Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas

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Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Pop

Similar Artist: Iron & Wine

It's that time of year...Sufjan style!


Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas (2006)


Noel: Songs for Christmas Vol. I (recorded December 2001)

1. Silent Night (Instrumental)
2. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
3. We're Goin' to the Country!
4. Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
5. It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!
6. Holy, Holy, etc. (Instrumental)
7. Amazing Grace


Hark!: Songs for Christmas Vol. II (Recorded December 2002)

1. Angels We Have Heard on High (Instrumental)
2. Put the Lights on the Tree
3. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
4. I Saw Three Ships
5. Only at Christmas Time
6. Once in David's Royal City
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! (Instrumental)
8. What Child is This Anyway?
9. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella


Ding! Dong!: Songs for Christmas Vol. III (Recorded December 2003)

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!
3. We Three Kings
4. O Holy Night
5. That was the Worst Christmas Ever!
6. All the King's Horns
7. Ding! Dong!
8. The Friendly Beasts


Joy: Songs for Christmas Vol. IV (Recorded December 2005)

1. The Little Drummer Boy
2. Away in a Manger
3. Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!
4. The First Noel
5. Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
6. The Incarnation
7. Joy to the World


Peace: Songs for Christmas Vol. V (Recorded June 2006)

1. Once in Royal David's City
2. Get Behind Me, Santa!
3. Jingle Bells
4. Christmas in July
5. Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming
6. Jupiter Winter
7. Sister Winter
8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
9. Star of Wonder
10. Holy, Holy, Holy
11. The Winter Solstice


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Rob Dougan - Furious Angels

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Genre: Trip-hop, Classical, Ambient, Electronic

Similar Artist: Faithless, Craig Armstrong, The Dust Brothers

I always wanted to listen to more of Rob Dougan ever since The Matrix came out. All I can say is that his music is mindblowing.

Rob Dougan - Furious Angels (2003)

Disc 1

1. Prelude
   
2. Furious Angels
   
3. Will You Follow Me?
   
4. Left Me for Dead
   
5. I'm Not Driving Anymore
   
6. Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation)
   
7. There's Only Me
   
8. Instrumental
   
9. Nothing at All
   
10. Born Yesterday
    
11. Speed Me towards Death
    
12. Drinking Song
    
13. Pause
    
14. One and the Same (Coda)
    
15. Clubbed to Death 2

Disc 2 - Instrumental Versions

1. Will You Follow Me?
   
2. Furious Angels
   
3. Left Me for Dead
   
4. I'm Not Driving Anymore
   
5. There's Only Me
   
6. Instrumental
   
7. Nothing at All
   
8. Born Yesterday
   
9. Speed Me Towards Death
   
10. One and the Same (Coda)

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The Real People - The Joys of Losing Weight

Genre: Electronic, Indie

Similar Artist: Beirut, Alaska in Winter

Zach Condon's (Beirut) earlier recordings. A must-listen for Beirut and Zach fans.


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Anathallo - Floating World

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Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Folk

Similar Artist: Sufjan Stevens?

Love this one. Very interesting as the band uses a wide variety of instruments such as horns, guitars, drums, piano, bells, and even unconventional objects like chains, velcro strips, stomp boxes, and pipes.

Anathallo - Floating World (2006)

1. Ame
   
2. Genessaret (Going Out Over 30,000 Fathoms of Water)
   
3. Hoodwink
   
4. By Number
   
5. Dokkoise House (With Face Covered)
   
6. Hanasakajijii (Four: A Great Wind, More Ash)
   
7. Hanasakajijii (One: The Angry Neighbor)
   
8. Inu (Howling)
   
9. Hanasakajijii (Two: Floating World)
   
10. The Bruised Reed
    
11. Yuki! Yuki! Yuki!
    
12. Hanasakajijii (Three: The Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom)
    
13. Cuckoo Spitting Blood
    
14. Kasa No Hone (The Umbrella's Bones)
    

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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

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Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Pop

Similar Artist: Iron & Wine

No words. Highly recommended.


Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)

1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
   
2. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, 'I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!
   
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
   
5. Jacksonville
   
6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons
   
7. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!
   
8. One Last 'Whoo-Hoo!' for the Pullman
   
9. Chicago
   
10. Casimir Pulaski Day
    
11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament
    
12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
    
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About
    
14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze
    
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
    
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!
    
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell
    
18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
    
19. The Seer's Tower
    
20. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few
    
22. Out of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt from My Sandals as I Run

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Eels - With Strings: Live at Town Hall

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Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Sparklehorse, The Flaming Lips

Brilliant! A great live show for sure.


Eels - With Strings: Live at Town Hall (2006)

1. Blinking Lights (For Me)
2. Bride Of Theme From Blinking Lights
3. Bus Stop Boxer
4. Dirty Girl
5. Trouble With Dreams
6. The Only Thing I Care About
7. My Beloved Monster
8. Pretty Ballerina
9. It's A Motherfucker
10. Flyswatter
11. Novocaine For The Soul
12. Girl From The North Country
13. Railroad Man
14. I Like Birds
15. If You See Natalie
16. Poor Side Of Town
17. Spunky
18. I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart
19. Suicide Life
20. Losing Streak
21. Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
22. Things The Grandchildren Should Know


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Hymie's Basement - S/T

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Genre: Experimental, Hip Hop

Similar Artists: Why?, cLOUDDEAD

A collaboration between Why?'s Yoni Wolf and Fog. Fans of Why?, cLOUDDEAD and similar bands will surely like this one.

Hymie's Basement - S/T (2003)

1. 21st Century Pop Song
2. All Them Boys
3. Suite of the Fearless Tall Dude Killer
4. Ghost Dream
5. The Act
6. Moonhead
7. The Pump
8. Parrots
9. Pretty Colors (Smile Your Brains Out)
10. Ben and Joey
11. America Won
12. America Too
13. I Am A Sewer At Heart
14. Lightning Bolts and Man Hands
15. You Die


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13 & God - S/T

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Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic

Similar Artists: The Notwist, Themselves, Subtle, Why?, cLOUDDEAD

A collaboration between The Notwist and Themselves. I like this one. A lot.


13 & God - S/T (2005)

1. Low Heaven
2. Men of Station
3. Ghostwork
4. Perfect Speed
5. Afterclap
6. Soft Atlas
7. Tin Strong
8. If
9. Superman on Ice
10. Walk

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