I'm not dead yet!

Forgive the lack of updates, haven't been feeling too great and I might be out of town for a few days. Look for me in the new week month!

The Resistance by Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtZV5XdfqrI

I really do enjoy the albums Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations by Muse. Somehow I didn't feel that this album was up to par. There was a lot of piano to be heard, which was a real joy. I need to give this album another couple of listens before I can really say how I feel about The Resistance. Uprising is a pretty good song and I hope after listening to the album again that I'll be able to find some more gems.

Devil May Cry Anime Soundtrack by Rungran

Listen to Future In My Hands

I stumbled across Future In My Hands by accident on Youtube. To be honest, I didn't know there was a Devil May Cry anime until now. Unfortunately, I heard it wasn't too great and that's a shame considering I'm a fan of a couple of the games in the series. Anyways onto the music. While the soundtrack consists of different mood-setting instrumentals, there are a lot of very catchy tunes on this soundtrack. Definitely check out the soundtrack but don't expect many songs with vocals. As for the anime, if it's any good - let me know!

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

Listen to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Sorry I'm a bit late posting today (or should I say yesterday). Haven't been feeling too great lately so don't be surprised if my posts are a bit late this week. The amount of jazz I listen to is a bit lacking, but so far everything I've heard has been astounding. I don't think there's anything more relaxing than kicking back to some Charles Mingus. Listening to Mingus Ah Um relaxes the soul, all I need to do now is find the perfect drink to go with it. Please post your suggestions in the comments section!

Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra

Listen to Don't Bring Me Down
Also listen to Last Train to London

Disco Very indeed! I'm afraid I'm going to have to link two songs for you guys to listen to - too hard to choose one when both of these songs make me want to boogie. Alas the end of ELO week, my God they are amazing. Thankfully there are many more ELO albums for me to explore so expect another ELO week in the future! The songs I've linked to this past week are phenomenal, please check them all out. I'm starting to think I was born in the wrong generation. I need to get my disco on and the 70s are where I belong! Here's to good music people!

Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Listen to Mr. Blue Sky

Mr. Blue Sky was the first ELO song I was introduced to. After hearing Out of the Blue, I find that it's still my favourite song and I need to give the album another listen. I'm sure the charm was there, I just had company over and focusing on the music was kind of hard. I don't like giving an album a listen when it's just background music. Tomorrow is Friday and the last day of ELO week. Discovery looks promising, I'm sure it won't bring me down (haha lame I know).

A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra

Listen to Telephone Line

I'm really appreciating the fact that I have yet to be disappointed by Electric Light Orchestra. Mind you, they have over ten albums over the span of thirty years so - maybe somewhere along the road I might stumble across one I don't like. Here's hoping I haven't jinxed myself! A New World Record is yet another great album by them. When listening to the album, I had to stop to put Telephone Line on repeat. The song Shangri-La was the perfect end to the album. It's going to be a good week - I'm especially excited for tomorrow and Friday's albums!

Face the Music by Electric Light Orchestra

Listen to Strange Magic

Day two of Electric Light Orchestra week and I'm still loving what I'm hearing. I put the album on a couple of times and I have to say that Strange Music is now one of my favourite ELO songs. As with Eldorado, the entire album was entertaining to listen to. To be honest, I don't think any of their albums I listen to this week will disappoint me. Unfortunately, that means shorter review blurbs from me! If you liked Strange Magic, check out ELO's 1975 album Face the Music.

Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra

Listen to Eldorado Overture-Can't Get It Out Of My Head

It's Electric Light Orchestra week! Well for me at least. I will be listening to ELO albums till Friday, starting with Eldorado. I have The Angry Beard to thank for introducing me to ELO with their song Mr. Blue Sky (on Out of the Blue which I'll cover Thursday). Yesterday we were both at Jack Astor's and Don't Bring Me Down (on Discovery which I'll cover Friday) was playing. Upon discovering the artist, I decided that it was time to get into ELO. I listened to Eldorado a couple of times. Overall, the album was a good listen, a little slow at some parts (the pace was right, just a little too slow for me at the time). I'm really curious to hear what I'm going to come across the next four albums and which will be my favourite. Stay tuned!

Hail to the Thief by Radiohead

Listen to Sail to the Moon

To be honest, I had listened to Hail to the Thief many years back. Unfortunately, I couldn't stand the album at all. With my newfound love with a few songs on the album, I decided to give the Hail to the Thief another chance. To my dismay, those few songs are still the only ones I really care for (although Wolf at the Door isn't too bad). I absolutely adore Radiohead. I've thoroughly enjoyed all of their albums (Okay maybe not so much for Pablo Honey), but Hail to the Thief is still my least favourite. Thom Yorke's The Eraser is on the to do list.

Never Take Friendship Personal by Anberlin

Listen to The Feel Good Drag

I caught the last minute of The Feel Good Drag at a Rogers Video. I quickly wrote down "feel good drag" on my phone before I forgot the title and was able to enjoy that song to the fullest on youtube at home. I had forgotten about the song until recently and decided to check out the entire album. If you enjoyed The Feel Good Drag, it might be worth checking out Never Take Friendship Personal considering it's pretty decent overall. I think you might agree with me that The Feel Good Drag is the best track on the album.

I'm a Mountain by Sarah Harmer

Listen to Oleander

I have to admit, I haven't listened to much folk/rock music. To be honest, I first thought I was listening to country when I put on Sarah Harmer's I'm a Mountain. Her sweet voice and gentle melodies make this album really enjoyable to relax to. While no songs in particular really stand out for me, the overall album was nice to listen to and I'll be sure to pop it on again when I want to take it easy. Also, hooray for Canadian music! Sarah Harmer is from Burlington and was also a member of the Toronto band The Saddletramps.

Riot by Paramore

Listen to That's What You Get

Thank you Mihoshi for the recommendation, I think the only Paramore song I've heard was That's What You Get on Rock Band 2. While the album wasn't that bad, there weren't any memorable tracks that stuck with me after listening to it. To be honest, That's What You Get was probably one of my least played songs on Rock Band 2. I might give another one of their albums a shot to see if I find something more enjoyable. In the meantime – if anyone has any Paramore recommendations, please leave it in the comments section!

I'll Sleep When I Die by El-P

Listen to The Overly Dramatic Truth

Thanks for the recommendation Panda but unfortunately, tonight I went through another phase of "I'm not in the mood to listen to this right now." I should really just find something else and listen to the album when I feel up to it. That being said, I went through with it and decided to listen to I'll Sleep When I Die. The heavy beats and loud lyrics were too much to handle after being stuffed from a Mandarin buffet. Regardless, it felt like something I could get used to (the music, not a regular basis of Mandarin buffets). This album will get another listen from me on a better day.

(Around &) Around Again by Wintergreen

Listen to Can't Sit Still

For the love of God don't follow the instructions in that music video. Well, they're fake so, knock yourselves out. I just played an hour of Counterstrike with Wintergreen's (Around &) Around Again rocking in the background. Every track on the album was golden. As much as I love Can't Sit Still, there are many tracks on this album that rival it for my favourite track. If you enjoyed Can't Sit Still, I would imagine you'll enjoy the entire album as much as I did. I'm going to have to get my hands on their EP now. Fun fact: Keith Schofield directed this music video and the music video for Hard 'n' Phirm's Pi.

Horses and Grass by Hard 'n' Phirm

Listen to Pi

I would imagine some of you have already run into the Pi song by Hard 'n' Phirm. Like Flight of the Conchords and The Lonely Island, Hard 'n' Phirm manages to create great sounding music as well as provide a laugh or two (or twenty, thirty...). Horses and Grass is entertaining from the beginning to the end, with mini clips throughout the album. For example, about ten minutes into the album it says, "If you put Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in your oven at the start of this album, they're done now!" I know I put the Pi song for a track, but Radiohead fans have to check out the song Rodeohead by clicking here.

My Name is Skrillex by Skrillex

Listen to With You Friends
Download My Name is Skrillex EP

My Name is Skrillex is a six track EP that's free to download on the above link. I do enjoy the electronic music the EP features, but I don't think it is for everyone – you'll really have to check it out and give me your opinion in the comment section below. I'm curious what people's tastes are when it comes to electronic. I think the safe bet is that everyone who likes electronic can appreciate Daft Punk. Skrillex (Sonny Moore) was the frontman for the band From First to Last (who yet another person recommended to me but I have yet to check out). Leaving the band he pursued a solo career and I like what I'm hearing.

Recommend an album for August

Woo~ New month let's do this over again. I still have a few to catch up on the previous month, stay tuned for those!

With Love and Squalor by We Are Scientists

Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt

My brother told me about this band after he saw them play at his University during frosh week. He gave me Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt to listen to and I really enjoyed the song. I didn't explore any other songs by them at the time, but having recently getting Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt stuck in my head – I figured why not. I might have to give this album another listen, it felt that I didn't care for the songs on the second half of the CD (This isn't the first time that's happened to me). I'm sure they'll eventually grow on me, but for now the first half of the album is pretty stellar.