Do It With All Your Heart

"baby, baby, can't you see, anything you do for me, i need you to do it with all your heart. don't do what you read in the book now, don't worry about how you may look; if we go dancing once more, when you take me out on the floor, i want you to do it with all your heart..."

Dee Dee Warwick - "Do It With All Your Heart".
Marsha Gee - "Baby I Need You".
The Marvelettes - "Too Many Fish In The Sea".

The Real Thing

"so you, you could wear a dress out, chin would hit the floor, my chin would hit the floor. and you could flutter those lashes i've been trying to ignore, trying to ignore. and i will wait for the real thing, i will wait for the real thing. you might as well quit if you haven't got it."

Hello Saferide - "I Was Definitely Made For These Times".
Tokyo Police Club - "Cut Cut Paste".
The Maccabees - "The Real Thing".

Ringo Deathstarr

Starrgaze. Yep, that's what they call it. You know how you hate all those emo bands that deny being emo (even though they most definitely are) and then offer no other genre tag? I hate that. Or, bands that think they defy description when their sound couldn't be more generic? I hate that too. Own your tag or invent a new one (I used to be in an indiepop band. Period.). Glasvegas say they are "doo wop punk". Love it. Ringo Deathstarr say they are "starrgaze". Equally love it.

Call me a lazy blogger, but Ringo Deathstarr = Psychocandy + Loveless. And that's a huge compliment. Honestly, name another band that has lived up to either of those, well, genres really. Nobody (yes, I'm an opinionated chap). Ringo Deathstarr pull it off. I've always said "do something familiar amazingly or do something totally new". The Deathstarr pull off the former without even the slightest hesitation.

"Starrsha" makes me dizzy like "Never Understand" always has. It's perfect. And then there is "Sweet Girl" which goes all "Only Shallow" on us at the belated 2:56 mark. Sad that these guys live in Austin and I haven't been out to see them yet. That will change quick.

Ringo Deathstarr - "Starrsha".
Ringo Deathstarr - "Sweet Girl".

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P.S. If you don't own "Psychocandy" yet, you are missing out the greatest album ever...

Do You Like Rock Music?

It's always good news when British Sea Power emerges from the studio with new tunes in tow. First preview, "Atom", has been released as a free download and is definitely a choice tune. The song will appear on an EP later in November and then on a new album to follow in the new year entitled "Do You Like Rock Music?". I have my fingers crossed. The first BSP album is still in my all-time top 10.

British Sea Power - "Atom".

I had the golden opportunity of seeing Low in concert once again last night. That makes seven (that I can remember) times across five cities (Provo, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin). I'm not floored by "Drums and Guns" yet, but I am floored by moments therein and most notably "Murderer". Deep.

Low - "Murderer" (Radio France Black Session, 05-07-2007).

And, finally, in this post of whateverness -- If you haven't started watching Friday Night Lights yet, please change your ways. It's amazing. I thank a friend for continually twisting my arm. For me, there are two shows on TV -- The Office and Friday Night Lights. FNL makes me forget that the OC ever even had a good season. I'm addicted. And, the music (provided primarily by the untouchable Explosions In The Sky) is amazing. Included below is a band that I've just discovered (not via FNL) that have a definite Explosions-esque vibe and hail from San Marcos, TX, just south of Austin.

This Will Destroy You - "I Believe In Your Victory".