Some fun tunes to get you in the NYE "groove":
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuned in:Washed Out
Frequently, I'll start listening to a band or group and not really pay attention to the name. I stick them on my "Favorites" playlist and might listen to them on repeat for days and days without being able to tell you what the song name is or who did it.
I was lucky enough to accidentally stumble upon these guys Live when Chris and I were recently in Spain, after listening to them for the first part of the year, but not really knowing who they were. Not only do I think they're great, but after researching them a bit more, I found this album on at least three blog lists of Top Indie Albums of 2011.
What's interesting about the lead artist, Ernest Greene, is that he made his very humble DIY beginnings at home in his bedroom with a laptop, sample bank and microphone and this is his debut album - not too shabby, Ernest!
I'm a bit in love with songs that have an 80's synth feel to them these days and this one definitely does, while adding a psychedelic freshness that I can't quite articulate in words, but he does so well in sound...
I hope you enjoy:
I was lucky enough to accidentally stumble upon these guys Live when Chris and I were recently in Spain, after listening to them for the first part of the year, but not really knowing who they were. Not only do I think they're great, but after researching them a bit more, I found this album on at least three blog lists of Top Indie Albums of 2011.
What's interesting about the lead artist, Ernest Greene, is that he made his very humble DIY beginnings at home in his bedroom with a laptop, sample bank and microphone and this is his debut album - not too shabby, Ernest!
I'm a bit in love with songs that have an 80's synth feel to them these days and this one definitely does, while adding a psychedelic freshness that I can't quite articulate in words, but he does so well in sound...
I hope you enjoy:
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Now Playing...
Today I stumbled across this new electro indie-pop artist, Active Child, that sounds a bit like Radiohead meets Bon Iver (you can't lose there)...
What are you humming to today?
What are you humming to today?
Monday, December 12, 2011
Background on this Blog
When I was growing up, I wasn't allowed to listen to "rock" music. At 16, I made my first secular CD purchase of Chicago's "Greatest Hits" album and was immediately made to return it. With tears in my eyes, and all the way back to the record shop, I pretty much vowed that no one would ever choose my music for me once I had the power to select for myself.
A few years later (in 1997 or 98) I was in Architecture school and quickly realized that Chicago was so not the place to be (although they will still hold a special place in my heart), as I was introduced to Modest Mouse, when they were still Modest Mice, Built to Spill, and others that were constantly on loop in our design studio. Mainstream went downstream; and "Indie" was in before it had a name.
My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy, because I almost refuse to listen to mainstream music anymore, which makes it rather difficult living in Dubai, since we don't have NPR radio and I don't have Sirius radio in my car. We don't even have Pandora, so digging for "indie" music has been rather challenging. However, due to the exposure that I've had to the music of other cultures, I've been very surprised by some of the little gems I've come across while living in Dubai. My "digs" have meant longer hours spent looking, which actually results in finding more as well.
The people who know me well frequently ask me who/what I'm listening to, and they always tease me about how obscure it is - but then they end up loving it and coming back for more. It is always my greatest pleasure to turn my friends onto a band or song that I love that they've never heard before.
This blog is an attempt to share my music treasures with a wider audience and hopefully, in doing so, be given new suggestions at the same time.
Thank you for reading/listening and passing this blog onto your friends that might be interested in listening to and sharing music that is anything but mainstream.
Oh...and the name, because I'm always humming little tunes around the house and have hence earned the nicknamed "hummingbird".
As I type, I'm listening to a song that has become besties with my "replay" button this week. If you read my Dubai blog, you've already seen it posted, but for those of you who don't read that, I'm passing it along to you.
Colorfeels - Pretty Walk
www.colorfeels.com
Hope to see you around often!
A few years later (in 1997 or 98) I was in Architecture school and quickly realized that Chicago was so not the place to be (although they will still hold a special place in my heart), as I was introduced to Modest Mouse, when they were still Modest Mice, Built to Spill, and others that were constantly on loop in our design studio. Mainstream went downstream; and "Indie" was in before it had a name.
My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy, because I almost refuse to listen to mainstream music anymore, which makes it rather difficult living in Dubai, since we don't have NPR radio and I don't have Sirius radio in my car. We don't even have Pandora, so digging for "indie" music has been rather challenging. However, due to the exposure that I've had to the music of other cultures, I've been very surprised by some of the little gems I've come across while living in Dubai. My "digs" have meant longer hours spent looking, which actually results in finding more as well.
The people who know me well frequently ask me who/what I'm listening to, and they always tease me about how obscure it is - but then they end up loving it and coming back for more. It is always my greatest pleasure to turn my friends onto a band or song that I love that they've never heard before.
This blog is an attempt to share my music treasures with a wider audience and hopefully, in doing so, be given new suggestions at the same time.
Thank you for reading/listening and passing this blog onto your friends that might be interested in listening to and sharing music that is anything but mainstream.
Oh...and the name, because I'm always humming little tunes around the house and have hence earned the nicknamed "hummingbird".
As I type, I'm listening to a song that has become besties with my "replay" button this week. If you read my Dubai blog, you've already seen it posted, but for those of you who don't read that, I'm passing it along to you.
Colorfeels - Pretty Walk
www.colorfeels.com
Hope to see you around often!
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