What are you listening to?

[phoopes]

"Big Spender" (not the shitty rap song)

[Charminions]

Fight Club - Strawberry Girls

Really digging Strawberry Girls lately, they're a trio rock instrumental band that I highly recommend for anyone interested in their genre.

[phoopes]

I Won't Walk Away From You- Sinai

Sinai is a semi-active, not very well known band. I first heard of them because I personally know the drummer, they've been around since... Summer 2011? They have an album out that's really cool too. Of course this song doesn't feature drums at all, but it's the most recent thing they've put out and I love it to death.

[phoopes]

James Blake- I Never Learnt to Share

Holy fuck this song. I only heard about James Blake from a friend like less than two months ago and I cannot get enough.

[Ethereal]

f(x) - Shadow (미행)
Recent favorite.

[Rangeet]

~Dance, fight~ Spin around, spin around~

[Marion Ette]

And I will settle in Pamplona,
And I'll provoke the bulls with words,
And then I'll send a man to meet them all.
The blood is fake, so I have heard.

The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain

[phoopes]

Originally Posted by Marion Ette

And I will settle in Pamplona,
And I'll provoke the bulls with words,
And then I'll send a man to meet them all.
The blood is fake, so I have heard.

The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain

Yesyesyesyes I love the Tallest Man on Earth. Favorite song by him though is probably The Gardener.

EDIT: I should probably elaborate, his voice is very interesting, has a unique quality to it for sure. I can't get enough of it, haha.

[Marion Ette]

Originally Posted by phoopes

Yesyesyesyes I love the Tallest Man on Earth. Favorite song by him though is probably The Gardener.

I myself am torn between King of Spain and Little River. The Gardener has some really interesting lyrics, though~

I've heard comparisons to Bob Dylan, and while I can definitely hear the similarity in the voice and in the quality of his lyrics, he definitely has a style that's all his own at the same time.

[phoopes]

Yeah the Gardener's really weird to me, never thought I could enjoy a happy-sounding song about a murderer but hey. Another one that's probably right up there for me is "Love Is All". Man when he starts to scream out the lyrics near the end I just get chills everytime.

[Marion Ette]

Originally Posted by phoopes

Yeah the Gardener's really weird to me, never thought I could enjoy a happy-sounding song about a murderer but hey. Another one that's probably right up there for me is "Love Is All". Man when he starts to scream out the lyrics near the end I just get chills everytime.

Love is All is fucking gorgeous. The way he sings "ki-i-i-i-iiilll" in the first refrain is so paradoxically light and heavy that it's mindblowing. And the melody throughout is so peaceful and beautiful even at the point where he's screaming...

I think what I like about his voice is how incredibly emotive it is, and the fact that he can express so many different emotions, even within the same song, and have it flow together so perfectly and authentically.

[Concept]

Many of you have probably already seen Mumford and Sons new video Hopeless Wanderer as it's getting a lot of recognition, but for those who haven't go check it out. It's excellent, particularly if you're familiar with the usual style of Mumford and Sons videos.

Another good'un I've been listening to lately; How Deep Is Your Love - The Rapture. Unrelated to the BeeGees song of the same name.

[deoxys]

Next #1 Top 40 hit right here.

Lady Gaga - Applause

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[Torkoal Stu]

Originally Posted by deoxys

Next #1 Top 40 hit right here.

Lady Gaga - Applause

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I love the chorus. To be honest its kind of exactly what I wanted her to release, just a straight up simple catchy pop number. I got really put off her during the Born This Way era because her sound/visuals/persona were either too abstract or too self righteous/preachy. Like GaGa is really talented and has made some really amazing tracks over the last few years, but sometimes I feel sometimes her visuals/abstract concepts/lyrical bizzareness/'art' (as she would call it) detracts from her music and makes her seem really pretentious and unlikeable.

I think that's why I find The Fame vastly superior to Born This Way, because at the end of the day it was just full of good pop songs. They weren't too try hard or too clever. I found Born This Way, other than a few key moments, a bit of a chore to listen through. Maybe I just didn't 'get it'. Although The Fame Monster was where she really shined, Bad Romance and Dance In The Dark are definitely two of her complete best.

So I'm glad she's restrained herself a bit for this and just released a straight up catchy pop song, its kind of making me excited for ARTPOP.

[Shuckle]

Originally Posted by Torkoal Stu

I love the chorus. To be honest its kind of exactly what I wanted her to release, just a straight up simple catchy pop number. I got really put off her during the Born This Way era because her sound/visuals/persona were either too abstract or too self righteous/preachy. Like GaGa is really talented and has made some really amazing tracks over the last few years, but sometimes I feel sometimes her visuals/abstract concepts/lyrical bizzareness/'art' (as she would call it) detracts from her music and makes her seem really pretentious and unlikeable.

I think that's why I find The Fame vastly superior to Born This Way, because at the end of the day it was just full of good pop songs. They weren't too try hard or too clever. I found Born This Way, other than a few key moments, a bit of a chore to listen through. Maybe I just didn't 'get it'. Although The Fame Monster was where she really shined, Bad Romance and Dance In The Dark are definitely two of her complete best.

So I'm glad she's restrained herself a bit for this and just released a straight up catchy pop song, its kind of making me excited for ARTPOP.

Spot on, Stu <3 This kind of song is what made her famous (Love Game, Poker Face, Alejandro, Bad Romance, Paparazzi). Her more recent stuff has kind of made me feel like she didn't have any catchy tunes left, but eaofnuwnfodf she releases earporn and all is forgiven

[deoxys]

Agreed Stu, 100%. I personally did like the song Born This Way, but none of the other stuff even remotely appealed to me after that. Usually when it comes to Lady Gaga music, I dislike it the first time and later love it.

Lady Gaga excelled with songs like Poker Face, Just Dance, Alejandro, Telephone (one of my favorites), Bad Romance, and Paparazzi. This new song is easily my favorite yet.

edit: The more I listen to this song the more warm and fuzzy it makes me feel for some reason (^ ω ^) (I think it's because it's so upbeat and positive)

[phoopes]

"Blurred Lines" - Vampire Weekend

One of my favorite covers ever I think, I can't stop dancing to this. The original by Robin Thicke is all right, but not great (part of it is that Thicke is a gigantic douche). This cover though, I've been listening to on repeat for a long time the last few days. Vampire Weekend is a great band, love 'em.

[Concept]

The original makes me want to kill someone. Preferably him.

[Midgeorge]

Been listening to one of the best albums I've ever heard. Up there with Nujabes - Modal Soul and The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea. Would recommend listening to the whole thing no matter what kind of music you're into, there's something here for everyone.

Bonobo - Black sands

[deoxys]

Nine Inch Nails fans are currently throwing a temper tantrum because Trent Reznor released a new song from the band the other day that it *GASP* happy and upbeat. THE NERVE! How DARE he make a happy song because he's finally happy and has a family after all the shit he went through!

Here's the song (the video is just for hilarious shenanigans)

[Jerichi]

This woman is glorious! And also Dutch????

I found her through Wikipedia lol.

[Ethereal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX0IkTYidqg

phoopes's thread reminded me about this song; i'm not sure if stern or sarasate arranged the top line for violin (the latter, probably), but it's really quite nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehQMe57TPPM

some nice ravel. i've been itching to play it for a while.

[EmeraldGoblin]

Madina Lake - House of Cards

[Marion Ette]

Originally Posted by Midgeorge

Been listening to one of the best albums I've ever heard. Up there with Nujabes - Modal Soul and The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea. Would recommend listening to the whole thing no matter what kind of music you're into, there's something here for everyone.

Bonobo - Black sands

The link didn't work for me, so I had to use this one.

Kiara is my absolute favorite song off the album, and I think I may be addicted to it. El Toro was nice, too. The album is definitely nice and mellow, which is great for when I'm yelling at code to work. XD

[Midgeorge]

Originally Posted by Marion Ette

The link didn't work for me, so I had to use this one.

Kiara is my absolute favorite song off the album, and I think I may be addicted to it. El Toro was nice, too. The album is definitely nice and mellow, which is great for when I'm yelling at code to work. XD

I think 'Kong' and 'The Keeper' are right up there with 'Kiara' myself. Bonobo's other albums are masterpieces as well, especially when you get to listen to them in 24 bit resolution like I do :')

Bonobo - Animal Magic

This ones a little darker than Black Sands, but its still amazing. Terrapin & Shadowtricks are the best on the album in my opinion.