I’m scared to write about The Decemberists, because they are important in the world of 100b. I’m scared that I’ll just fall into total ridiculous hyperbolic praise, which can be quite off-putting. All I can say is that The Crane Wife is yet again a total gem. It hasn’t kicked Picaresque off the top of the list yet, but everytime I listen to it it comes closer and closer. They’re the kind of band I don’t really want to share with people, because it’s so nice to pretend that I’m the only one who knows about something this special. But then you feel guilty because it’s wrong to keep something so beautiful to yourself. Ok, that was exactly why I was hesitant to write about them. Like I said, there’s no way I should be allowed to explain how much we love them. But luckily I don’t have to because Bean pointed out that the folks of Tiny Mix Tapes have done it for me. I’m a lazy cow, I know, but they totally nailed it.
The first song that caught my ear was “Yankee Bayonet”. Colin Meloy and Laura Veirs’ voices are beautiful together. - I have to admit that I thought that it was Jenny Conlee’s voice, but the ever astute Bean pointed out that it was in fact miss Veirs’. - The way they can turn a song into a tragedy is truly amazing. I don’t know how they do it, but with a few lines they can transport you to a long forgotten time. I can’t imagine myself ever getting tired of their timeless stories.
And now it’s time for the amazing Single Of The Month. The sun is not the only thing that comes up for free, you can download the new Larrikin Love song, “Cucumber”, for FREE too! I said it before but damn, I do love me some free stuff. It’s a one time free download from 7digital.com, the new online music store. It’s a great deal and the song is so much fun. I promise I didn’t pick them because of my love for everything gratis. Larrikin Love has this amazing abillity to make you wish you were at that crazy party with them when they recorded the song. And it’s free.
Download it here, you have to subscribe to 7digital first but it only takes a minute and it’s totally worth it.
In other news, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin have re-released their incredible debut album Broom on Polyvynil on october 24th. I wish I could Jedi Mind Trick everybody into buying it, because every song has a moment in it that feels like a beautiful secret.
Here’s “House Fire” via their official site. This song is amazing, the lyrics are slightly disturbing, but the vocals make it sound sad and funny at the same time.
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