"The Gun Has No Trigger"- Dirty Projectors
It took me a few listens on this one. A good few listens, but now. I am (kind of) a fan. B+
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This is important: Which dirty alphabet song is the best?
We've got: The British puppet!!! Rudy Ray Moore: AKA Dolemite! or Gangsta Rap Version: (The guy who made this can't actually read. I think.) QATFYG: Which is the most spectacular? no joke! this is really f@#king important!
iamundernodisguise
This is absolutely not one of my favorite songs of 2009, but one of my favorite songs EVER. the harmonies are to die for. takes you to another place- very ethereal. oh my god. it's gorgeous. there are no words for how brilliant, how beautiful this song is. It's almost Enya-like, in a way, but MUCH better. there is no talking shit on that song. it can do no wrong. here are the other songs featured in this series thus far: "Stillness is the Move"- Dirty Projectors "To Lose My Life"- White Lies "Beatbox"- The Sounds "iamundernodisguise"- School of Seven Bells will be back soon with more songs. enjoy for now!
stillness is the move
Hey, I decided- for the remainder of the year, I'm going to start highlighting what I think the best songs were. Can't say much about albums, because I didn't buy so many. but songs: yes, indeed. so my first song in this series is going to be a song I JUST learned to appreciate, "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors, a band that is now fast growing on me. I always lumped them in that too-pretentious category, with Animal Collective and Panda Bear. mistake on my part! see: there's something very primal and sexy about it. it's been called the "poppiest" of their songs by fans but it's not like, I dunno, "Parties in the USA" (HAYYYYYY) or something. Now I see why Talking Heads and Bjork can be counted as fans. Damn. SOME FANS. I hate to say though that the Solange cover was what got me interested. sigh. I also, on an unrelated note, saw Nellie McKay last night and MET her. I was probably the most overzealous person there. it sc...
WEIRD (but good) COVERS
Beyonce's little sister's very good cover of "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors she likes Grizzly Bear? holy shit, I like this girl now. oh, me and my shallowness. Anya Marina meets T.I.: I always liked that song. now just even more.