Lost and Found

I found the missing music post. Here ya go......

Anyhow, today I feel like talking about music. Here's what I've been listening to lately:

*Death Cab for Cutie-- I know, I know-- how pedestrian. But I really do like them, and they have some fabulous imagery:

"I wish the world was flat like the old days/ So I could travel just by folding a map." -The New Year

"Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole/ Just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound/ But while you debate half-empty or half-full/ It slowly rises: your love is gonna drown." -Marching Bands of Manhattan

"Cause at night the sun in retreat made the skyline look like crooked teeth in the mouth of a man who was devouring us both." -Crooked Teeth

Right now, my favorite DCfC songs are The New Year, Transatlanticism (lovelovelove), Marching Bands of Manhatten, I Will Follow You into the Dark, and What Sarah Said ("love is watching someone die"). The liner notes are beautiful as well (and actually include lyrics!).

*Azure Ray-- I've actually been listening to this CD for years, but it's still a fave. The group is obscure enough that I can feel a bit better about my DCfC affection. Although Azure Ray has released newer CDs, I only like the self-titled album. I have a couple of the newer ones, and they're not bad...just not good either. The group loses some of its originality and breathy sound, making the CDs seem rather mainstream. Incidentally, this is also Pippin's favorite CD.

*Six Feet Under: Everything Ends Soundtrack-- I really liked Six Feet Under, and I think the show should have gotten an award for Best Series Finale EVER. The final 20 minute sequence was so masterfully done, completely gorgeous, touching, funny and sad....it really defies any simple explanation. Anyway, music played a large part in setting the mood. Some of my faves: "Breathe Me" by SIA (I also have her CD "Colour the Small One," which is only okay), "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by The Ceasars and "Amazing Life" by JEM. The CD also has DCfC, Coldplay, Radiohead, etc.

*Veronica Mars The Soundtrack-- I am not good at classifying music, but I'll call this "poprocks and angst." It's good for channelling your inner emo teen. Some of my faves: We Used To Be Friends by the Dandy Warhols (though I actually prefer the remix that's currently playing during the opening sequence of the show), I Hear the Bells by Mike Doughty, I Know I Know I Know by Tegan & Sara and The Way You Are by 46bliss (even though I'm categorically opposed to groups with numbers in their name or "creative" spelling).

I also love Coldplay (though not X&Y so much) and listen to their CDs quite a bit.

A couple of songs on the radio that I like:

*Streetcorner Symphony by Rob Thomas (gasp!)-- I don't like any other song by Rob Thomas, but I do like this one. It makes me want to hug people.

*Window to Heaven by U2-- Great song, very touching, and I admire the way Bono has used his celebrity to do something that matters.

A song on the radio that I despise:

*Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer-- Well, bud, if you're just waiting, you might be waiting a really long time. This is also a song that sticks in my head for days. I hate this song! (This first song I heard by Mayer was "Your Body Is A Wonderland." I don't mind that song so much because I find it hysterical. I love making fun of it. It sounds like a lot of really bad lines to get someone in bed: "And if you want love/ We'll make it" (Oh, please!).

What are you listening to?