Kwaping! Music

Today’s song of the day is “Broken [Explicit]” by Late Of The Pier. This song has one of the best intros I’ve ever heard. The rest of the song is pretty good as well, but it’s pretty different from the rockin jam at the start. This song often gets lodged in my head, which isn’t a bad thing.

As my friends over at Prefix wrote, “There probably hasn’t been a more fitting song title in recent memory than White Rabbits‘ ‘Percussion Gun,’ which sounds exactly like its name suggests.” I’ve been in a bit of a tribal-beat phase lately, and this song has been on my mind a lot. You gotta love a band that has, among others, a pianist and two drummers.

Check out the video for a full preview of the song. It’s pretty well done.

One of my most recent purchases is Lisztomania by Phoenix. This song has quickly become my latest obsession. It’s extremely catchy and appeals to a broad audience – both my toddler son and wife love it. One of the things that’s particularly amazing to me is that Phoenix is from France. They write English lyrics better than most native speakers! I can’t wait to see these guys live someday. Their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is scheduled for release on May 26, 2009. I’m very much looking forward to it!

Here’s a link to the video so you can hear the full song. I don’t think the video is that great, but the song is good enough to overcome that.

As you will find by reading this blog, I am a huge fan of Amazon’s MP3 service. Not only are their prices reasonable and the download app slick, but they have a ginormous library of cheap and FREE songs for anyone to grab! And these aren’t your usual free songs, either – some of them are brand new releases from up and coming bands, or slightly obscure tracks from more popular bands.

Do yourself a favor and check it out!

I’m going to have a feature on this site called Song of the Day. For your convenience (and hey, I won’t lie – for a little profit), I am going to collect all of my Songs of the Day in my Amazon store. I’d appreciate it if you buy from there, but hey, it’s your choice. I also won’t lie – many of the new songs I download are freebies from Amazon, so if you can find the free version, by all means get that instead.

Thanks for reading!

Hi everyone,

I hope you enjoy browsing around my music blog. I don’t pretend to be on the cutting edge of indie music, but I hope I can introduce you to at least some music you’ve never heard of.