2 Songs!
Mountain Goats!
and then an appropriate accompanying song!
"The Best Ever Death Metal Band" by the Mountain Goats


and
"Devilution" by High On Fire (just cuz I just got the new High On Fire though this is from an old album)

This song is important to me. It recalls a time (1997)when my friend Dave and I would sit around in my bedroom tirelessly recording covers and 2 minute impromptu pop songs on my old tape recorder. Piles and piles of audio cassettes. We must have covered this song a million times because we loved it so much. My friend Sam had just left for ( Read more... )

I was going to put up a different song today (perhaps for tomorrow?) but instead here is The Budos Band playing a funky funky cover of "My Girl"...
"His Girl" by The Budos Band

Because I can't decide which I like more. The easy one to say would be the remix. It has beautiful strings AND is by the illustrious Jim O'Rourke. The original contains its own relaxed magic though that seems more relavent to the mood of the song. Also let it be known that I absolutely LOVE the Pastels and they are one of the main bands that I ( Read more... )

It's charming.
"Dreams Come True Girl" by Cass McCombs

Here I give you The Geraldine Fibbers. Criminally under.. not recognized.. but unknown. For a while, they and Giant Sand were my favorite 2 bands on the planet earth. This is from the 1997 album "Butch" which also boasted Nels Cline as their guitarist. Like Giant Sand they are sort of country music.. twisted into art rock. Not work friendly ( Read more... )

Four Tet's Rounds is one of my all time favorite "electronica" albums ever. It is lush, organic but just chopped enough for that tension to remain, and downright beautiful. Haunting stuff
"And They All Looked Broken Hearted" by Four Tet

Because all I think about is Red Dead Redemption.. here is some Ennio Morricone. But... not in the way that you want it to be...
"Gringo Like Me" by Ennio Morricone

This is the humming song.
"The Humming Song" by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

For the ducks in the pond outside my apartment building. Ironically it is NOT nice weather for ducks. Still it is nice to see them quacking away at eye level when i drive by, on top of huge mounds of snow.
"Nice Weather For Ducks" by Lemon Jelly