Dec 16, 2008

Middle of Christmas season and my music doesn't focus on that most commercial of seasons at all. There are so many more achingly depressing songs to be listened to... Somebody's got to do it. Really going through a Radiohead phase right now. Parts of songs will get stuck in my head and play nonstop... not always a bad thing. Oh and the Leonard Cohen is thanks to Wonderful Sister-in-Law-the-first. Cohen is a superb, often-overlooked, master of lyric.


Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
My Iron Lung - Radiohead
The Bends - Radiohead
The Guests - Leonard Cohen
If it be your will - Leonard Cohen
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Neon Tiger - The Killers

October 29, 2008

Some good times thrown in amongst the usual downers. Saw Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and enjoyed the music in that. Not overwhelming, but a pleasant background track for a youth oriented romantic comedy. Some bad times too, dealing with rejection and working through a lot of feelings. And some excellent music.

Hands Held High - Linkin Park
Is there a Ghost - Band of Horses
Human - The Killers
Why do I keep Counting - The Killers
Blush - The Raveonettes
Violet Hill - Coldplay
Float On - Modest Mouse

September 17, 2008

Nerve racking time of waiting. Trying to keep my head on straight. And trying to be ready to be the strong one for once. Relationships are better, but still seem on the edge of disappearing. I lose myself in the music because it moves me at a level that life rarely does. Here's some of what I'm listening to...

Love is Noise - The Verve
Hash Pipe - Weezer
Karma Police - Radiohead
Sometime Around Midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Minority - Green Day
Everything will be all right - The Killers
I'm Not OK - My Chemical Romance

August 29, 2008

The past month has flown by. We've done a little traveling and that's always enjoyable. There have been some other distractions and struggles as well.... All in all it's been a pretty big downer. Music has reflected that a little. Although I find that I haven't listened to as much new music as sometimes. The Killers have been right down my alley so I'll start with them.

All These Things that I've Done - The Killers
House of Cards - Radiohead
Rise - Flobots
Friends of P - The Rentals
Rainbowarriors - CocoRosie
Time to Pretend - MGMT

That's it for now...

Jesse

July 8, 2008

Last Saturday, I woke up with a song in my head but the only line I could remember was the short chorus consisting entirely of na na na na na na nas. I googled the line of na nas but could only come up with goofy power anthems from the seventies. So I just purposed to pay attention if I heard the song again. Lo and behold, later that afternoon, Sirius radio came through for me. The song was E-Pro by Beck. Short and sweet, but pretty damned catchy. Lyrics are pretty mysterious, but are existential and bitter... right up my alley. Anyway, here are a few songs that are getting it done for me right now.

E-Pro - Beck
Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory
Cheated Hearts - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Shut up and let me go - The Ting Tings
That's not my name - The Ting Tings
Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
Handlebars - Flobots
Pork and Beans - Weezer
Viva la Vida - Coldplay


Always listening for the music of my life.

jmb

Music Drives my soul

Welcome to a running blog of the music that works for me. I want to be able to look back and see what I was listening to at any given time. Not planning to post all music I listen to, just what I'm really enjoying. Enjoy...