Music Discovery
Earlier this morning, thanks to a post by Merlin Mann, I found a whole set of new music to explore. The whole MetaFilter thread is worth checking out, as there are various links to some really great stuff.
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Rufus Wainwright and Choir! Choir Choir! – Hallelujah
I’m a sucker for choirs, and as I listen to this for the umpteenth time realize how much I miss singing in a large group. I miss singing in general, but the feeling of being lost within a group of voices is a tremendous, almost transcendent feeling.
Alicia Keys: Hallelujah
“Won’t you give me a sign
before I lose my mind
Woah, Hallelujah, let me in”
Anthony D’Amato: A Kick in the Teeth
“When the sharpest blade’s in your shoulder, babe, I suppose,
Though you’re bound to cut anybody you pull close.”
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Thalia Hall
“The Weatherman,” by Gregory Alan Isakov is a favorite album of mine. Tonight, Liz and I got to listen to him perform at Thalia Hall.
Family of the Year: Hero
It’s basic and prevalent in a lot of songs, but there’s just something so terribly soothing about the chord progressions here: the shift from Am to Em to F. Like a car turning a corner slowly, only to straight out and continue on its way.
The Paper Kites: Featherstone
The tempo is really constant. But the lyrics seem more off than just syncopated. They seem to arrive a half beat early. It’s hard to pin down, but it doesn’t quite feel in time with the rest of the song. It’s early, but just ever so slightly.
Mipso: Do You Want Me?
One of my favorite moments of the song is the key change near the end (around 2:40 in the video). All of the band members sound so lovely, when their voices come together. Reminds me a lot of The Lone Bellow.
EDEN: Billie Jean
This is a weird one. I’m not sure how I happened across this song – possibly through one of Spotify’s playlists. I was never a huge Michael Jackson fan, but I found myself really hooked on this cover by EDEN.
Mipso: Marianne
Marianne I don’t wanna wait,
the chapel’s full but the preacher’s late.
There’s flies around our cake,
could you shut the door?
Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ Sung by 183 Movies
I love that someone took the time to do this, and pieced the entire song together from random bits of dialogue. It’s super geeky, and makes me think of a quotation from Teller, who said “Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.”
A Silly Idea, Realized: I Feel Stressed Out
I have a propensity to get worked up (and stressed out) over really stupid, trivial stuff. One morning in December, my wife reminded me through her singing that I should just ease up a little bit. And that’s ultimately what ifeelstressedout.com is all about. If you’re feeling stressed out, maybe this will help a little.
Julien Baker: Sprained Ankle
“Whenever I’m alone with you, can’t talk
Isn’t this weather nice? Aren’t you okay?
Should I go somewhere else and hide my face?”
Intervals: I’m Awake
I know absolutely nothing about the group Intervals, and just happened to stumble across their latest album on Rdio last week. This isn’t the kind of music I tend to gravitate towards (mostly I skew towards slower/acoustic songs). But this track, “I’m Awake” caught on.
Note to Self: Revisit This Project
So hey. This was a weird and kooky project idea. You decided on something else, so this is partially paused and partially abandoned.