5/3/10

The new Hold Steady, "Heaven is Whenever," is pretty awesome. Their piano player left, but the guitar solos are making up for it. It's a solid record, more of the amazing, storytelling lyrics from Craig Finn about drugs and girls and music, it's such a scene feeling that he manages to encapsulate but I love it tons. Seriously, you don't even have to listen to the song to appreciate the words.

"Heaven is whenever we can get together,
Sit down on your floor, and listen to your records
Heaven is whenever we can get together,
Lock your bedroom door and listen to your records."
~We Can Get Together,
The Hold Steady, Heaven is Whenever


Favorite song so far: The Weekenders



"There was that whole weird thing with the horses
I think they know exactly what happened
I don't think it needs any explaining
I'm pretty sure I wasn't your first choice
I think I was the last one remaining
I wish we hadn't gone and destroyed it
Cause I was thinking we could pull another weekender
You've still got a bit of clairvoyance

I remember the metal bar
I remember the reservoir
You could say our paths had crossed before

So if it has to be a secret
Then I guess that I can deal with it
you and i both know it's a negative thing
In the end only the girls know the whole truth

....
So if it has to be a secret
Then I guess that i can deal with it
God only knows it's not always a positive thing
To see a few seconds into the future

And if you swear to keep it decent
Then yeah I'll come and see you
but it's not gonna be like in romantic comedies
In the end I bet no one learns a lesson"

~The Weekenders,
The Hold Steady, Heaven is Whenever

5/2/10

Love Jenny Owen Youngs. I first heard an acoustic version of "Dissolve" that was very beautiful from Paste but her band is pretty awesome. Audio is not great, such is the state of live clips on YouTube.




"tell them whatever you want
you and i know what happened here
tell them whatever you want
we gave each other proof we were there

there's nothing left on you
we sat and watched the glue dissolve

ask me whatever you need
i'm just waiting to obey
ask me the things you don't see
i am living to repay

there's nothing left on you
we sat and watched the glue dissolve

tell me what i deserve
i'm just waiting on your words
tell me i'm fit to be torn
you go, i stay, nothing gets done

there's nothing left on me
but breaks and cuts i know you can see
we're dead, we're bones, we're dust
there's nothing left to lose"
~Dissolve
Jenny Owen Youngs, Transmitter Failure

I love her sense of melody, and her perspective. Her music videos are pretty cool, too.



"Love is so embarrassing
I'm this awkward and uncomfortable thing
I'm running out of places to hide it
I'm running out of places to hide it
What the fuck was I thinking?"
~Fuck Was I,
Jenny Owen Youngs, Batten the Hatchets

5/1/10

"And you don't want to look much closer
'Cause you're afraid to find out all the hope
That you had sent into the sky by now had... crashed
And it did because of me

and if I hurt you, then i'm sorry
please don't think that was easy.

I always catch the clock it's 11:11
And now you want to talk
It's not hard to dream
You'll always be my Konstantine.

Spin around me like a dream
We played out on this movie screen
And I said,
Did you know I miss you"
~konstantine

an old favorite, remembered suddenly. Beautiful song, so much longing and love attached to it, so rich!! wonderful. Can't find "Played in Space," SoCo's best of, yet, but oh do I want to.

4/29/10

Funny that I woke up in a Copeland mood today, found out that States is a new band with two formers of Copeland (still sad about that) and Mindy White from Lydia (meh). I am truly hoping this will be something beautiful, because I have a Copeland-sized hole in my heart that needs filling with warm, soft, emotional music. It sounds pretty, and I like her voice. They certainly have the hype factor working for them considering what bands they're both from, but not too much material to share yet, it seems. Waiting for that. It sounds very sell-able, though, whatever that means. Like a less punk Paramore. But I'm not one to bash artists who want to make music that could also make them money. We all gotta make a living -- some things are more important than indie cred. Unfortunately, the shit that sells is often boring as hell to listen to, so, it's a careful balance and we'll see how States plays it.

Slightly related, waiting to see what Aaron from Copeland does next, 'cause I'm pretty sure he's brilliant. Per che?



"It's sure as the floor 'neath my toes
and somehow not surprised
that I was superimposed
Somehow in this life
And if my friends and my foes would just drop me a line it'd be nice

You see love is a drink that goes straight to my head
and time is a lover and I'm caught in her stare
And the sentiment there follows me straight to my bed through the night

I've got my life in a suitcase and ready to run run run away
I got no time cause I'm always trying to run run run away
Cause everyday when it feels like it's only a game
I've got my life in a suitcase, a suitcase, a suitcase
A suitcase"
~The Day I Lost my voice (The Suitcase Song)
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine

4/28/10

I like this song....makes me think of long nights with good friends...."We're all right we're were we're supposed to be." Looking forward to summer and reuniting with the high school gang....desperately need that and it's gonna be so much fun (now that we're all legal, of course). Anyway, cool band I'd heard of but never heard, glad I took the time.



I really can't stop listening to Brand New this week, but that's okay.