Staff Recommendations (01/22/06)

[Tony Pascarella]

Below are the staff recommendations for this week. Click "Read More" to see everyone's, and check back often as this thread is updated. Please post your own choices in the replies.

Tony: Read my recs for the week here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=109898).
Drew: Holla! (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=2449186#post244918 6)
Garett: Check these bands (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=2449209#post244920 9) out!
Darren: One rec this week: Randy (http://www.randytheband.com/). Go buy Randy The Band, I'll have a review coming shortly.
Gabe: Midtown (http://www.midtownrock.com)
Scott: Cake.
Caleb: The Governators (http://www.myspace.com/thegovernators). Ever wondered what The Governator would sound like if he rapped?
Ryan: This week I did recs with Mark (apoemtothedead (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=19311)). You can read our recs here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=2450414#post245041 4).
Brandon H.: Elliot Smith (http://www.elliotsmith.com)
Rick: Mine are up here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=109960).
Greg: Check 'em out here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=109963).

[quitmyscene]

i've decided using playlists as recommendations are easier than real recommendations. so here's one i made the other day.

1. jimmy eat world- a praise chorus
2. of montreal- the party's crashing us
3. belle and sebastian- for the price of a cup of tea
4. stars- elevator love letter
5. third eye blind- wounded
6. the get up kids- mass pike
7. the snake the cross the crown- the sun tells the moon
8. every time i die- the new black
9. the format- tie the rope
10. the elected- would you come with me
11. the smiths- ask
12. the american analog set- the kindness of strangers
13. the shins- girl inform me
14. say anything- we will erase all life on earth but us
15. the weakerthans- aside
16. minus the bear- fine +2 pts
17. hey mercedes- the boy destroyers
18. days away- keep your voices down (old, more rocky version)
19. the promise ring- happiness is all the rage

it's fun. as for cds, i recommend oasis- (what's the story) morning glory. i hadn't listened to it in a while, and it's still awesome.

[Tony Pascarella]

"Mass Pike" and "Tie the Rope" are two of my favorite songs by any band in any genre, ever.

[quitmyscene]

"Mass Pike" and "Tie the Rope" are two of my favorite songs by any band in any genre, ever.
i have trouble understanding how people don't like those songs. they're so fun and catchy.

[Tony Pascarella]

i have trouble understanding how people don't like those songs. they're so fun and catchy.

Check out "Blue Skies" from Blackpool Lights (link's in my recs) if you haven't. So fuckin' catchy.

[resUrectMe617]

yeah hmm...just listening to all this the past week on the way to school:

x&y - coldplay
hold on - name taken
i am the movie- motion city soundtrack
menos el oso- minus the bear
moon and antarctica- modest mouse
deja entendu- brand new
parachutes- coldplay
keep it like a secret- built to spill

and i don't know what it is about that new beyonce single, but its stuck in my head.

[laxcrs]

mass pike is amazing i didnt get into the get up kids until they broke up which is sad but i love mass pike, ten minutes and anne arbour alot

[boldt_action]

at first i thought Gabe from midtown contributed some recs. Turns out he didn't.

[fedhed7]

"Tie the Rope" has been in my head all day. The crazy thing is i haven't listened to the song in like a week.

[fedhed7]

just tie the rope... and kick the chair... just leave me hangin' there, gaspin' for air, yeah don't mind me three feet from the ceiling....

[thesego211]

listen to the song "I Shall Be Released" by The Band. they backed Bob Dylan on numerous tours and on albums etc.. it's a great song.
also, the new Strokes album is amazing. Ize of the World is the best song that they have written yet.
remember Collective Soul? Dosage is still one of the most amazing alternative albums i've heard. check it out if you don't have it. very worth while album.
and i agree with that other guy, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? is a great record, i've been listening to it a lot. do rock songs get any better than "Don't Look Back In Anger"???

[FuckYouOiOiOi]

These recommendations suck. You guys should probably all suck a dick and die.:)

[tymsnurmn04]

I can recomend not wasting your time with Lights And Sounds

[tiny222]

I can recomend not wasting your time with Lights And Sounds

well. now that we got that over with for the 8,000 time.

tokyo rose - i love you...too - i just like the lyrics a lot.
haven't been listenin to much else..besides new mbr & yellowcard.
& jacks mannequin - the lights & buzz
ludo - laundry girl
treaty of paris - miles away acoustic

older songs, but i enjoy them a lot.

[earlynovemberX]

"Mass Pike" and "Tie the Rope" are two of my favorite songs by any band in any genre, ever.

you are amazing.

[discoyears]

at first i thought Gabe from midtown contributed some recs. Turns out he didn't.

yeah that had my hopes up too. boourns

[chokeychicken]

[quote=quitmyscene]i've decided using playlists as recommendations are easier than real recommendations. so here's one i made the other day.

1. jimmy eat world- a praise chorus
2. of montreal- the party's crashing us
3. belle and sebastian- for the price of a cup of tea
4. stars- elevator love letter
5. third eye blind- wounded
6. the get up kids- mass pike
7. the snake the cross the crown- the sun tells the moon
8. every time i die- the new black
9. the format- tie the rope
10. the elected- would you come with me
11. the smiths- ask
12. the american analog set- the kindness of strangers
13. the shins- girl inform me
14. say anything- we will erase all life on earth but us
15. the weakerthans- aside
16. minus the bear- fine +2 pts
17. hey mercedes- the boy destroyers
18. days away- keep your voices down (old, more rocky version)
19. the promise ring- happiness is all the rage

this is a fucking awesome mix tape. you have good taste in music.

[operator]

tguk last show-represent!

[slickwataris]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=141

[byebyebeautiful]

final fantasy.
kind of like spitting.
final fantasy.
kind of like spitting.
final fantasy.
kind of like spitting.

[Rich Duncan]

Stream the EP Lost in Landscapes (http://www.hrempire.org/player.htm) by Holy Roman Empire which has former members of Arma Angelus, Rise Against, Shai Hulud, Hope Conspiracy, and The Killing Tree. However this band doesn't sound like any of their former bands, but the songs are really good. Alternative Press likened them to Longdistancerunner, Veda, and Rainer Maria.

Voxtrot- Pretty cool indie band from the Austin, Texas area. I have been listening to their EP Raised By Wolves alot lately. Check out a song here (http://www.voxtrot.net/TheStartOfSomething.mp3)

Beerjacket- Singer-songwriter from Scotland, Peter Kelly. People have described him as a "lo-fi Rufus Wainwright". You can download his whole album "The Great Unhappiness" Here (http://www.soundlift.com/band/music.php?id=104884). ALl of these songs were recorded by him on a 4 track

[byebyebeautiful]

so i guess now that i'm awake i'll do some real recommendations.

architecture in helsinki - this band is cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
re-cognition - support the boston folk scene. please.
novi split - this is david j's (kind of like spitting) band/solo project.
therefore i am - last night was the last time i'll ever see brandon davis in tia. well, probably not. but it was the last time i'll ever "officially" see him in tia. (he drums for vanna.)
m. ward - i don't know what it is i love about him, but there's something (or everything).

xoxo conor

[Low Level Owl]

well I've been listening to Hear Music's (starbucks record label) Sweetheart Love Songs compilation's all week so I guess I'll just recomend my favorites off of that.

Aimee Mann- What The World Needs Now
Clem Snide- I don't want to set the world on fire
Nada Surf- Au Fond Du Reve Dore
Ron Sexsmith- Moonlight Becomes You
Josh Ritter With Blake Hazard- Tonight You Belong To Me
Sarah Harmer- Home Soon (The Cherry Song)
Iron & Wine- Ab's Song
Rufus Wainwright- My Funny Valentine
M. Ward- Let My Love Open The Door
Neko Case- Buckets of Rain
Calexico- Love Will Tear Us Apart
Old 97's- She's Got Everything
Madeleine Peyroux- Give Your Moma One Smile
Sondre Lerche- The More I See You
Joseph Arthur- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Mindy Smith- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

These are probably my favorite songs off both compilations. Every one of those songs is a cover song from equally amazing artists from bob dylan to the smiths. I would recomend checking everyone out on that list plus the original songs of the ones they are covering.

oh yeah, and listen to animal collective

[Kelley Nicole]

aw, m ward covered let my love open the door? i'll have to look for that. rilo kiley's cover of it is one of my favorite covers i've heard.

[resUrectMe617]

well I've been listening to Hear Music's (starbucks record label) Sweetheart Love Songs compilation's all week so I guess I'll just recomend my favorites off of that.

Aimee Mann- What The World Needs Now
Clem Snide- I don't want to set the world on fire
Nada Surf- Au Fond Du Reve Dore
Ron Sexsmith- Moonlight Becomes You
Josh Ritter With Blake Hazard- Tonight You Belong To Me
Sarah Harmer- Home Soon (The Cherry Song)
Iron & Wine- Ab's Song
Rufus Wainwright- My Funny Valentine
M. Ward- Let My Love Open The Door
Neko Case- Buckets of Rain
Calexico- Love Will Tear Us Apart
Old 97's- She's Got Everything
Madeleine Peyroux- Give Your Moma One Smile
Sondre Lerche- The More I See You
Joseph Arthur- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Mindy Smith- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

These are probably my favorite songs off both compilations. Every one of those songs is a cover song from equally amazing artists from bob dylan to the smiths. I would recomend checking everyone out on that list plus the original songs of the ones they are covering.

oh yeah, and listen to animal collective


that sounds like an awesome cd. josh ritter is amazing live, i saw him open for the Frames back in November. solid solid show.

[Grybo]

www.purevolume.com/arcaya (http://www.absolutepunk.net/www.purevolume.com/arcaya)

and

Amos Lee

[byebyebeautiful]

that sounds like an awesome cd. josh ritter is amazing live, i saw him open for the Frames back in November. solid solid show.

i'm jealous.

[ForeverInADay]

so i guess now that i'm awake i'll do some real recommendations.

architecture in helsinki - this band is cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
re-cognition - support the boston folk scene. please.
novi split - this is david j's (kind of like spitting) band/solo project.
therefore i am - last night was the last time i'll ever see brandon davis in tia. well, probably not. but it was the last time i'll ever "officially" see him in tia. (he drums for vanna.)
m. ward - i don't know what it is i love about him, but there's something (or everything).

xoxo conor
Therefore I Am are pretty sweet, i totally forgot about them for a little while until a couple of weeks ago

[Fullcollapse3k]

Mine are up.

[bung]

i recommend the stills because they are fucking good and very underrated. go listen to them.

[druck]

the appleseed cast - mare vitals

[andy_187]

everyone should listen to Testicicles. www.myspace.com/testicicles (http://www.myspace.com/testicicles)

[Rohan Kohli]

Voxtrot- Pretty cool indie band from the Austin, Texas area. I have been listening to their EP Raised By Wolves alot lately. Check out a song here (http://www.voxtrot.net/TheStartOfSomething.mp3)

Weird! I know the singer of that band...both our dads used to teach at the University of Texas...so weird that I'd see that here.

[robdobi]

one song into "oh! calcutta!" and i can tell nothing else in 2006 is going to matter.

best band.

[smogs]

Mute Math
Mute Math
Mute Math

[Rich Duncan]

Weird! I know the singer of that band...both our dads used to teach at the University of Texas...so weird that I'd see that here.
thats awesome! Yeah I figured I would recommend them since I haven't seen their name here before and figured I would bring a new band to AP rec's.

[sweet tragedy]

third eye blind - self titled
and elliot smith - all

[Rich Duncan]

third eye blind - self titled
and elliot smith - all
Good rec's. I have been listening to Third Eye Blind's self-titled almost non-stop since I picked it up recently. THat and the song "Deep Inside Of You" from Blue