Comments on: na: david gray, ben kweller, cake and more

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:32:35 +0000

And Mary Gauthier — Mercy Now which arrived today. One of my favourite albums of the last few years.
http://www.emusic.com/album/Mary-Gauthier-Mercy-Now-MP3-Download/11201492.html

By: porieux

porieux — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:39:29 +0000

OK except for the SY which was indeed mentioned

By: porieux

porieux — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:38:19 +0000

Here are some others I feel were overlooked:

Stanton Moore == instant download for me

Clipse
Kyoto Jazz Massive
Scorch Trio
Underworld
Sonic Youth
Bernard/Emer/Lackner/Ferber (Will Bernard)
Roy Haynes
Benny Maupin Quartet
More Dangerous Dub

By: ptolemyclark

ptolemyclark — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:14:46 +0000

Jukebox the Ghost just makes me giddy. And they’re utterly fantastic live! They’re my “pet” band that I might not shut up about (apologies in advance). Yeah, there’s a bit of Ben Folds and Queen, but if either of those turn you off, think The Format, The XYZ Affair, and Modern Skirts (they’ve toured with the latter two) with a whimsical touch of TMBG. It’s feel-good music about the end of the world for the thinking man.

By: anose

anose — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:07:35 +0000

Re: Ben Kweller

Try “The Rules” from “On My Way.” When I first heard it, I thought for sure it was some lost Violent Femmes song.

By: Lt 030

Lt 030 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:51 +0000

Feels like Idolator around here today.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:04:32 +0000

Ah, I was trying to figure out what to do with my last 2 downloads for the month. Can’t turn down a 2-song Sonic Youth record.

By: SaraDevil

SaraDevil — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:31 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on the Constantines WJ!

By: ruadork

ruadork — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:48:46 +0000

Great to see Larry Norman mentioned. I was never much of a fan, but will use this opportunity to get this classic album.

And I like that the Sonic Youth album is 2 tracks for a total of 42 minutes. I see reviews on the site where people complain about eMusic’s charging “full price” for a very short track. Let’s keep in mind albums like this (“The Tain” by The Decemberists comes to mind).

And one more positive: the new one by The Weepies is available. Haven’t completely made up my mind on this one mainly because I’ve been drifting away from that style of music, but the article in Paste convinced me to download it. I guess it’s the family-man in me.

By: Tom Hilton

Tom Hilton — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:56:17 +0000

Etran Finatawa looks great–I’ve really liked the couple of samples I’ve heard so far.

Of course, the really big news is the Croatian hip-hop. (And I’m only about 60% joking.)