Grey

Voyager One: Ocean Grey


Seattle shoegazer rock group that has a handful of pretty decent tracks. Check out "The Kids Take Control" sometime too.

These guys need to be heard by more people. Yeah, they kinda fit a mold, but I still enjoy them... it's worth a listen and its worth the recognition. I think this video had just over 100 views when I watched it... and that was one of their higher viewed videos...

(by the way, the few of you who check in on this thing probably noticed that I've been kinda slacking lately... this was the longest streak without adding any content... but thanks to the magic of the internet, I'm able to "go back in time" and add content on the days I missed! So check em all out! But again, sorry. I'm gonna try and not let that happen again...)

Grizzly Bear: Shift

Grizzly Bear: Shift


Another video from director Vincent Moon of Paris. Part of his Take-Away show series. I haven't posted one of these in a while, but I still really enjoy them... Haven't gotten bored with them yet.

The acoustics of that bathroom seem to be pretty good...

Los Campesinos: You! Me! Dancing!

Los Campesinos: You! Me! Dancing!


An awesomely animated music video for a pretty upbeat feel-good sing.

I can't dance, but at least you've probably heard me say it...

Nada Surf: Whose Authority?

Nada Surf: Whose Authority?


I saw this video the last time I was in Gig Harbor at my Mom's house. It was on some late night music channel. I never saw the credits for it though, which kinda bummed me out. Then I heard it the other day on KEXP, and instantly remembered the video.

I don't know how the video ties to the lyrics. I didn't really even try to associate it with them when I just watched a minute ago, but its a guy on a fixed gear, and pardon me for jumping on bandwagons, but fixed is fun! Right?