What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?

[nec13]

Because I'm cultured. "When the spirit hits you we want you to blow your whistle instead of blow your brains out."
Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Here Comes The Whistleman
Here's some jazz that even us stupid people can appreciate!

Rahsaan was a genius. Very unique. My favorite work of his is a live album from '74 called "Bright Moments."

"Volunteered Slavery" is a another great one.

[crumbum]

Oh lord it's so good.

[dave from knoxville]

Did a fair bit of freelance work in March; the checks finally came through. Used most of the money to cover a trifle our enormous pile of debt; kept a little bit out for myself. Holed up in my office grading written projects and writing finals today; stopped by my favorite record store on the way. Hunkered down with the CDs I picked up on random play. They are

Nick Cave - The Boatman's Call
The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
Neil Young - Ragged Glory
Suede (1st record)
The Replacements - Tim
Screamadelica - XTRMNTR
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
Dire Straits (1st record)

51 bucks!!! Now back to work.

[hardweek]

Good luck with the marking, Dave. I'm on my teaching practicum right now, and my head cold and I will be spending most of my weekend marking maps of former French colonial territories and persuasive paragraphs.

On a happier note, the recent Best Show talk of F'ed Up and related side projects reminded me to pull out my favorite single of last year:


marvdartargets

Seriously, Teenage Targets is a perfect power pop song (and I'm using the term power pop in the Westerberg/Case sense of the word). Also reminds me alot of the first Tsar album; not as polished, but just as soaring. Grab this if you see it.

[masterofsparks]

Speaking of F'd Up, for those who haven't heard, Matador is doing a Buy Early, Get Now for David Comes to Life. For $30 CD/$35 vinyl, you get the album on the release date, a digital download of 5 non-LP tracks, an early digital download of the album (released in 4 parts, 1 part per day on May 10 - 13), a digital download of David's Town, and 4 exclusive 7"s of non-LP tracks.

Sorry if this sounds like an ad for the album, but it's a pretty good deal and also exciting for a record nerd like me.

[TheeChrisDee]

i got in on that action...those first 8 tracks have been in heavy rotation this week.

[hardweek]

Staring the morning of with Chains of Love. Great new band out of Vancouver. They've got some Toronto & NYC dates coming up soon.

Here's there CBC page: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Chains-Of-Love

[masterofsparks]

I don't love the whole thing, but the first 2 songs are unbelievably great. My tastes tend to intersect with the mainstream every 5 years or so, and I think this is one of those times.

[nec13]

[cavorting with nudists]

Suddenly I am hungry for Funyuns.

[nec13]

Suddenly I am hungry for Funyuns.

Funyun is Arabic for "baked"

[cavorting with nudists]

Shibusashirazu Orchestra on Doug Schulkind's stream and it's kind of blowing my mind.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

The new Fleet Foxes is a bit of a masterpiece. On Helplessness Blues when they transition into the Thompson-esque guitar... phew goosebumps.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Studio Version)

[ChipSuey]

http://thequietus.com/articles/05582-listen-awesome-ema-track-here

I'd never heard of her up until a few days ago, because I'm just not very plugged in like that, and I'm not very into new things.  And I was ready to dislike the idea of a Robert Johnson cover with heavy drones stretched out to 14 minutes, but I don't.
In fact, I like it quite a bit.
But that's just me.

(I reserve the right to change my mind about this two days from now)

[redsplitwig]

Speaking of F'd Up, for those who haven't heard, Matador is doing a Buy Early, Get Now for David Comes to Life. For $30 CD/$35 vinyl, you get the album on the release date, a digital download of 5 non-LP tracks, an early digital download of the album (released in 4 parts, 1 part per day on May 10 - 13), a digital download of David's Town, and 4 exclusive 7"s of non-LP tracks.

Sorry if this sounds like an ad for the album, but it's a pretty good deal and also exciting for a record nerd like me.

I got this and I'm listening to the first part of the album right now.  Incredible stuff.