I am slowly becoming obsessed with this band, and in particular this fantastic song. I love artists who consider their voice as one of their most valuable instruments and treat it as such in the song. Yeah the song has great lyrics, but I am glad that they are willing to use their voices for more than just delivering the words that they’ve written. It warms my heart the Sheff just spends about the last minute and a half of the song just sing “la la la.” I absolutely love it. And then the other guy singing in the song has such an awesome voice, that reminds me a lot of jens lekman. If anyone knows who it is I’d love to know. I also love the poppy and addictive Motown bassline that’s straight out of the 60′s. But that’s not to say that the music isn’t innovative and new. The music they are making is definitely original and unique. They are just doing an incredible job of taking bits and pieces from the artists that have influenced them and making it their own. For those of you who haven’t yet heard this song, I must warn you: you will get addicted. Today I don’t hope…I know.
Well, we’ve done it. We went an entire month on The Avalanches. So to finish it all up, we’re going to put the icing on the cake with two remixes that The Avalanches have their signature sound on.
First up, Badly Drawn Boy – The Shining (The Avalanches Good Word For The Weekend Remix) (removed 2/13/09).
This song actually sounds like a missing track from Since I Left You.It’s so beautifully done, I’d really never know the difference. What makes this so much different from an Avalanches original track is that their signature style is only applied to the background of the song, and not onto the vocals at all. A beautiful listen, and one that is perfectly blissful, and perfect for relaxing.
A huge change of pace now, Belle & Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo (Avalanches Remix) (removed 2/13/09).
This is completely different, almost so well done that you’d think they were playing along live with the tribal music. Doesn’t have any retro throwback sounds to it, but is still amazing, and it inspires that same sense of hope and wonder that I’ve come to expect from any Avalanche song.
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Well thats it! We resume regular programming next week with some more great remixes. Tell us what you thought of this series in the comments, we’re anxious to see what you thought, and if we should do it again.
All in all, have a safe halloween.
And please don’t let yourself get stuck in an avalanche.
I absolutely love this guy. I think that he is one of the greatest songwriters of our time. And he is doing it at such a record pace. He has had at least, one full-length release a year since 2000. And there isn’t a one that I don’t like. And that includes my first listen of Cardinology. If you were a fan of Easy Tiger I think that you will find this one easy to enjoy. But don’t take that to mean that this one is “a lot of the same.” It’s a solid album from an artist who continues to mature and surround himself with great musicians as the years go by.
Our good buddy Jon Foreman, frontman of the Christian rock outfit Switchfoot, has been a busy guy the past several years. Switchfoot released two albums back to back, Nothing Is Sound in ’05 and Oh! Gravity in ’06, both of which I was greatly disappointed in. Then as Jon Foreman he released four seasonal EPs in ’07 and ’08- Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. And then tomorrow he gives us a sort of best of collection taken from those EPs. And in case you never listened to them and since we regrettably have not mentioned them on here, they are fantastic. His writing is back up to par, comparable to some of the writing he did with Legend of Chin or Learning to Breathe, both of which are must haves for any one who has ever even thought about liking Switchfoot.
Film
Quantum of Solace
Since there wasn’t much worth talking about with movie releases this week I thought I would take an early start at getting you excited about the new Bond movie. Quantum of Solace is coming out this weekend in the UK and then in two weeks here in the U.S. I was a huge fan of Casino Royale, I think that the series definitely is on an upswing. Let’s see if they can pull it off again. This preview definitely makes me believe they will.
Here is a great track off of the debut album from Wild Sweet Orange. I haven’t heard much from these indie rocksters from Birmingham, AL. But I fell in love with this track and have heard nothing but good things about their full-length debut from Canvasback Records. So listen to this great track and go check out their cd. Maybe some day I’ll have the time to do so myself.
I am slowly becoming obsessed with this band, and in particular this fantastic song. I love artists who consider their voice as one of their most valuable instruments and treat it as such in the song. Yeah the song has great lyrics, but I am glad that they are willing to use their voices for more than just delivering the words that they’ve written. It warms my heart the Sheff just spends about the last minute and a half of the song just sing “la la la.” I absolutely love it. And then the other guy singing in the song has such an awesome voice, that reminds me a lot of jens lekman. If anyone knows who it is I’d love to know. I also love the poppy and addictive Motown bassline that’s straight out of the 60′s. But that’s not to say that the music isn’t innovative and new. The music they are making is definitely original and unique. They are just doing an incredible job of taking bits and pieces from the artists that have influenced them and making it their own. For those of you who haven’t yet heard this song, I must warn you: you will get addicted. Today I don’t hope…I know.
