AuralExplosions

New^2 Pornographers

2010-05-07T07:21:00.000-07:00

So I'm not sure how much I like this album, but I've listened to it more than 10 times, so I'm throwing it up here. This doesn't have the best New Pornographers songs ever on it, but it might be the best album. It's definitely solid.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126174756&ft=1&f=1108

The Hold Steady's new album

2010-05-03T10:29:00.001-07:00

I'm going to piggy back on NPR here. Check out the first listen of The Hold steady's new album

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126023882&ft=1&f=1108#playlist

Visqueen

2010-04-29T07:33:00.001-07:00

Now that's what I call a response time. I heard this band for the first time 20 minutes ago and here is a link for you. Definitely catchy.

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Visqueen/28373594

Flotation Walls

2010-04-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

A few weekends ago I was treated to the rare event of walking into a bar and hearing a great band that just happened to be playing that night.

http://www.myspace.com/flotationwalls

Standout tracks: Kids, Look at the Waves, Willis the Fireman, I've seen Death and his Tremendous Pink Eyes

-Alex

Frightened Rabbit

2010-04-19T11:45:00.001-07:00

I'm seeing Frightened Rabbit next Sunday, so here are some tunes

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Frightened+Rabbit+Winter+of+Mixed+Drinks/27882286

Tax Day dance party

2010-04-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

This may be a day late for you all but I was having a dance party in my cube yesterday.

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/4+16+2010/27746019

4/13 Sampler

2010-04-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

Hey kids. Here are some random tunes that I've been jamming to the last week or so.

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/4+13+2010/27606455

Rise of the Phoenix

2010-04-08T09:26:00.001-07:00

Phoenix has been one of my favorite bands for a long time, but their album Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix was definitely a step up. Hailed as one of the best albums released last year, it continues to get playtime in my rotation.

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Wolfgang+amadeus+pheonix/27181386

New format and The Rural Alberta Advantage

2010-04-05T11:56:00.000-07:00

The new format of the blog will be a little description then a link to a Grooveshark playlist. If you make a grooveshark account you can even save your favorite playlists by adding all the songs to your queue then saving the queue.

Sometimes like today the offering will be an album/collection from a specific artist. Othertimes it'll just be a collection of the awesome music I've found in the past week or two. Every once in a while I'll throw in some old stuff.

Feel free to go through the old posts. some of the mp3 links will work, some won't.

I thought I'd start with one of my recent favorite bands the Rural Alberta Advantage. They are a somewhat quirky indie band that sounds slightly folky to me. They are a little darker than the standard indie fare (though there are lighter songs like Don't Haunt This Place), but the melancholy lyrics and melodies work well with the driving rhythms (especially in Frank, AB).

Standout songs: Frank, AB, The Deadroads, any of the other songs

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/RAA/26177482