Kackie

M. Ward's new album "Hold Time" is fantastic, with bits of old rock sound and a bit of Jonny Cash thrown in with all kinds of other cool touches. I loved it from first listen! His album "Post-War" is great too, and "Transfiguration of Vincent O Brien." I really do like his lyrics and they're quite thought provoking. A great live performance [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3vlC88M28]YouTube - M. Ward - "To Save Me" on Ferguson 3/6/09 (TheAudioPerv.com)[/ame] Andrew Bird's "Noble Beast" and "Armchair Apocrypha" are some of my current favorite albums. Armchair is darker, the lyrics are delicious, dark, strange and brilliant. Noble Beast is a bit more gentle and is just beautiful. There is a lot of haunting stuff there. (My favorite Bird song [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGK2sYXdBU]YouTube - Andrew Bird - Not a Robot, But a Ghost[/ame] ) (from Armchair [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnXCzFnkxtY&feature=related]YouTube - Andrew Bird - "Imitosis"[/ame] ) The Decemberists' "The Crane Wife" album has been another favorite... it's AMAZING, beautiful, sad, thought provoking and strange. I definitely suggest it, and if you like it, also check out "Picaresque"! GREAT song [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83GeGNegaNQ]YouTube - The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime No. 2[/ame] I've also been listening to some My Morning Jacket lately... maybe you could try them?

Happy birthday Colin!!!

Mine would be: Sting Chris Martin Thom Yorke Adam Levine David Bowie Bryan Adams and I don't know if these two count, because they aren't exactly "rock": Andrew Bird M. Ward :D

Well, here is something super funny: http://www.prefixmag.com/media/andrew-bird/touche-video/29680/

Revisiting because Andrew's album is awesome and more people should give him a try! ;) I almost got to see him in concert but he had to cancel *sigh* he's always a hit on the overhead at my work though! His music is amazing...

I come with some more Andrew Bird: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xOLwSzQFJo&feature=related]YouTube - Andrew Bird with Yo Yo Ma[/ame] Andrew with Yo Yo Ma... check it out! Beautiful little performance. The man has definitely leapt to my current top five. His music is... just... colors, words, feelings, emotions and all of those other wonderful things in life

ha ha ha!! this sounds amazingly hilarious already...

Ren, I knew you and Briggs were lovers at key parties ;) hehe I'm sorry I've been away.. I've been feeling pretty wretched lately phyiscally (this darn unexplained health issue that comes up on NO tests). I've missed ya'll though... and my current RH song obsession is "The Tourist" and also "Talk Show Host". GAH

We Never Change... only one of the most perfect songs ever.

White Shadows

I agree about the music suggestions, honestly... a lot of the music Chris talks about is also music that my indie-loving friend has, so he's been happy about Chris' influence on my music LOL. But besides that, I also get ideas for my novel writing...

I am so glad to hear people saying this about the lyrics, and also praising their new album. I seem to hear bad feedback about it all the time and I don't get it! It's such a great collection of songs... I absolutely love LOVE "This is the World We Love In" and "I Can't Stay", "Joy Ride", and "This Is Your Life". Sooooooo good. The lyrics feel like they really cut deep for me, but I guess some people don't like things that make any emotional sense at all...

I agree. I love the whole album from start to finish. 15 Step is such a great opener and by the time you're at Jigsaw Falling Into Place, you know you only have one song left... and personally, I'm always ready to run to the radio and start it over as soon as Videotape is done! :D

i would laugh and get in on the joke, really, but... daughtry? I could seriously cry or be ill just thinking about it... sorry. hehe

that's impossible for me tooooo! But I would say right this second: "Juliet" by Stevie Nicks, because I consider it to be sort of my life soundtrack song also, "Soul Cages" by Sting, "China Roses" by Enya and most recently, "Jigsaw Falling into Place" by Radiohead