Music
If you don’t know about this band… you should! They are four guys from Brooklyn and have been around since 2004. Their most recient album Veckatimest was a great success. If you have time look on youtube at their music videos. They have the most creative and unique videos I have seen in awhile.
(The song above is Two weeks)
There are very few actors that can transition into a music career. But it can be done and for Ryan Gosling it will be. His band, called Dead Man’s Bones, has a very unique raw sound. And on top of that, they have a really cool image concept that works well with Ryan’s image as an actor.
I hope to see lots more to come form these two men. This song is In the Room Where you Sleep:
I love collaborations like this. Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Pharrell, and Thom Yorke. And the video is very fun to watch and well done!
This song is so beautiful and the video is one of the most creative I’ve ever seen!
Oren Lavie: Her Morning Elegance
So, it looks like we are in the midst of another British Invasion. But with all this great talent… who is complaining?
If you haven’t heard of The Ting Tings then you have been under a rock for the past 5 months! Even if you don’t recognize the band name, their songs are all over (from i-pod commercials to TV shows like Gossip Girl to in the movie Slumdog Millionaire). This duo (Jules De Martino and Katie White), from Manchester, were dropped by their label (Mercury) right before they were to release their debut album. They ended up splitting the band up but continued jamming at parties for fun. Their manager set up a 5 day tour and the very next week they were set to play at the Glastonbury Festival. It was there that a music scout for Apple heard them… and the rest is history.
The Kooks (from Brighton) have already put out two hit albums; Konk (2008) and Inside In/Inside Out (2006). But they are still not as popular in the US as they would like to be. But with their pop-punk love songs, I don’t think it will be too long.
Noah and the Whale (from London) have only had one big single (5 years time). But their whole album has been well received and a big hit among the indie/ folk music lovers.
I hope for more to come from neighbors across the pond!
I forgot to put Santogold (one of my favorite artists of 2008) on my best albums list. She is very engaging, from her beautiful unique voice to “her hang on every word” lyrics. Her style is eccentric but put together well and listening to the variety of her album never gets boring. She is a true artist using her creativity and imagination to her advantage.
Because this was such a great year for music I decided to make a list of my favorite singles.
Disturbia by Rihanna
Electric Feel by MGMT
Cappuccino by The Knux
I’m Good, I’m Gone by Lykke Li
Rich Girls by The Virgins
Gamma Ray by Beck
American Boy by Estelle
Heartless by Kanye West
5 Years Time by Noah and the Whale
Human by The Killers
This has been a good year for music. It was difficult to choose my favorite albums of 2008 but after much thought here is my list. (In no particular order)
Vampire Weekend
Viva La Vida
Only By The Night
Oracular Spectacular
Consolers of the Lonely
Does You Inspire You
Loyalty to Loyalty
Made of Bricks
Renaissance
Jukebox
We Started Nothing
Little Joy
* Please feel free to voice your opinion!
“The tears come streaming down your face
When you loose something you can’t replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you”
Here are some bands that I have been liking. And they all have something in common…
Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids are fast becoming one of my favorite bands. The band is from California and they have toured with The White Stripes. They have said that their influences are Bob Dylan and The Velvet Underground. The interesting thing about them is that they like to paint vivid pictures and create characters with their music. They are telling stories; similar to that of gospel music. With so much depth and art in their music it is hard not to feel the emotion that comes into their music.
Black Kids
This group originated in Florida and has toured with Kate Nash and Cut Copy. Black Kids music is described as alternative rock. They have been under the radar but are highly critically acclaimed; being on the Rolling Stone’s list of “Artists to Watch” in 2008. They have so much potential, I think they will only get bigger.
http://www.blackkidsmusic.com/
The Cool Kids
I have already mentioned The Cool Kids in my blog but I have been listening to them more and they have really grown on me. The two guys in the group are from Chicago and Detroit. They were also featured in Rolling Stone’s list of “Artists to Watch” in 2008. They are a hip hop group that have fun catchy songs but I also love their image. They seem to have perfected how they want their audience to perceive them. And it is working!
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