I did not forget about this, in case you were wondering. I WOULD NEVER FORGET ABOUT SPAM.
"The Crane Wife 3" - The first song off of the album The Crane Wife. This is not the first Decemberists song I ever heard, but this is where I started paying attention. This is the song that made me fall in love, from the album that made me fall in love hard; it's one of their most beautiful songs and still one of my favorites. It's the companion piece to "The Crane Wife 1 & 2"; when played in order they tell Colin's version of the classic Japanese folktale.
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"On The Bus Mall" - I feel like you must have heard this one at some point, since it's popped up on Riverside, but now that you're paying attention, here it is again. This is the Star/Jaime theme song. And gorgeous and emotional in its own right, and one of the kind of unusual stories Colin likes to tell. I mean, seriously, who else writes songs about teenaged male prostitutes living homeless in the city?
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...Let's wade into somewhat stranger waters, shall we?"
"The Culling of the Fold" - The fact that this is my favorite Decemberists song is solid proof that I am a disturbed individual. But Colin does villains so well! And I really cannot get enough of the discordant piano and wailing violin. Also, how much do I love that the song promotes equal opportunity? A sexist Colin is not. Anyway, I kind of think this is the sexiest song ever, wtf is wrong with me. This is the song that makes me want to do filthy filthy things to Colin Meloy.
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"The Mariner's Revenge Song" - Sometimes The Decemberists do a sea shanty. I mentioned Colin likes to tell weird stories? This is one of their most popular songs; it's the most ridiculous, amazing, epic song ever and it makes me so very very happy. It fills me with dark glee and makes me want to dance around the living room with my cat. It is also epically fun to see live, omg.
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"Dress Me Like a Clown" - Another excellent Margot song, for posterity. Erik, you do amazing things with a violin. And that is not even mentioning the creepy creepy noises you make with a lap steel.
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And since we're on the subject of bands with really unique sounds that you've never heard of (I specialize in Bands You've Never Heard Of)... meet Menomena! ...These guys are kind of weird. My love for them is all about their interesting style of musical composition and the cool instruments that they use in very effective ways.
"Evil Bee" - This is a good example of what I like about this band. Their sound is so pared-down and clean, simple but arranged beautifully. They make very effective use of their piano and saxophone. They've got a bit of a dark, creepy sound.
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"Air Aid" - Another favorite Menomena song. Again with the dark and creepy sound, and excellent use of piano and sax, now with excellent bass.
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"Muscle 'n Flow" - Great piano in this, as usual, plus excellent organ, bass, guitar, and steel guitar. Ffff, I dunno, I just find these guys so musically interesting.
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"The Pelican" - That piano again. Hrrrrrr. Great guitar, too. This one's all full of discordant crashes and booms, it's very satisfying.
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"Weird" - This one's got a very... gritty sound? Guh, that saxophone. And what sounds like a lap steel. And is that a dulcimer?
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...That's probably enough of that for one spamming. ^_^;;
Florence and the Machine and MGMT! <3! High five!
"The Crane Wife 3" - The first song off of the album The Crane Wife. This is not the first Decemberists song I ever heard, but this is where I started paying attention. This is the song that made me fall in love, from the album that made me fall in love hard; it's one of their most beautiful songs and still one of my favorites. It's the companion piece to "The Crane Wife 1 & 2"; when played in order they tell Colin's version of the classic Japanese folktale.
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"On The Bus Mall" - I feel like you must have heard this one at some point, since it's popped up on Riverside, but now that you're paying attention, here it is again. This is the Star/Jaime theme song. And gorgeous and emotional in its own right, and one of the kind of unusual stories Colin likes to tell. I mean, seriously, who else writes songs about teenaged male prostitutes living homeless in the city?
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...Let's wade into somewhat stranger waters, shall we?"
"The Culling of the Fold" - The fact that this is my favorite Decemberists song is solid proof that I am a disturbed individual. But Colin does villains so well! And I really cannot get enough of the discordant piano and wailing violin. Also, how much do I love that the song promotes equal opportunity? A sexist Colin is not. Anyway, I kind of think this is the sexiest song ever, wtf is wrong with me. This is the song that makes me want to do filthy filthy things to Colin Meloy.
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"The Mariner's Revenge Song" - Sometimes The Decemberists do a sea shanty. I mentioned Colin likes to tell weird stories? This is one of their most popular songs; it's the most ridiculous, amazing, epic song ever and it makes me so very very happy. It fills me with dark glee and makes me want to dance around the living room with my cat. It is also epically fun to see live, omg.
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"Dress Me Like a Clown" - Another excellent Margot song, for posterity. Erik, you do amazing things with a violin. And that is not even mentioning the creepy creepy noises you make with a lap steel.
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And since we're on the subject of bands with really unique sounds that you've never heard of (I specialize in Bands You've Never Heard Of)... meet Menomena! ...These guys are kind of weird. My love for them is all about their interesting style of musical composition and the cool instruments that they use in very effective ways.
"Evil Bee" - This is a good example of what I like about this band. Their sound is so pared-down and clean, simple but arranged beautifully. They make very effective use of their piano and saxophone. They've got a bit of a dark, creepy sound.
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"Air Aid" - Another favorite Menomena song. Again with the dark and creepy sound, and excellent use of piano and sax, now with excellent bass.
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"Muscle 'n Flow" - Great piano in this, as usual, plus excellent organ, bass, guitar, and steel guitar. Ffff, I dunno, I just find these guys so musically interesting.
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"The Pelican" - That piano again. Hrrrrrr. Great guitar, too. This one's all full of discordant crashes and booms, it's very satisfying.
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"Weird" - This one's got a very... gritty sound? Guh, that saxophone. And what sounds like a lap steel. And is that a dulcimer?
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...That's probably enough of that for one spamming. ^_^;;