Thursday, May 24, 2007

10 Songs You Need to Download NOW! Part Duex



Here's the list, you know what to do with it.
1. "Someone Great" by LCD Soundsystem- this song is outrageously original. With its electronica keyboard mixed with the counter melody played on the bells and a great voice that's a little-on-the-flat-side-but-that's-what-makes-it-so-kickass, this song is sure to get your head boppin'.

2. "Level" by The Raconteurs- it's an incredibly catchy tune with a repeat chant chorus you hate yourself for loving. You think to yourself, "okay, enough already." But then you realize you love it. A lot.

3. "Modern Girl" by Sleater-Kinney- This ones for the ladies. It's kind of a corny song but I promise you it WILL get stuck in your head for days upon days. It's an instant mood lifter too.

4. "Adlai Stevenson" by Sufjan Stevens- again with the catchy songs. This one is off of The Avalanche, another brilliant masterpiece by the god of music himself and it really makes you wish you in a band, and I don't mean a rock band, I mean a full fledged flute filled, trumpet tooting, banjo strumming, oboe honking ensemble.

5. "Lua" by Bright Eyes- to be honest, I'm not even a big fan of Bright Eyes. I think most of the lyrics are incredibly well-written, but I think that Conor Oberst is a tad on the whiny side. However, this is one song in particular where I think he can get away with his whiny voice. It works.

6. "Ask Me Anything" by The Strokes- I think this song was on a car commercial, but regardless this song is traditional Strokes. Its got a really cool electronica keyboard part, but it's a bit darker and deeper.

7. "And She Was" by The Talking Heads- This song is so infectious it's astounding. It's such a fun, upbeat song it's next to impossible not to dance along to it, which makes it a great party song.

8. "Lie Still Little Bottle" by They Might Be Giants- This is one of my favorite TMBG songs mainly because it very different from all of their other songs. It's groovy, slow and jazzy with most of the instrumental done by finger snaps, a piano and drums, with random sax interludes here and there.

9. "Waiting For My Real Life to Begin" by Colin Hay- Although I completely disagree with the whole concept of "waiting for my real life to begin," this song is beautiful. The lyrics, his voice, the soft picking of the acoustic guitar, it all blends and makes a brilliant song that's relaxing and pleasing to the ears.

10. "Let Me Kiss You" by Morrissey- I love this song, it highlights the soft side of Morrissey. The lyrics are kind of self degrading on Morrissey's part, but I guess you'll just have to take that with a grain of salt. However, along with that, this song shows the vulnerability of men, not something you hear about often.

So download these bad-boys on you iTunes, trust me you won't be disappointed.


1 comment:

emily L said...

Good list! I've only heard the first five but i'll have to check out the rest.I have to admit i'm a bright eyes fan even though he is quite a whiner. I call him "goat boy" hahaha
nice blog.