Filed under: mixtape, music | Tags: arcade fire, bob dylan, bon iver, burial, crystal castles, deceptikon, fall, mixtape, music, okkervil river, portishead, radiohead, rjd2, the national, tv on the radio, walkmen
Here are thirteen songs that I think carry the feeling of the colder weather.
1. The Walkmen – In the New Year, from You & Me
2. Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines, from The Stand Ins
3. The Crystal Castles – Untrust Us, from Crystal Castles
4. Bon Iver – Lump Sum, from For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Arcade Fire – Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, from Neon Bible
6. TV on the Radio – DLZ, from Dear Science
7. Radiohead - Where I End and You Begin, from Hail to the Thief
8. Portishead – Roads, from Dummy
9. The National - Green Gloves, from Boxer
10. Bob Dylan – Love Sick, from Time Out of Mind
11. RJD2 – Smoke & Mirrors, from Deadringer
12. Deceptikon – Inaccessibility, from Lost Subject
13. Burial – Archangel, from Untrue
Some of the songs available through this iMeem playlist.
Filed under: life, madison, myself | Tags: madison, stuff white people like, Wisconsin, wisconsin book festival
I went to a reading/talk by the author of the blog and site entitled “Stuff White People Like” as a part of the Wisconsin Book Festival. It was interesting to have him put the blog into a self-analytical light and have it seem like an anthropological satire of upper-middle class hipsters.
I went through the full list and figured out which ones apply to me. I qualify for about 75%. I guess I already knew I fell into this category. #80: The Idea of Soccer is one of my personal favorites and one to which I plead guilty.
TV on the Radio just released their latest album, Dear Science, and it’s diverse, chilling, and textured. For whatever reason, I had no faith in this release. It’s good to be this wrong. Science’s tracks span a musical spectrum with “Halfway Home”’s wall of sound, the short disco guitar riffs in “Crying,” the echoed piano in “Family Tree,” and the angry howl of Adebimpe’s voice countered by light la-la-las in “DLZ.” TVOTR was never about the single element, like the guitar riff, but rather the entire package and this is more than evident on this element. I’m impressed and have the album that will probably stay in my car and help me deal with driving in a Wisconsin winter.
One track that immediately stood out to me was “DLZ.” The song creeps in on a drum beat and soft desolate lyrics that evolve into enraged statements. “DLZ” also has light touches throughout, like the organ at 1:30, that add to the overall tone. It’s definitely a suggestion and available via stream on the TVOTR MySpace.
