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Listening to lately...

A friend asked me what I’ve been listening to lately so I put this list together for him. Some of these are free downloads from Amazon… the rest are links to where you can listen to a sample or a YouTube video. I listen to a lot of different styles of music (translation: my wife often rolls her eyes and sighs when I say, “Hey, listen to this!”) but right now I’m going through an pop/acoustic/country phase. Discovered anything worth listening to lately?

Update: Thanks to Angélica, click here for the Favtape.com version of the list below. Click the song titles to listen. It’s missing Devil Don’t Remember My Name and Savannah Drive because it couldn’t find them. :( They’re both worth listening to so I left the links below.

Pumpkins & Paisley by The Spinto Band / alt/rock http://www.amazon.com/Pumpkins-Paisley/dp/B001FLUH88

Strange Overtones by David Byrne and Brian Eno / alt/rock, sounds like Talking Heads + Music for Airports http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Overtones/dp/B001GH3JMC

Petting Zoo & Your Smile off the HUSH 10th Anniversary compilation / folk, compilation http://amiestreet.com/artist/hush-records/

She Moves in Her Own Way by The Kooks / pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecc9pcjJTpk

Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls / pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnyYTjjhJ0

Skeleton Song by Kate Nash / pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQe8XEqu7yM

Turn a Square by The Shins / pop http://www.amazon.com/Turn-A-square-Album/dp/B000YNA5RQ

Gone for Good by The Shins / “get on with my lonely life” country http://www.amazon.com/Gone-For-Good/dp/B000YN4CZ2/

Devil Don’t Remember My Name by Star Anna / country http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Dont-Remember-My-Name/dp/B00140K334/

Savannah Drive by Maria Taylor / acoustic, folk http://amiestreet.com/artist/maria-taylor-with-andy-lemaster/

To Be Loved by Joan As Police Woman / pop/slow dance http://www.amazon.com/To-Be-Loved/dp/B0019TAABU/

Comments

  1. Angélica on 2008-10-23 15:23:19 wrote: You may find interesting favtape.com. They have quite a nice array of music and you can create playlists there with virtually no effort. I’m always on the lookout for new music, so will check your recommendations now! Cheers.

  2. John on 2008-10-23 15:28:01 wrote: Thanks for the tip! I’ll check it out. (There goes my afternoon.)

  3. Pat J on 2008-10-29 13:46:04 wrote: Country, but not your average country: Corb Lund (http://www.corblund.com/ ).

  4. Brian on 2008-11-05 12:47:40 wrote: Nice eclectic list. Not sure if you noticed, but Pumpkins and Paisley by the Spinto Band was a free MP3 Download of the day on Spinner.com. I don’t have the link readily accessible, but I’m sure it’s an easy find…

  5. John on 2008-11-06 15:50:11 wrote: It’s free right now at Amazon too.