7 Plays
ceU ‘Malemolencia’ From Brazilian singer/songwriter Ceu’s debut album. Mellow, seductive, cool and breezy.
10 Plays
Lizz Wright ‘Thank You’ I didn’t post on Thanksgiving Day, but if I had, this luxuriant sublime Led Zeppelin cover would have been it.
108 Plays
Elvis Perkins in Dearland ‘Shampoo’ The opaque opening track to Perkins’ sophomore CD. The lyrics, which borrow from Nina Simone’s “Black is the color of my true love’s hair” might make little sense, the melody is gorgeous and robust — all swampy organs and harmonica wails.
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27 Plays
The Eels ‘Whatever Happened to Soy Bomb’ Four years old but still one of my favorites. Singer Mark Oliver Everett sounds a little like David Gilmour, but the strings-soaked song sounds nothing like Pink Floyd. I’m assuming ‘soy bomb’ references performance artist Michael Portnoy’s antic during Bob Dylan’s performance at the 1998 Grammies when Portnoy ripped off his shirt to reveal those words emblazoned on his chest.
