I was going to have a bit of a rant about the state of Irish talk shows but instead here are videos of Phoenix and Band of Horses performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier in the week. Happy Thursday. Band of Horses - Laredo
The best free n’ easy music downloads on the webbly this week. They say that if you love something, you’ve got to set it free. It didn’t work well with my canary, but my mournful tales won’t garner any attention from the music community, which is all the better to feed your lugs with, isn’t it? Here’s a sampler of the lovely teasers available from talented so and sos this week. By now I hope you’ve all had a lovely listen to Band Of Horses’ new album, Infinite Arms. It’s streaming in its entirety here, and it’s certainly more worthy of your time than that hour you were going to spend watching Scrubs reruns and eating droopy oven chips. Perfect if you like your indie-rock floaty and your musicians beardier than an Amish werewolf. I’m being facetious; Infinite Arms really is a fantastic listen. Available everywhere now. And while we’re … There’s more
Lists are hard. You decide what goes on the list. You decide what order they go in. You worry about what people will think. You wonder have you missed anything. You add things in. You cross things out. You bang your fists. You curse the gods. You pour blood, sweat and tears onto the page. Finally at the end of it all you get to the shop and you realize you left your bloody list at home. Anyway, enough about groceries. Here are my ten favourite albums of the last decade. 10. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (Asthmatic Kitty, 2005) 9. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop, 2007) 8. The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet, 2007) 7. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin (Sub Pop, 2007) 6. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop, 2008)
