I have $15 itunes credit

[zuropa_fit]

What should I buy?

Give me a list of 15 songs by a few new bands to buy on itunes. If I pick your list and you PM me your snail mail address, I"ll send you a loaf of home made banana nut bread with chocolate chips.

To give you an example of my music taste, I like, besides U2
Aerosmith
American Music Club
The Beatles
Bedlam Rovers
Bloc Party
Bob Mould
Brian Setzer
Bruce Springsteen
Coldplay
Dave Matthews
Feist
Fiona Apple
Foo Fighters
Fountains of Wayne
Franz Ferdinand
Fratellis
Green Day
Hot Hot Heat
Janes Addiction
Kate Nash
Kings of Leon
Material Issue
Morphine
The National
Nick Drake
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
The Police
REM
The Shins
Sqeeze
Tokyo Police Club
and Wilco
to name a few

 

[Screwtape2]

Only ten but...

Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos
Spark by Tori Amos
Cruel by Tori Amos
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before by The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths
I Just Want To Touch You by Utopia
Where Does The World Go To Hide by Utopia
Seven Seconds by Youssou N’Dour
Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Somebody Told Me by The Killers

 

[zuropa_fit]

I have Tori and the Killers (not a huge Killers fan either, sorry)

 

[LJT]

I'm guessing your in the states, so if you pick my list don't worry I won't expect the loaf

But anyway I recommend:

1. Architect- Deus (alt indie rock from Belguim, quite danceable)
2. Wet and Rusting- Menomena (If you like Bloc Party you should like them, not as angular as Bloc though, but I reckon better, more varied instrumentation as well.)
3. I Lust You- Neon Neon (a side project of the singer from Super Furry Animals, classic disco)
4. Back In Your Head- Tegan & Sara (quality pop really, sweet song)
5. The Apocalypse Song- St. Vincent (more good multiinstrumental pop/folky/baroquey...former member of the polyphonic spree if that helps)
6. Painter in Your Pocket- Destroyer (cool cryptic lyrics, more indie rock, bit like more of the low key National songs but a bit more tuneful)
7. Little Bit- Lykke Li (bit like Feists more discoey moments, minimal electro/disco I suppose)
8. Guilt by Association- Louis XIV (dirty indie rock, very good, like A-ha Shake era KOL, but dirtier)
9. D.A.N.C.E- Justice (one of the best dance songs of recent years)
10. Myriad Harbour- The New Pornographers (brilliant melodic pop, all that you need in life to get by really, not dissimilar to Lou Reed really )
11. 2080- Yeasayer (experiemental gospelly psychadelica? great tune anyway)
12. Seventy Four Seventy Five- Shearwater (one of their rockier moments, similar to Okkervil River mainly because some of them used to be in that band, better singer than Will Sheff though)
13. Skinny Love- Bon Iver (really gorgeous folk, I mean really, some of the most beautiful music you could ever listen to)
14. I Should Have Been After You- Rooney (just really fun pop rock in the mould of Fountains of Wayne)
15. Little Lover's So Polite- Silversun Pickups (grungey pop rock, scuzzy goodness a la Smashing Pumpkins)

Sorry if you know some of it, not even sure if it will all be available on the US itunes.

 

[UberBeaver]

The Glasvegas album.

And LJT's 15th pick cause the Silversun Pickups are awesome. LJ - yo ever listen to Glasvegas? They kinda remind me of Silversun Pickups a lil bit.

 

[LJT]

I currently have the Glasvegas album on my mp3 player, on regular rotation. Didn't really think about it, but yeah they are kinda similar in parts...I think it's the guys thick Glaswegian accent that stopped me from considerin it.

 

[UberBeaver]

I dig the accent. It's awesome to hear someone not try to cover up something that thick. Good shit.

ZF - you like the Pixies? I would recommend Debaser, Gigantic, Bone Machine, Hey and Here Comes Your Man as good starting points as well. I notice you have Jane's Addiction listed - along with the Pixies they're my favorite American band.

 

[LMP]

I dig the accent. It's awesome to hear someone not try to cover up something that thick. Good shit.

ZF - you like the Pixies? I would recommend Debaser, Gigantic, Bone Machine, Hey and Here Comes Your Man as good starting points as well. I notice you have Jane's Addiction listed - along with the Pixies they're my favorite American band.

Hell yes on the Pixies rec.

Have you heard any TV on the Radio or My Morning Jacket before?

 

[zuropa_fit]

ooh Pixies! I love Here Comes Your Man and a couple others I heard in college but I own none of their stuff. Keep talkin, Beav.

 

[LMP]

Get Doolittle as soon as possible.

 

[beegee]

No list, only a single recommendation.

Sally's Song by Fiona Apple from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.

She does such a chilly, haunting version of it; it's perfect for this time of year.

 

[Reggo]

What should I buy?

Give me a list of 15 songs by a few new bands to buy on itunes. If I pick your list and you PM me your snail mail address, I"ll send you a loaf of home made banana nut bread with chocolate chips.

I wanna play...

"My Mistakes Were Made For You" - The Last Shadow Puppets (Sounds like a song from a 60's James Bond movie. Mmm...Daniel Craig... *slaps self*)
"Mother Mary" - Foxboro Hot Tubs (another retro-sounding song. Green Day side project)
"An Honest Mistake" - The Bravery (half new-wave, half retro. Love)
Anything by Modest Mouse. Specifically, "Float On" or "3rd Dream".
"Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
"When You Sleep" - My Bloody Valentine
Anything by The Libertines or Babyshambles. Specifically, "What Katie Did" or "Can't Stand Me Now"
"Ever Present Past" - Paul McCartney.

That's 8...

"Precious" - Depeche Mode
"Kiss You Off" or "Land Of A Thousand Words" by Scissor Sisters. Actually, anything off Ta-Dah! is great.
"Alison" - Elvis Costello
"One More Night With You" - Brian Setzer Orchestra
"No It Isn't" - +44

one more...

"See Emily Play" - Pink Floyd

Enjoy, Zooey.

 

[RedRocksU2]

"Precious" - Depeche Mode

I love you

 

[Reggo]

Get Doolittle as soon as possible.

NOt to derail Z's thread, but I've been meaning to tell you, LMP, that I bought Surfer Rosa a few weeks ago. It has some EP of theirs tacked onto it, too. I love it. Thanks for recommending them.

back to Z's thread now.

 

[Reggo]

I love you

I know this already, Carlos.

 

[RedRocksU2]

Ok, here you go Z...my picks;

Happiest Girl -Depeche Mode
I Call It Love- Lionel Ritchie...yeah, I know..I just like the song,ok?
Superman -R.E.M.
Run - New Order
The One Thing -INXS
It's No good - Depeche Mode
Sea Of Sin -Depeche Mode
What A Wonderful World -Eva Cassidy
Hot Pockets -Jim Gaffigan
Popmuzik -M

quite an interesting list

 

[the tourist]

Here are my recommendations:

Starflyer 59 "Good Sons"
M83 "Kim & Jessie"
Cut Copy "Noboby Lost, Nobody Found"
Spoon "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"
Fleet Foxes "Blue Ridge Mountains"
George Harrison "Awaiting On You All"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "American X"
Ours "Sometimes"
Locksley "Past and Present"
Gosling "Stealing Stars"

and that's only 10.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

"My Mistakes Were Made For You" - The Last Shadow Puppets (Sounds like a song from a 60's James Bond movie

Their whole album sounds like that. Alex Turner is a serious young talent.

 

[the tourist]

Their whole album sounds like that. Alex Turner is a serious young talent.

Fuck YES.

 

[RedRocksU2]

I should check this out.

 

[the tourist]

I should check this out.

Last Shadow Puppets are like a hybrid of the Arctic Monkeys and James Bond theme music.

 

[Reggo]

Their whole album sounds like that. Alex Turner is a serious young talent.

It does? okay, I need to buy this album.

 

[zuropa_fit]

There is some intriguing stuff in here. Some of it I have already but I'm definitely enjoying reading your suggestions.

Not sure anyone's won the banana bread yet. And believe me, it's to die for (low fat too!).

 

[LMP]

NOt to derail Z's thread, but I've been meaning to tell you, LMP, that I bought Surfer Rosa a few weeks ago. It has some EP of theirs tacked onto it, too. I love it. Thanks for recommending them.

back to Z's thread now.

Glad to hear it, you're welcome.

 

[pgv]

Here's my bash

1. Last of the Shadow Puppets - Standing Next To Me
2. Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do?
3. The Long Blondes - My Heart Is Out Of Bounds
4. Siouxise & The Banshees - Cities in Dust
5. The Cranberries - Zombie
6. The Editors - Munich
7. Monkey Journey To The West - Heavenly Peach Banquet
8. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Kingdom of Doom
9. Kasabian - Empire
10. The Klaxons - Golden Skans
11. The Organ - Brother
12. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
13. Portishead - Numb
14. VV Brown - I'm Crying Blood
15. Patti Smith - Summer Cannibals

 

[zuropa_fit]

Ok, here you go Z...my picks;

Happiest Girl -Depeche Mode
I Call It Love- Lionel Ritchie...yeah, I know..I just like the song,ok?
Superman -R.E.M.
Run - New Order
The One Thing -INXS
It's No good - Depeche Mode
Sea Of Sin -Depeche Mode
What A Wonderful World -Eva Cassidy
Hot Pockets -Jim Gaffigan
Popmuzik -M

quite an interesting list

Caliente pocket... death pocket...

I find it interesting that Carlos' taste in music apparently hasn't changed since high school

 

[mikal]

one word:

deerhunter

 

[DaveC]

"Snowed In/Cruisin'" by the Joel Plaskett Emergency.