Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 52
Aug 4, 2008 Archive, Clinic, Grizzly Bear, Saul Williams, The Breeders, Vashti Bunyan
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on July 31, 2008
Off the Grid Edition
6. Saul Williams – “Convict Colony”, The Pix loves Saul. He provides attitude and ego with a message. There’s been talk lately of him selling out, but if you take the time to listen to his lyrics, he responds to those accusations. I can’t wait for him to tour again…
5. Archive – “Again”, These guys have been around for a really long time, but have yet to make it big this side of the pond. They’re huge in France and have been all over the BBC too. The first version of this track I heard was about fifteen minutes long and the Pink Floyd influence is pretty evident. This obviously isn’t an official video, but it fits as far as I’m concerned.
4. Vashti Bunyan – “Train Song”, Listen to this track and think of what you would use it to advertise in a commercial. I asked some people what they would assume it would be good for; people said cars, furniture or insurance. The surprising thing is that it’s being used in a Reebok NFL commercial. Look it up, it’s pretty good. Strongs likes it!
3. The Breeders – “Walk it Off”, With a song title like this, I’d expect it to be dance hall worthy. But, no, it’s vintage Breeders…right down to the jangly bass riff. I’ll always love the Breeders and if you have the attention span, this video isn’t bad either.
2. Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks”, I love whoever it is who picks the bands of Letterman; they’re not afraid to make risky choices. These guys are amazing live, they’re opening for Radiohead, and so if you scored tix…you’re in for a treat.
1.Clinic – “Tomorrow”, This is catchy and understated at the same time, which is difficult to do in a pop song. This track, paired up with an artsy video, is quite hypnotic. I love having this in the background while I read; it’s particularly good with Don DeLillo. If you haven’t read him, I would suggest “White Noise”. Maybe I should blog about books and appropriate companion albums next. We’ll see…
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Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 38
Aug 3, 2008 Foals, Guillemots, Mike Doughty, Saul Williams, Tapes 'N Tapes, The Jealous Girlfriends
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on May 1, 2008
Holding my Breath, Bits and Pieces Edition
6. Saul Williams, This track is about a year old, but one of my friends went to see him live and keeps playing this song. It got stuck in my head and now I hear it in a Nike commercial all the time. Saul has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a masters’ degree in acting. That’s a pretty killer combination.
5. Mike Doughty, I was a huge fan of his band, Soul Coughing. It’s good to see he’s still working away. It’s odd that he stole the chorus from such a famous song, but he is well known for having an odd sense of humour. Once he announced he was running for senate on the “soy gluten” ticket.
4. Guillemots, This track is just too catchy. I worry about ending up like Sir Ian’s character in this video. Alone, in a suit and surrounded by concrete is no way to live or die. The band likes to wear animal masks when they play live and most of their songs, like the band name, are references to birds.
3. Tapes ‘N Tapes, I got introduced to this band a couple of years ago and I continue to be impressed with their shit. If you haven’t seen the MTV show “Human Giant”, you should. It’s pretty funny and Tapes ‘N Tapes have made appearances begging people to blog about them and to post MP3s.
2. The Jealous Girlfriends, A little shout out to Telly Tunes for this recommendation. She knows her “loud, quiet, loud” bands and these guys remind me of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth. If I had found a live track with better audio, you would be able to pick out the Mazzy Star style vocals.
1. Foals, These guys have made the Pix before. I have a soft spot for spacey, indie britpop. This band has existed in about three previous incarnations, which they disbanded every time due to things getting too serious. They sound like my kind of musicians.
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