Whatcha listening to?
I’ve been doing a lot of listening to music lately, both at home and at the office becuase for me, music helps drown out the background noise. And I’ve been finding myself listening to a lot of stuff repeatedly, which is unusual for me. Usually, I can tolerate 3-4 plays of a song/album and then it has to sit on a shelf for a while. Not so much – maybe I’m getting better music, or I’m just getting used to it… Anyhoo, I decided to put together a list of the top 10 songs/albums that are getting major airtime… (well, 11 because I never like being restricted). FYI – the links go to iTunes, for your convenience… ;-).
currently listening
- Sara Bareilles – Little Voice, particularly the song “Morningside”
- Brandi Carlile – The Story, most often “The Story” and “Late Morning Lullaby”
- The Killers – “Uncle Johnny”
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – “Deliverance Road”
- Soulive – “Crosstown Traffic”
- A Fine Frenzy – “You Picked Me”
- Daughtry – “It’s Not Over” (I know, but it’s actually a good tune)
- Everlast – “Saving Grace” although “White Trash Beautiful” is also great
- Guggenheim Grotto – “Wonderful Wizard”
- Sia – “Breathe Me”: even with it being used in tons of commercials, it’s still great.
- Blind Boys of Alabama – “Amazing Grace” They could kill this doing it normally – using the music of “House of the Rising Sun” makes it even better.
So, anyone else have a list? Sarah, Michael, Van, Tom?
“Lest ye get distracted, aarrggghhh…”
- You Know You’re Worth It Great infographic from Indexed
- Zeldman vs. Facebook – amusing.
- Chocolate Rain by Chad Vader – a hilarious parody of the original Chocolate Rain
- Innappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks Aaar… Feldman’s on a roll lately.
- Honestly. Another great reason to bookmark this site/add it to your RSS feed.
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Now playing: KT Tunstall – “Night Like Peppers”
from your list the Killers would the my top song!
in my foobar playlist…
Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Built to Spill – Perfect From Now On
Once Soundtrack
I’m not really familiar with the things you listed. I’ve heard of a couple but don’t know anything about them.
My listening habits vary wildly. Lately, I’ve been listening to some progressive metal (mostly Dream Theater) and some minimal techno and other techno-ish stuff. Some Autechre, Stewart Walker, Plaid, etc. Before that I was in a singer-songwriter/folksy kick, with some Richard Buckner, Mark Lanegan, Fred Neil and a bunch of other stuff.
With so much great music out there (and such variety), it’s impossible to get bored!