If you look at my iTunes, you’ll see I’ve listened to Low Light Low Life about a thousand times! Such a good song. Has a little bit of an early-90′s hip hop vibe to it. I don’t think there’s an official video, but a while back a WONDERFUL photographer, Dave Jackson, used the song for a video he made. His video is really cool because it shows the behind the scenes on a commercial shoot (if you’re into that kind of thing). So, here’s the song to his video:
I usually reserve my Tuesday music reviews for new, but not top-40, stuff. Not that I don’t like Top 40 (I mean, if it’s good, it’s good, right?). But invariably, everyone has already talked about that. So, I tend to stick to more indie centered, minor releases. But this song doesn’t really fit in either categories. It’s Sinnerman by Nina Simone. Mmm, don’t you just love Nina Simone? Yeah, me too. You’ve probably heard Felix Da Housecat’s Mix in about 70 movies over the last decade. It’s good, too. But Nina’s is a little more… Nina.
This is what I’m really excited about! Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra is coming out soon. I have their first one and absolutely love it! If it was a record I would have worn it out. But it’s not, it’s a CD, so it’s still in really good condition.
Two things.
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You can download Horchata, also from Contra, here for free at 320kbps!
The Last one’s Cat Power. Just another favorite I wanted to include.