I stumbled upon this little gem of a cover this morning while I was listening to music at work. A friend sent me the link and I thought I would pay it forward. The track is a fairly straightforward cover of the Fleet Foxes classic Tiger Mountain Peasant Song. If you like what the ladies have done with it (somehow I think they make it even more haunting than the original) make sure you check out their myspace page from some more great songs.
mp3 : First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes Cover)
Or if you’d rather jump right into more music by First Aid Kit you can find this track on their album Drunken Trees (amazon) (itunes).
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I think this song is out to get me. I remember vaguely watching this band play late one night on Letterman. And although they seem to be a random collection of hippies and vagabonds there was something about the oft repeated refrain of “home is wherever I’m with you” that held my attention. I mean basically, this track which hails from the 2009 album Up From Below (amazon) (itunes), is the epitome of the modern indie folk classic. There are two singers, male and female, whom sing in a throwback call and response style of vocalization. There’s more whistling than an Andrew Bird album. There exists a musical break about ninety seconds into the track that would do the trumpet segments in Sufjan Stevens songs proud. They even take a break in the middle of the song to talk over the musical background. To be honest I’m not sure there’s a stereotype that they missed.
mp3 : Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Now all they need to do is drop the “and the Magnetic Zeros” from their name and they might be a respectable group.
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This post is a little off the beaten path today. The track hails from a 2006 EP called Information Chase and it contains no lyrics. Although this isn’t the first time I’ve posted a purely instrumental track this does mark the first time I’ve posted an instrumental track that’s composed entirely of bits/bleeps. Just think Nintendo era soundtracks with serious club credibility and you’re on the right track.
mp3 : Bit Shifter - Hexadecimal Genome
I enjoy this track, I hope you can enjoy it as well. It’s not for everyone, but that’s ok. If you’re really into it head over to 8bitpeoples for more.
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Whether or not you actually like Tiesto (or the copious amount of remixes, mixes, dance tracks, beats, etc., that he’s made) we can all agree on one thing. The lead singer of Sigur Ros, oft called Jonsi, is brilliant at almost every single turn. So when Tiesto teams up with Jonsi and asks him to sing over the title track to his new album you just know it’s going to be epic. And trust me, epic it is.
mp3 : Tiesto - Kaleidoscope (feat Jonsi)
Honestly I’m not sure if there is anything I would change about this song. Let’s see. It’s over seven minutes. It’s atmospheric. It changes moods and builds to an ending that can only be described as euphoric. It has Jonsi dripping his voice all over for good measure. And the last two minutes are nothing sort of sublime. Really, I mean really, is there anything even slightly disappointing about this song?
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