The Chill post

One last week of classes then a couple of tests the week after and I will finally have this abstraction of freedom and comfort in my palm. It's bittersweet, sitting at the cap of the week where I know not how I am going to find the motivation to pulse forward.

So here's some music that's been keeping me in it lately.

Louise Attaque--Sean Penn, Mitchum. This is another one of my favorite bands, and the album this came off of (here) is really a keeper. They are just calm, beautiful music with very oneric lyrics (for those of you qui comprenent la parole française). I really like how the chorus flows with the zip of the music...


These Guys are good too (Tosca--Boss on the Boat). This is Dorfmeister's second side project. Again. Chill stuff. Good for focus.

Brad Mehldau - Sky Turning Grey (For Elliot Smith) Good sound. 'nuf said.

Dosh--Country Road. I really like what this artist is becoming. His new album, Tommy is really clean with some great tracks. I missed seeing him at the Hi-Dive last week I think due to my being ZOMBIE tired from that school/work thing...Anyway, check his new album, it's got Andrew Bird on a couple of tracks= + + Good.

Crystal Castles--Intimate. OFf of their new album, I like a very small handful of songs. They either: (a) tried to put some noise core mutant with hyperdistorted screamy vocals which just sounds like shit (b) added a lot of randomized sound effects that just distract from the music of (c) just failed to put anything above bland in their new album. Which is a bummer. But this is one of those songs that is not subject to a, be, or see, so I can groove it.

These last two came from Cinematic Orchestra's contribution to this amazing project. One of my favorite bands like most of my other favorite bands. Get dem shitz together and you get a big 'ol banana on my face. Play these guys back to back and if you want a bonus, listen to it while skating around some place, swerving in and out of people....
St. Germain--Rose Rouge
Songstress-- See Line Woman (See Line Woman Vocal)


Yeah, chill some sauce to that....

Maybe I'll do energy post sometime...

Checkered

I've been a bit behind as far as keeping my updates normal lately. The obvious reasons for this need not be stated.

First off, not at all music related, but I'd like to give a super special shout-out to Stone's 2nd Most recent Collaboration ale, the El Camino (un)Real Black Ale. I haphazardly stumbled upon this while browsing Argonaut, bought one, was blown away in my mouth. Well, I headed back to Argonaut 2 days later and cleared them out of all their remaining 15 bottles. Honestly, I have never tasted a beer that delicious and complex since the legendary Westerleven 12, the purportedly "Best Beer in the World".

Anyway, if you can find this, it is more than worth a taste. So try and snatch one up if you can. Otherwise, stay on my good side, assholes!

They also just released their next collaboration ale, Saison du Buff where they get together with some pretty mean brewers.

Anyway, been listening to a handful of stuff around the block, and I plan on throwing some of that at all'o'yall....

Alright, first:
1.) These New Puritians--Attack Music
--> This song sticks in the folds of my gyri like a bur. Kind of electro-art-rocky but it's a really tasty tune and it's off of their new album

2.) The National--Terrible Love. Their new album is probably my favorite out of what they have. It's brilliant, wonderful, uplifting and cheery just like all of their stuff and makes you just want to go out and blindly fall in love. Yeah.

3.) Hocus Pocus--100 Grammes de Peur. Probably my favorite band that's currently active--largely because their new album, 16 Pièces is a knockout. Lyrically and Musically their most driven album.


Bonus: A big shout-out to ConnardTed0Monsieur thank you for this massive destruction that has been the theme to my life the last 10-12 days. For real.

Anything Else?