well, here was the song i was originally going to post
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and before anyone asks, no its not all rah rah rah screaming, as most of it is full clean singing

Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Across the Borderline

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So glad so many people are diggin' the Dark Mean track, & there have been some posts I've already added to my own ipod by you guys.

Here's another one for you. I literally could listen to this song on loop for 24 straight hours.

The National & St. Vincent - "Sleep All Summer"
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This is a remix by Fila Brazillia of the Sneaker Pimps' rather well known song '6 Underground'. I don't know where else to get besides converting this MP4, or just put the MP4 on a mobile device, it's hard to track down this track.

Sounds better if you hit 'HQ'.

This is lesser known track that just kicks all kinds of ass in my book. If one of you knows where to get a good MP3 let me know.

Gurrumul - Bapa, he's a blind singer, songwriter from Australia. He is brilliant.

Guy's vocals remind me of a bit of the Lighthouse Family for some reason. Remember this from '97 or thereabouts. Good song:

Here's my pick from the almighty Ulver - one of the most original, ever-evolving groups I've had the pleasure of listening to. No two of their albums sound like.

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Some interesting textures there. Here's mine, from a man who knows a bit about ambience himself:


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it was cool to see the Dylan/Heartbreakers video, going to check out a few others on there.

Been in a Japan mood for the past several months, one of my favorites by them

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My second favorite song of 2009 from my second favorite album of the year.

The Antlers - "Two"
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The newest video from my favorite band.

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I love this song and it is only on a 4 track ep, and IMO their best.
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And here is one of my favorites from the last year.
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Let's keep this thread going!

Ignoring the fact that it wasn't actually these two who made the music...this album really is a gem. I love this song:

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LOVED this one. had never heard of it, but it's blowing my mind at least once a day now. thank you!

Excellent. two of my favorite artists right now.

One of my all-time favs, but haven't seen the video. Thanks for sharing.

Someone finally put up a video of this '80s classic (unofficial video):

Yeah, come on people, nobody here has any songs they love?

Here ya go . . .
Frank Black - "I Heard Romona Sing"
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I assume a main point of this thread is to introduce people to bands and artists they're unfamiliar with. One that I really liked was an early 90's band called Poi Dog Pondering. It was started by a guy named Frank Orrall who I saw playing in a ska band in Hawaii in the mid 80's. In the late 80's and early 90's he formed a band with a bunch of eclectic musicians in Austin and released three records for Sony. They never sold well, but he's pulled an Axl -- he still plays with a band called Poi Dog Pondering (though the rest of the band is very different now, except for the violinist). They play house music and are very popular on the live music scene in Chicago.

I couldn't pick just one song by them I love, so I'll include one early one from the 90's on Letterman. It's dated, but still catchy:

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And a new version of a later track called Jack Ass Ginger with the new band:
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Original version of the song can be found here.

It's the video that gets me.

Roy Orbison - "Wing" Surfer

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Bob Dylan Noir. This one watch the video, it's so awesome together.

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^^Nice Dylan, although it sounds similar to about a dozen songs he did in the '60s. My fav of his is also probably the most atypical song he ever did, "Series of Dreams", an outtake (?!) from Oh Mercy. The Daniel Lanois "wall of sound" sound is breathtaking, the lyrics are poetic, and I love the circular keyboard (?) that pulses through the background after the 3:00 mark. Song begs to be played loud.
This is the longer version from the Bootleg Series. There's a shorter one with an impressive video.

Ready for some international songs?

Andra & The Backbone - Sempurna. The song means "Perfect" in Indonesia.

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and

Ungu - Demi Waktu. Demi Waktu means "For the Time's Sake"

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Glad to see many Dylan fans here. I also like "Series of Dreams." I have an mp3 version from the Bootleg Series Vol. 8 . It's even longer (6:26) but doesn't include the circular keyboard you mentioned. One thing I find amazing about Dylan is that he can turn a song around in so many different ways and still make it come out great.

I just turned on the play counter in my iTunes, and Dylan was easily on top. Springsteen who I also like, is a distant second.

This is my kind of music - the kind of thing that I never get tired of. (I've been listening to this kind of stuff for 32 years now...)

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Great riffs, great vocal melodies, a killer chorus hook - and a groove to die for!

Of course, there's always this one...

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That's a brilliant song...

(I love both of those songs equally, and both are songs that most people here probably haven't heard. One because it's 35 years old, the other because it's brand new.)