Song of the Week: “A Tattered Line of String” by The Postal Service

“A Tattered Line of String” is the new track on the rerelease of The Postal Service 2003 album Give Up, although you can be forgiven for thinking the song is from 1983 instead.  I can imagine hearing this song between tracks by the Human League and The Pet Shop Boys.  Lead singer Ben Gibbard is also known for his work with Death Cab for Cutie.  Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley provides backup vocals.

 

What new songs are you listening to this week?  Let me know in the comments!

 

Song of the Week: “Delicate Cycle” by The Uncluded

I didn’t want to like this song.  Kimya Dawson can be excessively twee and the whole rap-twined-with-soft-music dichotomy is played out.  But ultimately The Uncluded’s “Delicate Cycle” won me over with it’s play on words, interweaving stories of lunch ladies, launderers, and apparently vivisection, as well as a catchy melody won me over.

Song of the Week: “Two Times” by AM & Shawn Lee

AM is from Oklahoma, Shawn Lee is from Kansas, the rhythm is from Jamaica, and the vocals are from Philadelphia (ca. 1970s).  All in all, “Two Times” is an intriguing track.

Got any new tracks making you dance or sing along?  Let me know in the comments.

Song of the Week: “Dog Physics” by Plaid Dragon

I didn’t post a SOTW last week so this will be the first of two songs I’m posting today.  Plaid Dragon is a band from Springfield, MO.  ”Dog Physics” a pretty tune with ethereal vocals.  Both the band and the song have cool names.

 

 

What are you listening to this week?  Let me know in the comments.

Song of the Week: “Waitin’” by Caitlin Rose

This week’s song is a country tune called “Waitin’” by Caitlin Rose of Nashville, TN.

I’m trying to figure out what artists this song reminds me of.  It kind sounds like the kind of song Bonnie Raitt might sing although Rose’s voice does not sound like Raitt’s.  If you figure it out, let me know in the comments.

What’s your song of the week?  If you have a new song that will blow me out of the water, post a link in the comments.

Song of the Week: “Slyd” by !!!

The band !!! must not like being found in search engines, but their new track “Slyd” is a great mix of funk, drum & bass, samples, and punk rock that I had to listen to multiple times.

Turn up the speakers and get ready to dance.

 

What are you listening to this week?  Let me know in the comments.

Song of the Week: “No Destruction” by Foxygen

This week’s song has an air of California psychedelia crossed with The Velvet Underground, but still feels fresh.  Mostly I just like the lyric ”There’s no need to be an asshole/ You’re not in Brooklyn anymore”.  Enjoy ”No Destruction” by Foxygen.

 

Do you like this song?  Or not?  Heard anything better lately?

Let me know in the comments.

 

Song of the Week: “The Great Boston Molasses Flood” by Dead Milkmen

I thought I’d have to pass on the song of the week since I hadn’t heard anything that tickled my fancy enough to share on this blog.  Then my friend Erik tweeted me a link to the new single by the Philadelphia punk rock legends called “The Great Boston Molasses Flood.”  He noted “When I think of the Molasses Flood I think of you.”

The Great Molasses Flood is an actual disaster that took place in Boston’s North End on January 15, 1919.  It’s well documented in Stephen Puleo’s book Dark Tide and is featured on Boston By Foot’s Dark Side of Boston walking tour (which I lead).  Not only is the song historically significant, it also rocks.

 

Song of the Week: “Minute By Minute” by The James Hunter 6

James Hunter is a new-to-me soul musician from England.  Upon a little research, I learned that he’s been active for over twenty-five years and performed with Van Morrison.  ”Minute by Minute” is a good song to end one’s ignorance too, a tune worthy of the classic soul era of the 1960s & 70s.

Song of the Week: “Goatman” by Goat

This is just a weird track by an “experimental fusion music group” from Sweden called Goat.  I just can’t shake “Goatman” out of my head.