Comments on: Recent music discoveries?

By: Susan M

Susan M — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:56:34 +0000

How funny…a friend of mine who spent last summer in Brazil just sent me a bunch of Brazillian music. I haven’t checked it out yet. I think he included all the artists you mention, Mike.

By: mike d.

mike d. — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:10:40 +0000

thanks for the info on the brazilian music tom.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:22:47 +0000

I’m not super knowledgeable about Brazilian music, but of what I’ve heard the stuff from the 60′s is the most creative and engaging. Os Mutantes have such great manic energy and such great songs. And Caetano Veloso’s early tropicalia music is definitely my favorite of his, although he does have some really great later stuff. I need to listen to more Gilberto Gil and Jorge Bem.

I think part of what makes 60′s Brazilian music so vital is that a lot of it was high stakes protest music. These musicians were inspired by fear and anger about what was happening in their country and as a result their music was inspired. Most of the artists that you mention had to go into exile to avoid being imprisoned for their music.

By: mike d.

mike d. — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:14:12 +0000

hi susan,

my friend dale (who was at the ted leo show w/ me) recently gave me a bunch of brazilian pop from the 60′s that i absolutely love. gilberto gil, gal costa, os mutantes, caetano veloso, jorge bem, and more. everyone should check this stuff out.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:04:48 +0000

IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ve also started listening to the Nourallah Brothers, both together and separately as Salim Nourallah and Farris Nourallah. ThereÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s a great blog post about their strange relationship that I havenÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t written yet. And here's the blog post I've been meaning to write for a while. Not sure if it's great or not, but I think it's interesting, and there are song clips.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:03:04 +0000

I recently started listening to Eisley, who managed to go from Dallas-area favorite to national touring act without me noticing.

I’ve also started listening to the Nourallah Brothers, both together and separately as Salim Nourallah and Farris Nourallah. There’s a great blog post about their strange relationship that I haven’t written yet.

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah! is still in the shrink wrap in my car, but I haven’t listened to it yet.

By: Justin H

Justin H — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:39:12 +0000

I’m digging Pink Martini — they have a new album out that I haven’t heard yet, but Sympathique is great.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:43:37 +0000

So glad to find someone else who apprecitates the Langley Schools Music Project. I love it.

I need to check out Deerhoof. I keep hearing the name mentioned. Same with the Go! Team.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:08:49 +0000

It’s a few years old, but I’ve been enjoying the Langley School Music Project. I also found that Dave Brubeck’s “Time Out” lives up to the hype. Same with Woody Guthrie’s “Dust Bowl Ballads.”

By: FaithHopeLove

FaithHopeLove — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:54:45 +0000

New favorite band: Jem Sounds like a poppy version of Dido. (I mean, more poppy.) Old favorite band:Freezepop Electronic, retro-80s sound, somewhat reminiscent of the Motels. Very, very fun. =) My wife's trying to get me to listen to Postal Service, which she thinks sounds like Lightning Seeds. (PS has one member of the band Death Cab for Cutie in it.) Seems pleasant enough. For any of you that are looking for "Songs in the style of...", check out Pandora It's a streaming music station that lines up similar artists based on musical style. It's actually pretty slick. My one complaint is that they will let you fast-forward only a few songs (some sort of copyright issue) - I'd love to just see a list of the other bands I should try.