January 2011
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I Follow Lykkes →
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I Follow Lykkes
I Follow Rivers by Lykke LiThis video is a bit bizarre but that’s okay. The song is awesome. Enjoy the music video! http://rhymeetreason.posterous.com/i-follow-lykkes
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Nicki Minaj, the hip-hop feminist? →
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What just happened? “Rolling In The Deep” (Jamie... →
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What just happened? “Rolling In The Deep” (Jamie...
As you may have noticed, Rhyme et Reason likes Adele. But we also like different impressions of songs in the roundabout manner accomplished with remixes or covers. I’m pretty sure that if Amy Winehouse ever comes back to consciousness from her stupor, she’s going to find that artists like Adele and Duffy have people’s attention and that it’s hard to win back the people who...
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"promise this (acoustic)"- cheryl cole vs. adele →
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Champagne Riot in Wye Oak. or not
Here are two newish songs that are occupying my time at the moment. My final semester of university has just started and it seems like it is going to be a busy one.
Wye Oak - Civilian Why am I not surprised that Wye Oak is from Baltimore, Maryland? They are known for the “slowcore” tendencies and “Civilian” has a folk/rock start which slowly disintegrates into a mess of...
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"promise this (acoustic)"- cheryl cole vs. adele
preface: rhyme et reason doesn’t want to contribute to/encourage any more rivalry between female recording artists. there’s room enough for everyone! that being said, the net is abuzz with comparisons now that adele—the uk’s bluesy belter—has covered sweetheart pop-tart cheryl cole’s hit song “promise this.” by all accounts adele and cheryl get...
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Sunday Sounds: Gorillaz, The Fall →
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Sunday Sounds: Gorillaz, The Fall
Not many people are aware that the Gorillaz had another album come out around Christmas. In fact, the group seems to be doing more on the down-low nowadays. Their latest album, The Fall, is another plunge into the dark and twisted Gorillaz world. The gang’s story has escaped me recently, the last I know being that Noodle—vocalist and guitarist—was presumed dead during the events...
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coachella dreamin' →
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coachella dreamin'
if you haven’t seen the coachella 2011 lineup, here goes: this spring indio, california will be jam-packed with all sorts of crazy get-upped (no doubt headbanded) hipsters gathering to see some of the most promising acts. i, for one, am beyond jealous. most likely, rhyme et reason contributors will not be attending the festival—thus the title—but we are still excited for...
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Alexander is Great
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes’ frontman Alexander Ebert is releasing a solo album on March 1. If it’s anything like his single “Truth”, we are all in for a treat. Ebert plays all the instruments by himself. This just feels like a song you’ve heard before and are comfortable with without having known it before. Simply awesome. via Ebert’s myspace...
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blue valentine
two rhyme et reason contributors got together this evening to see the much-buzzed-about movie “blue valentine.” not to be missed, ryan gosling and michelle williams star as lovers falling in and out of love, (spoiler alert: in and out of marriage, too). luckily, the audience is treated to some truly delightful music along the way.
here’s penny & the quarters- “you...
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Millionyoung
Millionyoung, fronted by Mike Diaz, has a new album that came out on January 11, 2011. Rhyme et Reason doesn’t throw around such weighty descriptors of music like “dreampop” or “chillwave” but if it did, Millionyoung would probably get something like dreamwave or floatpop or exploding-star-fragments. Oh yeah. Or bubblicious (actually, no, I think I heard that...
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It's all (Girl) Talk
Gregg Gillis’ new Girl Talk album “All Day” came out to some pretty strong reviews. To me, they’re musical collages and I’m just amazed at how much he pulls off. Pittsburgh has their own Gregg Gillis day - December 6 - and you can download his newest album here http://illegal-art.net/allday/ ...
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Tron Legacy, not just a soundtrack for geeks
Download now or listen on posterous 04_Recognizer.wma (2497 KB) I’ve been hooked on the Tron Legacy soundtrack since seeing the film. The entire soundtrack was mixed by Daft Punk, who were even briefly featured in the film. The entire album is the sweetest electronica I’ve ever heard. However Daft Punk did have a lot of help, especially from...
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fight, fight, fight for this love
i love a cover as much as the next person, but sometimes if it isn’t done right the result is nothing short of bad karaoke. i’m talking to you ezra “who knew she was famous” koenig! nothing, and i mean nothing, compares to cheryl cole’s “fight for this love.” Download now or listen on posterous 01_Fight_For_This_Love.mp3...
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fight, fight, fight for this love
i love a cover as much as the next person, but sometimes if it isn’t done right the result is nothing short of bad karaoke. i’m talking to you ezra “who knew she was famous” koenig! nothing, and i mean nothing, compares to cheryl cole’s “fight for this love.” (8967 KB) Listen on posterous and just look at these cheekbones: -osea...
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Yellow Ostrich covers
Yellow Ostrich covered a bunch of indie favorites from the past year or so. Yellow Ostrich – Tightrope (Yeasayer cover) (download) Yellow Ostrich – Zebra (Beach House cover) (download) Yellow Ostrich – ’81 (Joanna Newsom cover) (download) Find more on Cover Me (who is hosting these songs) I’m not a huge fan of Joanna Newsom but I like Yellow Ostrich’s cover. On their...
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Sharam!
She Came Along (Feat Sharam) by Kid Cudi (10507 KB) Listen on posterousI kind of wish that Kid Cudi didn’t rap, that he would just put awesome musicians together and sing nice songs. sigh http://www.musicboxmix.net/?p=358She Came Along (Feat Sharam) by Kid Cudi. Love it. http://rhymeetreason.posterous.com/sharam I kind of wish that Kid Cudi didn’t rap, that he would just put...
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SPIN's 16 Free songs from
Visit http://www.spin.com/itunes for 16 free songs from SPIN’s Best of 2010 Issue. This lasts until 1/31/11 so hurry up! 1Beach House“10 Mile Stereo” 2Best Coast“Boyfriend” 3Deerhunter“Helicopter” 4Grinderman“Worm Tamer” 5Jamey Johnson“Poor Man Blues” 6MGMT“Brian Eno” 7No Age“Fever...
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20 to 10: Best songs of 2010 →
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20 to 10: Best songs of 2010
Here is my list of 20 of the best songs of 2010. I probably should’ve published this yesterday but I was too busy enjoying the last moments of 2010. This list is better than Rolling Stone’s list because it’s by me. They’re in no particular order since I don’t think that’s exactly fair, to compare one song to another since they’re not about the same thing....