I owe my friend Ron a beer. Or ten. I’m so happy that I took his advice to join the satellite radio craze. The radio I purchased (on my friend’s recommendation) has an awesome feature that allows me to record songs that I like. No more downloading for now. Instead, I get to store songs immediately as I hear them on the radio. The following are some songs I’ve recently recorded to my digital library. I really like these songs and am wondering if anyone else does. The first list contains songs by artists that are new to me so I’m wondering if anyone can recommend other good songs by them.
“Anyone Else but You” by Moldy Peaches
“Balloons” by Foals
“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” by Vampire Weekend
“Constructive Summer” by Hold Steady
“Hummingbird” by Born Ruffians
“I Woke Up Today” by Port O’Brien
“Lolita” by Throw Me the Statue
“Oh My God” by Ida Maria
These next songs are by artists that are definitely familiar to me. I mention them because I am so excited that I have them stored in my library. So I get to listen to them again, and again, and again. I can’t imagine hearing these songs on local terrestrial radio (except maybe on The Lake, 107.7, which in my opinion is an excellent radio station).
“Chelsea Morning” by Joni Mitchell
“Dear Prudence” by Jerry Garcia Band (An amazing Beatles cover).
“Eyes of the World” by The Grateful Dead (Probably my favorite Dead song. Now I just need to catch the version featuring Branford Marsalis so I can record it.)
“Oh!” by Sleater-Kinney
“Supermarket” by Iggy Pop
Readers might be wondering “Ever hear of hip-hop? Or jazz? What about country? Classical?” Well, I am a huge fan of jazz and hip-hop. I just happen to be in an indie rock and classic rock phase right now. As for country and classical--no disrespect intended, but I honestly don’t much listen to either genre.
Now that I’ve shared my enthusiasm for the music I am enjoying lately, I have a few questions for readers. Is anyone else caught up in the satellite phenomenon? And what music are you into lately?