Ladytron, "Witching Hour". A friend is going to be wonderful and get me the new Howling Bells album soon - I can't wait

Should be there when I get home.

<-- EXCITED

Going to see them on the 13th. Aww yeah.

New Howling Bells album and MSTRKRFT.

Kings of Convenience--I think my music taste is getting middle-aged. Not that I like what middle-aged people like, but lately it's all about the quiet folky study jams. I should put myself on an all-Sonics diet.

Also the new Animal Collective is TASTY. You wanna put it on a cracker and slowly munch your way to climax.

Can't help but agree. Although my chosen metaphor would be less... messy...

Como quieres.

So a bunch of bands I like just put out new albums! This is convenient! The Decemberists' Hazards of Love had me rolling my eyes until I listened to it. Holy peanuts, Batman! My Brightest Diamond lady makes an appearance. She takes Colin Meloy and puts him under her metaphorical car through the power of song.

We'll ignore the poorly constructed metaphor.

Also, there's a new YYY album (It's Blitz) and the single is lovely-lovely. Skeletons is another quality tracklet. Good job all-around, team.

You continue to give me no reason to doubt the quality of your taste. Great album, great band.

I've been churning through all kinds lately, as you might expect given that my new job leaves me surrounded by thousands of second-hand CDs. Big discovery for me was Susumu Yokota - I picked up 'Magic Thread', and found it to be a lovely ambient 'tronica set in the Boards Of Canada vein, but with a fresh and interesting identity stamped all over it. Well worth a punt.

I don't have all of hazards of love yet, but I am on my way to getting it. I'm listening to all their stuff though, since I saw them on Friday and it was unbelievably awesome ohmigod.

Unicorn Kid and Sabrepulse. I'm in a silly bouncy mood.

(on that note, I've encountered two artists of the same genre in the last week from England named after unicorns: Unicorn Kid and Unicorn Dream Attack. The question clearly arises, WHERE ARE YOU KEEPING THE UNICORNS BRITS?!)

In glass cabinets with the plastic dinosaurs.

Last couple of months have been all about the King Blues for me, plus a load of local / unsigned acts from my neck of the woods as I've been helping out on an unsigned showcase...really good stuff!
Outside that I've fallen in love with the Spiderman Theme as sung bu Michael Buble!!! Cheesy as hell but the big band sound is awesome with the theme, it works and wo'nt leave my head. Neither will Fairytale by Alexander Rybak, the Norwegian Eurovision song... it...just ... wont... leave!

Also, today, I 'ave been mostly listenin' to Julia Nunes. I found here today and feel woefully behind the times, plays the Ukelele and guitar and sounds great. Very witty on her youtube entries and quite talented, check her out http://www.junumusic.com or http://www.youtube.com/jaaaaaaa

Been listening to this glorious glorious group out of San Francisco called Rupa and the April Fishes. Everyone should listen to them! (if everyone likes crazy French gypsy rumba). In particular, "Maintenant" and "Une Americaine a Paris" ("Nous ne sommes pas a Paris, nous sommes a la vie!")

David freaking Bowie!!!!


Also if anybody has any awesome music that they think I should hear please enlighten me, my music seems to have stagnated a little and it is making me sadfaced.

Give it a week and that mixtape I promised you in January should be ready. Do I have your current address?

The new Taking Back Sunday album is on it's way to me from amazon (and I think I remembered to use the links for it) which has me very excited. Recently it's mostly been really bad emo, like Hit The Lights and All Time Low. Hmm. What else... something people on here won't shy away from and throw rocks at me for. Um... Tegan and Sara? Flaming Lips. Everyone loves Flaming Lips. And the Postal Service. And remixes of Flaming Lips songs by The Postal Service. Can't no-one throw rocks at that.

If it's Flat 3 in Kidderminster then yes.
I will finish yours eventually, it's hard because I'm trying to go for stuff you maybe don't know but will still like and seeing as I get most of my best music from you it's awkward!

2nd movement of Dvorak's piano quintet in A major op.81...

It sounds like winter, but something a bit strange, like a snowy clearing. And mmmm F sharp minor, and sharpened 6ths. Aahhh.

Anti-Nowhere League, because they're awesome.

Boards of Canada, because they soothe my frayed nerves with their ambience.

Alanis Moirrissette - Ironic.

The irony being that Ms. Morrissette doesn't actually mention anything which even borders with irony. Examples, just from the chorus:

- Rain on your wedding day is bad luck.
- A free ride after paying is bad timing.
- Not taking good advice is a poor choice.
- "Who would've thought?" and "It figures" are expressions used when Murphy's Law comes into play.

Maybe the song should've been called "Bloody Typical", but then it wouldn't scan.

I borrowed my friend's ipod and so I'm listening to some 90's music. How nostalgic...

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago. Makes me relaxed and contemplative.

You want some, I got some. All I need to know is what you like, what you don't, and what you'd like to hear. PM me here with your address, or bother Michael McGeachin on Facebook. He handles most of my mail.

Blimey, a rare visit from the Inkmeister. How rare! And how's that old scrote McGeachin doing? Still fielding your calls, I see.

I'm currently listening to the Boo Radleys "Ichabod And I", largely because I meandered across it whilst looking for something else. See, before the Boos had their fifteen minutes ("Wake Up Boo" being the, erm, highlight) they were a more raucous Indie shoegazy outfit who recorded this particular gemlet of an album. Completely free of production values and sounding like a rough-cut with some dodgy drumming, it was actually a whole bucket load better than anything they recorded properly. But that's just my opinion, and I'm an ageing post-Goth type who's nearer pension age than teenage. Guh

I have been listening to two things in my car this week, firstly the mix cd Nov sent me (which is awesome) and seconly Nada Surf's last album Lucky, which I bought on a whim and is quite amazingly awesome happy good weather music!

Me, I've gone back in time, to a place where Extreme released their second album, entitled "Pornograffiti". Which is their best album, no argument.

If you don't like / what you see here / get the funk out!

Genius

That was the one with "More Than Words," right? My momma's favorite Extreme song,

New Regina Spektor in the player here, I'm finding it delicious. Also new Grizzly Bear is lovely stuff! Like the allman brothers got ate by animal collective and they tried to get out by playing "Yellow House" very loudly (from inside of Animal Collective.) And Animal Collective was all, "You have to make recognizable melodies if you want to escape, Allman Brothers" and then there was a GUITAR SOLO.

That's exactly what it's like.

Just started playing with Spotify, so currently mixing up a bit of Regina Spektor and a bit of Amanda Palmer. It's working well, with the occasional appearance from Madness, The Jam, XTC or The Specials.

Listening to Missy Elliott's Under Construction right now, which kicks ass. I've mainly been listening to a lot of hip-hop, especially 90s New York stuff like Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z and Nas, plus a bunch of Jurassic 5. On the rock front, Fall Out Boy's Folie a Deux is still rocking my world, but apart from that and the odd bit of Elbow I haven't been listening to much of the guitar-y stuff lately.

That would be the one Elph. And a very lovely song it is too.


Let's take you back to the concrete streets
Original beats with real live mc's
Playground tactics, no rabbit in a hat tricks
Just that classic rap shit from Jurassic

Ahh, I love "Concrete Schoolyard"...

I'm currently listening to some Bomfunk MCs. I need something with energy to get me into doing work

I'm sat in the garden, working (yay for wifi!) and because it's so sunny and SO lovely, I decided to listen to summery music. However, it's turned into Neutral Milk Hotel and Fever Ray. hmm. Mungo's Hifi will be on in a bit.

Crush your confidence, like plastic condiments,
Build you up to break you down like forgotten monuments...

Quality Control is an amazing album

Devo - Whip It

When a problem comes along (you must whip it!)

YES!

That is all.

Metric - Fantasies. Lots.

Am currently listening to Skullf*ck by Modulate. Not the best thing if you are convalescing from the flu...

Currently listening to old Grizzly Bear--"Knife". What a beautiful, beautiful track. Shivery.

Other recent musics: "A Brief History of the Blues", which is a magical compendium of Howlin' Wolf, BB King, Otis Rush, and billions of lesser-known bluesdudes. Glorious.
Also, the Books. Also, Johnny Cash. Also, Kevin Drew's solo album.

In a fit of bubble-gum pop I have been listening to a combination of:

Fascination, by Alphabeat
You Can't Hurry Love, by Phil Collins
Walking on Sunshine, by Katrina & The Waves.

In my defense, I am listening to them because I noticed the other day they all have a very similar intro, so I was trying to combine the songs in some well-appreciated and rewarded "mashup" of the tracks.

I've given up as usual though.

Also, I have recently been enjoying the likes of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and other 50's rock'n'rollers.

Chris Clark's Clarence Park album.

Andrew WK (my friend knows him ;D) and Showtek.

Why am I the only one using this thread? I rarely used it in the past. ;P

ΔMi−1 = −αΣn=1NDi[n][Σj∈C{i}Fji[n − 1] + Fexti[n−1]] - Aphex Twin. Because that is the sickest song title evar.

Last song I listened to featured me singing!

Ditto!
I hate listening to ballards, but you did a fine job

ETTA JAMES

why do I listen to any other music.

Body Count. Clearly I'm in need of some extra swearies today

The following albums by The National: Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers, Cherry Tree, Alligator, Boxer.
Nothing else.

It kind of feels like the time I had Dark Side Of The Moon in my cd player for about three weeks because I couldn't find anything better to listen to.

^ I've decided "Apartment Story" sums up my summer

Anti-Love Song by Betty Davis

this song is the definition of smoky. Oh lord, Betty Davis. I want to live in this sexy wonderland you call 1970's New York City.

Lots of Pendulum lately. Their Hold Your Colour album is awesome.

Oh, they have a song called The Other Side.