01. This Year's Girl #4
02. I
03. Ohayo
04. Thank You
05. Let's Be Adult
06. This Year's Girl #5
07. Baby Love Child
08. Twiggy Twiggy
09. Twiggy vs James Bond
10. Gifted
11. Party
12. Shi-Ri-To-Ri
13. Marble Index
14. Y.O.U.
15. Xxxxxxxxxman
16. Tokyo's Coolest Sound
17. Birth Of Cool
18. This Year's Girl #6
PURCHASEDOWNLOADThis here is quite the famous album. Though not my favorite P5 release, it was a very important one in their career as for the pop music scene in japan. For those who don't know Pizzicato Five have been around since the late 80's I believe and have been a strong player in the "Shibuya-kei" movement that swept through japan and the world in the 90's (which all the kids like to talk about). Their music is very influential and actually very nice and diverse. I often think they have a sound of their own and actually fell in love with it when I first heard the (famous)
Happy End Of The World album.Though this is a very old release I randomly put it on this morning and forgot how much I liked this group. Personally I find it to be a nice change of pace from my current interests which I am growing tired with, very nice loungey downtempo pop music with a healthy jazz and hip hop influence (apparently De La Soul was a big influence on the group, most notably in the groups adaptation of sampling). Very "classy" music, if you would like one word to describe it.
It being in japanese may be a set back, the music is top notch. Personally, I find the first few tracks to be a bit oddly placed, but the album has some of their best work on it. Somewhat of an infant version of their sound which developed a lot more over time I can only say it's fantastic and you should give it a listen (then again I always say that!).
FYI the track Baby Love Child was actually featured in that episode of Futurama about Leela's parents. Albeit a different english version but even so. Great release, give it a listen, yada yada, you know the drill.
Labels: lounge, Pop, rock, Shibuya-Kei
posted by P!
Imagine if
Neutral Milk Hotel had a younger brother who was really into pop. This is that younger brother. Lo-fi, yet unabashedly pleased to be there; this album shines in being not only fun, but being thoughtfully so. The Mistress opens with a really cool harmony over sparse, yet fitting, guitar, loping in and out of tonality as it seemingly wakes up, still ready to go back to sleep. But it doesn't. WHALE, the standout track on this album, starts with some drum
pounding and harmonics, the singing of lyrics playing second fiddle. In the background: a whale? muffled screaming? But suddenly we're on the ocean. Some really rad percussion ensues, and the album keeps building until the throbbing riffs in track four begin, and carry through most of the album. Strangest use of vocals? Track five. It's just weird to hear, but pleasant at the same time; imagine being haunted by an acapella quartet of ghosts. The album ends on a shoegaze-y note, dreamy vocals to coast on out. All in all, a good album worth hearing.
PurchaseDownload - Mediafire (v0)Labels: indie, lo-fi, Pop, shoegaze
posted by hresvelgr
Fredrika Stahl grew up in France with aspirations of becoming a dancer, but soon turned towards being a singer/songwriter. Originally beginning with a jazz-style, she has since moved towards a sound which more strongly emulated pop, reminiscent of the arrangements found on classic Beach Boys albums. But don't expect a glitzy bleach-blonde happy-go-lucky pop album, it opens with the chantings of a ghostly choir, and sprawls out into a piano piece, and if you strain to hear it, the soft shaking of a maraca. It opens up to the drum and basslines, and Stahl's voice shines through the whole way as the strings come in, accentuating her poignant lyrics.
It's pretty rad.
PurchaseDownload - Megaupload (v0)Labels: jazz, Pop
posted by hresvelgr
| 1. Care of Cell 44 |
| 2. A Rose for Emily |
| 3. Maybe After He's Gone |
| 4. Beechwood Park |
| 5. Brief Candles |
| 6. Hung up on a Dream |
| 7. Changes |
| 8. I Want Her She Wants Me |
| 9. This Will Be Our Year |
| 10. Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) |
| 11. Friends of Mine |
| 12. Time of the Season |
One of the best pop albums of all time. I listened to this 10 times in a row when I first discovered it. It's not as well-known, but it's every bit as good as Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's when it comes to not-actually-that-psychedelic-pop-albums.
MediafireAmazonLabels: 60s, Pop, Psychedelic
posted by JelloPudding
Side one
1. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - 2:24
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" - 2:50
3. "This Boy" - 2:11
4. "It Won't Be Long" - 2:11
5. "All I've Got to Do" - 2:05
6. "All My Loving" - 2:04
Side two
1. "Don't Bother Me" - 2:28 (George Harrison)
2. "Little Child" - 1:46
3. "Till There Was You" - 2:12 (Meredith Willson)
4. "Hold Me Tight" - 2:30
5. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - 1:59
6. "Not a Second Time" - 2:03
PURCHASEDOWNLOADYou should all have this by now, if not, you aren't cool. A must have in any hipsters collection, since The Beatles are responsible for everything. They are simply the best band ever, and if you disagree, well then, get off the internet.
They have inspired everyone from Elvis to Fall Out Boy to Motzart to The Powder Puff Girls so they should inspire you to. I mean their inspiration even goes as far as Muse's OK Computer album which pays tribute to this a lot. If not touched by this album, you are probably a gay metalhead... So yeah, I said it, The Beatles are the best ever, so download this.
Labels: Pop, rock and roll
posted by P!
01. The Bathtime Beat02. Your Snore03. The Bedtime Beatbox04. Make Believe Melody05. Maborshi Ondo06. Marching To Sleep07. Mr Gondry
08. Goodnight Train09. Make Believe Melody #210. Oyasumi
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Lullatone is a popular music group based in Nagoya, Japan, whose music is characterized by an innocent, child-like quality and spare, lo-fi sounds. Although the group refers to their style of music as “pajama-pop”, it is commonly included in such musical subgenres as Twee pop, Indie pop and Electronica. It draws influence from such diverse sources as Bossa Nova, French pop music of the 1960s, children’s songs and Musique concrète.
Labels: electronic, indie, Pop
posted by Alice
1. Musta Ruusu
2. Japanilainen Puutarha
3. Ovet Ja Huoneet
4. Kopiokissa
5. Pyhäpietarinaukio
6. Kiltti Vai Tuhma
7. Kodinrakennusohjeet
8. Puutarhakatu 36
9. Maailmanloppu
Aside from the... odd, shall we say, cover art, this Finnish band is excellent. The vocals ring clear and beautiful, melding into the music. I feel like I am lost for words in recent times, but this album is something,
worthwhile.
Musta Ruusu reigns as the best track, for its clear acoustical play, and wonderful vocal use.
Download - RapidsharePurchaseLabels: acoustic, electropop, Pop
posted by hresvelgr
01. "Ways to Make It Through the Wall" 4:12
02. "Miserabilia" 3:15
03. "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed" 3:54
04. "Between an Erupting Earth and an Exploding Sky" 1:16
05. "You'll Need Those Fingers for Crossing" 5:09
06. "It's Never That Easy Though, Is It? (Song for the Other Kurt)" 2:21
07. "The End of the Asterisk" 1:52
08. "Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #1" 4:27
09. "Heart Swells/Pacific Daylight Time" 2:37
10. "All Your Kayfabe Friends" 3:15
DOWNLOADPURCHASELos Campesinos new album, We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed, is quite a different album from what the band usually makes. The music has for the most part stayed the same, but the lyrics are a lot different, somewhat more angry and depressing. This album probably won't attract as much fans as Hold on Now, Youngster... but this is still a great album from them. I recommend starting with their first album if you want to get into the band though, since it is much more accessible than this lyric wise...
Side note, this album has yet to be release in the states, so if you want to order it either import it, or wait till November 25th, as it is only available in Europe as of now
Labels: indie, Pop, rock
posted by P!
