Artist Of The Week (2006/10/18 - 2006/10/25):

 

Animal Collective

 

 

some songs:

 

Winter's Love:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vo6y1p

Winter's Love (live):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7zbYYKzTFeQ

Grass:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ejp5yu

Turn Into Something:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z2e3os

Prospect Hummer:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/eaxdov

 

Animal Collective are probably the most original music artists of the last 3-4 years.

They are a quite interesting band which experiments in many things. The genre of their music is something between folk and indie pop with some psycho rock effects. But at the same time neither of those. It's impossible to describe their music style actually, they are inventing their own unique sound, so don't be surprised if we'll have a music genre called Animal Collective in some years.

If you are looking for catchy indie songs, then pass them and don't read further.

If you are looking for meaningful lyrics, then forget Animal Collective.

 

You'll need time to love them, they are not an easy band to listen to. They will never be your favourite band unless you are a really weird person. But the simple and at the same time twisted brilliance of their music will get you into them.

Creative is probably the best word to describe them.

After all, Animal Collective is about fun.

 

So if you are searching for some fresh, good sound to explore, then Animal Collective is your choice.

 

current rating: 8.2/10

potential rating: 9.3/10

Album Of The Week (2006/10/26 - 2006/11/02):

 

Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon

 

 

Again a 2006 album.

Well, not really a real album, it's a compilation. A compilation of previously unrelased Tortoise remixes, live recordings

 

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ntelv9

 

P.S : i'll have to re-edit this review because i deleted the previous one, by coincidence

yay for Tortoise! :) my friends and i ran into them at the airport after a music festival last year.

Song Of The Week (2006/10/26 - 2006/11/02):

 

TV On The Radio - I Was A Lover

 

 

First of all, TV On The Radio have showed an incredible progress from their debut album (OK Calculator) to their last (Return To Cookie Mountain). Their sound has changed a lot during the years and obviously into the good direction.

 

Back to song, I Was A Lover is the opener of the album. The song itself is woozy, dopey, a bit "drunk", confusing in some parts, psychedelic if you like this impression. But at the same time it's a very emotional song "I was a lover before this war" ; “Try to breathe as the world disintegrates”. It starts with some slow upbeat electronics, continues having some greatly built piano parts inside around 2:24 - 2:25, and ends with experimental post rock noises.

 

This song perfectly introduces you into this "monster album" which is band's best release to date.

 

Both, the song and the album are among my favourite releases this year.

 

9.5/10

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/755636/01_-_I_was_a_lover.mp3.html

will definately listen to tortoise, thanks! ;)

TV On The Radio track was d/loaded 1 time.....................

 

disappointing

Well, you know, it takes some time for me to get it because RapidShare makes me wait always longer...

i can use something else then in the future, sendspace let's say ;)

 

TV On The Radio's album is actually probably the best of 2006, and that song is a great introduction.

i haven't even read any bad reviews about it. i can upload the whole album if someone'd like to have it

I'd like to.

Thanks for the TV on the radio song, I'm actually seeing them live on saturday by chance so I was curious about their stuff. Cheers!

Song Of The Week (2006/10/18 - 2006/10/25):

 

Sufjan Stevens - Majesty Snowbird

This song is awesome! It's just great, I really love it. How come I've never heard anything by Sufjan Stevens before? I'm so gonna try now :wideeyed:

return to the cookie mountain has been my no.1 for awhile now.

^ good Zorana, good :nice: i'd say it's among my top 2 in this year

 

this thread is irrelevant from now, chech this thread instead:

 

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35761

I miss so many people from this thread. :(

Wow this is definitely dug up from the deepest archives.....

 

"2006? Pretty sure I hated Coldplay then, I just joined because I'm a viva fangirl"

Obviously they all got lives, but you didn't, Briggs :tongue:

OMG....Nik..:bigcry:

Obviously they all got lives, but you didn't, Briggs :tongue:

 

WOWSNAP

haha yes, I don't know what happened.