songs you should have on your iPod – july 7, 2009.
July 7th, 2009 § 4 Comments
I’ve been so ridiculously busy lately that I’ve barely had time to breathe. This is my first day off in a week, so here is your list of songs to get you through the week.
#1. “Open Your Eyes And Look North” by Dance Gavin Dance off of Downtown Battle Mountain. Good song, relatively mellow for a hardcore song. One of my favorites from DGD. Enjoy. —> Download!
#2. “All Is Full Of Love” by Death Cab For Cutie off of The Stability EP. This is by far one of the greatest songs Death Cab has ever created. It is practically perfect. —> Download!
#3. “The Wanting Comes In Waves” by The Decemberists off of The Hazards of Love. The vocals on this track are pretty great. You get to see the incredible talent of both Colin Meloy and Shara Worden. —> Download!
[I just realized that all of the songs are by artists beginning with the letter "D". While "D" is a fantastic letter in and of itself, this seems rather biased. No more "D"s for this list]
#4. “Mr. Pitiful” by Matt Costa off of Unfamiliar Faces. This song has been featured in several commercials [one for Kia and now one for the new Apple iPhone 3G S] I like this song a lot and I trust you will too. —> Download!
#5. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson off of Thriller. Yeah, I know it seems cliche to put a song by Michael Jackson on here, but the guy was talented. And regardless of whether he touched little kids or not, he was a musical genius. —> Download!
#6. “Float On” by Modest Mouse off of Good News for People Who Love Bad News. This is not only a good song, it’s a good way to live your life. Just “float on” if bad things happen instead of dwelling on them[yes, I'm speaking from experience]. —> Download!
#7. “The Island” by The Starting Line off of Direction. This feels like a love song. Everyone loves a love song. —> Download!
#8. “Colorado Sunrise” by 3oh!3 off of Want! It’s no secret that I like this band, they’re music is catchy. And this song, kind of reminds me of myself. —> Download!
Anyway, that’s it for now. I hope you enjoy. As always, email me suggestions.
Cody.
P.S. Yes, I realized they were in alphabetical order unlike all the other ones.
I lurve #7. Heard #2 on the radio once, and I agree, it is perfect.
mmm Mr. Pitiful is amazing. If you like Matt Costa and Jack Johnson listen to the duo on “Two of Us.” It’s a great song too. Also, not only do you have 3 D’s, but you have 3 M’s as well.
Here’s my best up and coming list:
Eric Hutchinson. He’s from nearby DC and I especially love that song that he and Meiko do together called, “OK, It’s Alright With Me.” It’s catchy and it’s the kind of song you don’t mind having stuck in your head for a while.
http://www.erichutchinson.com/
Sparklehorse. Also semi-close by, Sparklehorse originated in North Carolina under a dude named Mark Linkous. It kinda reminds me of the tinky sounds of Owl City a little bit, but a little more grown up sounding. http://www.myspace.com/sparklehorse
Regina Spektor isn’t new, but her new song, “Blue Lips” is. And I personally love it (as I like almost all her stuff). I don’t have a link. It’s pretty popular though.
And finally Cage the Elephant. They pretty much took the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival by storm. Their song, “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” is about being mugged by a drug dealer and picking up a young female hitch-hiker he soon finds out is a prostitute. I mean that kicks ass doesn’t it? They’re from Kentucky, but their jams are being rocked out to the max in Britain. Good stuff.
myspace.com/cagetheelephant
Anddddd. I’m sorry that I think my comment is just about a long, if not longer than your blog. I get excited about sweet new music, so I hope you understand. Just gotta spread the peace, love, and rock ‘n roll!
Keep ‘em coming! I’ll keep on reading!
Thanks Meghan See!!! Did you ever start your blog?
Hey, some good tastes in music. Modest Mouse, The Decembrists and Death Cab For Cutie, great bands. I don’t know #1 and #8 though maybe I’ll check them out.
-PRZ