RECOMMENDED LISTENINGS: PART FOUR

More musical shit that you should be listening to!

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~ The Avalanches, Since I Left You
DESCRIPTION - Aussie remixes of old soul songs from the 70's that have been heavily funkified, with some added movie quotes as well.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Since I Left You" ; "Avalanche Rock" ; "Tonight" ; "Frontier Psychiatrist"


~ The Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business
DESCRIPTION - Semi-ghetto, semi-white, all mainstream hip-hop funkiness. Has somewhat of a Wyclef Jean vibe in some of their songs.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Pump It" ; "Don't Phunk With My Heart" ; "My Style" ; "Gone Going"


~ Broken Social Scene, Feel Good Lost
DESCRIPTION - Nonlyrical ambiant vibes. Good for relaxation. Or car rides. Or whatever.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "I Slept At The Bonnhomme At CBC" ; "Feel Good Lost" ; "Cranley's Gonna Make It"


~ Daft Punk, Discovery
DESCRIPTION - Crazy techno goodness. Better than their first and latest album. Music that just screams "RAVE."
STANDOUT TRACKS - "One More Time" ; "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" ; "Crecendolls"


~ The Decemberists, Picaresque
DEFINITION - That album I won't shut the fuck up about because it's so good. Folksy indie rock, ranging from Spanish ballads, to French prostitution tunes, to sea shanties.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "The Infanta" ; "We Both Go Down Together" ; "The Engine Driver" ; "On The Bus Mall" ; "The Mariner's Revenge Song"


~ Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better
DEFINITION - ... It's Franz Ferdinand. Indie rock at it's finest.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Do You Want To?" ; "Well That Was Easy" ; "Fallen"


~ The Futureheads, The Futureheads
DEFINITION - Interesting indie band with absolutely delicious four-part harmonies. And the most addictive lyrics ever.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Le Garage" ; "Decent Days And Nights" ; "Hounds Of Love" ; "Man Ray"


~ Iron & Wine, Woman King
DEFINITION - Folksy, chilly, relaxing music.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Jezebel" ; "Grey Stables"


~ The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
DEFINITION - Indie rock... hm. It's generic, but it sounds good. And the drums kick arse in some of the songs.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Twin Cinema" ; "Jackie, Dressed In Cobras" ; "Use It" ; "Streets Of Fire"


~ Modest Mouse, Building Something Out Of Nothing
DEFINITION - I'll try to make this the last Modest Mouse album. I swear. Kinda rednecky, kinda indie rock, lotsa guitar twangy and random yelling.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Neverending Math Equation" ; "Interstate 8" ; "Other People's Lives"


~ My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
DEFINITION - Emo/Punk rock!
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Helena" ; "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" ; "Thank You For The Venom"


~ Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
DEFINITION - Sort of folksy rock like Iron & Wine, but somewhat more emo, and somewhat more heavy. And more variation. And wierd titled songs.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "John Wayne Gacy Jr." ; "Jacksonville" ; "Chicago" ; "They Are Night Zombies! They Are Neighbors! They Have Come Back From The Dead! Aaaah!!"


~ The White Stripes, Get Behind Me, Satan
DEFINITION - A totally bitchin' album for being recorded in, what, two weeks I think it was? Much variety.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Blue Orchid" ; "My Doorbell" ; "Little Ghost"


~ The Zutons, Who Killed The Zutons?
DEFINITION - Funky jazz-rock. Like Shining, but less scary.
STANDOUT TRACKS - "Pressure Point" ; "You Will, You Won't" ; "Zuton Fever"

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*sleep*

-=meh!=-  ¶ 10:21:00 PM