jesus dont cry

hohoho

first. merry christmas. 6 music is a good radio station. recently they had a radio takeover slot with a pretty great trio. brothers aaron and bryce dessner from the national. and richard reed parry from arcade fire. very nice. although to be fair some of their song choices were slightly dubious. the what seemed to be about an 8 minute long folk song particularly bored me. however they did also play two tracks they recorded with sufjan stevens. he makes a christmas album for his friends every year. because he is a nice guy. and because he loves jesus. which leads me to my tenuous link to this song. jesus etc. by the wonderful wilco. its not a christmas song. but it is good. and it has the birthday boys name in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMjdrXJmZ2w&feature=related

JESUS, ETC. - wilco

its not going to hurt you

times are changing

this week i got a job. actually thats not quite right. last week i got a job. this week i started it. it is my first real one. the realisation is setting in that long gone are the days of lying around. missing lectures. and mistaking the problems of one tree hill characters as your own. this is very much head down. real life. a key person to laze with in the days of old kindly played me this song a while back. as fellow believers of you can teach yourself this stuff. we would often find appropriate excuses to miss most commitments presented. and instead to eat subways and listen to music. she is back soon from new york. the apple that dreams are made of. solo project of lockett pundt of deerhunter origin this is the great lotus plaza.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0V3fD8z7c

RAIN DOWN - lotus plaza

falling out of touch

the grass is always greener

i got given tickets tonight to see this new band wolf gang. a bit mgmt. a british band who sound a bit brooklyn. and i thought about posting a song. but then i found out the national are playing tonight. and now suddenly wolf gang seems less exciting. shame really. so to reference what im missing here is green gloves. from boxer.by the national. the brooklyn band who sound a bit british.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBhGFu84u90

GREEN GLOVES - the national

you'll find me in the morning

good support

i saw harry potter for the second time this week. it was therefore the second time that i laughed at rons - yeah im still here - line. and the second time i cried over death of dobby - the cgi elf. the only song used in the film. o children by nick cave and the bad seeds is one of those that makes you want youtube to have a repeat button. today a friend told me to listen to a band. unfortunately im one of those stubborn people who prefers to tell rather then be told. so i tend to forget to listen. bad i know. its a similar trait to wanting do all the cooking youself. for wanting all the praise. however for this next song i will pass on the credit to the un-named friend. they are the second band iv mentioned to support mumford and sons. pattern. they are playing in london on the 16th of december. repeat button. please.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFf4Dk3Hi_w

WITHIN THE ROSE - matthew and the atlas

three words you have spoken

hard to get through

i know someone who likes to tell me on a regular basis that all new music is shit. and he is impossible to argue with. but not because he is right. but because he himself is impossible. the main focus of his argument is - why would you want to sound like anything other then the rolling stones. the outcome of this mindset is a continuous and unrelenting playlist of old music. not that thats a bad thing. but its good to be diverse. however there is one band that i have been introduced to from him which does slightly divert. they are not really new. but neither are they old. 1990s. the name merges rolling stones guitarist brian jones and the cult mass suicide of the jonestown massacre. an album title too pays homage to the stones - their satanic majesties second request. now thats one sure fire way to win this guy over.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeAsyqRNTI&feature=related

NEVERTHELESS - brian jonestown massacre

its written on my face, they say, these days

hard to find

i've wanted to put this song up for a while. but a combination not being able to find the song and forgetting its name has caused it to remain hidden within the internet. the key problem with this band is their name. girls. not a bad name for a band. in fact a good name. but try and search it on the internet and you get exactly that. girls. search girls 'the band' to combat getting actual girls. you get a girl band. frustrating. they have a new ep broken dreams club which pitchfork has kindly flagged and subsequently reminded me to not give up on my search for a song i played all last year. its a b side from hell hole rat race their second single. after a trawl through lastfm, pitchfork and google i found it. once again. through trustworthy and reliable wikipedia. its really all you need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32NWiqD9Nw



SOLITUDE - girls

i wont give in

good day mate

not your typical aussie blokes. or typical aussie sound. these kids have only been around a year. signed to universal they've toured with homegrown favourites laura marling and mumford and sons. and if you do like them we are all in luck as they are coming to england in december. london. manchester. oxford. bristol. see you there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9ifwkPZO4&feature=related

MEXICAN MAVIS - boy & bear