Yay! It’s the month of my birth!! It’s also a damn fine Friday, in which music shall flow from your desktop speakers… I have five songs for you this Friday, some of which are interesting, but all of them are good listens. One of the songs is from a friend of mine (Deb), who shares a lot of the same music interests as I do. She got me to pay attention to this one recently, and so I wanted to include it this week for the rest of y’all as well.
Jay Brannan – Housewife
“I wanna be a housewife, what’s so wrong with that?”. This week, I’m pleased to be posting another fantastic song from Jay Brannan’s most recent release, goddammned. This song is a beautiful and completely honest declaration from Jay about the relationship that he wishes that he had, describing everything that one would expect if they were a housewife. I love hearing a boy sing a song about being a housewife, and declaring how he is ready for long term, settled down monogamy; all while humorously inserting realistic truths. I love Jay’s writing style, and I love the mellow feeling in his music… It’s always awesome when another great artist hits the scene, and even better when they are a fellow LGBT-er. Just a heads up: he says fuck a few times, so keep it low if you are at work.
Infadels – Free Things for Poor People
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This song was a total random find…. I downloaded this massive “indie” playlist a while back when I was trying to get an mp3 copy of Uh Huh Her’s amazing song so that I could feature it a few weeks back (I bought the track on iTunes, but my mp3 player on the blog doesn’t like DRM protected formats… foo). Well, I finally sat down to see if this playlist had any other gems, and I actually managed to find a few. One of those gems was this head bopping hit by the Infadels. I checked out a few other songs from their most recent release, Universe in Reverse (great cover art!!!), and they reminded me a lot of a group I LOVE, the Kaiser Chiefs. I haven’t had the chance to delve deeper into their record, but I am hoping to hear more great tracks like this one.
Blind Pilot – Go On, Say It
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I first heard this song because it was featured as a free download of the week on iTunes. Every once and a while, iTunes has a very, very good selection (most of the time, not so much), and this is definitely one of the better ones I have gotten free. After several listens, I get the same satisfaction out of this song that I get with other acts like City and Colour and Hayden. I love folk/acoustic music. I think that should be clear by now; and as such, here’s another group I can check out because of their great sound. Also, it should be noted that I really love the vocal stylings that these guys use; it is just purty.
Client – Lights Go Out
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This is the song that my friend Deb introduced me to. I downloaded the record, and this is definitely my favorite song from the record thus far. I like the pumping beat, and the rock n’ roll nature of this track. I always regret not listening to her suggestions right away, because usually, they are really good, and I end up kicking myself down the line for not listening sooner, so I am glad that I paid attention this time. I love the intro to the song, because it totally sounds like it is going to be a big house number or some big old diva is about to hit the stage, and instead, they hit you with a marching beat, and some sweet lady-vocals. Nice track.
Ladytron – I’m Not Scared
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I almost posted their song Ghosts, because that is the song that initially attracted me to Ladytron. However, I think that I enjoy this track much more; mostly for the beat and the distortion in the backing instruments. It’s funny, because every time I describe Ladytron, I end up saying that they are what the Cranberries would sound like, that is, if they Cranberries were better. Hear me out… I used to like the Cranberries, but the songs Linger and Zombie pretty much ruined it for me; Deloris O’Riordan’s screeching vocals repeating the same stuff over and over (Linger, linger, do you haf-to, do you haf-to; and Zombey, zombeieieieieieieiiieeeee) just makes me wish it would end. The reason they remind me of Ladytron, is because the lead singer’s voice is slightly reminiscent of Deloris’; but mostly because of the lady-Irish-y accent. Unlike the Cranberries, however, I am having a good time listening to Ladytron, however, so that is definitely a positive that I wanted to pass along to you guys.
Well, that’s all I’ve got for this week. We are still reeling from the amazing difference our new counters make, and I really appreciate all of the nice comments; they really do look amazing, and I couldn’t be happier. Well, maybe I could… if they were free, but alas, we must pay for things in life, so oh well on that one. Have a great weekend folks.