Get Well Soon - Songs Against the Glaciation EP

Get Well Soon - Songs Against the Glaciation EP (2008)

1. Against the Glaciation
2. Heading Home to the Pole
3. You're Using All Your Senses Just for Being Sad
4. It's Just Friendly Fire
5. Listen! Those Lost at Sea Sing A Song on Christmas Day
6. Green Island Never Turns White
7. Dear Tempest-tossed! Dear Weakened!


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ReignDear - Good Old Fashioned Birth

ReignDear are a three-piece band formed in 2007 consisting of South African-born: Kent Dylan (vocals/guitar), Johnny Atterbury (percussion, guitar, synth), and Wesley Jay (guitars/backing vocals).

The band's musical strength relies on soothing vocals amidst subtle ambient soundscapes and sweet melodies.

Thanks, Kent for introducing me to ReignDear!



ReignDear - Good Old Fashioned Birth (2008)

1. fourteenth
2. HURSE
3. FOR MEMORY
4. [your imagination goes here]
5. OH, CIGARETTE.
6. LUAP NHOJ
7. ∞
8. BLAKCEYES
9. ⌘

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Final Fantasy - Spectrum, 14th Century EP

Final Fantasy - Spectrum, 14th Century EP (2008)

1. Oh, Spectrum
2. Blue Imelda
3. The Butcher
4. Cockatrice
5. The Ballad of No-Face

Final Fantasy - Plays to Please EP

Final Fantasy - Plays to Please EP (2008)

1. Horsetail Feathers
2. Ultimatum
3. Moodring Band
4. I Saved a Junky Once
5. Nun or a Bawd
6. Crush-Love-Crush

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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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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Teitur - The Singer

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Genre: Pop, Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Similar Artist: Thomas Dybdahl

Easy listenin'. Earnest and unpretentious. Love this one.


Teitur - The Singer (2008)

1. The Singer
   
2. Your Great Book
   
3. Girl I Don't Know
   
4. We Still Drink the Same Water
   
5. Catherine the Waitress
   
6. Legendary Afterparty
   
7. Guilt by Association
   
8. Start Wasting My Time
   
9. Letter from Alex
   
10. Don't Let Me Fall in Love with You
    
11. You Should Have Seen Us

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Montag - Going Places

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Genre: Electronic

Similar Artists: Caribou

Antoine Bédard's voice reminds me of a melancholic Owen Pallett. The music is sweet. The collaborations here are outstanding-M83, Amy Millan (Stars), Ghislain Poirier, Ida Nilsen, Leah Abramson, Victoria Legrand (Beach House), Au Revoir Simone, and surprise-Final Fantasy!

Montag - Going Places (2007)

1. I Have Sound (with M83)
2. Best Boy Electric
3. Mechanical Kids (with Amy Millan of Stars)
4. Alice (with Ghislain Poirier)
5. 322 Water (with Ida Nilsen)
6. Softness, I forgot Your Name (with Final Fantasy)
7. Safe in Sound (with Amy Millan of Stars)
8. Hi-5 au DJ
9. Hands Off, Creature! (with Leah Abramson)
10. (Plus Grand Que) (with Victoria Legrand of Beach House)
11. No One Else (with Au Revoir Simone)
12. Going Places


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The Camerawalls - Pocket Guide to the Otherworld

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Genre: Indie Pop

Similar Artists: The Beatles, The Smiths

Didn't realize how good this album is, until today. Fortunately, this record is available in stores. I'm going to buy one tomorrow. Promise!

The Camerawalls - Pocket Guide to the Otherworld (2008)

1. Markers Of Beautiful Memories
2. Clinically Dead For 16 Hours
3. Lord Of The Flies
4. I Love You, Natalie
5. Changing Horses Midstream
6. Ignore My Weaknesses, Don't Ignore Me
7. Canto De Maria Clara
8. The Emperor, The Concubine & The Commoner
9. Solitary North Star
10. Lizards Hiding Under Rocks

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Lullatone - Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous

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Genre: Twee Pop, Indie Pop, Electronica

Similar Artists: Piana, múm

Cute bedtime beats. I listen to it before I go to sleep.


Lullatone - Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous (2006)

1. Good Morning Melody
2. Bedroom Bossa Band
3. Magical...
4. Pajama Party Pop
5. Sleepytime Samba
6. Thoughts and Clouds
7. Building Castles in the Sky
8. Floating Away


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Final Fantasy - Has A Good Home

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Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Folk

Similar Artists: Andrew Bird, Patrick Wolf

You can't go wrong with Owen Pallett.

Final Fantasy - Has A Good Home (2005)

1. None of You Will Ever See a Penny
   
2. This is the Dream of Win & Regine
   
3. Your Light is Spent
   
4. Furniture
   
5. The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
   
6. Took You Two Years to Win My Heart
   
7. The Chronicles of Sarnia
   
8. (Reverse)
   
9. Adventure.exe
   
10. Library
    
11. That's When the Audience Died
    
12. Learn to Keep Your Mouth Shut, Owen Pallett
    
13. An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy
    
14. Please Please Please
    
15. Better Than Worse
    
16. The Sea

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Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds

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Genre: Indie Pop

Similar Artists: Andrew Bird, Patrick Wolf

Magical. One of my favorite albums of all time.


Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds (2006)

1. Arctic Circle
2. He Poos Clouds
3. This Lamb Sells Condos
4. If I Were A Carp
5. ->
6. I'm Afraid of Japan
7. Song Song Song
8. Many Lives -> 49 MP
9. Do You Love?
10. The Pooka Sings


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Alaska in Winter - Dance Party in the Balkans

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Genre: Electronic, Indie, Experimental, Glitch

Similar Artists: A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Beirut (barely)

Perhaps Alaska in Winter's claim to fame was the resplendent Zach Condon-starrer "Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind", which could have passed off as a Beirut single.

Vocoder. Melancholia. Glitch. Beauty. Addiction


Alaska in Winter - Dance Party in the Balkans (2007)

1. The Homeless and the Hummingbirds
   
2. Your Red Dress (Wedding Song At Cemetery)
   
3. The Beautiful Burial Flowers We Will Never See
   
4. Balkan Lowrider Anthem
   
5. Lovely Lovely Love
   
6. Twenty Four Hours in Lake of Ice
   
7. Dance Party in the Balkans
   
8. Harmonijak
   
9. Staring At The Sun
   
10. Horsey Horse
    
11. Rain on Every Weekend
    
12. Don't Read Dostoyevsky
    
13. Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind

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Miracle Fortress - Five Roses

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Genre: Indie Pop, Electronic

Similar Artists: Plants and Animals, The Russian Futurists, Sunset Rubdown, The Most Serene Republic, Young Galaxy

Miracle Fortress - Five Roses (2007)

1. Whirrs
2. Have You Seen in Your Dreams
3. Next Train
4. Maybe Lately
5. Beach Baby
6. Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart
7. Little Trees
8. Poetaster
9. Five Roses
10. Blasphemy
11. Fortune
12. This Thing About You

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