20 Comments on “On Music”

1. Ashley said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   barbarian, that stronghold of individuals with impeccable musical taste, just recently did a poll of the 5 most recent albums they would consider a masterpiece. a small sampling of new stuff i found through this poll that i am finding to be lovely:

   john vanderslice – cellar door
   smog – a river ain’t too much to love
   mogwai – mr beast

   there are also brand spankin new albums by beck, tom waits, and david byrne which is always cause for excitement.

   to be honest, i am more a sister in hag-dom than one of these cool musical types. i’m sure one of them will post shortly enough.

2. Missy said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   Lambchop – Damaged
   TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain

   Others:
   Sparklehorse – Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain
   Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass [worth it for that title alone]
   Midlake – The Trials Of Van Occupanther

3. mihow said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

   Fantastic!

4. tobyjoe said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   That new Eric Bachmann is just about perfect.

5. nervous and small said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   hehe…..I ‘ll send you an email….

6. Jonathan said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   geoff stern’s gf asked me for some music ideas last week…

   this is what i recommended ( sorry i just copy+paste ):

   pay special note to Tara Jane O’Neil—she’s the girl version of everything you mentioned.

   ==========

   The new Lebanon CD
   Six Parts Seven – Discography
   Tara Jane O’Neil – Discography
   The Mercury Program – Discography
   We’re From Japan – 48 minutes, 07 seconds then open air
   The Hold Steady – Boys And Girls In America
   Silversun Pickups – Carnavas
   Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Architecture in Helsinki, Takka Takka – Tour EP Fall 2006
   Guitar – SaltyKisses
   komakino – Bloc Party Tour EP
   We are Scientists | Art Brut – split
   apples in stereo – tone soul evolution
   feist – open season remixes
   The whitest boy alive
   Foreign Born – In the Remote Woods
   kammerflimmer kollectif – Absencen
   Dirty On Purpose – Discography

7. jenblossom said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   I’m in a similar rut, listening mostly to old favorites, but as far as newer stuff I’ve listened to and liked recently, I’ll second Missy’s suggestion of TVotR’s newest.

   I’ve gotten a few other suggestions from friends, so after I check them out for myself, I’d be happy to report back.

8. DonaldEugene said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   Since you’re thinking about a trip to India I suggest:

   Cheb I Sabbah—Krishna Lila

   Tabla Beat Science—Tala Matrix

   Alla Rakha and Ravi Shankar—Raga Jogeshwari from The Spirit of India album [it’s an hour of music for $5 from iTunes, how could you not?]

   and I throw in another vote for TVotR plus I’ll add Deerhoof—The Runners Four

9. KathyZ said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

   I’m biased, but you should check out the new Channels record. It really rocks and you’ll love the political undertones.
   I also love Brandon Butler, The Life and Times, and Rebecca Gates.

10. Jonathan said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    is that the same rebecca gates who was in the spinanes?

11. greg said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    anything by Puffy

12. hthr_larson@yahoo.com said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    im with ashley on this one –
    smog-a river aint too much to love (any of his albums, actually)

    any mogwai

    anything by townes van zandt

13. Meshbetty said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    Ok, since you asked…here is what is floating about on my ipod….

    *Amadou & Mariam (A killer group from Mali, Africa)

    The Arcade Fire
    *Bloc Party
    *Cold Play
    *Death Cab for Cutie
    *Emmanuel Jal (This guy used to be a child soldier in the Sudan)
    *Jack Johnson (Hey, I have a 5 year-old…)
    *M.I.A. (Cool Sri Lankan hiphop chick from London)
    *MC Solaar (French rap)
    *Mecano (a band from Spain)
    *Nits (A dutch band)
    *Panjabi MC (A great hip hop artist of Indian descent from London)
    *The Postal Service
    *REM
    *Shins
    *Wyclef Jean

14. doug said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    “im with ashley on this one – smog-a river aint too much to love (any of his albums, actually)”

    Thirded.

15. hthrs said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    also, support your local musicians!
    i love, love, love the fiery furnaces.
    eleanor is hottttt.

16. mihow said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    The Freckles! First EP is to be released in 2013.

17. ginar said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    this week i downloaded the new Iron Maiden and Michael Jackson’s “Invincible”
    (suggestions from a friend). i have to say that i am pleasantly surprised by both. go figure.

18. greg said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    ever heard of Ray LaMontagne?(album is “trouble” awesome)

    but seriously, puffy (hahahaha)

19. Jonathan said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    since so many of you like smog, you really should check out Tara Jane O’Neil. she’s the girl version of smog, without the pretentiousness of catpower, but still the cred

    she was the bass player from rodan, which is quite possibly the best math rock band ever

    she played ian svneonius’s little sister in a movie about a fake dc indie rock band, which is absurd

    and she was in the sonora pine & retsin too, and did 2 albums with ida (who i can’t stand, but people always seem to love them).

    there aren’t any mp3s on her site, but she’s in itunes store.

20. Jonathan said at 11:33 am on October 23rd, 2006:

    The new PlusMinus is really really good.

    Its 2 guys from Versus, plus 2 other guys ( one of which is good friends with Kimba and his wife, who Toby knows. Not sure if you’ve met them Mihow )

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