5th January 2012

gq:

The Year in Music:40 Albums You Might Have Missed
GQ’s in-house musicologist Sean Fennessey did the rest of our staff a huge favor by collecting this list of records (do the kids still use that word?) that might’ve flown under the radar of even the savviest of music junkies this year. But then he went the extra mile and not only told us what to buy but also where to listen to it. Cuz it’s all about the right environment, y’all. Now we’re sharing his list with the world. So stuff your Christmas / Hannukah / America-Yay-Consumption-Day Stocking with digital bits. From his excellently exhaustive list, I chose to illustrate this post with The Black Lips album, because it’s one of the few here that I’d already heard of. Here’s Sean on where to crank it up:

Where to Listen: In an old-timey saloon, clutching a mug full of moonshine. These Atlanta rockers buffed up their garage sound to a high sheen thanks to producer Mark Ronson—but you can’t completely get the varmint out of ‘em. A joyously sloppy bash.

The Year in Music:
40 Albums You Might Have Missed

GQ’s in-house musicologist Sean Fennessey did the rest of our staff a huge favor by collecting this list of records (do the kids still use that word?) that might’ve flown under the radar of even the savviest of music junkies this year. But then he went the extra mile and not only told us what to buy but also where to listen to it. Cuz it’s all about the right environment, y’all. Now we’re sharing his list with the world. So stuff your Christmas / Hannukah / America-Yay-Consumption-Day Stocking with digital bits. From his excellently exhaustive list, I chose to illustrate this post with The Black Lips album, because it’s one of the few here that I’d already heard of. Here’s Sean on where to crank it up:

Where to Listen: In an old-timey saloon, clutching a mug full of moonshine. These Atlanta rockers buffed up their garage sound to a high sheen thanks to producer Mark Ronson—but you can’t completely get the varmint out of ‘em. A joyously sloppy bash.

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29th March 2011

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theatlantic:

Track of the Day: “The Kids Aren’t Safe In The Metro”

The first time I heard “Kids Aren’t Safe in the Metro,” by the Finnish band Satellite Stories, I thought it included the lyric “We met yesterday at the disco.” Now, though, I’ve heard it a few more times, and I’m pretty sure it’s “We met yesterday at the Tesco,” as in the supermarket chain. That’s a good microcosm of the song as a whole.

Read more at The Atlantic

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Source: The Atlantic

27th February 2011

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Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea. Swimming through sick lullabies. Choking on your alibis. But it’s just a price to pay, destiny is calling me. Open up my eager eyes, ‘coz I’m Mr. Brightside!

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Source: thecyberniche

15th January 2011