Friday, May 28, 2010

Discovery


Created in 2005, Discovery is the collaboration of Rostam Batmanglij (the keyboardist from Vampire Weekend) and Wes Miles (The vocalist from Ra Ra Riot). They released their debut (and only, so far) album, LP, in July 2009 - music critic Patrick Sisson described it as "filled with innocent, lovelorn lyrics and the last 30 years' worth of guilty-pleasure keyboard cliches" while John Meagher (of the Belfast Telegraph) said it was "appalling".

decide for yourself by downloading the 10 song album, LP, here

so far, my favorite is 'Swing Tree' - though a little postal service collides with Jens Lekman with hints of a 90's boy band, the song is amusing, upbeat, and definitely an early summer anthem.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Ringleader Man


so good. nice slow jam for summahhhh.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Marina and the Diamonds


The past week or so I've been listening almost nonstop to Marina and the Diamonds, a 24 year old half-Greek half-Welsh singer songwriter whose real name is Marina Lambrini Diamandis. (According to wikipedia, 'Diamandis' means 'diamonds' in Greek...) She has an extremely powerful, full and gorgeous voice, and her music is upbeat and dramatic - I think a Mama Mia or Moving Out - esq musical is in order.

Download her new (and only full-length) album The Family Jewels

or listen to a few of my favorites:
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

LIMNOLOGY radio


Alas, tonight was our last show of the semester - fear not, we will be back in the fall and the blog will continue to be updated. (I'm sure no one was that scared)

Download the last lovely LIMNOLOGY from May 16 here!


  1. I Don't Know What to Say - The Magnetic Fields
  2. Demonized Nature - TwinSisterMoon
  3. Kiss Me Again - Jessica Lea Mayfield
  4. Girl in the War - Josh Ritter
  5. Sofia's Song - Sufjan Stevens
  6. Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - Tracy Jordan
  7. I Am Not a Robot - Marina and the Diamonds
  8. 100,000 Fireflies - The Magnetic Fields
  9. Crimewave - Crystal Castles
  10. Radio Gaga - Queen
  11. Girl With One Eye - Florence and the Machine
  12. Habibi Ya Omry - Amr Diab
  13. When the Night Comes In - I Said Yes
  14. Janglin - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
  15. You, Me, and the Bourgeoisie - The Submarines
  16. Goods (It's All in Your Head) - Mates of State
  17. Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol cover) - Nouvelle Vague
  18. The Party Punch - Oh No! Oh My!
  19. The Outdoor Type - Frank Turner
  20. Answers Like - Unklesounds
  21. Miss Me My Dear - Bitch & Animal
  22. Infinity - The xx
  23. Juicy-R (Notorious B.I.G. vs. The xx) - Wait What
  24. Going Down (Bruce Springsteen cover) - Florence and Kid Harpoon
  25. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
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TwinSisterMoon


TwinSisterMoon is the solo project of French Mehdi Ameziane, half of the duo Natural Snow Buildings. TwinSisterMoon classifies her music as "experimental psychedelic folk", and her first album, When Stars Glide Through Solid, is a slightly disconcerting, hauntingly beautiful tangle of Nico-esq vocals, echoing guitar and distorted reverb.



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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Babies


Pardon the theme of young children in the recent posts - if any of you know anything about me, then you're not surprised. I saw the movie 'Babies' last night, and not only was it too adorable for words, but it had a great soundtrack. I can't find more than a one minute preview available for download for most of the songs, but I've posted the full track list and if you're not as cheap as I am I recommend buying it on itunes.

  1. The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?" - Sufjan Stevens (full song)
  2. Baby
  3. Les Bébés
  4. Hattie
  5. Moulins
  6. Marie - Bruno Coulais (45 second preview)
  7. Evell Marie
  8. Les Chutes
  9. Le Jeu des Bébés
  10. Bercuese
  11. Premiers Pas
  12. La Tollettes de Bébés
  13. Sommell de Hattie
  14. Bayarjagal - Bruno Coulais (50 second preview)
  15. Réverie
  16. Ponijao
  17. La Marche des Bébés - Bruno Coulais (1 minute preview)
  18. Les Cheveux

and of course, here is the trailer.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Oh, the temptation

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

A video on a study done by Dr. Walter Mischel, in which he tested delayed gratification in preschool age children; the experimenter gave each child a marshmallow and said that they had to go do something in the other room. They then told the child that he or she could either eat the marshmallow now or wait until the experimenter got back and then have 2 marshmallows. They filmed the kids while the experimenter was out of the room, and it's really too cute.

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - The Temptations

Tempted - Squeeze

Tempted to Touch - Rupee

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

summersummersummer


Summer is so close and yet, so far. The weather's been shitty, morale is down, students are trudging through their finals.... enjoy this song not only for it's inspirational chorus; "I have been sad for so long / but I know I'll be fine in the summer, in the summer, in the summer, in the summer..." but for the soothing harmonies and the girl's cute little veil-hat.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Summer days through the folkish haze


I just found three great compilations on the blog The Blue Walrus. I was tempted to pick the best few songs and post them here, but really (almost!) every single song is so good, I couldn't choose. Click the link above each tracklist to download the entire playlist in zip file, or follow these links (Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3) to go directly to the blog and download the songs individually.

  1. Girl With 1 eye - Florence and the Machine
  2. Secret Circus - Emmy the Great
  3. Simplify - Marina and the Diamonds
  4. I Wish - Drew Helsinki
  5. Holly - Jay Jay Pistolet
  6. If I Die Tonight (Live) - Noah and the Whale
  7. Biology Hearts - Slow Club
  8. Going Down - Florence & Kid Harpoon
  9. Summer on the Thames - Thos Henley
  10. I Like Giants - Kimya Dawson
  11. The Outdoor Type - Frank Turner
  12. Beans on Toast - Lucy & The Caterpillar
  13. Hey Momma - Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
  14. 1973 - Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family
  15. The Box (Live) - Johnny Flynn
  16. You Me and the Bourgeoise - The Submarines
  17. Breaking It Up - Lykke Li
  1. Comme Des Enfants - Coeur de Pirate
  2. Grey Weather - Gregory and the Hawk
  3. Favourite Color Blue - Tom Brosseau
  4. Sleepyhead - Run Toto Run
  5. Mowgli's Road - Marina & the Diamonds
  6. Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
  7. Back When I Was 4 - Jeffery Lewis
  8. Birds (On a Day Like Today) - Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
  9. Ampersand - Drew Helsinki
  10. Nobody Cares About Railroads Anymore (Harry Nilsson cover) - Laura Barrett
  11. It's Not Too Late Too Wait - Small Crew
  12. Oh Caroline - Jay Jay Pistolet
  13. Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
  14. Big Blonde - Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs
  15. Backstreet Lovers - The Crookes
  1. Love is a Trap - The Damn Choir
  2. Living a Lie! (Live) - Daniel Zott
  3. Shovelling - Alessi's Ark
  4. Typewriters - My First Tooth
  5. And In Real Life He Wears Corduroy Pants - Trips and Falls
  6. Goodbye Song - Planet Earth
  7. Nectarine - Twin Sister
  8. Can't Buy Me Love - Beans on Toast
  9. Hadlock Padlock (Kimya Dawson cover) - Peggy Sue
  10. Squealing Pigs - Admiral Fallow
  11. Kentucky Pill - Johnny Flynn
  12. When the Night Comes In - I Said Yes
  13. Home (RAC mix) - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Novos Baianos

This video is of the Brazilian group Novos Baianos singing their 1972 song "A Menina Dança", off their album Acabou Chorare. The adorable singer is Baby Consuelo, and I think watching her groove on this fuzzy footage is just as enjoyable as the song itself. Go, Baby Consuelo, Go!




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Sunday, May 9, 2010

LIMNOLOGY radio


LIMNOLOGY radio was back tonight for its penultimate show. As my co-host Ezra said, second to last show, second to none awesome. Maybe that doesn't make too much sense.

But hey, download May 9th's Mother's Day show and relive the magic here!
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Avi Buffalo




Avi Buffalo is a high school - hailing group consisting of Avi Zahner-Isenberg (short for Avigor Zahner Isenberg ... I'm guessing he was Bar Mitzvah-ed..), Rebecca Coleman (maybe she was too? Well, Bat...), Arin Fazio and Sheridan Riley. The group met at their school in Long Beach, Cali and, though young, are badass enough to be on the radar of the Long Beach Police Department; due to Avi's "really tasteless brutal speaker gargling" (his words, not mine), he and his pals can no longer rehears in their own garage.

However, there's nothing "tasteless" (or "brutal" or "gargling...") about these songs - they echoey electric guitar riffs and high pitched harmonizing make you want to buy popsicles from an ice cream truck in the late 60s and run a stick along a metal fence. In a good way.


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

LIMNOLOGY radio




Download the show from Sunday, May 2 here!

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