The first stop on this random music train must begin at Pier 1. Yes. I work at Pier 1 on the weekends. No satellite radio for us. Piped in cds, that repeat. Over and Over. The good news is that whoever is making these little mixes likes music, albeit a little too much Mariah Carey. The author of these mixes can’t help that the cds are played for days on end.
And there I’m introduced to Fink. Blueberry Pancakes was the first song. Layered and lonely and awesome. “Sitting at the table where it all began for us…”
Turns out the rest of the Fink collection is rad too. I couldn’t figure out why Imeem’s random play kept sending me to random techno after the Fink playlist. Come to find out the dude is a DJ from Brighton (love that town) and has just recently discovered guitars and his own voice.
Tracks from the 2007 Distance and Time are supa. Add a little angst that comes with being British and not seeing a lot of sun…and you’ve got melodic, beat driven, radiohead inspired. Check it out.
Another band on my list for today: The Kills.
I checked out the playlist on imeem today. Really good. This band is simple and dirty and I like it. They don’t mess around with studio stuff. I saw them live back in the day. A girl on a stool with a guitar, a man with a drum machine and a bass. Nothing else needed.
The new album is called Midnight Boom. Driving, dark and melodic all at the same time. The band wants the concept of an album to catch on…as if it ever left me. (Still have a tape deck in the car.) But there’s is artwork that goes with it and a 20-page booklet. Too bad I’ll have to go to Best Buy to find it.
Tags: Best Buy, Brighton, Fink, Imeem, Mariah Carey, Pier 1, Radiohead, The Kills, UK
