Direct from Amsterdam, Noboru Watanabe, aka Blackford, returns with Hai!
cignol- commaspace
plaid- tokyo drive
claro intelecto- peace of mind
clark- vengeance drools
tunng- woodcat
mum- we have a map of the piano
mobius band- say you will
michna- believe in it
unknown- yep
mc 900 foot jesus- falling elevators
brubaker- bitter taste
beans- shock city maverick
boom bip- do’s and don’ts
Old Flesh by UpWithIt Radio Hour
DOWNLOAD THE MP3.
The unusually placid first track from her 2004 album Legs to Make Us Longer. The whole thing is pretty amazing – percussive, angular, and funky acoustic instrumentals. Buy it here. David Cronenberg fans might recognize the creepy audio sample I added from his first feature, Shivers.
Does anything really need to be said about this eponymous title track from her 1970 album? This is prior to the Joni period I’ve always been obsessed with (Court + Spark – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter), but every time I hear that 12-string intro, I get chills. Buy it here.
Lovely piece of mellow acoustic magic. Buy it here, and check out that lineup!
Beautiful slice of melancholy from her fantastic 2004 album Time the Revelator. Buy it here.
From his highly acclaimed Illinoise album, this is a more or less perfect piece of country-tinged acoustic pop. Buy it here.
Scott 3 and Scott 4 are some utterly bizarre, and completely fantastic albums. This is a wee little sad song from Scott 4. That voice! Also recommended is the 2009 documentary about him, 30th Century Man. Buy it here.
From Parallelograms, one of the strangest, most beautiful rainy-day records I’ve ever heard. Buy it here.
Widely considered his most coherent, solid album, Melodie Nelson is, indeed, a masterpiece. Buy it here.
Why isn’t Terry Callier a household name? This epic track is from the incredible What Color is Love album. Buy it here.
Skirting that gloriously fine line between Velveeta and Roquefort, the late, great Kenny Rankin was responsible for some beautiful not-that-guilty pleasures in the early 70′s. This is from Silver Morning. Buy it here.
Another underrated band! Phish has been known to cover this sad song, but nothing beats the original, from the Kiko album. Buy it here.
One of a few “neo-roots” bands that have somehow garnered some temporary critical praise from the fickle indie community. This is from their first full-length album Furr. Buy it here.
What a surprise this was. Radiohead’s drummer released a solo album on Nonesuch last year, an unexpectedly nuanced, mellow, acoustic affair about fatherhood and maturity. It went down really easily, and holds up really well. One of my favorites from last year. And look at that album cover! Buy it here.
Altered Beast was easily one of the best and most underrated albums of the early 90′s. This is a demo from those sessions, from a CD single (remember those?). Buy it here.
Co-authored by Beck, and it shows. Sia has a tendency to, uh, overdo things a bit, but this is just lovely. Buy it here.
Just couldn’t resist this one. From The Mollusk. See them live, if you can – it just might change your life. Buy it here.
The UpWithIt Radio Hour brings you a lovingly sequenced and mixed downloadable radio show for your late night listening pleasure. Expect music from here, now, and then, tending towards the soulful and sublime, all shaken and stirred and poured with a heavy hand.
Please note, if you are an artist whose music is featured on one of our podcasts, and you'd like us to remove it, please email us and we'll do so immediately. Similarly, if you'd like your music to be considered for a future show, send an email our way and we'll check it out.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BLOG HERE.
You are currently browsing the UpWithIt Radio Hour weblog archives for April, 2011.
