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The best of January 2012
Posted by seanioio on 31 January 2012 - 9:35am.
As it's the last day of January & it's usually quite a bleak month (new year resolutions were broken on the 5th, post Christmas blues, freezing cold etc. etc.), I thought I would try & spread a little joy amongst the massive.
What songs have you enjoyed listening to this January? Pick one or two that you have liked & I will compile it all into one Spotify playlist & then post the link for your perusal. It doesnt have to be a new song, just anything that has staved off those January blues.
Here are mine;
The Maccabees - Pelican
The Human League - Seconds
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Great idea
Here are mine:
And So I Watch You From Afar: "BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION"
This has been getting played ragged for the last six months.
Childish Gambino: "LES"
The first hip hop record I've enjoyed in what feels like a very long time.
Fleetwood Mac: "Over and Over"
This has been keeping me warm on the way to and from the office.
Not sure
that I know how to post videos from my iPad, but I'll give it a try. My two most listened to tracks these past few weeks would be:
Rain Tree Crow "Blackwater"
and Malcom Mclaren "Paris Paris"
Edit. Well that didn't work. One day I'll get me one o'them there "computer" thingies. Anyone want to help me out here and post them... anyone? ...anyone?
Here you go
Now that, KDH, is why
I prefer you to the rest of the Massive and always have done. That and the fact that you probably have exemplary cheekbones. I thank you.
Shins/M83
My two current faves are a new one:
and a new one to me:
Nothing new of course
and of course
gin blossoms - hey jealousy
A classic
from one of my all-time favourite albums.
A classic
from one of my all-time favourite albums.
Haven't heard that in ages!
I feel compelled to offer this in response:
That was the first track of theirs I heard
it was on a Q CD years ago. Great album but I think my copy was wrecked by my son when he was a toddler. He just loved the shiny discs.
Same here!
I think I still have that CD somewhere - I also got into Aimee Mann thanks to the excellent 4th Of July being included on it.
Greed
I'm a latecomer to all things Durian and Blockheaded, but this has really been floating my boat over the last month :
And this has been getting a few plays too :
Andy Latimer, surely one of
Andy Latimer, surely one of the great unsung guitarists and one of most soulful melodic solos ever - 7 min 15 secs in.
I guess he never got the recognition as he looked a little too much like a young Andrew lloyd webber's little sister.
Don't you love the OGWT - 10 minutes of instrumental prog from some skinny longhaired geeks to finish off the show.
The bass player appears to have been shuttled in by time machine from 2012.
I can still recall the thrill
I had as a 16 year old, of waking up on what was THE Saturday morning that I was to buy the LP Moonmadness. Even looking at the CD cover today sets me tingling.
Happy Days.
Mine are...
... St. Vincent - Surgeon / Ryan Adams - Dirty Rain
Here's mine:
Current favourite from L Cohen's new album, very Dylanesque:
And the Goldfrapp single
Some old
I've been listening to songs that remind me of soporific summers past. January, not April, is the cruellest month: cold, wet, the post Christmas/New Year blues and the tax bill at the end of the month. Thank God for the Pennines, the log fire and stew and dumplings.
The Bible's first album Walking The Ghost Back Home with some of the best chord changes this side of Donald Fagen.
The Bible - Walking The Ghost Back Home
Julian Cope's 2nd album World Shut Your Mouth and his sparse Canterbury scene influenced songs like Laughing Boy
And one Ma Bisto loves:
Mia Doi Todd - Summer Lover
For me
January's been all about
Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo
and
Wild Flag - Electric Band
the guitar solo at around 2:30 makes my heart skip
MMMM, sacrelicious
as Homer once said. This cover of Aja by The Darcys is floating my duck right now. They've covered the whole album and are giving it away, if this piques yr interest why not give it a go.
Less controversial is this fab new track by First Aid Kit. First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo composed of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, this song is taken from their new album, also called 'The Lion's Roar'
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/first-aid-kit/the-lions-roar/129366...
As a precaution against The Darcy's not being on Spotify can I pick another one? Cheers.
This will lodge itself in yr head and stay there til Christmas.
The 2 Bears 'Time In Mind'
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/the-2-bears/be-strong/13058561/:
My January list
tends to be genre-classified as 'miserabilist' - which may not be the tone for which you are looking!
More First Aid Kit
I've been giving the new album a bit of a caning (even though it's not been out long) and I think Emmylou is my favourite track.
Otherwise Eleanor Friedburger's album seems to have had a lot of plays. Inn of the Seventh Ray is my favourite from that one:
Its been a sort of Garage-y/Mod-y Month
Graham Day & The Gaolers - Soundtrack To The Daily Grind
The Gents - Revenge
(The Album 'How It All Began' was re-issued by Detour Records in October - only just get round to getting it)
First-Aid Kit -
that's me totally smitten cheers! This year is already looking a lot better than last year for releases.
New Stuff
Love Emmylou by First Aid Kit as posted above. Also enjoying listening to Gretchen Peters new album Hello Cruel World. Some amazing tracks on the album. I also enjoyed the session she did with Bob Harris.
http://open.spotify.com/album/4haHrbv1Tp2OXzBwwL0ylE
Stick with it
Can't wait for the new Field Music album,
not long now!
Filed Music 'I Keep Thinking About A New Thing'
It would have to be this song...
(The Magnetic Fields - Andrew In Drag)
Eric Friedlander
One from the vaults getting a lot of rotation at my house ...
'May the road rise to meet you...'
A funeral service for a much loved Uncle ... and as we said our farewells ... this glorious music:
In anticipation of his new album
Mark Lanegan & Hit The City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_xMvw9lCOBw
Plus, an overlooked classic, Maria McKee Smarter from Life Is Sweet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g1Ac9rcHV2g
Here is the Spotify playlist
Here is the Spotify playlist as promised.
http://open.spotify.com/user/seanoneill/playlist/6BhUUwTiy8BBVaogExD3f5
http://open.spotify.com/user/seanoneill/playlist/6BhUUwTiy8BBVaogExD3f5
I am afraid that there were 6 songs I could not find - if anyone does come across them please add them in
Apologies to the below;
KDH Malcolm McLaren & Catherine Deneuve - Paris Paris
Five-Centres Ronnie Burns - Smiley
Five-Centres Chunky - Albatross Baby
Agent Graves Blockheads - Greed
Johnny Topaz Field Music - Guillotine
Tiggerlion Maria McKee - Smarter
The Darcy cover of AJA was on there though so Georgedivided will be happy :)
If everyone is up for this I am more than happy to do this again at the end of Feb. I have discovered some great songs I might not have done otherwise (notably First Aid Kit & The Magnetic Fields)
Cheers
seanioio
6Music
Have you considered listening to Marc Riley? It might be right up your street.
I havent done for quite a
I havent done for quite a while - I will get back on it :)
Me & my girlfriend always have a laugh at his never ending support of all things Metronomy though
...
The Blockheads track is there, in fact I've been listening to it on Spotify, I would add it but I don't think you've set the playlist up to be collaborative (right click on it and choose 'Collaborative Playlist').
Cheers
Rich
Just done this now thanks
Just done this now thanks Rich
First time I have ever done one of these - all new to me :)
Cheers
Sean