After being super stoked about the Ladytron finds and the iTunes Plus updates, I hit a brick wall on what else to get with the remaining winnings for five songs... So, I ended up with the following five (along with commentary) that won a spot on my iPod nano "classic" (aka: the first iPod nano that is nowhere to be found in the Apple store).
"Left Side Drive" - Boards of Canada. This band was suggested by two great people who work at American Apparel when we were talking of spacey music playing in the store. It's very chill, optimistic and transcendental.
"Faster Kill Pussycat" - Paul Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy. I heard this song two Halloween's ago and fell in love with it. It's very dancie and you lose yourself in the beat.
"Life On Mars?" - David Bowie. It's one of those songs you hear from time to time that grab your attention. It's a classic!
"Shadow of the Day" - Linkin Park. I woke up hearing this song having no idea who played it. A couple weeks go by, and I find out it's Linkin Park. It's mellow and quite good in my opinion.
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division. It breaks my heart to hear this song, but it's unusually gorgeous. It's also from the Donnie Darko and Control soundtracks.
11 comments:
re: Life on Mars, also a superterrific karaoke song.
I had the same reaction to the Linkin Park song. They're not really my kind of band, but I just love that song. It's beautiful and kind of heartbreaking somehow. More than a pop song should be, I guess.
Goldenfiddle: It would be a great karaoke song to do... a nice break from Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" :-)
Dawn: I totally agree! The music video is a okay... but it is indeed great.
Snaps for you both!
I revisited that Joy Division song after the 500 Songs for Kids thing back in May...since it was on the list of best songs of all time.
Wow Leah! You got great taste in music. You should start a blog about music! (ba doom chhh - extremely cheezy joke)
Don't stop with "Love Will Tear Us Apart"...Joy Division didn't have a chance to develop much of a catalogue, but what they DID put out was gorgeous and highly influential.
No worries labatts, I won't stop there. Any suggestions? :-)
I thought you'd never ask...
Although I'm admittedly partial to the propulsive post-punk goodness of their first album Unknown Pleasures (especially "Shadowplay"), Closer is the classic that hinted at what might have been. "Heart and Soul" and "Passover" are just so damn intense. There's also a live version of "Ceremony" (which ended up being released as a single by New Order) on the compilation album Still.
Oh, and because you're obviously a music movie buff, check out "24 Hour Party People" for a quick primer of the Manchester music scene that begat Joy Division.
"Unknown Pleasures," "Closer" and "Still" (I'm guessing those are the album names)... I'll have to check them out - I'm intrigued. I'll also have to check out "24 Hour Party People." Thanks!
If you liked Boards of Canada, you might like Bonobo. I haven't heard his latest album, but Animal Magic is quite good.
indiegeek, sounds interesting. I also think of Minotaur Shock when I listened to "Left Side Drive." I'll have to check out Bonobo's "Animal Magic". Thanks!
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