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Gibbard and Farrar Put Kerouac’s “Big Sur” to Music

Nathan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:07:51 +0000

A couple of years ago, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Son Volt’s Jay Farrar met while working together on a Jim Sampas documentary about Jack Kerouac. During this experience, the two decided to work together to create an album based on the words of Kerouac’s 1962 novel Big Sur. The book recounts Kerouac’s personal retreats out to a cabin in Bixby Canyon called “Big Sur”. The finished product, One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, will be released on Atlantic Records next Tuesday, Oct 20th. Thanks to NPR you can preview the album right here til the new album is released.

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RW: My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)

Cody — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:05 +0000

So last week I was jamming out to one of my Pandora stations, and a glorious gem crossed my path!

What starts out as a very very subtle vocoderized “MAH MOON MAH MAN” over the sound of high heels running. The first section of the song where Feist is first heard is much more similar to the chorus that gets replayed several times.

When the first verse hits, the vocoded voices silence and it’s get beautiful.

Boys Noize have done some great remixes, and this is not exception. I’ve found that the best remixes require little introduction or explanation, so I think it’s time for me to shut up and let the remix speak for itself.

Feist – My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)

I hope your ears oi!oi!oi!oi! Ω

Lessons From Late Night

Nathan — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:35:09 +0000

Here is the next installment in our series “Lessons From Late Night” where we attempt to school you in the way of good music, through live performances from late night television. This past week, “The Late Show with David Letterman” was really solid. It started off a little rocky with a Kelly Clarkson performing a track off of her new album, “Already Gone.” It may be a just another mediocre break-up ballad from an American Idol winner, but this girl can really sing. But don’t worry it gets better from here.

On Tuesday David had Wilco performing one of my favorites off of their new self-titled album with Feist joining Tweedy on vocals. It was a great performance, that finds the band sounding better than ever.

Wilco & Feist – You And I (Live on Letterman)

Wednesday marked one of the more historic performances in the past year. Paul McCartney returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater where he played atop “The Late Show” marquee, 45 years after his first appearance with the Beatles. I’m not quite sure why they didn’t just wait til the 50th anniversary to do this big shin dig, but it seemed to be a pretty exciting event either way. The streets were packed with screaming fans, and Paul and the band sounded great. Here is “Band on the Run.” Head over to Youtube and search for “Paul McCartney Letterman” if you want to see the rest of the songs he performed.

Paul McCartney – Band On The Run
On Thursday Dave had Grizzly Bear performing “Ready, Able” off of their newest record, Veckatimest, which is becoming one of my favorite albums of the year.

Grizzly Bear – Ready, Able
Friday wasn’t quite as strong as the middle of the week, but it was still a great performance by a band that I have really been getting into lately. I wasn’t a huge fan of this performance. This was definitely not the track I would’ve liked to hear them play. But their new album, Fantasies is really strong and I definitely recommend it.

Metric – Help I’m Alive

RW gets Feist-y: Feel it All (Diplo Remix)

Cody — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:43:56 +0000

I love remixes that catch you off guard. Diplo is showing me that more and more lately. Rather than throwing breakbeats into songs I like, they restructure the song and turn it into a completely new piece of art.

Well last week I had a greater example of that, this week I go for a much more subtle remix, by a much more subtle artist, Feist.

Feist seems to be fairly “in” with the indie blogging scene [i guess that includes us ] and it’s more than just a fascination. Feist has a voice that other singers don’t. Britney Spears would ruin a Feist song. P!nk would ruin a Feist song. T-Pain and his endless supply of crappy auto-tuning will never achieve the same musical nirvana that Feist hits.

As Death Cab for Cutie pointed out at the Grammy’s wearing their blue ribbons, there’s something sincerely human about an imperfect voice. And that’s what makes Feist soo irresistable, her voice is… real… and… friendly.

Well today’s remix is of Feel it All, one of my fav songs. I hope that this re-imaginging of the song helps your understand the point that I’m trying to convey. Maybe it’s the green-tea talking, but I think her voice deserves some kind of award.

Feist – I Feel It All (Diplo Remix)

This remix is DEFINITELY worth your time, so please take that time to actually listen to it.

I hope your ears bleed all over again. Ω

Song of the Day: Feist

Nathan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:30:11 +0000

Here is a great live performance from Feist and her boy toy Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. This song was recorded live last year on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. This song is completely unreleased as far as I know. These two sound great together, which I’m sure you will agree. It’s great little tune, with very sweet lyrics. Hope you enjoy it.

Feist – Safety Brakes (ft. Kevin Drew) (removed 2/13/09)

ED-Correction: This song has in fact been released. It can be found on Drew’s soloish album, Spirit IF…. I add the “ish” because a good majority of BSS were involved in the project, and the actual album cover reads: “Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew”.

Feist on Sesame Street

Nathan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:07:13 +0000

I am sure that many of you have already seen this video. But I thought I would go ahead and share it for those who haven’t. Has the St. always been this hip? Was I watching Bono and Big Bird sing a duet about the number “1″ as a child? Who knows…well I hope you enjoy this fun little version of “1 2 3 4″ as Leslie Feist and some strange looking monsters dance around the street while counting to four.

Feist – 1 2 3 4 (removed 2/13/09)

What indie superstar should be the next to make an appearance on the show?

Best Albums of 2007

Nathan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:07:03 +0000

i realize that i am extremely late on this, but i think it’s ok because i just started this a couple months ago. plus i feel like i need this much time to process. had i made this list back in january, a couple of these well-deserving albums would have been left off the list. so here it is.

10 Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

like most great albums this one took a little while to grow on me. but i am glad i gave it the time, because i have definitely found some great gems on this album. if you love wilco already just listen and enjoy. if not i suggest you see them live, it will surely help you to appreciate this album. at least it did for me.

wilco – hate it here (removed 2/13/09)

9 Beirut – Flying Club Cup

balkan music at its best. seriously. if you have never listened to this one man band you are missing out. each track has just gorgeous horn and string arrangements, and condon’s voice accompanies the music so well.

beirut – in the mausoleum (removed 2/13/09)

8 Derek Webb – The Ringing Bell

easily the best christian album of the year. webb continues to write enjoyable pop candy that is not only enjoyable to listen to, but challenges out way of thinking at the same time. i cannot tell you enough how much i love this guy. oh and did i mention he is giving this album away for free?

derek webb – can’t be without you (removed 2/13/09)

7 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

spoon has outdone themselves. by far the best that they have put together thus far. lots of intricate but simple instrumentation if that makes any sense at all. they didn’t try to hard, they have just taken what they do and brought it to the next level

spoon – you got yr cherry bomb (mp3 lost during a site crash 7/23)

6 The National – Boxer

Be patient with this one. It took a while before the national had a regular spot on my playlist, but once it got there it hasn’t left. Most of the songs on this album have very complex but very addicting rhythmic pattern. Give it a chance to entrance, for it surely will.

the national – fake empire (removed 2/13/09)

5 Band of Horses – Cease to Begin

Despite the loss of their co-founder, Mat Brooke, this stellar band not only managed to avoid the sophomore slump, but with their song “No One’s Gonna Love You” they managed to put together what is, in my humble opinion, the greatest song of 2007.

band of horses – no one’s gonna love you (removed 2/13/09)

4 Iron & Wine – The Shephard’s Dog

This is definitely one of those cases where change isn’t so bad. straying from his lo-fi acoustic roots, sam beam churns out another batch of songs that will last us a lifetime. it’s very rhythmic and has a much fuller sound than we’re used to, but it works.

iron & wine – flightless bird, american mouth (removed 2/13/09)

3 Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight

These former child stars have never sounded better. Lewis’ voice is as gorgeous as ever and Sennet’s guitar sounds like it has been in the 70′s for a while and came to show us a thing or two. An incredibly catchy album. Anything but a disappointment.

rilo kiley – give a little love (removed 2/13/09)

2 The Once Soundtrack

This incredible soundtrack to one of the best films of the year is a must. Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Marketa Irglova star in and provide the soundtrack to this modern day musical that tells the story of two people whose lives collide just once. Watch the movie and you will surely have to buy the album.

glen hansard & marketa irglova – when your mind’s made up (removed 2/13/09)

1 Feist – The Reminder

Leslie Feist has yet to let me down. I have loved everything that she had done so far. Especially this incredibly catchy album. Easily the record that I listened to the most this past year. It is infectious, once you start you can’t stop. Trust me.

feist – past in present (removed 2/13/09)

Honorable Mention: The Shins – Wincing the Nigh Away, Josh Ritter – The Historical Conquests, Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha, Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

well i hope you enjoyed my list. and just to help clarify this list was based on a combo of what i thought was the best musically and lyrically and then also what i simply enjoyed and listened to the most. but still feel free to let me know if there are any albums that you felt should have been on the list. i am sure there are still some great ones that i missed.

also the plan is for this to be the first of many. i am starting a project of creating a list like this for every year dating back to the year i was born (1985). should be fun. until next time…

Feist on the Colbert Report

Nathan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:33:10 +0000

i know that i should wait until next week to share this as i said i would in yesterday’s post, but i just found this and i loved it so much i had to share it immediately. monday night, an acoustic version of my favorite song from my favorite album of 2007 was performed on none other than the colbert report. here it is.

Talk Shows

Nathan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:58:02 +0000

so i am discovering that there are some talk shows out there that are developing better tastes in music. now i realize that the majority of their musical guests are still super popular and usually not that talented. but believe it or not, recently there have been some stellar performances on prime time talk shows. therefore, i am going to try and regularly recommend an upcoming performance, and then also link a video of my favorite performance of the previous week. the one i’m most excited about for this week is tomorrow (wed.) night’s performance by feist on late night w/ conan. and then here is my favorite performance of last week.

Tegan and Sara on Leno