All posts tagged with: Rilo Kiley

Added to iPod

August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Music | No Comments

A few interesting ones…

Beastie Boys - “Check Your Head”
Bob Dylan - “Blonde On Blonde”
Pavement - “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain”
Rilo Kiley - “Under The Blacklight” This is their first album in about four years. And it is a good pop record. However - for all Rilo Kiley fans - part of the joy of their music was the lyrics. Those lacerating words and small landmines wrapped in cotton candy and Jenny Lewis’s sexy, gorgeous vocals. This album - on a major label - is just confection. You’ll find no “spring surprise” here - just fine pop craftsmanship and great vocals and catchy guitar licks. Which is not bad. But it is hard to listen to the songs and know you don’t have to flinch.
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - “This Is Somewhere” The new album! YEAH!!! She is fantastic and the bands kicks butt. Sure - there are a couple of weak songs - but that does nothing to deminish tunes like “Ah, Mary”, “Apologies” or “Flying or Falling”. Awesome record. I can’t wait to see her in two weeks in Central Park!

Added to iPod

July 27, 2007 | Filed Under Music | No Comments

a little of this… a touch of that…

First off - my new Global Rhythm disk from the magazine of the same name. Nice mix of different things. For techno, we have a cut from Joi off their new album and a duet between Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale. There’s a new tune from Zap Mama and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Also, the Skatalites and that new band out of China - the 12 Girls Band (which really has 13 girls). Then:
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Just a collection of singles from CSNY. CN, CSN and just S.
Jacqueline Du Pre & Daniel Barenboim - “Five Cello Sonatas” Talk about a storybook couple… The bad thing about this live recording is that you can hear constant coughing! I mean - I would have shot the guy from the stage! Does this happen on a lot of live classical CDs?
Martha Argerich - “Live from the Concertgebouw” Great pianist!
Various Artists - “The Soundtrack to Desert Blue” Very indie soundtrack. Never saw nor heard of the movie before, but it carries two cool and otherwise unavailable Rilo Kiley tunes: “The Frug” and “85″. New album out soon…