Two Eluvium cuts.

These are really beautiful, piano-heavy delicacies from a guy who's opening for Explosions In The Sky when they do their three US dates in celebration of their ten-year anniversary. I'll be seeing them (and this man) in LA at the end of June. :D



An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death (2004)


When I Live By the Garden and the Sea (2006)

Paula Cole - This Fire (1996)

To dismiss anything about this record would be a very serious mistake on your part, dear (non-)reader of this blog. It will tear you a new asshole and stitch it right back up by the end. Just because that last track was on Dawsons Creek in the 90's does not lessen its impact on the record as a whole, and just because Paula Cole was one of a handful of lady artists to come out and make music in the 90's does not lessen the importance of this album as both serious and seriously awesome. I rediscovered this record, which was much more meaningful to me now than it was when I was 8 and got it in my Easter basket (hahaha). Give it a go; if you're in touch with any part of your human emotional capacity, you won't be disappointed.



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The Be Good Tanyas - Hello Love (2006)

I found this band through the Weeds soundtracks, both of which will appear in an upcoming post, and I thought they were really something. Very unlike anything I'm generally into posting here, this Canadian bluegrass-y, Americana band perfectly embodies what last.fm refers to as "lush vocal melodies." I've always admired well-done harmonies, and this record is chock full of them. Though it's not for everyone, I'd recommend it if you like music that's slightly traditional but not boring.



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Two PJ Harvey albums.

I cannot seem to put the following two albums down; maybe it's this weather. The first one, Dry, is a really raw, dark, obsessive Polly that I adore so much. The second is more beat-y, almost electronic in feeling. Also dark, it's on par with Tori Amos' From The Choirgirl Hotel, if that helps at all. Though they're labeled both 90's and 'alternative', do not mistake these for some lame rock-alternative crap from that era. These two are seriously excellent (and seriously addictive as of late).


Dry (1992)


Is This Desire? (1998)