I wasn’t planning on writing anything on here, not so much from lack of music worth writing about as, well, laziness. However, listening to Alela Diane’s new album, To Be Still, I felt compelled to get on here and ramble a bit about it. I’d quickly become a fan of hers after her first album [...]
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Leerone @ SXSW
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Leerone is another lady I’ve posted about before, but she’s easily one of the nicest people I’ve met through this accursed blog so hey, why not write about her again? To quote from what I said back then:“She’s from California and mixes her slightly unpredictable piano ballads with her lovely voice. That voice will help [...]
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Rykarda Parasol
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While I’ve written about Rykarda Parasol before, that was just a little over two years ago, so hey, why not write about her again? To summarize what I wrote about her back then, 1) her name is incredibly easy to Google, and 2) unlike many folk musicians, both her voice and the music she [...]
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St. Vincent
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Jeez, it’s been five days since I’ve written on here already. No wonder I have such a hard time keeping up. St. Vincent is a gal I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, but haven’t, until now. Oooh! I’m not really sure what to say about her, but if writing a music blog [...]
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Ant’s Best of ‘08
I got just a little bit tired of waiting for my comrade, Hugh, to get off his kiester to post his considerably more awesome list, so I figured I’d get my very VERY little list of the way. That way, you guys can ignore it quicker and resume waiting for Hugh! Ain’t I nice?So, without [...]
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Alex & Sam
That double posting didn’t last long, did it? My laziness impresses me most of all. Oh well. Alex & Sam are a twosome from California that make enjoyable pop songs, which are always nice to hear when the weather’s getting cold. Not that this music is particularly summer-y, as it is indeed quite mellow. However, [...]
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My First Earthquake
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And next up is My First Earthquake! I hope you enjoy newly-minted holiday songs as much as I do, or you may not enjoy their amusing holiday song, Fa La Freezing. It is based off of a song their singer remembered from her 5th grade holiday concerts. Awww, nostalgia! I’ve only heard it a few [...]
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The Pity Party
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If I’m ever going to get through this backlog of bands I enjoy to post, I’m going to have start… posting more of them! So for the next few days at least, enjoy some double-post days. First up is The Pity Party, who are not just any band in LA. No, they were selected as [...]
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[Classic] Harry Nilsson
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So we’ve had this “classic” tag for ages, and have only used it once… until now! Oooh, exciting. I’ll try to give it some more regular use, and goodness knows there are enough classics to cover to last us several lifetimes. Harry Nilsson was an American musician who has not received the level of adulation [...]
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Timesbold
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Timesbold is a folk band that hails from New York, so I guess we’re doubling up NY bands for now. Their singer, Jason Merritt, sounds a lot like the singer for Okkervil River, which is more confusing than anything else. I do not really feel like writing a whole lot of words today, but I [...]
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Xylos
There is so much good music in my inbox, it’s unbelievable. There’s at least another 5 bands to post in there, which I guess isn’t that unbelievable, but it’s still pretty good. A fellow from the Brooklyn band Xylos e-mailed me about a week ago, imploring me to check out his music, and so I [...]
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Lily Frost
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It seems that we’re at the part of the cycle where I post a lot! Hurray! At the same time, this one has been in my inbox since June and I’m just now getting around to it. Aww, boo! But as lazy procrastinators always say, better late than never. While I’m on the subject of [...]
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The Cyanide Valentine
This landed in my inbox ages ago, and has fermented there long enough! The Cyanide Valentine, who are certainly less emo than they sound as they are not emo at all, are rather an electronic group of some sort. As you can tell, my knowledge of electronic music is truly astounding.Regardless of my inability to [...]
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Hafdis Huld
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Although I wrote about Hafdis Huld back in June, I'm writing about her again because she has a new single out and it is impeccable. It's actually a cover of Sam Brown's song Stop, but having not heard the original, all I can say is that this version is amazing. Being Icelandic, she brings a [...]
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Christopher Denny
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Since it's Election Day here in America, make sure to vote; after all, a democracy's pretty pointless if people don't vote. Now that I've discussed all the politics I plan to discuss on here for the next four years, let me introduce you to some actual music. Christopher Denny is a folk singer with a [...]
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She & Him
If Hugh is the proverbial Master of laziness, then I would surely have to be the Apprentice. I do have an excuse though, so I guess that makes it ok. R-right? Furthermore, I don’t know if anyone actually listened to the music I posted, but hey, onwards we march.Today I have for your delectable listening [...]
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Ayreon
As this is my first post here, I thought it would be appropriate to talk to you about one of my favourite bands of all time. Ayreon is one of the musical projects undertaken by Dutch composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. His music is often themed, story-based, and variable in style, with tracks ranging from operatic [...]
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November Mix
I haven’t done a mix in a while, so here’s seven songs that you will hopefully enjoy. And if you don’t, just remember that the blog’s free, and that you can e-mail me suggestions at eitheror.hugh(at)gmail(dot)com. I sometimes take ages to get around to them, but sometimes… not ages, and you may just get lucky, [...]
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Tiger Army
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I figured it would be the height of rudeness to not throw some music at people who are probably bored out of their minds waiting for a Halloween party tonight (myself included), so here is some to whet your proverbial whistle. Tiger Army is a band that, before today, I haven't listened to in years, [...]
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