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  Tin 12:46:53 am on February 17, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Brooke Fraser, Music, Rivers Cuomo, Vampire Weekend

  I don’t have my own audio playlist thing like Mikey does in the sidebar, so I have to make a post about music the old-fashioned way. As usual, I am behind on the times, so I’m never listening to the latest and greatest, but here it is.

  Rivers Cuomo - Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
  I particularly like Lover in the Snow. A pretty catchy song.

  Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
  I found out about these guys through John Mayer’s tour manager. Well, I found out through his blog, not through him directly, but you know what I mean. I am shamefully addicted to the song Oxford Comma.

  Brooke Fraser - Albertine
  Shadowfeet is just one of many good songs on her album. Thank you, David and Eli.

   

• Tin 04:23:29 pm on January 18, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: epilepsy, Music, Sean Paul

  Sean Paul makes the ladies go craaaaaazy.

   

• Tin 02:42:18 pm on January 12, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: 2007, Music, review

  Mikey’s list is pretty good. I just have a few additions of my own.

  Eisley - Combinations
  A sophomore effort that was actually good!

  David Crowder Band - Remedy
  Not my favorite of theirs, but overall, a pretty good album.

  Colbie Caillat - Coco
  Not sure why I like this album so much. Maybe it’s because all of her songs sound the same. Haha.

  Luna Halo - Luna Halo
  Solid album from beginning to end.

  Daphne Loves Derby - Good Night, Witness Light
  A good mix of full-band and acoustic stuff.

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  Some nice singles:

  Alicia Keys - Lesson Learned
  Her best song off her latest, in my humble opinion.

  CRS - Us Placers
  Looking forward to more of this.

  Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
  The other songs are okay.

  Jack’s Mannequin - Bruised (Acoustic)
  Waiting for the Something Corporate comeback.

  Anberlin - Adelaide
  I’ve never met a girl named Adelaide, but the name works pretty well in this song.

  Lifehouse - First Time
  These guys are always good for at least one song per album.

  Mandy Moore - Extraordinary
  The only song I listen to off her new one.

   
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  Mikey 10:39:03 pm on January 10, 2008 | 1 | # |
  Tags: 2007, best of, Feist, Kanye West, Meiko, Modest Mouse, Music, Wilco

  In no particular order

  Meiko - Meiko

  Single: Piano Song

  My favorite cuts: Reasons to Love You, Sleep

  Member of my “Jenny Lewis All-Stars”* (top 5 female, indie singer/songwriters likely to have or already have had their music on a prime-time TV show, ie: Grey’s Anatomy) Solid album overall. Could very well be my favorite from 2007.

  Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

  Single: Dashboard

  My favorite cuts: Missed The Boat, We’ve Got Everything

  Kanye West - Graduation

  Single: Stronger

  My Favorite Cuts: Stronger, Everything I Am

  Feels like two Kanye albums in one, and splits neatly right after Can’t Tell Me Nothing. Starting with Barry Bonds we hear a more experimental Kanye.

  Feist - The Reminder

  Single: 1 2 3 4

  My Favorite Cuts: 1 2 3 4, My Moon My Man

  I used to think Let It Die was better. That notion may have been pre-mature. Also a member of the Jenny Lewis All-Stars.

  Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

  Single: You Are My Face

  My Favorite Cuts: Sky Blue Sky, Hate it Here

  OK, this is my favorite of 2007.

  Honorable Mentions

  MAE - Singularity

  Radiohead - In Rainbows

  Sara Bareilles - Little Voice

  Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

  Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

  Guilty Pleasure: The Graduate - Anhedonia

  Song Everyone Loves: OneRepublic - Apologize

  Franz Ferdinand award for catchiest song: Metro Station - Shake It

  Disappointing

  Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City

  Dashboard Confessional - Shade of Poison Trees

   
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  Tin 11:26:56 pm on November 6, 2007 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Luna Halo, Music

  

  Yup, the Luna Halo album has finally been released. And with that, I believe their long-winding transformation from eccentric, underappreciated CCM alternative band to ridiculously catchy pop-rock superstars is finally complete.

  A lot of time has passed, so Luna Halo’s humble beginnings may be a distant memory to most and quite possibly unknown to many. Fans of the old Luna Halo may not know how to feel about their new direction at first, but hopefully they get over it. Otherwise, they’ll miss out on some excellent music.

  Really, the only thing that’s the same from Shimmer is the lead singer and the band name. Otherwise, it really is a different band. So, give the “new” Luna Halo a try.

   
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