In early 2009, Blind Man’s Colour suddenly found themselves the subject of tastemakers attention. Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste said, ‘You guys must hear these guys, love it!’, via Twitter. Kanye West blogged about the band in an entry entitled ‘Some Dope Shit For My Apartment’. And so, too, Kanine Records (Chairlift, Grizzly Bear) found, fell in love with, and set to release Blind Man’s Colour debut album, Season Dreaming, on August 18, 2009.
Lotus Plaza / What Grows?
What Grows? from Lockett’s solo album, The Floodlight Collective, is so warm and nostalgic. The melodies and the production couldn’t sound more childish. Like an early 90s Sunday sunset.
James Holden / A Break in The Clouds
This song is one of my favorite songs of all time. James Holden is a musical genius and A Break in The Clouds is far ahead of its time. The clean melodies and breakdowns couldn’t be more beautiful.
Ariel Pink / Envelopes Another Day
Envelopes Another Day is very haunting, with amazing progressions. As well, it’s the only song he played at a show I saw last summer before the poor sound system bummed him out too much to continue. This show was also the first time I had heard of Chairlift, who opened for Ariel with an amazing set.
Coco Rosie / Haitian Love Songs
This song reminds me of last summer, as well. I used to listen to it almost daily during my entire rainy summer session of college in southwest Florida. The music in general, with the awesome lo-fi DIY production,5 makes for a gorgeous song.
Grizzly Bear / Marla
Rarely, in this day and age, do I hear such a great mix of piano, acoustic guitar, percussion, and violin. The gentle vocals provide some comfort over the soft madness of the rising instrumental lines. This song colored a significant part of my first year in college, along with many other songs off the same album(Yellow House).
Miles Davis / Spanish Key
Begin the Tranquil March, 00:17. Dabble in substance, drip. drip. drip from the top right corner. Who calls? 00:36. Frenzy building.
Radiohead / There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)
The rhythmic motion, the way the guitar picking fits with that (the epitome of Radiohead guitar), and Thom Yorke spilling his emotions over the chorus combine to create a five and a half minute long track that few other songs can top. Hearing him tender the words, ‘just because you feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there’, is pretty grounding.
Animal Collective / Safer
The song starts with the manic singing of Avey Tare, with a chilling piano riff and explosive effects. I’d never heard anything like it. I’m in love with the way Avey speedily but smoothly utters the words, the best combination of sound and word imaginable. The first saga of the song ends with violent shrieks of ‘I’m all right if you’re all right’, and then the transition into some kind of spiritual deva chant. There’s so much energy radiating from the song.
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