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I’m Your Man (Leonard Cohen cover) - War Mothers
I’ve been a tiny bit obsessed with this EP for the last few days. Who knew dylansp had a voice like an angel?
“Laura” by Bat For Lashes from The Haunted Man
The minimalism of this track has been highly lauded (perhaps because of Natasha Khan’s penchant for going all in), and while the piano and vocals are lovely and atmospheric and everything that’s already been said about them, there are some other layers going on that delicately make this song about a worn out party girl into a gem.
Here’s a weird thing: I want to hear a cover of this song by a men’s choir. Lots of low voices working out the melodies. I think it’s that strong of a track that it could stand up to that kind of re-working.
John Saw That Number, Neko Case
I’ve had this stuck in my head for three days and have no idea why, except maybe because I pretty much always have one or another Neko Case song playing on a loop in my head.
Gorgeous video for the Avett Brothers’ Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise by Jason Mitcham, consisting of 2600 hand-painted scenes layered on a single image
Ill with Want - The Avett Brothers
Keep Me - The Black Keys
When the Night Comes - Dan Auerbach
This is a lullaby. Listen to it in bed.
Palace Brothers, “No More Workhorse Blues”, Days In The Wake
Reading the Oldham book made me hungry for this album in a way I have not been in years, when it was one of my most reliable highway-driving companions. It has become a dark and morbid night so it has fit pretty well.
“Portions for Foxes” by Rilo Kiley
There’s blood in my mouth ‘cause I’ve been biting my tongue all week
I keep on talking trash but I never say anything
And the talking leads to touching,
And the touching leads to sex,
And then there is no mystery left.
Elliott Smith - Half Right
He was a sucker for your double dose
Motherfucker turned white as a ghost
Don’t you say hi
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