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Kyle’s Six Pix - Vol. 61

Oct 2, 2008 Annuals, Fleet Foxes, My Bloody Valentine, Okkervil River, The National, The Walkmen

The Usual F***ing Suspects Edition

6. Fleet Foxes – “He Doesn’t Know Why”, I’m still listening to this band daily, they really impressed me when I saw them live. I really love their Beach Boys style harmonies and how lo fi the sound can feel for how many members of the band are playing, but I’m not too sure about the use of goats in this video.

5. Annuals – “Confessor”, Sorry about the ten second count down for this track, but sometimes there is only one version of the video available. These guys have been an iPod staple of late for me. The only videos I’ve seen for this band have been animated and I love the fairy tale feel to this one. I can’t believe I’m following a goat video with a centaur video.

4. Okkervil River – “Lost Coastlines”, A live, stripped down version of this track graced the Pix a couple of weeks ago. I was strangely addicted to their last album and inflicted it on people at the most inopportune times. I’m hoping the rest of the new album sounds like this and I’m going to see them live very soon. Crooked Fingers are opening, it should rock…

3. The Walkmen – “I Lost You”, One thing I love about this band is how distinctive their guitar sound is. Due to financial and time constraints, I don’t actually attend every show that I intend to. I missed these guys for the second time recently and now I really regret it. They seem to sound better live than recorded, personal preference I guess.

2. My Bloody Valentine – “Soon”, If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have your face melted off, you should have seen this band live. It only took about fifteen years for me to see them twice and it was, officially, the loudest show I’ve ever seen. All the people I know who attended the sonic and visual assault felt deaf and blinded the next day. It said so on their Facebook profiles. I know this video is shaky, but that’s how you feel at their shows.

1. The National – “Apartment Story”, Another iPod staple lately, they’ve been busy too. They opened for R.E.M. this past summer and have been lending their music to some American politician named Obama. I’m really hoping they tour again soon and play somewhere smaller so they can play tunes like this. If you like this song, please check out the rest of their stuff, it’s hypnotic.