For this week, I begin by backtracking a bit since I just re-loaded some albums I haven't heard in a while to the ol' iPod...
Wilco - A.M.
Man, I totally forgot that "Casino Queen" is on this album. If you'd asked me yesterday I would've said it was on Being There. 1995, y'all. I didn't discover Wilco until 1998. I wish I had liked Sky Blue Sky more... Yes, I'm rambling.
Eddie From Ohio - Actually Not
EFO is probably the best 17-year-old band that nobody has ever heard of. Well, maybe not nobody, but they aren't too well-known outside of (a) their home state of Virginia (not Ohio) and (b) the folk music circle. Actually Not was one of their first albums; a lot of it is live and it's great but at 20 tracks it's just a tad on the long side, and could probably stand to lose 7-8 songs or maybe be released as one regular album and one live album... but I digress. Now, I don't really know if I believe in god or heaven, but "In Paradise" makes me cry every time I hear it.
I first heard of EFO about 10 years ago, and have been lucky enough to see them live probably at least half a dozen times (they're one of the best live bands out there). Plus I ran into two of the band members once at a Moxy Früvous show in Alexandria, VA (I was even fortuitously wearing an EFO t-shirt), and they are some of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. Unfortunately lead singer Julie was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of years ago and consequently the band hasn't been able to tour as extensively as they used to. Check them out.
Wow, I am "blurby" today... :)
Oh, and me at a Moxy Früvous show in Alexandria, VA? That may be a story for another time... Ah, my younger days...
Sarah Harmer - All Of Our Names
Kind of a letdown after Sarah's debut album You Were Here, which I will be getting to probably somewhere around thanksgiving... lol. I really like "Dandelions In Bullet Holes" and "Go To Sleep" though...
Almost Famous OST
"This song explains why I'm leaving home to become a stewardess."
Ahh, I just saw this movie for the umpteenth time the other night. Do I still love it? Oh yeah. Do I still get tears in my eyes during the "Tiny Dancer" scene? Fuck yeah. What a great flick. And if there's any cuter "kid" actor than Patrick Fugit... well, I'd like to see that.
Adorable. Add Jason Lee & Zooey Deschanel and you've got yourself a winner!!
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
I've never been much of a Dead fan, but you can't deny this one is a classic.
American Beauty OST
Great movie, pretty ace soundtrack.
Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
Ugh, that cover is god awful...
Marah - Angels Of Destruction!
Josh Ritter - The Animal Years
Lovely.
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
I loves me some "New Madrid"...
Golden Smog - Another Fine Day
Just a Tweedy kinda day.
Bob Dylan - Another Side Of Bob Dylan
You really can't go wrong with old school Bobby D!
Pela - Anytown Graffiti
Pela's back in Denver next month... w00t!
Tory Cassis - Anywhere But Here
Holy shit, I haven't listened to this in the longest time. A bit too jazzy for my tastes but still Tory has a trés sexy voice. He's one of those artists who comes across much better live than on record too - I saw him open for Moxy Früvous in Toronto and, I think, in Detroit...
They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18
The Johns in their crazy early days.
Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
Oh, how I love Spencer Krug...
Kris Delmhorst - Appetite
Cool folk chick/member of Redbird.
Land Of Talk - Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
The Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire EP
[taking a break to listen to the new TBLLT songs. Over. And over. And over. And over. Again.]
And now I'm taking another break for this:
I will be returning to the regularly scheduled program when I am done with my TBLLT excitement... :)
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