The joy of discovering new music

[HarryMonkey]

I went to the LG Arena on Saturday with the OH who has always wanted to see Il Divo and, whilst I was brought up with classical music, I guess I saw these as a bit girly .. a bit like going to see JLS. Boy was I surprised. The power and sound generated by those four voices was phenomenal. They also had Katherine Jenkins who combined her voice seamlessly with theirs (as well as providing some top quality eye candy). 11,000 people packed the place and it was an awesome evening, whist not really new music to me, it was certainly new in terms of seeing them live. Anyone who likes their sounds strong and powerful could do a lot worse.

[jinnantonnixx]

Just some randomness from my current playlist.

 

From my favourite band The Mountain Goats.

This is the first Mountain Goats song I heard. Lions Teeth - The mountain goats - YouTube

 

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's New Year's Kiss, a song about the morning after the night before. Etiquette is a superb album.

 

The multi-talented Andrew Bird's Imitosis

 

Spoon's Lines in the Suit

 

Good classic rock - Dancing with St Peter by $ign of Four

http://youtu.be/elYBtWeWE6o

 

Tom Waits is a bit angry in Make It Rain

http://youtu.be/q-aoNLdKrXs

 

The Decemberists' Here I Dreamt I was an Architect.

Edited May 31, 2013 by jinnantonnixx

[FishCustard]

I have weird taste in music.

 

'Weird' here having the meaning of 'awesome'.

 

Some of the things I've found/been listening to lately:

 

Ievan Polka - Loituma (a Finnish folk song made somewhat Internet-famous by a spinning leek)

The whole OST for Neon Genesis Evangelion, but specifically the opening theme and this.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya themes and associated songs.

Pretty much anything by 'Weird Al' Yankovic (this one is particularly appropriate!)