What are you listening to/What should I be listening to?

[Squid]

Uhm, yeah. I'm trying to figure out ways to explain how death defyingly AWESOME Grinderman was last night.

Nick Cave is God. A seedy, porn-mustachioed, diminutive Anti-Christ. If you are a fan of the rock, you should buy the album.

[grant]

I'm having a problem with Kate Bush covers lately. It started with Placebo's striking fan-based video but has been replaced by Les July, bass artiste.

Just listening, over and over.

Amazing.

[brodie]

weakerthans - reunion tour(album)

holy incredible!(but also not long enough)!

john k can write. plus find out what happens to the cat from "plea from a cat".

[grant]

More YouTube music:

Diamanda Galas singing "Gloomy Sunday"

Listen twice. She's using a different translation from the original Hungarian than the famous, Billie Holiday version.

Check the sidebar here for more info on the song's history.

[Squid]

Do you know how utterly life affirming it is to be gifted with Diamanda links first thing in the morning? The world is DELICIOUS, I tell you!

Sir Grant, I thank you. (Again.)

[sour29]

Maybe I'm biast because I really, really love The Good Life... but man, Help Wanted Nights is amazing! Everyone should download Keely Aimee.

[longtimecoming]

i have been listening to an entire ldubs show at union hall for a while, it cheers me up johns jokes, since i had a serious incident with a wrist and a razor/....theres still some blood on the keyboard.. anyway i cry over every song, esp mimi, it just makes me want to hug john.....

[grant]

The Good Life:

"Your Share of Men"
and
"You Don't Feel Like Home..."

are both winners in my book.

Odd how the streaming site only plays two at a time.

[sour29]

Yay! Grant likes the Good Life! :)

I have been listening to that disc all week, virtually non-stop. Some of the songs were "growers", but I adore it. Didn't know that the streaming site only does two at a time...I've never heard of any streaming site doing that, but I guess it makes some sort of sense. *scratches head*

[zach]

Okkervil River's new album, anybody? It's called 'The Stage Names' and is definitely their poppiest album to date. I think it's brilliant, but I don't think Will Sheff could do any wrong in my eyes.

My favorite tracks right now are "Unless It's Kicks," "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene," and "John Allyn Smith Sails."

I also just saw them in Seattle and would rank their show as one of the three best in my life.

[the new girl]

The new Okkervil River's a fine piece of plastic! I saw them opening night of this tour in Albuquerque and it was a great show (long set, good opener, even an interesting cover of Neil Young's Albuquerque in the encore).

I've also been loving the not-so-new Jim Noir, 'Tower of Love' and (of course) Vanderslice's 'Emerald City.' Need to diversify my listening habits a little, I think...

[Betty Felon]

Just discovered some very fine and sultry alt-country in Eilen Jewell:

http://www.eilenjewell.com

enjoy!

[zach]

Ooh! Also Bishop Allen. Especially the song, "Click Click Click." SO good.

[kyle_s9]

Kevin Drew

[chelsea]

Ooh! Also Bishop Allen. Especially the song, "Click Click Click." SO good.

yes yes yes!

[GMM]

Bishop Allen FTW

[grant]

My Euphonious Spouse just turned me on to Bishop Allen.

Toy pianos, ukuleles and songs about traveling to China! Where the hell have they been hiding??

[sour29]

So, basically, what you're all saying to me is that a) I should go early to the John Vanderslice show tonight and make sure I see all three bands (JV, 2 Gallants, Bishop Allen) and b), I should also make sure I bring enough batteries/minidiscs to tape all three bands.

[junker347]

oh man, please get JVs set and share!! I liked bishop allen's set alright.. the mix was pretty bad tho. all you could really hear was drums and vocals

[sour29]

Well, duh.

Got some of Rocky Votolato's set on Saturday. See?

Minidisc ate the first...umm, a lot of ... songs. But got the last four. Also got all of Portugal. The Man's set. Anyone into them? DAMN they put on a good show.