Kyle’s Six Pix - Vol. 66
Nov 13, 2008 Army Navy, Brendan Canning, Sebadoh, Silver Jews, The Books, The Raconteurs
Crashing And Burning Edition
6. Sebadoh – “Flame” & “Not Too Amused”, So the Pix had a group formed on Crackbook before I joined; I had reservations about joining because there are a lot of crazies out there. Some blasts from the past have contacted me and I’ve been feeling slightly nostalgic for the 90’s due to it. “Not Too Amused” is my all time favourite Sebadoh song and this is an odd version of it. Sorry for the minute long gap between songs, but enjoy the trip down mix-tape memory lane.
5. The Raconteurs – “Old Enough”, I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll ever get sick of Jack White. This is less radio friendly than their previous stuff, but the guitar work is really good. I heard a rumour that there will be a different version of this track released soon with Ashley Monroe featured on it. If you haven’t heard her, she’s a 22 year old reincarnation of Dolly Parton.
4. Silver Jews (re-imagined by The Failed Bands of Oklahoma) – “Strange Victory”, I saw the S.J. a while back with Barnudio and they kicked some serious ass for being so serious on stage. So this track was reworked by the F.B.o.O. It’s pretty odd, but I’ve been humming it all week.
3. The Books – “Classy Penguin”, This is one of the weirdest new discoveries I’ve made. Actually I had help with the band, but I found this track on my own. It’s amusing to me that they play a lot of instrumental songs; without words, like the ones you might find in books. This is an official video for this band, but I don’t know if it’s found footage or their own home movies. Weird.
2. Army Navy – “My Thin Sides”, As much as I am a huge music geek for the hard to find stuff, sometimes straight up danceable power pop is what I crave. I’ve been a fan of these guys for a while now and as far as I know this is their new single. If you recognize the joker in the video, it’s because he’s on MTV’s Human Giant. I’m thankful the nudity got blurred out…
1. Brenden Canning – “Churches Under The Stairs”, Speaking of power pop, here we go! I’m still loving the solo projects by the Broken Social Scene kids and this track is no exception. You have to love the “battle of the bands” feel this video has too.
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Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 49
Aug 4, 2008 Albert Hammond Jr., Brendan Canning, Death Cab For Cutie, Lukestar, Stereophonics, Wild Beasts
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on July 10, 2008
Coincidence and Connection Edition
6. Albert Hammond Jr. – “GFC”, You might recognize this guy from a little garage band he’s in called The Strokes. This really reminds me of Matthew Sweet. I can’t say it enough, in the summer I listen to a lot more happy pop music.
5. Stereophonics – “Pedal pusher”, This feels like a raw jam session. These guys originally called themselves “Blind Faith”, not knowing that the moniker was already taken. They are also big fans of the Tragically Hip, who knew?
4. Death Cab For Cutie – “Cath”, I fell out of love with these guys for a while, but I heard them from across the water when I was playing disc golf last month. This track sounded pretty amazing that day and you’ve got to love a video with the Haas in it.
3. Lukestar – “Lake Toba”, Norwegian power pop and a comic book style video, enough said.
2. Brendan Canning – “Hit The Wall”, I was a huge fan of the band hHead when I was younger, and it’s nice to see my tastes haven’t changed much in fifteen years. I’m pretty sure I saw B.S.S. do a demo version of this track once. What’s with this trend of people wearing animal heads in music videos? Do we have “Donnie Darko” to blame?
1. Wild Beasts – “Devil’s Crayon”, The first thing I ever read about this band was in a review of their last album, it described an “enormous falsetto voice, which soars over chiming guitars…” I agree this is accurate, but the drums caught my attention first. It’s kind of like Rick Astley fronting a muted Jane’s Addiction. Ugh, I’ve got nothing…
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