ILSUDH2 still prefers to listen to albums in their entirety, which makes it very hard to put together a list of ‘best tracks’ at the end of each year. This year was no exception. Therefore, what follows is a massive soundtrack to the reality show known as 2011. To say these songs represent the...
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PBS aired Austin City Limits with The National and Band of Horses a few nights ago and I missed it. In fact, we were flipping through stations and caught the last half of About Today before realizing it was the last song. Searching the listing for a time it was going to re-air turned...
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Every month I will recap the albums and songs I can recommend under the Re-Up heading. Click on each album cover for more information and song link to play the song. Right-click and ‘Save Link As’ to download song. Albums: Songs: Antony and the Johnsons – Fletta (from Swanlights out now) Antony and the...
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In this CNN interview, Matt and Aaron talk about how they owe their success to people downloading and sharing their music, selling out for the greater good and how their boring name makes them hard to Google.
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The new video for the alternate-version of Terrible Love show The National in their native environment. The song will be on the expanded High Violet that will be released on Nov. 11th.
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What can I say about The National show on Monday that I haven’t said a million times before? They raise the bar on what a live show should be. They can move you on a physical and emotional level. They incite feelings of bliss while performing songs of utter despair. They are THE band...
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While in my office today, anticipating The National show at The Fillmore, I came across a b-side from the upcoming, expanded version of High Violet. Thanks to Heather Browne at Fuel/Friends for including this on her excellent Fall 2010 Mix and for making this day go by a little faster. The National – Sin-Eaters
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Pitchfork just announced that one of the best albums of 2010 will only get better on Nov. 22nd. The National will be releasing an expanded version of their latest album with live cuts, unreleased songs and b-sides, including the feel good track of the year, You Were a Kindness. CD2 tracklist: 01 Terrible Love...
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Every month I will recap the albums and songs I can recommend under the Re-Up heading. Click on each album cover for more information and song link to play the song. Right-click and ‘Save Link As’ to download song. Albums: Metal: R&B/Rap: Songs: Alejandro Escovedo – Anchor (from Streets Songs of Love out now)...
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“I’ll do what I can to be a confident wreck” The National unveiled a new song, You Were A Kindness, on Minnesota Public Radio’s ‘The Current‘. Check out the whole session here or just listen to the new song below. The National – You Were A Kindness (via Stereogum)
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After spending time with around 300 new albums this year, these are the 15 I pulled from the masses. The 15 you have to experience for yourself…I listened, now You Have To!
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