So…what do you consider to be ‘sexy music’? Like, what music gets you in mood?
Please, accept my apology if I’m being too forward. This isn’t about you, per se. It’s not like I’m making a mixtape for you/us, and I will not misuse these tunes to get you into bed. That’d be weird, right? Read More…
Artist: Christmas Island
Album: Blackout Summer
Label: In the Red
Release Date: October 6th, 2009
RIYL: Thee Oh Sees, Crystal Stilts, Harlem, Mark Sultan
Halflife: I can guarantee this will last the year, and it has this quality to keep appearing on mixtapes…I’ll say 22 listens over the next 12 months. At least.
I’m tired of hearing myself find new ways of reconfiguring saying ’sunny’ ‘garage’ and ‘lo-fi,’ so I’ll let In the Red’s description of Christmas Island fill that part. So first we’ll shamelessly crib that from their website, then I’ll explain why I wanna talk about this record: Read More…
Artist: Jarrod Gorbel
Album: Ten Years Older EP
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Half Life: If you have never listened to The Honorary Title, the tracks on the Ten Years Older EP serve as a great introduction to frontman Jarrod Gorbel’s woe-filled acoustic stylings. For Die-hard’s, it amounts to little more than a tease until he releases a full length.
RIYL: The Honorary Title, Rocky Votolato, The Format.
While doing press for The Honorary Title’s 2007 release (and major label début) Scream and Light Up The Sky frontman Jarrod Gorbel stated that the album “was much more of a band oriented record,” rather than his and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Kamstra’s more acoustic driven début. Well, fast-forward to 2010 and Jarrod has decided that the band wasn’t necessarily the way to go. Going back to his roots with little more than his stories of heartbreak and an acoustic guitar, the Ten Years Older EP is his first release as a solo artist. The EP harkens back to the style of what made 2004’s Anything Else But the Truth such an intriguing listen. It features minimal production values and instrumentation, driven solely by Gorbel’s melancholy hooks and simple piano melodies. Read More…
This weeks playlist comes courtesy of our friend (and yours) Bled!
His picks this week are:
1. We Dance – Pavement
2. Sleeper in the Valley - Laura Veirs
3. Former Child – Citay
4. Drift – Postdata
5. The Hills Were On Fire – Murder Ford Monument
6. Poor Man’s Daughter – Retribution Gospel Choir
Check it out here: Podcast Week 2-Narrated by Bled
