Hello and welcome to Work Tunes.
This week has been fairly unspectacular. I've spent a lot of it in a haze of hayfever/flu drugs while I fought off epic sniffles. I'm almost recovered now though, thanks for asking.
To the music and this week I have a band I just discovered, Real Estate, though they're not new. I have a soundtrack from a so-so indie sleeper; the latest from funky jazz rap outfit Us3; some Nas; a Rickie Lee Jones classic, Prince's 20Ten record that he released via the Daily Mirror in the UK, some good old-fashioned Sonic Youth and more.
See what you think
- Nas - Nastradamus
- Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
- Ray LaMontagne - Til The Sun Turns Black
- Real Estate - Days
- Prince - 20Ten
- The Pleased - Don't Make Things
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- Us3 - Lie, Cheat & Steal
- VA - Away We Go OST
- Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
- Digable Planets
- Fela Kuti
- Superstar Quamallah
- Toy Box Scholars
- Horse Feathers
My song this week came from the free Spin playlist for October. I don’t know this band, but this song makes them sound like Weezer maybe spent some time in the studio with Bush of all bands. What I like about it is it wouldn't raise an eyebrow if you took it back and released it in the early to mid 90s. When the kids are ripping off that kind of sound and doing it well, I’m not sure if that’s a good sign or not, but I like how it sounds.
There’s an obvious 90s vibe running through with the quiet loud distortion of it. Even the arpeggiated guitar under the verse. It makes me think that nostalgia is moving faster than ever before, but then I remember that 1991 was 20 years ago and that’s about how long nostalgia usually takes. There’s still a little bit of current style about it too, with an epic harmonised refrain of Ooooos and the swelling of instruments into that wall of sound orchestration we’re used to from Bon Iver, Polyphonic Spree etc.
TGIS
Well that's me for another week. I trust your week will be sunshine and lollipops; or at the very least, a light breeze and good coffee. If you get a chance, stream the Real Estate LP on NPR if you like mellow surf pop. It's quite an enjoyable listen.
Take care out there kids. Don't let the Man turn you around. Hasala malakim.
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