Category: Music
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I totally bought this album just for the cover
Above the Golden State is a perfectly adequate album from a wholly acceptable post-Relient-K Christian rock band. If that’s your bottle of sugar water, it’s a pleasant enough way to spend 46.4 minutes. I bought this album a few years ago, and it sits at the top of my iTunes account. And every single time,…
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Nothing Better, by Postal Service
Way too long since I had some Postal Service in my life. Remedying that today with three fingers of “Nothing Better,” neat.
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Radiohead
I’ve known for a long time that I should love Radiohead, but I’ve never taken the time to get to know them. (I know, I know, I just destroyed any and all credibility I ever had with you. It took this long? Sheesh.) To be fair, I’ve given it a sincere try in the past.…
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Where You Go, by The Young Romans
I dare you not to like this song. No, I double-dog dare you. (Unless you’re a hipster who’s too indie for Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver, who maybe has a Neutral Milk Hotel tattoo. In that case, feel free to sneer about this being too pop. Go ahead, I don’t care. You’re missing out.) //UPDATE:…
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A chilling-out playlist for Friday, with a kick at the end
Courtesy of iTunes Genius (with substantial edits): Wash Away (Reprise) — Joe Purdy Blue Mind — Alexi Murdoch Holocene — Bon Iver Us — Regina Spektor The Girl (2:28 acoustic version) — City and Colour Rave On — M. Ward Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois — Sufjan Stevens All My Days — Alexi…