January 2012
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So I made a Top 10 list...
Dear MoreSongs readers…
Brady sent the MoreSongs contributors an e-mail saying we need to list songs and albums of the year. He also stated that any list of our top ten music related things would also be great. So I made a “Things That Were Great About Music” list, and Brady of course did not use it because I didn’t ask him to the annual MoreSongs Sadie Hawkins Dance. ...
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This is the House that Jack Built - Aretha...
Ian - “Damn girl, you got some pipes!”
Aretha - “Shut up. Show some respect”
Ian - “Yes ma’am”
Ian’s Internal Monologue - “Damn girl, nice reference to your other songs!”
-Ian
Watch“Los Angeles is Outside” by Take
End your next mix-tape with this one, and the recipient is sure to think you’re deep and swoon all over you like you ultimately want.
—Chad
Supernova - Chewbacca
And now for something completely different (as heard in Clerks).
Corollary: http://goo.gl/vvvNP
Happy Wednesday!
David
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The Top 10 Albums of 2011
10. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
Listen here.
Jay-Z and Kanye West don’t give a fuck what I think about their album—they are busy having a fucking blast being Jay-Z and Kanye West. This album was not for critics, or fans, or money, or art. This album was for two friends: an inside joke with great production values. Their gaudy bravado was a welcome burst of energy in modest...
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The Top 10 Songs of 2011
10. Coldplay - Up in Flames
Listen here.
Alright, Coldplay! I will love this band until I die and you can’t stop me. This groovy beat and kind of happy piano are blended with some sad ass lyrics. Its a funny choice. It moves so nicely and is so classic Coldplay: Chris singing in falsetto over simple piano chords. Throw a nice drumbeat and a sexy electric guitar at the end and you have...
James Brown - King Heroin, The Payback
DOUBLE POST
“Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Americans, lady Americans,” welcome to 2012.
It’s the future, get down.
David
December 2011
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DJ Shadow - Scale it Back ft. Little Dragon...
The original is great. The remix has such a wonderfully chill vibe.
-Ian
Gil Scott-Heron - Enough
Don’t sleep this winter.
David
Watch“Okkenblues” by Paul de Jong
It’s like the soundtrack to a Western set in the Netherlands.
—Chad
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November 2011
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Nora Jones - Forever Young
Nora Jones performed...
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speaking of songs you loved in high school (which...
The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid - The...
You should listen this this song on the train home in Queens when you’re drunk like me because you’ll like it a lot and the view is pretty awesome.
-Ian (Drunk?)
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Elizabeth Cotten - I’m Going Away
What an...
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Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
I...
October 2011
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Jesca Hoop - Seed of Wonder
Sounds like a...
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Balmorhea - Bowsprit
This song makes me feel....
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Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
Obligatory.
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Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Remix)
With LCD Soundsystem’s decision to disband this year, a lot of attention was perhaps diverted away (for the time being) from Murphy’s larger project, DFA Records. I think that his very best work has always been as a producer (of LCD songs or otherwise).
This song, from 2006, is a great example of why DFA Records are important for more than just putting out LCD albums.
Face...
September 2011
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WatchScarlett Johansson - Song for Jo
This album got shit on a lot when it came out, and I strongly disagree. Even still, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard many people say positive things about it.
I really enjoy it, and I hope the beautiful Ms. Johansson continues to make music.
Scarlett, if you’re listening, marry me, and make more music.
Brady
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Liz Brady - Il Suffit D'un Jour
I’m back, and I cannot recommend this compilation highly enough.
Expect another post this week.
David.
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Saintseneca - Last
I’ve been pretty...
August 2011
6 posts
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M83 - Intro (feat. Zola Jesus)
Drop everything...
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Bat For Lashes - Siren Song
Some people probably...
TV on the Radio - You
I’m not a lyrics guy. That being said, I feel like the lyrics work perfectly with the instrumentals. It’s rare for me to think that about a song. I really love this one. It feels a bit haunted.
-Ian
July 2011
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Lana Del Rey - Video Games
What’s say we all lay in bed tonight, hot summer breezes coming in through the open window, and listen to this song. It might do us some good.
Love and kisses,
Sam