glowingember Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 What are some of your favorite albums/songs of 2011? Mine has to be Crystal Stilts' In Love With Oblivion. I was lucky to watch them live and got their setlist written on a paper plate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yYwKoWe1PE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 And the Dum Dum Girls's very good cover of The Smiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 And speaking of B&S, not a new song but Stuart Murdoch is super attractive in this video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddyzid Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 hercules and love affair - painted eyes lissy trullie's rendition of hot chip's ready for the floor. i get some wafts of karen o from her. Quote oh well the devil makes us sin but we like it when we're spinning, in his grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVisitors Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Any idea what happened to Sugar Ray?They are one group who produce really cool music.My favourite - Someday - is still my best like. Brings back some memories..just like the song.8 years ago, one of my ex bf, after 9 months with him, and was there for him in his depression and his financial problem, decided to call it off.We used to play this piece in his rented house and chill out.Well, he thought I was emotionally very supportive but financially I can't scoop him out from his financial burden.So he decided to be practical, dumped me for a rich well off 50 plus white guy, who was a CEO in one of the established bank here.And he played this song for me when I walked out of his place after packing my stuff.8 years later when we met again, he looks so much older, still have financial issues, because the white chap left the country.I am now financially stable but I just don't feel for him anymore.Wanted to keep in touch but, no thanks....All The Best ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 My fave B & S song: Boy with the Arab Straphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUCZNufUiIQI know that it's not quite alternative but this has been my favourite song of all time. Prefer this one with the new vocals over the screechy original one. Her voice still gives me goosepimples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikot Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 My fave B & S song: Boy with the Arab Straphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUCZNufUiIQI know that it's not quite alternative but this has been my favourite song of all time. Prefer this one with the new vocals over the screechy original one. Her voice still gives me goosepimples. Same here. tt's my fav album from B&S. knowing little abt music streams. but did hear of Radiohead, Bjork, Tori Amos etc from my EX. He enjoyed feeding me different singer names and albums. Still have huge storage of dese albums nowadays.the few more I love, Keren Ann, Airliner (Sweden, <The last day of August>), Muse, Enigma, My Little Airport (HK), Lube (Russia/Rock) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Same here. tt's my fav album from B&S. knowing little abt music streams. but did hear of Radiohead, Bjork, Tori Amos etc from my EX. He enjoyed feeding me different singer names and albums. Still have huge storage of dese albums nowadays.the few more I love, Keren Ann, Airliner (Sweden, <The last day of August>), Muse, Enigma, My Little Airport (HK), Lube (Russia/Rock)funny, but I cant stand Bjork. I find her uber annoying. But to each his own. I also like Martha Wainwright. And One Dove - believe it or not, this was released in 1993. Ahead of thir time, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_number Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7SCIsSF-8I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm a big fan of my little airport and the Hong Kong label POCH that released Joytrendysound's debut (one of the most precious things in my music collection) and the Evening Primrose which did a Blueboy cover. my little airport is releasing a new album in Aug or might have already released it. And of cos Hong Kong has one of the best record stores in the world -- Zoo Records. And I managed to pick up her collaboration album Lady and The Bird with two of my favorite songs -- Stephanie Says and Suicide is Painless. Great covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 My favorite B&S song (but Stuart didn't sing too well in this performance) if I weren't distracted by Stuart in running shorts in the other video. Ask me next time and I'll have a different fave. I'm now reading the B@S history -- Just a Modern Rock Story. Seriously funny.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HTBwvwVNT4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikot Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 P & Nicole from MLA are said to have separated, though they never made any announcement. The last album released was in 2009 <poetics – something between montparnasse and mongkok>.like The pxxn Star, when the party is over, i miss my dear pxxn star... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I used to like Moby a lot. Now I kinda grew out of it or he has lost my interests. Still this is perfect song for a cold rainy night like this. Porcelain from his Play album. Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iloveindie21 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I remember early 2000s when I was introduced to B&S. They have a lot of very good records however, I still consider the first song on their first album the best of them - State I am In. Laid back and intimate. Like me I always say. After all the noise sounds late 1990s, it is nice to have discovered this type of sound. Not that I don't appreciate their more upbeat sounds. Just that this sound hits home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I used to like Moby a lot. Now I kinda grew out of it or he has lost my interests. Still this is perfect song for a cold rainy night like this. Porcelain from his Play album.Woohoo. I like Moby's music too. Bought a few of his cds but only like Play and 18.This is one of my faves...One of these mornings from 18. Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 The first time I saw Ewan McGregor on screen...Trainspotting soundtrack has many gems. Including this...Elastica's 2:1 Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Something from Gusgus, they hail from the same country that gave you Bjork. Totally cool, totally awesome. Check it out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBbF74JnKhIAlso from Tosca who is one half the great Dorfmeister of K&D, an excellent band. Listen to the atmospheric, piano-laden Suzuki.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2Yp2Eqy_8LET'S KEEP THIS THREAD ALIVE!!! Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 IMHO, one of the best British bands to come out in the 90s: James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Two more classics.Waterfall by the Stone Roses This is how it feels by the Inspiral Carpets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Two more classics.Waterfall by the Stone RosesAh...Stone Roses!!! I've almost forgotten them.I feel very high when I listened to their fool's gold and this one 'I wanna be adored'. But the lyrics a little dark for me. Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Another Brit band I like...The Verve. Too bad they got sued big time by Rolling Stones.Here's Sonnet. Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 They dont make them like they used to. Either that we're getting OLD.More great groups from the 90s.Drugstore, (featuring Thom Yorke, El President in this song El President)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Qyz3VnrZIand Fader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 And Lush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83EQuVIQGik&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddyzid Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 some Santigold wouldn't hurt. Chromatics with Night Drive. Quote oh well the devil makes us sin but we like it when we're spinning, in his grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Santigold!!! I thought I was the only one who likes her songs.Here's a remix:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEKzbCX2w-o&feature=related Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I cannot believe that nobody posted Saint Etienne yet!!! I'm a big, huge 200% fan!!! Love love love them totally!!! They have so many good tracks, so I'm gonna recommend my faves Sylvie and He's On The Phone. Sarah Cracknell I worship the ground you walk on!!! Just checked and I have 12 of their CDs!!! Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Indulging in some guilty pleasures:Towa Tei (deeelite) & Kylie Minogue's GBIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh99jZbw2Vc Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Black_Hat Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnD5khpEjFULove is just a game..How would you feel if a guy woos you with a medley of love songs in that manner?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgE4r2DmsbA&feature=relatedBut sadness never leaves you. Clinging on to like a nightshade. Everywhere you go. Edited July 20, 2011 by Black_Hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Indulging in some guilty pleasures:Towa Tei (deeelite) & Kylie Minogue's GBITowa Tei and Miss Kylie again! Sometime Samurai!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoInik26DD0LOVE LOVE LOVE TOWA TEI!!! Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Yea Towa!Chanced upon this and liking it very much...Ray Mang feat Lady Miss Kier's Bulletproof.La la la la la la la la la la la Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imran Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I cannot believe that nobody posted Saint Etienne yet!!! I'm a big, huge 200% fan!!! Love love love them totally!!! They have so many good tracks, so I'm gonna recommend my faves Sylvie and He's On The Phone. Sarah Cracknell I worship the ground you walk on!!! Just checked and I have 12 of their CDs!!! "he's on d phone' sounds more techno than alternative. Upload more songs frm her leh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 "he's on d phone' sounds more techno than alternative. Upload more songs frm her leh..Your wish is my command From her solo albums Kelly's Locker, a great song Anymore and from Lipslide, Ready Or Not. Enjoy! Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 More classic Saint Etienne....Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Nothing Can Stop Us. Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Did you go to the Saint Etienne concert a few months back in Singapore? They were great live. Both Sarah and Pete were also really friendly and warm at an earlier interview session in the library. And I do like Sylvie very much and this one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeshirt Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 While we're on great british pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derryfawne Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Look at all these excellent recommendations that were posted while I am away to Turkey (beautiful place btw).I listened to every single second of Youtube videos embedded on this thread, and I really wanted to respond to many of these but I gave up. Seems like Belle & Sebastian is the new heart throb here. I have known them for years, but they're still on my 'to be listened' list. Guess I'll have to push them up the list soon, the few many recommendations posted on this thread certainly proved the worth of this gifted indie-pop band. Very, very melodic; love it. What are some of your favorite albums/songs of 2011? I haven't listened to much new music in 2011 *sad* I have 50 albums from 2011 downloaded to my hard drive, but I had only listened to 11 of them. PS. These are artists whose careers I sort of follow, so I downloaded their albums, it's just that I haven't really found the time to listen to them.I had listened to 2011 albums from... Adele, Avril Lavigne, Battles, Beyonce, Britney Spears, The Decemberists, Kate Bush, Lady Gaga, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, and R.E.M.As an Avril Lavigne die-hard, of course I am obligated to shortlist her into #1. But the true surprise is her nemesis, Britney, who released the best album of her career. She finally released what she promised us: fierce dance tracks. She may not be the one getting all the limelight, but one listen to Femme Fatale will prove that she had put Lady Gaga's futuristic pop venture to shame. (PS. Born This Way is good, but it's an easy win for Britney.)But this is an alternative music thread, so forget Avril and Britney. My favorite alternative 2011 album so far is Battles' Gloss Drop. Groovy music despite its complex algorithmic arrangement? You just cannot beat that. PS. I love the video for the licky licky yum yum Ice Cream, almost made me 100% straight. Critics may beg to differ, nodding their heads to PJ Harvey and James Blake instead. I love PJ Harvey's Let England Shake, but it just doesn't possess as much superhuman power as Pitchfork would have you believe. James Blake is sort of alright, but those few listens on Youtube didn't get me all hot and bothered (read: I still get more dubstep orgasm from Britney's Freakshow and Hold It Against Me than any given James Blake tunes).More mainstream-oriented press would probably clap their hands on Adele, whose Rolling In The Deep is definitely the ultimate song of 2011 (sans Avril, of course, I'm biased but I'm honest ). However, the album didn't quite live up to the promising first single, although it does contain a couple other killer songs. It still holds up high on my list, though.Again, my judgment is impaired 'coz there are tons of other good albums that I am yet to listen to make a fully-informed 'final word'. Here is the full list of the rest of the 50 albums on my hard drive that are yet to be listened, I put a bold on those that I believe have potential shot to be my most favorite album of 2011: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Amanda Palmer, Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Beastie Boys, Beirut, Blondie, Bon Iver, Brian Eno and Rick Holland, CAKE, Colbie Caillat, Cornershop, David Bowie, Death Cab For Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Gang Of Four, Incubus, Iron & Wine, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Lucinda Williams, Moby, Mogwai, New York Dolls, Queensyrche, Sepultura, Simple Plan, Sum 41, The Cars, The Chemical Brothers, The Human League, The Kills, The Strokes, The Vines, They Might Be Giants, TV On The Radio, Ulver, and Wire.And a few more to-be-released albums I am looking forward to before wrapping up the 2011: Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Bjork, Blink-182, Coldplay, Dream Theater, Evanescence, JoJo, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, Missy Elliott, Opeth, Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, St. Vincent, Tori Amos, Vanessa Carlton, and tons of other rumored releases. Yes, I'm nuts for actually believing that Vanessa Carlton has a better chance of blowing my head off than Tori Amos (I'm sorry Tori, but I think you've really lost it), ditto for Evanescence and... uhm, Opeth?RHCP has the best shot out of all these unheard albums; my recent rediscovery of their excellent music would probably give them an advantageous edge of the 'recency' effect. Plus, recalling from their latest effort in Stadium Arcadium, it's very likely that they are still at the top of their game. Bjork, too, but I still have a bad feeling that she's going artsy-fartsy (read: not music) on us again. Meanwhile, Bjork released a second song from her upcoming Biophilia. I didn't quite get the bizarre 'Cystalline', but I gotta say that I like 'Cosmogony' on first listen.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpbvOlbaUTA Edited July 20, 2011 by derryfawne Quote “Do not take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Welcome back derry that was an exhaustive list of music you put up. Hope you had fun and your fill of Turkish baths in Turkey. Always fascinated with middle eastern culture and food, I really wanna go to Turkey someday. Thanks for posting Bjork's second song, really liked it. Think I'm gonna get her new album once it's out. 2010 and 2011 are both very low key years for me when it comes to favourite albums and songs. Usually my friends would recommend this and that but I've always been more loyal to the older bands and stuffs that I'm used to listening and growing up with. So when it comes to new stuff, I'm not that well informed and adventurous. So I found it lacking recently and disappointing that bands that I like are producing less and less, almost entirely disappearing off the face of the planet. Anyway, wanna share Cibo Matto with you guys. The awesome Miho Hatori on lead vocals with Sugar Water and Black Hole Sun (Cibo Matto disbanded btw).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rVFzCRQFrM Edited July 21, 2011 by Avecinfuser Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Did you go to the Saint Etienne concert a few months back in Singapore? They were great live. Both Sarah and Pete were also really friendly and warm at an earlier interview session in the library. And I do like Sylvie very much and this one too No I missed it!! I was out of town!!! Could've kicked myself!!! I think they were here for the Mosaic Music Festival right? Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Oh, Saint Etienne! My favourite album from them is So Tough. Imho, it's better than Fox Base Alpha.Great songs from it:You're in a bad way And Hobart paving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I love love love She and Him too.Gorgeous!Thieves Im gonna make it better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I dont like Scarlett J.But I like her remake of Tom Waites' classic, Falling down. And am surpised nobody mentioned Liz Phair. A sampler, Whipsmart from her sophomore album with the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 While Im still at it, shoegazing at its bbest, My Bloody ValentineTo here know when Swallow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcbm101 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Wah, honestly, I have never seen/heard 90% of the artistes listed here. heh.i'll make a tiny contribution: I lovelovelove Tears For Fears. I heard one of their songs (Mad World) when watching Donnie Darko. OMG it was so so so good. Their songs frequently touch on human psychology and other weird things LOL. This song is Advice For The Young At Heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Oh man... I forgot one of my favourite Saint Etienne songs.Paper And Mario's Cafe!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzxZzFfFbX8&feature=related Edited July 21, 2011 by PaterTenebrarum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo_vinz Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 check this out.. Coldplay-Ever Teardrop Ia A Waterfall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 check this out.. Coldplay-Ever Teardrop Ia A WaterfallThis is NEW from Coldplay?? Have I been hiding under a rock?? Thanks for posting!!! :thumb: Quote Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derryfawne Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 2010 and 2011 are both very low key years for me when it comes to favourite albums and songs.I know right. I found 2009 to be even more depressing, though.The best mainstream album is possibly Alicia Keys' Elements of Freedom, which is very very mediocre and obviously her weakest output to date.The alternative press is hyping like what.... Animal Collective? Really? Kill me.My personal pick for 2009 would be Regina Spektor's Far, which is just a collection of non-offensive well-written tunes, but hardly mind-blowing; a very lackluster year in music.2010 is no killer, either, but it saw good releases from Rufus Wainwright, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, M.I.A., and even two good albums from Christina Aguilera. Quote “Do not take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo_vinz Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 This is NEW from Coldplay?? Have I been hiding under a rock?? Thanks for posting!!! :thumb:no problemm...lol.... it's quite new...released on 3rd June... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Always enjoyed listening to KLF. Usually acid.But this song feels very nomadic...Build A Fire. Edited July 23, 2011 by glowingember Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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