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2013.05.03

The music I added to my collection last month -- Needing/Getting was fan-tas-tic. Exclamation points mark worthwhile videos.

Alt with Big Drums

!!!Needing/Getting (Video Version) (OK Go) I love the lyrical resignation of this song, and this version, with its car-powered percussive instrumentation, is amazing to hear and to see.
!!!This Too Shall Pass (Marching Band Version) (OK Go) Most songs are better when you add a marching band.
!!Beast (Nico Vega) Perfect song for the credits of "Bioshock Infinite"
!Ain't No Rest for the Wicked (Live from The Vic In Chicago) (Cage the Elephant) Kind of a White Stripes vibe to this.
!10. A.M. Automatic (The Black Keys) Man, I love this kind of drum.

Other Alt

!We Are Young (Radio Edit) (Fun) I guess this song has gotten a lot of play, but it's pretty good.
!!Somebody That I Used To Know (Walk Off the Earth) A beautiful post-breakup duet -- the video, with all the performers on one guitar thing, is pretty awesome

Country/Bluegrass/Blended

!Blowin' Smoke (Kacey Musgraves) NPR had a thing about this singer-songwriter, kind of a Sheryl Crowe vibe.
!We the Common (For Valerie Bolden) (Thao & The Get Down Stay Down) Gentle bluegrass elements to this. Must be the banjo.
!Long Hard Times to Come (From "Justified") (Gangstagrass/T.O.N.E-Z) Hiphop over bluegrass.
!Justified (Cumberland River Band) A little too much Wild Wild West swagger, but good banjo.

Girly Covers:

Viva Las Vegas (Shawn Colvin) Great soft cover from the credits of Big Liebowski.
!Don't Dream It's Over (Sixpence None the Richer) I sang this in college, and it's a nice enough version.
!Eternal Flame (Atomic Kitten) Oy. I like the modern polish, and have nostalgia for this song, as awful as it kind of is.

Retro

Play Your Part (Pt. 1) [Explicit] (Girl Talk) Kind of gross pimp hiphop over terrific R+B...
!Into Action (Tim Armstrong) Catchy boogie-woogie like movement.
!Poisoning Pigeons In the Park (Tom Lehrer) ...I actually sang this goofy, whimsically dark number for my high school Senior talent night. It didn't go over all that well.

Female Hiphop

!NYC Bitche$ (Awkwafina) From the singer of "My Vag", kind of a novelty number with a lot of authentic details from the buroughs.
!!We Hate Everyone (K.Flay) Not as good as "So Fast, So Maybe", but the beat is great.

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