Rich's blog Vox 2006-10-27T05:05:21Z Rich http://richthomas.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251cc3648fdb/tags/emusic/ Don't Fade On Me tag:vox.com,2006-10-26:asset-6a00c2251cc3648fdb00ccff91e023d756 2006-10-26T03:23:06Z 2006-10-27T05:05:21Z Rich http://richthomas.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Don't Fade On Me
Don't Fade On Me
I have been listening to a lot of sad music lately.  It seems to fit my mood.  This is the title track of the new Magnolia Electric co album.  This album will find a track on my best of 2006 mix. 

The album is great because it is lean.  It is only nine tracks.  There is not a track on the album that I ever want to skip.  Every moment of the album is great. 

I know that alt.country is not for everyone.  I still think this album is really worth a listen. 

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The Greatest
The Greatest
I have been listening to Cat Power's album a lately.  It has fit my mood lately.  It is one of the best albums this year.  That is saying a lot because this has been a good year for music.  There is just something about her voice that just haunts me. 

Once I wanted to be the greatest
No wind of waterfall could stall me
And then came the rush of the flood
Stars of night turned deep to dust


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02 If Im Waiting
02 If Im Waiting

This time last year I never heard of Jason Anderson.  Now I cannot stop listening to him.  There is something about his voice and his music that just resonates with me.  I like his melancholy singing.  I have been listening to both his album lately, The Wreath and New England. 

I know the two reasons I am listening to Jason Anderson is because of E-music and K Records.  Subscribing to E-music pushes me to try music I have never heard before.  I am often rewarded by finding music that is amazing.  It has done a lot to broaden my musical knowledge. 

One of the ways I pick music is because of what lable they are on.  Ever since I heard those Microphones and Halo Benders albums I was hooked on K Records.  It is a record Label that has a point of view.  I know their lo-fi sound is not for everyone.  I know that it is just about right for me. 

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E-music has just added Drag City Records. One of my favorite albums of this decade is on Drag City Records, Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender.  I spend much of my life thinking that the people in the popular media do not experience the world the way I do.  I can only think that Joanna Newsom feels the same way.  There is a beauty in her music that is easily over looked by convention.  Bridges and Balloons, Peach Plum Pear, and The Book of Right-On are all wonderful songs.  I can say that her music makes me feel a way that I cannot describe.  When I hear her songs I want to turn the volume all the way up and sing from the top of my lungs.  You should really check it out for yourself. 

"This is unlike the story it was written to be."
Joanne Newsom - Peach Plum Pear

01 Bridges and Balloons
01 Bridges and Balloons

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