today was beautiful. wasn't it? i think most everyone in the east had a good day today. not too cold, a nice breeze, a little overcast. i enjoyed it quite a lot. riding my bike today was rough tho. i think the wind the was blowing against me with all of it's might and it won. the wind is a jerk.
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i've been ruined lately with this over abundance of new (mostly good) music lately. i love it tho. i don't think i could ever have enough of it. okay, here we go:
albums that i've gotten either by purchase or other undisclosed methods:
Nada Surf - lucky
Chris Walla - field manual
Jack Johnson - sleep through the static
Georgie James - Places
Menomena - Friend and Foe
a mish-mash of M. Ward
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Juno: Official Soundtrack
and there's so much more that i just can't list cos it would be like deb's top 100 list. i can't stop. anyone that knows me knows that i have a problem. did you know that i have upwards of 400 CDs? well, i do. and that just what i find good enough to put into carrying cases. there's about 30 albums sitting on my floor that will not fit and at least 50 at home in a box because...well, let's just say i don't know what i was thinking.
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i feel like i'm a rare breed these days. does anyone buy CDs anymore? i obviously do. there's something about supporting artists - first and foremost. and i definitely buy albums if i deem them necessary to my collection. so people that buy on iTunes or some other service like that - props.
and i will admit that i do download albums by other means. usually i'll download them to see if i like them, because as a college student who is already melting his money away, i need to make wise purchases. and everyone knows that there is a lot of just...not good music.
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Something i keep hearing is that artists today do not make albums to sell as a whole album. in an iTunes world, or a 'singles' world, that is all that is made. people don't buy the whole thing just the pieces they like. i think that's sad. there's just something about having a whole album. it's like a whole pie. as a kid i would always throw that card like 'if i can't have two then i don't want any." sometimes i feel that way with albums. that's not saying that if i do not like the whole album i wouldn't obtain (somehow) the songs i like. just, there's something sweeter about having a full album - and one that is good all the way thru.
and there's something about having that medium. the book and the art. it's a full experience. i see it like 'this artist has packaged their music with these pictures and this is how they want their music to be experienced.' i think that makes it more magical. although i will admit that it is harder to be pleased with the full experience anymore because everyone is not trying to sell albums - rather singles.
so to all of the artists that are selling the full pie, i thank you.
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i feel compelled to mention this one album that is coming out march 18th by a band "She and Him." it is (to my understanding) Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. you may know Zooey from the movie Elf. she has quite a voice. she also appears on Jason Schwartzman's album (Coconut Records (which is smashing!)).
read about it and get a free song right here ->.
*and also Death Cab for Cutie's new album, Narrow Stairs, comes out May 22. oh yes.
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so here are some videos that have been brought to my attention (mostly from Sara O'Brien):
first, some Juno promos featuring Jason Bateman and Michael Cera:
and now, meet Old Greg:
and i'll leave you with this. i'm not saying i support Barack Obama. i don't know yet who i support. but i think he's got something. enjoy:
