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My Work Week in Sound

February 18, 2011

Recently I've found that the way I listen to music has changed. Circumstance and schedule have really got me down in the past few weeks and my listening has been almost entirely driven by deadlines, and work functions. With a run out of shows in DC, preparation and rehearsal for a concert with the Peabody Camerata, a full time high school music education position, and a few miscellaneous free lance musician obligations my blogger research time has suffered.

On the other hand I have had the opportunity to polish the dust off of a few old favorites that have been lost in the shuffle for way too long. This is a small selection of music I have been listening too lately because of work that is absolutely worth hearing, regardless of the context.

Check it out, you'll not find a more eclectic list of music in the blogosphere today!

Videos

Radiohead – Lotus Flower

February 18, 2011

| Kyle

Posting things that every single other blog in the Blogosphere is currently writing about is something I try to avoid. But, goddammit, it's Radiohead! In case you're under a massive rock, Radiohead unexpectantly released their album, The King of Limbs, today instead of tomorrow. The Greatest Band in the World also released this video of Thom Yorke gettin' down and dirty for the song "Lotus Flower". It's haunting, beautiful, and full of all the emotion we've come to expect from these masters of their craft. What a great Friday.

Mp3s

Gnarly Buttons

February 17, 2011

| Kyle

The Peabody Camerata is performing the John Adams work Gnarly Buttons for FREE in Griswald Hall of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore MD this Saturday February 19th at 7:30pm.

The work features solo clarinet alongside 12 other musicians (including myself on banjo mandolin and guitar). It even features two sampling keyboards and an interrupting cow.

This concert promises to give you a glimpse into a side of classical music not often performed. Expand your horizons, come check us out!

Gnarly Buttons: Hoedown (Mad Cow)

Videos

Hoodie Allen – You Are Not A Robot

February 16, 2011

| Kyle

An up-and-coming kid who's definitely on our radar is Hoodie Allen. He's young, fun, and works his ass off, so what's not to respect? He's also a favorite of our blog brethren over at Sunset in the Rearview, and Lydia never steers us wrong. Hoodie's just released a video for his jam "You Are Not A Robot".

The Blogger Lowdown

w/ When You Awake

February 15, 2011

| Kyle

The Blogger Lowdown is a feature where we ask the good people who run our favorite, essential blogs to give some insight on themselves and their sites. There are some great resources for discovering all kinds of music on the interwebs and our hope is to introduce you to a few of these outlets and the people behind them. Jody of When You Awake was nice enough to drop us a few lines about herself and her blog.

New Releases

E.D.G.E. – Pabst Smeared

February 14, 2011

| Kyle

Cringe-inducing song title. Head nod-inducing jam. Plus, how could I not post a song about PBR? E.D.G.E. is releasing three tracks every week leading up to All Flow Everything, and this one's pretty sick.

E.D.G.E. – Pabst Smeared

Videos

Hezekiah Jones – Lift the Shadow From This Heart

February 14, 2011

| Kyle

Our buddy Smansmith over at Slowcoustic premiered this video today for the hauntingly beautiful Hezekiah Jones track "Lift the Shadow From This Heart". Let's let the man himself explain it: "The video is a great slowed down black and white clip with the song almost floating above the visuals. Not that the visuals necessarily have anything to do with the song per se, but they are just a great background to the song."

Remember to pick up Have You Seen Our New Fort? when it drops (on vinyl too!) March 29.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Feb 6-12, 2011

February 12, 2011

| Kyle

In this installment of Weekly Roundup, we highlight some of the week's important and interest music news, and share some great songs and videos sent our way. Read on for all that and a ticket to the LCD Soundsystem farewell show.

Unearthed Music

Peter Wolf Crier

February 12, 2011

| Kyle

I was a bit torn about getting this one written. On the one hand, I'm having the extremely lazy day I've needed so badly after the last few hell weeks at work. On the other hand, I've only just discovered Peter Wolf Crier's album, Inter-Be, and it's wrapped my chilly soul in a nice, warm argyle sweater. Back to the first hand, the album came out in 2009 (that's 136 B.C. in Blog Years). Then again, I'd be doing myself and most importantly our loyal readers a giant disservice if I didn't introduce you to this band.

Peter Wolf Crier – Hard As Nails

Peter Wolf Crier – Playwright

Videos

XV – F.I.F.A.

February 9, 2011

| Kyle

XV is rapidly becoming one of my favorite MCs. The man makes great jams, plays video games, likes Michel Gondry, reads comics, and (apparently) is into soccer. He's me but, ya know, cooler and more talented.

Here's a new song and video apparently not from his (hopefully) soon to be released album, The Kid With The Green Backpack. I couldn't physically be more amped for this to drop. "F.I.F.A." has Vizzy's clever wordplay and pop culture references – as always. The beat is smooth and bassy, with a great, ghostly subtle piano sample in the background. The video is down-to-earth and creative. It's simply side-to-side shots of the same scene played out differently, but it's entertaining and different.