What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?

[Hugman 3.0]

"Haze of Drink" by Slobberbone, a great tune by a band with a not-great name. Southern rock in the best possible sense:

Slobberbone - Haze of Drink

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands at their most 'Mats meets Crazy Horseist.

Saw them here in LA just a couple months ago.  Great as always.  I like to just call them The 'Bone.

[dave from knoxville]

Here's the list of one of the old guy's favorite records of the year. Not too much punk cred in here, I just never got angry or disaffected. And just so Daniel won't worry, The Black Keys came in 29th

1) St Vincent - Strange Mercy
2) Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
3) Drive-By Truckers - Go Go Boots
4) Tom Waits - Bad as Me
5) Bonnie Prince Billy - Wolfroy Goes to Town
6) Low - C'Mon
7) PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Wilco - The Whole Love
9) TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
10) Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys
11) Radiohead - King of Limbs
12) The Ettes - Wicked Will
13) Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
14) Bjork - Biophilia
15) Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
16) Destroyer - Kaputt
17) Ted Leo - Live at Third Man
18) Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Weather
19) The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
20) Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
21) Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
22) Eff Tupp - David Comes to Life
23) Nick Lowe - The Old Magic
24) My Morning Jacket - Circuital
25) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic

[Martin]

18) Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Weather

Thanks for reminding me to check this out, Dave. I forgot this came out this year.

[andyfromknoxville]

I just want to know what came in 8th.

[Hugman 3.0]

I just want to know what came in 8th.

Welcome to the boards, AFK.  Extra points for busting your old man's chops. 

[NJL]

Jon Solomon's XmasStravaganza, of course!

[Rick in Salt Lake]

"Sleep's Holy Mountain". I haven't listened to this in a while. I had forgotten how generic its riffage is...

2) Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

I haven't listened to a Kate Bush album in a long time. Is this a good place to get reacquainted with her?

20) Okkervil River - I Am Very Far

I should check them out. The only stuff of theirs I've heard was the album in which they backed up Roky Erickson...

[dave from knoxville]

I love the Kate Bush album, but it is very very slow. I can't think of anything to compare it to other than Joni Mitchell's more atmospheric noodling in the late 70's, but then it's got next to no guitar on it.

[Jason from Huntsville, AL]

Jon Solomon's 24 Hour Holiday Marathon at http://www.wprb.com/.

[Big Plastic Head]

Jon Solomon's 24 Hour Holiday Marathon at http://www.wprb.com/.

Man, what a great show he puts on. Listened 'til I went to bed last night and we turned it on as soon as we got up. A national treasure.

[ted_]

Ume • Captive

The new Ume record. They remind me ever-so-slightly of Lush, but (a) heavier and (b) and not in a dated sense at all. They whup it up somethin' fierce live, highly recommended if you get the chance.

[Omar]

Ume • Captive

The new Ume record. They remind me ever-so-slightly of Lush, but (a) heavier and (b) and not in a dated sense at all. They whup it up somethin' fierce live, highly recommended if you get the chance.

Yes!  Ume's Phantoms is a fantastic recording.  It's a shame this album didn't get more attention this year.  Did Pitchfork even review it? 

[ted_]

Ume • Captive

The new Ume record. They remind me ever-so-slightly of Lush, but (a) heavier and (b) and not in a dated sense at all. They whup it up somethin' fierce live, highly recommended if you get the chance.

Yes!  Ume's Phantoms is a fantastic recording.  It's a shame this album didn't get more attention this year.  Did Pitchfork even review it?

I think Pitchfork (and plenty of others) ignored it altogether, which is a bummer. When I lived in Austin I was lucky to see them play a lot, and it was probably a little easy to take them for granted. Now that they have such a new great new record out it seems nuts people aren't more into it. I'm excited they're touring the mid/west this spring, though.

[B_Buster]

Here's the list of one of the old guy's favorite records of the year. Not too much punk cred in here, I just never got angry or disaffected. And just so Daniel won't worry, The Black Keys came in 29th

1) St Vincent - Strange Mercy
2) Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
3) Drive-By Truckers - Go Go Boots
4) Tom Waits - Bad as Me
5) Bonnie Prince Billy - Wolfroy Goes to Town
6) Low - C'Mon
7) PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Wilco - The Whole Love
9) TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
10) Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys
11) Radiohead - King of Limbs
12) The Ettes - Wicked Will
13) Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
14) Bjork - Biophilia
15) Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
16) Destroyer - Kaputt
17) Ted Leo - Live at Third Man
18) Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Weather
19) The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
20) Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
21) Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
22) Eff Tupp - David Comes to Life
23) Nick Lowe - The Old Magic
24) My Morning Jacket - Circuital
25) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic

Your list is missing Kurt Vile, Dave. And the Black Keys should be much higher on this list.

[Steeley Chris]

I started this morning with The Beatles "Help!" mono CD. Nothing revelationary like "Revolver" mono, but the stereo mixes sound crazy.
I followed with "Video Games" by Lana Del Ray, which mad me made at everyone for not telling me about this song before yesterday when Patrick from Titus Andronicus covered it and Andy Shernoff was talking about the song this morning on FB.

A present from my wife and one of my favorite Jonathan Richman songs.


AKA My future back tattoo. I got a Japanese 1st pressing. If you ever find yourself in Providence go to Armageddon Shop. I think I parked behind a car that had the WFMU NJ Turnpike sticker on it the day I got it.