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iceage — New Brigade


Maxïmo Park — The National Health
(liked it the first time around, didn't know until this morning they had a new album)


Dan Deacon — America
(his most listenable album to date)


Spoon — Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Quake1028

These have been or will be in heavy rotation:

Aesop Rock - Skelethon
Memphis May Fire - Challenger
Bob Dylan - Tempest
The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
The xx - Coexist
Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland
Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

david12

Bob Dylan - Tempest
Yeasayer - Fragrant World
Divine Fits - A Thing Call Divine Fits
Jessie Ware - Devotion

asianxcore

Civil War Rust: The Fun & The Lonely
Machine Head: The More Things Change...
Know The Score: All Time Low
Chthonic: Takasago Army
Hang The Bastard: Hang The Bastard
Hang The Bastard: Hellfire Reign
Lights: Siberia

The Bus

The Vaccines — What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

Rival11

2011 Remaster:

RagingBull80

I recommend Tempest by Broken Water for anyone who likes mid-'80s Sonic Youth (particularly with Kim singing).

islandclaws

Currently in heavy rotation:

Neurosis - Honor Found In Decay

Stone Sour - House Of Gold & Bones Pt. 1

Enslaved - Riitiir

KISS - Monster

Norm de Plume

Not much, really, but I recently discovered and like Gerard McMahon:

Rocketdog2000

NICE! Gerard is great, and his albums are worth tracking down. He's changed styles, and the spelling of name he goes under over the years, so you may want to keep that in mind while looking for them.

May I also recommend his follow up album, Foreign Papers from 1986. (Notice the different spelling of McMann)



These days he goes by G Tom Mac. I quite liked this album he did in 2007, too.

Norm de Plume

G Tom Mac. Yeah, pretty asinine moniker. None of his early albums is on CD, so I was forced to find other avenues.
Have you heard his '86 album, Foreign Papers, and is it any good? I've only heard his other two, one with a band called Kid Lightning and the other the one whose cover is seen above, which I preferred. Some good stuff on there. He should've been bigger.
What prompted me to look into him was a recent discussion in Movie Talk, where I recalled how marvellous his song over the closing credits of No Way Home was:
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Edit: Disregard part of my reply. I didn't see your edited answer.

Rocketdog2000

I've got most of his earlier albums, including Foreign Papers, all on vinyl, and they are all good if a bit different for the times they were released.

He's actually done a lot of soundtrack work over the years, even if most of it is hard to come by. His most well known song from a soundtrack is most likely "Cry Little Sister" form the 1987 movie The Lost Boys.

He's also written many songs for other artists, including one of my favorites on KISS' Unmasked album - "Is That You?"

Here's him telling the story about it...

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Norm de Plume

Aha, thanks. Yes, I knew about the track from the Lost Boys soundtrack, which, sadly, is probably his most well-known song, period. I don't fancy it all that much, nor the movie.

Buttmunker

As far as music from 2012..........meh. I guess the "best" thing out there are the songs by Fun?

Certainly better than "Gangnam Style." - LOL

I mean, what do you guys (who were born around 1970) think is good "new" music today? (And this HAS to exclude old artists putting out new music, like Rolling Stones or Bob Dylan! What contemporary artists, based on the music style you grew up enjoying, are worth seeking out?)

asianxcore

God Seed: I, Begin
Bison B.C.: Lovelessness
Gary Clark Jr.: Blak and Blu
Taylor Swift: Red
Ghost: Opus Eponymous
Smoking Popes: Born To Quit

The Bus

Sean Price's Mic Tyson

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Quake1028

Rick Springfield - Songs for the End of the World
Dirty Projectors - About to Die
Andrew Bird - Hands of Glory
Sean Price - Mic Tyson
Kendrick Lamar - GKMC
Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
Dark Time Sunshine - ANX

Gdrlv

P.O.S - We Don't Even Live Here
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Titus Andronicus - Local Business
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Bob Mould - Golden Age
Trey Anastasio - Traveler

And holding over from earlier in the year...
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Nas - Life Is Good
Beach House - Bloom

asianxcore

Hiro11

Recent Rdio history:

Neil Young: After the Gold Rush - listened mainly to the title track, which is in my top ten songs ever list.
Paul Oakenfold: Four Seasons - listened for about ten minutes to this massive collection and then remembered that all trance sounds kind of the same to me and got bored.
Jane's Addiction: Up from the Catacombs - had a brief burst of nostalgia and listened to "Stop" and "Ocean Size", both of which sound pretty dated to be frank. Still love the "dirty LA bungalow/surfer/goth/heroin" vibe of JA. Also, it reminds me of an old girlfriend, which is always fun.
...And you will know us by the trail of dead: Lost Songs - listened to this a lot recently, it's starting to sound a bit more U2 to me at points, not sure this is going to stand the test of time...
Black Breath: Sentenced to Life - decided they are more metal-flavored punk rather than punk-flavored metal. Can't get enough of this album, it kicks ass.
No Trigger: Tycoon - needed a short poppunk fix.
Terry Callier: What Color is Love - they talked about it on Sound Opinions and I'd never heard the guy. Awesome album, sort of a mix of Astral Weeks, Serge Gainsborough and Love.
Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure - mainly for "Beauty Queen". I've played this album maybe too many times at this point, getting a little sick of it. Bryan Ferry's "jaded European lothario" schtick is timelessly awesome, though
Sinead O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - mainly for "Three Babies" which I love. then I listened to the whole album. Holds up brilliantly.
The Police: Synchronicity - another burst of nostalgia. Surely "Mother" and "Ms Gradenko" are jokes? Decided "Synchronicity 1" is the greatest Police song ever while "Synchronicity 2" kinda sucks. Side 2 is pure genius. Still like "Ghost in the Machine" best.
Vitalic: Stamina - boring, basic single from a formerly promising producer. Haven't found a good electronic release in a while now...
The Chariot: One Wing - unhinged instant classic or complete mess, I can't decide
Photek: KU:PALM - pretty good album by a scene veteren. Can't say I remember too much about it at this point...

The Bus

Crystal Castle's new album, (III):

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The Bus

Listening to Black Breath. So far, so good. My % like of metal (or anything remote to it) is pretty low, but it's a much higher rate with anything put out by Southern Lord.

For electronic music, did you listen to James Talabot's Fin?

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By far my favorite electronic album of the year.

The Bus

I'd characterize Talabot as a slightly darker Delorean.

The Bus

Hard to believe it's been two years since this release and there hasn't been an album since.

M.I.A. — Vicki Leekx

wendersfan