Vampire Weekend – White Sky

Paul Simon with a few glasses of wine to loosen him up into a Dadaist mood, White Sky yodels its way into our collective hearts and ears the same way the pre-releases of Horchata and Cousins made us giggle with delight at the pure happiness. It’s easy to see that the college preppies of album one did not want to recreate the past, but I admit to missing the philosophical ironies that made the first cd vital to all music lovers. The good news is their playing this time is not with words, but with pop arrangements that stay short and alive and taste good to our ears. Other shoutouts include Run and Giving Up The Gun. Vampire Weekend

Oct Thru Dec 2009 - Singles Worth Exploring Pt 4

This is the final installment. Enjoy!

Chaise Lounge – I Don’t Want To
Mike Zito - Eyesight To the Blind
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Relator
Rory Block - God's Gift To Women
Steve Hackett - Ghost In The Glass
Weezer - I Want You To b/w Get Me Some
Blk Jks - Molalatladi b/w Lakeside & Skeleton
Dawn Landes - Young Girl b/w Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
I Am Your Autopilot - Think Of The Words b/w Empty Heart
Porcupine Tree - Octane Twisted
Mary Chapin–Carpenter – Violets Of Dawn
Chris Hunter – For The Children
Frank Turner - The Road
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Gimme Some Rhythm Daddy
Blick Bassy – Donalina & Sherele – Polka Dot Blues (Putumayo)
Kate Rusby – Here We Come A Wassailing (Putumayo)

Oct Thru Dec 2009 - Singles Worth Exploring Pt 3

Pt 4 coming. . .in the meantime, enjoy!

Boys II Men - Cupid
Nathan James - I Don't Know It
Steve Morse Band - John Deere Letter
Tinsley Ellis - Rockslide
Yngwie Malmsteen - Sorrow
Bowling For Soup – No Hablo Ingles
Gov’t Mule – Any Open Window
Zoi Tiganouria - Lagrimas Negras
First Aid Kit - Heavy Storm b/w Josefin
Jeff Golub – Everybody Wants You b/w Nikki’s Walk

Oct Thru Dec 2009 - Singles Worth Exploring Pt 2

More to come . . . enjoy these in the meantime!

Gov’t Mule – Broke Down On The Brazos b/w Forevermore
Robert Earl Keen - Wireless in Heaven
Guy Clark - Somedays You Write The Song b/w Maybe I Can Paint Over That
Kris Kristofferson – Closer To The Bone b/w From Here To Forever
Roseanne Cash – Sea of Heartbreak
Jimmy Buffet – Rhumba Man b/w A Lot To Drink About
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Good To Be Alive
Los Lobos - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Rickie Lee Jones – Wild Girl
Maria Teresa - Era uma Vez Um Jardim b/w O Estrangeiro & Lagrima

Eartaste 2009 Albums of the Year

Randy Brecker – Nostalgic Journey
Femi Kuti – Day By Day
Skidmore Fountain - Cloudless Blue
The XX – The XX
Willie Nile – House Of A Thousand Guitars
Sarah Jane Morris
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
Booker T Jones – Potato Hole
Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand
Conor Oberst- Outer South
Band Of Skulls - Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
The Oxygen Ponies – Harmony Handgrenade
Willie Nelson with Asleep at the Wheel
Maria Muldaur – Garden Of Joy

Oct Thru Dec 2009 - Singles Worth Exploring Pt 1

My absence has many reasons, but the music did not stop being listened to. This is the first of several posts to catch up some of the music I wanted to share the past few months.

Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa
Eliza Lynn – Be Thou My Vision
Tori Amos – Candle: Coventry Carol b/w Star Of Wonder
Bertie Blackman - Byrds of Prey
The Eels – Paradise Blues b/w Little Bird
John Wesley Harding - Love Or Nothing b/w Sleepy People & Top Of The Bottom
The XX – VCR b/w Shelter & Stars
Music Is The Weapon - Alla maÌ ste dansa! b/w SlaÌŠpaÌ trumman & En cowboy i Holmsveden
Randy Brecker & Wlodek Pawlik - Magic Seven
Monsters Of Folk – Baby Boomer b/w Man Of Truth

Maria Muldaur – Garden Of Joy (CD)

The subtitle on this CD is "Good Time Music for Hard Times," and fits perfectly. Jug bands were popular during what is lovingly called by the history books as the ‘great’ depression. I imagine our current days will be known in the history books as the ‘marvelous’ or ‘sweet’ depression. Some rich people are getting very very rich from our future taxes, while members of each of our families lose their houses. At least we have some fun music to make life worthwhile & worth singing about even while we search for a method of being sure food stays on the table. In case you’re wondering, there’s not one turkey on the CD! Total value for your bucks. Maria Muldaur