Posted: October 28th, 2009 | Author: Cedric | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alicia Keys, Bat For Lashes, Empire State of Mind, Grizzly Bear, Hospice, Jay-Z, New York City, Scalpelist Song of the Day, The Antlers, The Blueprint 3, Two Moons, Veckatimest, World Series, Yankees | No Comments »
The best albums of the year for me have been Bat For Lashes – Two Moons, Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest, The Antlers – Hospice and, most recently, Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3. Those are the long players that I kept returning to, that have the most to do with the music I’m trying to construct for the new O+S songs. The Blueprint 3 is a POP album – high gloss, state of the art construction, f**cking entertaining! And this track is a perfect paean to New York City as The Yankees start fighting for their 27th(!) World Series title. Sounds like being in a cab headed out to a great night in The City… (S)
Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) -
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Posted: October 25th, 2009 | Author: Cedric | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alex Patsavas, Bon Iver, Grey's Anatomy, Maria Taylor, Rosyln, Sanders Bohlke, Scalpelist Song of the Day, Soundtrack, St Vincent, Twilight | No Comments »
I know some people might have a little chip on their shoulders about the ‘Twilight‘ phenomenon, but Alex Patsavas puts the soundtracks together, and she is a phenomenon in her own right. (Full disclosure: Alex has placed 2 O+S songs in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episodes, and has also used songs by Maria Taylor, Sanders Bohlke and other artists we have affiliations with. This of course reinforces our good opinion of her!) ‘Rosyln’ by Bon Iver and St. Vincent is one of many incredible songs on ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack’. Particularly beautiful, I think…
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Posted: October 20th, 2009 | Author: Cedric | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Ask The Night, CMJ, Orenda Fink, That Certain-Something Spring | 1 Comment »
Just want to remind you guys that Orenda’s excellent new solo album ‘Ask The Night’ is out now. Perfect listening for autumnal weather. Here’s one of the songs:
‘That Certain-Something Spring’
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You can also catch her live during CMJ this week:
OCT. 21 NEW YORK, NY THE STUDIO AT WEBSTER HALL (CMJ 5pm)
OCT. 22 BROOKLYN, NY KNITTING FACTORY – BROOKLYN (Saddle Creek showcase; 12am set)
Wish I was gonna be there! Next year perhaps… (S)
Posted: October 9th, 2009 | Author: Cedric | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Birthday, John Lennon | 2 Comments »
John Lennon would have been 69 years old today…
