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Silverwagon readers.




My deepest apoligies for the lack of posts for the past few days. I am in Seattle and Missoula, MT and Portland, OR on spring break, having a great time.

look for photos as soon as I can get some up and hopefully some tracks.

luke warm english beer + Japan

I owe half of this post to gorillavsbear. He's got a great track by the German singer/songwriter Sibylle Baier. Her voice is perfectly soothing and I could easily listen to the song over and over. Check out her album here.

[mp3] Sibylle Baier- Forget About

She reminds me somewhat of Jens Lenkman's English song stylings.


[mp3] Jens Lenkman- I Saw Her at the Anti-War Demonstration

Leave me some comments.

beach eclipse

So there was an eclipse yesterday. I just found out.

As the beach boys say: I can see so much in your smile.


[mp3]-The Beach Boys: Don't Talk (put your head on my shoulder)

haircut + hip hop

There have been a number of protests regarding the immigration legislation. NPR does a pretty nice job of outlining things here.

Music for today. . .
Jason Forrest (see previous post) is on the Cock Rock Disco label. On their site you can download a sampler album as well as check out a bunch of crazy photos from the 70s. Here is my favorite, well one of them, from the sampler.

It seems that Food for Animals does not have anything in the way of an album out yet, but if this track is any indication of what it will be, I'll wait for it. They create hip-hop backed by beats that sound as though they have gone through a paper shredder and lost and top of bottom end. Just listen to it.

[mp3] Food for Animals- Elephants

new animal + monday music

This animal was found in Borneo. No one knew it existed. Someone then drew a picture of it.

Here's a single Kings of Convenience remix for your Monday enjoyment.

[mp3] Kings of Convenience- Drop (remix)
(originally by Cornelius)

destroyed laptops

Jason Forrest is playing at the UICA in Grand Rapids tonight. You should go see him for sure. I'll be tending bar but you should be head nodding to his gorgeous sample drive laptop-tech-classic rock.

Check out this incredible video for his song War Photographer.

I think he has a viking/warlord/wizard obsession.

apples and others

If you haven't hear the most recent release from The Appleseed Cast, I'm really sorry, but for your enjoyment I've posted my favorite from the album.

[mp3] The Appleseed Cast- The Clock and The Storm

Here's one of my personal favorites from the Low Level Owl two disc series. If you do not yet own these two albums now would be a good time to get them.
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[mp3] The Appleseed Cast- View of a Burning City

"It's time to herald The Appleseed Cast for what they are now, and what they're about to become: ground breaking." - Pitchfork

Indulgent

Say Anything is true emo/pop punk and it's indulgent when you claim to love "good" music. It's like anything else, when you get into it, you just want more. (By more, I mean air guitar and lip syncing.)

Just give it a try and move on if you hate it.

[mp3] Say Anything- Belt
[mp3] Say Anything- Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too (not so much emoish, but catchy as hell)

finally some music

I know it's been over a week and for those of you who actually check this, I'm sorry. Hey, but at least you're getting free tracks. . .right?

Most recently, I've been enjoying an obscure 2004 release by Grizzly Bear titled Horn of Plenty. If you dig a little you can get the record re-release from 2005 with the remix disc included for only a few more bucks.

[mp3] Grizzly Bear- This Song
[mp3] Grizzly Bear- Eavesdropping (Simon Bookish remix)

your new favorite dance track

Sample the danceable, rock-twinged house of The Juan McLean courtesy of the Astralwerks sampler disc.



[mp3]-The Juan McLean- Give Me Every Little Thing

2 tracks

I'm posting two mp3s your sampling pleasure today by two great groups both from their most recent releases.


Indie rock with a guitar riff heavy classic rock feel and ruff-edged drumming

[mp3]Tapes n' Tapes- crazy eights


Smooth, drifting alt-country with female vocals full of melody and lush feeling

[mp3] Neko Case- at last

the future

This video of computer touch screen interface is incredible. Think of the computer in Minority Report and that's about it.

watch in quicktime here.

Guillemots

After Destroyer, Guillemots is likely the best I've heard recently. They've got great Flaming Lipsesque base lines with poppy almost Coldplay vocals. They remind of The Verve, but really fun to listen to.

2 tracks here.

remix

Dreams of Horses is offering a great Hot Chip remix of Bright Eyes Easy/Lucky/Free.

click here

listen

If you haven't heard the folksy yet rock-twinged sound of Destroyer yet, you should soon.


or you can right here.

what now?

Although I was not able to confirm this on any site, it seems Tapes 'n Tapes new song "Manitoba" was heard on the OC twice last nite. My information comes from iguessimfloating, so go there for more. The record is barely out and they're already on that horrible show. Either credit is due to the show's music director or something's fishy.

listen to Manitoba.

take the indie test (or don't because taking it wouldn't be indie).