about me
As an active listener and creator of music, I am constantly amazed at how much music has the power to enrich my life. My earliest musical influences, which varied from The Cure to De La Soul to Bob Marley, each left an immense impression on me. Nowadays I try to be equally open to music that comes from a variety of places. Regardless of the musical style, the immediacy of the music is what pulls me in and captivates me.
Level EightbyThe Stereo Future pop, new wave, alternative The more I listen to The Stereo Future the more I find myself being completely taken by their sound.
It's a steady modulation of...more »
Dying Is FinebyRa Ra Riot pop, alternative, indie Ra Ra Riot is orchestrating hopelessly romantic songs for the sentimental in all of us. No one song makes death sound more amorous then RRR's...more »
AlienationbyThe Rapture rock, alternative, avant-garde, indie Before their major label deal with Universal, The Rapture were a rag-tag group of displaced indie rock visionaries, who were far from being self-actualized. "Alienation"...more »
Body BuzzbyAloha pop, rock, romantic, indie I'm in love with this song. Aloha's "Body Buzz" is aptly named because I think this is called cerebral rock (I'm no expert). Acoustic...more »
Feel So YoungbyMas Rapido pop, east coast, power pop New York power pop band, Mas Rapido! creates a hazy amalgam of Brian Jones' Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, and maybe The Smithereens?...more »
One Minute MarathonbyErase Errata rock, dance, no wave Erase Eratta play some of the weirdest dance music ever made... This song features a raw guitar hook and spastic drumming and bridges that land...more »
TroublebyVoxtrot pop, rock Voxtrot reminds me of The Zombies and a bunch of other cool stuff. You can tell these guys have excellent record collections. And I like...more »
The Word On The StreetbyThe Hot Puppies pop, rock The word on the street is as clear as day, The Hot Puppies are HOT! Very positive references to B52's, Talking Heads, Divinyls even. Download...more »
Double DatebySean Na Na pop, rock I can't tell you how good these lyrics are. Give it a listen. Music like The Cure or The Smiths but with a 1950's American...more »
Josie AndersonbyJohn Vanderslice pop, rock, other, singer/songwriter, experimental I think this is a love song. It hurts like one. Beautiful work from the always entertaining John Vanderslice.more »
Oscillator's HumbyFrog Eyes pop, rock, other, indie Intellectual rawk in existential pieces on the floor. Lovely track. Cool piano. Vocalist is a trip. Very cool song from a clever band you just...more »
GehrybyBabyland pop, electronic, other, new wave, post punk Funneling the best aspects of 80's pop into a post-rock revelation, Babyland is a band that turns banging on oil drums into something spiritual. This...more »
Starry ConfigurationsbyJets To Brazil pop, indie love song dept Blake Schwartzenbach fronted the legendary band Jawbreaker and now brings us Jets to Brazil.. This song is a sonic storm. more »
We've Been HadbyThe Walkmen pop, indie rock and roll Tipped off that members of Jonathan Fire*Eater were performing in a new group, myself and Lady Sonic went to see these guys play last weekend...more »
Golden HillbyTristeza pop, indie, instrumental Tristeza creates an intense layering of instruments that will spin around your head and make you see beautiful colors... The group comes from San Diego,...more »
In ParticularbyBlonde Redhead pop, indie This song is hot! Blonde Redhead are the sexiest indie band alive. A perfect blend of sharp dissonance and smooth textures. Yeeah...more »
PornobyClinic pop, indie, brit-pop This track is so everything! It is Brit-Pop, it is Indie, it is great... Clinic have taken a lot of disparate influences to create a...more »
Today's Winner » "Missing Man" by Marmoset
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