Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 31
Aug 2, 2008 Los Campesinos, Modest Mouse, Monade, My Morning Jacket, Portishead, Spoon
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on March 20, 2008
Creating a Rumpus Edition
6. Spoon, Sometimes I feel guilty for liking “it” bands, but I can’t turn down good pop songs. The animation in this video reminds me of old school South Park meets Monty Python.
5. Los Campesinos!, These guys are one my favourite bands of the last year and I love that they are just as entertaining live and acoustic. I’m still kicking myself for missing them last time they were in Toronto, stupid sleep deprivation!
4. Modest Mouse, A little while after their last album, a video circulated with the lead singer stabbing himself on stage with a bread knife. I got worried that they were going to burn out and quit. Glad I was wrong.
3. My Morning Jacket, These guys have a new album coming out and if it all sounds like this track there’s a guy in Thailand who will be just as happy as me.
2. Monade, If this band reminds you of Stereolab or Slint, your observation would be astute. I’ve been practicing my French lately and this song makes me smile. Thanks to Max’s owner for the heads up.
1. Portishead, I’ve been anxiously awaiting new music from these guys for almost ten years, that’s like a third of my life. It’s been like waiting for a pizza that you ordered and keep calling to find out why it’s not there yet. For me, there’s no such thing as bad pizza or Portishead.
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Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 20
Aug 2, 2008 JazzAbesK, Los Campesinos, The Black Lips, The Clientele, The Fiery Furnaces, The Wombats
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on Jan. 3, 2008
Know Thyself Edition
6. The Fiery Furnaces, I’m a big music geek at heart, I enjoy reading about guitars being miked and fed through synthesizers. I like liner notes in CDs. The riff in this track was created by a fellow music geek, it just oozes originality.
5. Los Campesinos!, Still feeding my inner geek with the “in studio video”, this is such a great pop song. Living in Toronto has his advantages, I got off the subway after work one day and one of my friends was there on her way to see these guys. I really wish I hadn’t been so tired, I’m sure these guys rock live. Kittens, unicorns and rainbows, oh my…
4. The Wombats, These guys are Brits who sing about dancing to Joy Division and moving to New York. I especially like the “this is no Bridget Jones” chorus.
3. The Black Lips, Vice records has been releasing some quality bands lately. I’ve been a big fan of these guys for a while now and this video reminds me of the L.S.D. scene in Easy Rider.
2. The Clientele, This is an odd one, these guys are actually bigger in the States than they are at home in England. This video is actually from a completely different song by a completely different band, the video is from “A New Chance” by Tough Alliance. You might want to check them out too.
1. JazzAbesK, Turkish jazz students covering one of my favourite Morphine songs. It doesn’t get much better or random than this, enjoy.
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Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 13
Aug 2, 2008 Do Say Make Think, Los Campesinos, Mobius, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, of Montreal
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on Nov. 8, 2007
“If it weren’t for bad luck…” edition
6. Mobius, I put these guys on a road trip mix once and they became the hit of the trip. They are ridiculously melodic and call their sound “technicolor malaise”. Perfect for me.
5. of Montreal, Probably one of the weirdest band names I’ve heard in a while considering they are from Athens, Ga. The video feels pornographic, like a dirty old man voyeur. Apparently one of their songs is the theme to an Outback Steakhouse commercial. I like steak.
4. Modest Mouse, This band has come a long way from “Float On” and The O.C. soundtracks. They put on an amazing live show, I stayed far later than I should have when they played Olympic Island in Toronto. I should have been in bed.
3. Los Campesinos, People recommend music to me all the time because that’s my main topic of conversation. Sometimes I don’t remember what people tell me because my glass is empty. Man, I’m glad I remembered this one.
2. My Morning Jacket, I love this band. Everything I hear is pretty damn good, but I don’t own a single album, nor do I think about them when in music stores. This is a mental hurdle I intend to overcome. Even Conan wants to buy their album, maybe he’ll pick me up a copy.
1.Do Say Make Think, This is live! In a field! I should really hang out in fields more often; Linus Van Pelt may have been on to something. Good Grief, this is amazing and in no way Peanuts affiliated (I just have a weird sense of humour).
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