Jason Morrell threw a fantastic end of the year album review party where about 20 people participated, bringing in their top 5 albums of the year. Here’s a review of all everyone’s Top 5 Albums of 2011 complete with Spotify Links.
For me, this was the year Aaron rediscovered Hip-Hop/R&B, hence my Top 5…
#5 | Jill Scott | The Light of the Sun #4 | Lupe Fiasco | Friend of the People (I Fight Evil) #3 | The Black Keys | El Camino #2 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto #1 | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers
Tracy and I had the chance to see Over the Rhine this week at the Great American Music Hall. (Great venue by the way!) It was a great show but one thing I wasn’t expecting was how great The Milk Carton Kids would be. Here’s a great live video of them down in Ventura… enjoy!
Scala & Kolacny Brothers burst onto the musical scene with their cover of Radiohead’s “Creep”, which was used in the movie trailer to promote The Social Network. Their sound is exquisitely beautiful yet haunting, which makes a perfect soundtrack for a short story. The video below uses Scala & Kolancy Brothers cover of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” to narrate a truly heartbreaking story…
The weight of this story is heart-wrenching. I simply can’t wrap my mind nor my heart around what is taking place. To what level of despair would a couple have to get descend in their marriage for something like this to occur? Is there somehow some sense of beauty here? (I’m having a really hard time finding it if there is.) No matter what this video is a haunting parable of despair and love. Anyone have any thoughts?
This has been one of those weeks of seeking calm after the frenzied pace of officially launching IKON… therefore I found myself wandering time and again to the soothing sounds of William Fitzsimmons for audio respite. If you haven’t checked this guy out, you really should. He’s got a highly enjoyable soothing melodic vibe.
