Beach Fossils

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Daydream by Beach Fossils

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Vacation by Beach Fossils

I came across the music of Beach Fossils, a one man band consisting of Dustin Payseur, which I’ve been listening to a lot lately. His music falls into that new surf, feedback slot that I really can’t describe very well. But it sounds really timeless, like something that might have been written 50 years ago. He seems to mainly be playing in New York, which is good if you live in New York, but he should totally be playing on the west coast so I can see him. There’s just something so dreamy and mellow about his music, especially his song Daydream, it’s been on repeat a lot for me.

Click here to visit his Myspace, you can hear another song by him and see where and when he’s playing.

Bobby

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June 23, 2009 - See more posts by Bobby

Cover Versions by Littlpixel

I came across this great project by Littlepixel yesterday while I was searching the Penguin Paperback Spotters’ Guild and I thought it was a pretty great idea. He describes it most succinctly as “Classic records lost in time and format, re-emerged as Pelican books”, and they actually look really great. While this vintage book-inspired redesign idea has been around for a little while, it’s nice to see this idea continuing to evolve.

Click here to check out the rest of the covers.

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June 2, 2009 - See more posts by Bobby

Gregory Crewdson

I was thinking about Yo La Tengo’s album And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out over the weekend, and remembering how awesome the album artwork was. I decided to look it up and see who the guy was, and it turns out it was Gregory Crewdson. Crewdson is a New York photographer who takes these amazingly surreal, production-heavy photos that evoke this really surreal and almost creepy feeling to them. The way he lights is photos is crazy, almost like a movie would be set up.

Check under the cut for a video of him talking about his process as well as a behind the scenes of a shoot he did.

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May 13, 2009 - See more posts by Bobby

‘Blue Period Picasso’ by Peter Bjorn and John

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Blue Period Picasso by Peter Bjorn and John

I tend to get songs stuck in my head quite easily, so I’m always humming and singing to myself. As I was listening to Living Thing, Peter Bjorn and John’s new album, I realized that I kept humming their song Blue Period Picasso.

The song is about a one of Picasso’s painting from his blue period, from the perspective of the painting. The painting feels that it deserves more recognition, that it’s still a beautiful painting. The painting starts to dream of someone coming and stealing it off the wall in Barcelona that it’s sitting on, and how they’d be famous throughout the land.

It’s a really cute song, with a great little beat and clever words.

Bobby

P.S. Can someone make me an awesome remix of this for me? If I like it a lot and it makes me dance I’ll post it for everyone to hear.

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May 11, 2009 - See more posts by Bobby

‘Hospice’ by The Antlers

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Two by The Antlers

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Shiva by The Antlers

The constant flow of great albums this year doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop anytime soon, and we’re all the better for it. But one album that’s really stood out for me this year is Hospice by The Antlers. When the album came out I listened to it on repeat, non-stop. Since then I listen to it at least once a week, if not more.

Hospice has a rather epic narrative, dealing with such things as life and death, illness, loss, despair and occasional glimpses of hope. The albums brilliance comes from the unapologetic nature the album takes, that life is filled with sad parts, and the album fully embraces those times. Peter Silberman’s vocals and lyrics are absolutely superb, ranging from dark whispers to emotional outburts, cracking falsettos and passionate pleas.

I get frustrated when I write about an album like this, because honestly it’s hard to put into words the feelings an amazing album like this brings out. And this album was definitely made around pure emotions, it’s not a light-hearted affair, it’s the stuff that real life is made of. Take a listen to the two songs above, and if you enjoy the album please pick it up and support these amazing musicians.

This will absolutely be in my top favorite albums of the year, if not the decade.

You can pick up their album now by clicking here.

Bobby

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