Tuesday, April 20, 2010

M. Ward is too cool for school

Don't believe me?  I have proof:

She & Him - In The Sun from Merge Records on Vimeo.

The sun is out, but it's supposed to rain soon, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts with some new She & Him.  My wife and I just got the new album ("Volume Two") last Friday and "In the Sun" jumped out immediately as an early favorite.  My short opinion on She & Him: I like them.  The music is familiar and fresh at the same time, and just the right amount of sweet.  It makes me smile and somtimes that's all a band needs to do.

One more for the road: "Thieves" live on Kimmel

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Getting back to normalcy

On this day of reckoning, I'm back to inject some life into Seabass Says.  Though it is Tax Day, it is also my last day of preparation for my big day long exam tomorrow.  I'm off from work, putting my suitcase full of reference material together, and trying to relax and fend off the stress.  As I'm transitioning from full on study mode back to normalcy, I'm cleaning up the stack of CDs I've amassed over the last couple weeks of reading and problem solving.  So I guess I'll just go ahead and recommend the whole stack for anyone in need of some good relaxing background music to study by, or just pass some time with.

In no particular order, here are my study albums:
Oren Lavie - The Opposite Side of the Sea
The Beta Band - Hot Shots II
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
Sigur Ros - með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Iron and Wine - Around the Well
Beth Orton - Pass in Time
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
The Postal Service - Give Up
Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Norah Jones - The Fall
Olafur Arnalds - Found Songs
Nick Drake - Way To Blue (An Introduction to Nick Drake)
Eastmountainsouth - Eastmountainsouth
Yo La Tengo - Prisoners of Love
Badly Drawn Boy - About a Boy Soundtrack
Son Volt - Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Duncan Sheik - White Limousine
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Bringing two of my study music providers together (from a show I missed about a year ago) is The Shins covering the Beta Band...enjoy.

The Shins - Dry the Rain