Tuesday, November 11, 2008

4 Songs that inspire Obama's artistic senses...

EN-D has been silent for a bit, reveling in post-election bliss, but now he's ready to distribute some thrilling new songs. Because he could think of no other theme, he's decided to call them....

The Four Songs Barack Obama Listens To
When He's Painting Watercolors.

Not to say he's ever heard these songs before or that he paints watercolors.
But something interesting might unfold if the three were ever brought together.


Download 4 Free MP3s
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Scary Mansion, Mirror Mirror, Hot Silk Pockets and Blackbright Morning Light


Scary Mansion - Go To Hell
Not as scary or mean as either it sounds. Scary Mansion is a simple folk group from Brooklyn. Lead mansion Leah Hayes sings in a pretty, but not too pretty voice and some competent musicians back her up. Go to Hell is quite infectious and might be the perfect song to play if you're making coffee while trying not to think of your ex.
RIYL: Catpower, Will Oldham, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter

Mirror Mirror-New Horizons
Vocoders, Vocoders, Vocoders. Mirror Mirror are serious about them and you'd better get with the program if you want to take in their spacious sound. These dudes sing tunes for the future and the future sounds really melodic. And futuristic, too.
RIYL: MGMT, Air, Brian Eno

Hot Silk Pockets- Panda Eyes
Some fiery band from Glasgow who are on Stolen Recordings, the same label that signed Let's Wrestle and Pete and the Pirates. Lots of reverb and yelping flesh out their minimal sound and make Panda Eyes the kind of song that distracts EN-D from grading papers.
RIYL: the B52's, Love is All, Crystal Stilts

Brightblack Morning Light- Gathered Years
EN-D thinks of this of this album cover as a Corona ad that got shelved because it was too dark. Can't you just imagine a bottle resting on the point of the boat out there?
Anyway, if you heard the last BbML album you're in for another round of trance-inducing dirges. Psychedelic-slowcore doesn't get any better than this. Or does it? EN-D wouldn't know because he don't listen to many bands that are this slow. Aggressively slow? EN-D suggests throwing this on if you're in a heroin-induced fog. Could be pleasant.
RIYL: Low, Catpower, consuming Peyote

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