U2 - New Year's Day

Artist: U2

Song: New Year's Day

Album: War

Year: 1983

"All is quiet on New Year's Day, a world in white gets underway, I want to be with you, be with you night and day, nothing changes on New Year's Day."

*PENDING COMMENT: It was a crazy/weird last day of the year: delayed flight, iPod crashed and burned, my computer got infected by some lame virus... I had to fix my iPod and my computer with limited Internet access, clicking 'registries', 'folders', and stuff like that without any knowledge of it and hoping not to screw things up more than they were by then, but I think it is all fixed now...

http://www.u2.com/index/home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2

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AWOLNATION - Sail

Artist: AWOLNATION

Song: Sail

Album: Megalithic Symphony

Year: 2011

"Maybe I'm a different breed, maybe I'm not listening, so blame it on my A.D.D. baby..."

*A QUICKIE: Remember 'UTIOG'? Well if you don't, click, and if you do, click it too! The singer and the bass player from that band are in this band...

http://awolnationmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWOLNATION

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The Horrors - Still Life

Artist: The Horrors

Song: Still Life

Album: Skying

Year: 2011

"Under a sky, no one sees, waiting, watching it happening, don’t hurry, give it time, things are the way they have to be, slow down, give it time, still life, you know I’m listening, the moment that you want is coming if you give it time..."

http://thehorrors.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_horrors

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Oasis - Songbird

Artist: Oasis

Song: Songbird

Album: Heathen Chemistry

Year: 2002

"Talking to the songbird yesterday, flew me to a place not far away, she's a little pilot in my mind, singin songs of love to pass the time, gonna write a song so she can see, give her all the love she gives to me, talk of better days that have yet to come, never felt this love from anyone... She's not anyone..."

****

http://www.oasisinet.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(band)

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Blink 182 - Up All Night

Artist: Blink 182

Song: Up All Night

Album: Neighborhoods

Year: 2011

"Are we alone tonight, is there no one here? What have we become? In these passing years, in the night friendships form, in the day only some do last, are we here tonight to save grace, or are we here to forget the past?"

"I'm standing in the dark, my mind is racing, up all night, we are chasing, the stars are never too far away, pp all night to see the sun another day."

*... xD

http://www.blink182.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_182

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Phoenix - North

Artist: Phoenix

Song: North

Album: It's Never Been Like That

Year: 2006

" ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬ "

http://www.wearephoenix.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(band)

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My Morning Jacket - Holdin Onto Black Metal

Artist: My Morning Jacket

Song: Holding Onto Black Metal

Album: Circuital

Year: 2011

"It's a darkness you can't deny but it don't belong in a grown up mind, suppose you'll find this place in a youngster's eyes coming into life you needn't cry, but as a boy you gotta let it go or you'll find out something is good, oh black metal you're so misunderstood..."

*...

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Morning_Jacket

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The Black Keys - Lonely Boy

Artist: The Black Keys

Song: Lonely Boy

Album: El Camino

Year: 2011

"Well I'm so above you and it's fine to see, but I came to love you anyway, so you tore my heart out and I don't mind bleeding, any old time to keep me waiting, waiting, waiting..."

*THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE NO COMMENTS, JUST MUSIC...

http://www.theblackkeys.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Keys

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Nephew - Va Fangool!

Artist: Nephew

Song: Va Fangool!

Album: Danmark Denmark

Year: 2009

"I know Tony Soprano's bad company but like me, he's got the world by his feet, he knows what I mean... No one besides Martin Gore, and Tony, and me knows how lonely it gets in a fleet when you're behind the wheel..."

"You're never alone, forever alone, Va fangool..."

*A QUICKIE: Vaffanculo , vaffanculo! HAVE A NICE FRIDAY!

http://nephew.dk/?init=eng.xml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephew_(band)

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Seabird - Don't You Know You're Beautiful

Artist: Seabird

Song: Dont' You Know You're Beautiful

Album: Rocks Into Rivers
Year: 2009

"Don't you remember you were happy when you were younger, things were so simple yeah 'til the day you walked out on your mother, but now you blame yourself because you're by yourself, you feel like it's not gonna to change..."

"And all this time saying you were fine and everyone still to blame, well there you are you and your broken heart, it's written all over your face..."

*A FACT: Did you know that bananas are radioactive? What does it have to do with this song? I really don't know but now you know a new thing... ENJOY!

http://www.myspace.com/seabird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabird_%28band%29

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Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill

Artist: Gorillaz
Song: On Melancholy Hill
Album: Plastic Beach
Year: 2010

"Up on melancholy hill there's a plastic tree, are you here with me? Just looking out on the day of another dream..."

"Well you can't get what you want but you can get me so let's set up and see 'cause you are my medicine when you're close to me..."

*NO COMMENT TODAY, I NEED TO BE CALM, THE "GOLD" IS NEAR, I CAN FEEL IT...

http://gorillaz.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillaz

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Arkells - Book Club

Artist: Arkells

Song: Book Club

Album: Michigan Left

Year: 2011

"Then we hum along to some familiar tune 'I like women and songs', you said "it's from volume two"".

"Line after line, when you're taking it in, time after time, when you try to fit in to some white shoes or a blue collar..."

*JUST A COMMENT: This is also a new acquisition and dang it! I have lots of music to listen to and so little time! But in the meantime here is the first song from this album, an excellent opener... If there is some justice in this world, along with a good manager and good marketing, Arkells will get more international recognition. And just in case you want to listen to more Arkells songs, here are some links: ONE & TWO. And of course, you can always go to 'YouTube' and then buy the CD.

http://arkells.ca/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkells

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Hard-Fi - Good For Nothing

Artist: Hard-Fi

Song: Good For Nothing

Album: Killer Sounds

Year: 2011

"I'm good at wasting my time, fucking up my life, hanging out, you know I'm the best waste of space about, I'm good at drinking too much, flicking ash in a paper cup, but I don't come cheap, I'm good for nothing I can't be beat, no no, good for nothing, no no, no, no, bueno para nada..."

*A QUICK COMMENT: This CD arrived yesterday and now I need to give myself some time to listen to it... In the meantime here is another song, the first single off 'Killer Sounds'...

http://www.hard-fi.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-fi

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Modest Mouse - The Good Times Are Killing Me

Artist: Modest Mouse

Song: The Good Times Are Killing Me

Album: Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Year: 2004

"Got dirt, got air, got water and I know you can carry on, shrug off shortsighted false excitement and oh what can I say? Have one, have twenty more "one mores" and oh it does not relent... The good times are killing me..."

*A COMPLAINT: Fuck the disrespectful smokers! Fuck them! I think the cigarette must be one of the worst inventions ever... If you want to slowly kill yourself go ahead fuckers do it, just don't do in front of me. The thing here is that the vast majority of the people I know smoke, and shit! They don't even ask, 'do you mind if I light a cigarette?' Hell no! they don't do that, and you dare to tell them 'hey dude what the fuck' the get offended and shit when the one offended should be me... And to make things worse, let's say 6 people are having a conversation and 4 or even 5 begin to smoke, you either put up with the fucking smoke or you go away and lose the conversation... Just in case I wasn't clear enough at the beginning FUCK YOU!

http://www.modestmousemusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mouse

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Telekinesis - Please Ask For Help

Artist: Telekinesis

Song: Please Ask For Help

Album: 12 Desperate Straight Lines

Year: 2011

"I'm not gonna let you down, but I'm not gonna help you up, it takes so long to turn me around when I think nothing could be wrong..."

"You're like a puzzle that can't be solved, missing pieces never fill the gaps, you got the salt and I got the wound..."

*A QUICKIE: Just another song heard in 'Chuck' a while ago... Reminds me of 'Joy Division', 'New Order' or even 'The Cure'... ENJOY!

http://telekinesismusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telekinesis_(band)

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The Verve - Love Is Noise

Artist: The Verve
Song: Love Is Noise
Album: Forth
Year: 2008

"Will those feet in modern times walk on soles that are made in China? Feel the bright prosaic malls in the corridors that go on and on and on..."

"I was blind, couldn't see what was here in me, I was blind, insecure, I felt like the road was way too long, yeah, 'cause love is noise and love is pain, love is these blues that I'm feeling again..."

*A QUICKIE: It is FRIDAY! Hell yes! Let's celebrate it by running naked in the streets and if running is not your thing, you could wear just a raincoat and flash somebody... In the streets...

http://www.theverve.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Verve

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Fuel - Shimmer

Artist: Fuel

Song: Shimmer

Album: Sunburn

Year: 1998

"We're here and now, but will we ever be again, 'cause I have found all that shimmers in this world is sure to fade away again..."

"She says that love is for fools who fall behind and I'm somewhere in between, I never really know a killer from a savior, 'til I break at the bend..."

"It's too far away for me to hold, it's too far away... Guess I'll let it go..."

*NO COMMENT TODAY GIRLS AND BOYS... ENJOY

http://fuelrocks.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_(band)

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Miike Snow - Sans Soleil

Artist: Miike Snow

Song: Sans Soleil

Album: Miike Snow

Year: 2009

"Morning bled at the water's edge, the city was bringing me down, and my mind was on a ledge saying 'who's gonna help you now'"...

"Watching shadows within shadows within, they hide their dark selfs from the sun, and her voice is just a memory, you're not fooling anyone..."

*A QUICK COMMENT: This was the song that introduced me to this band and it has to be on 'Chuck'. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, besides it fits today...

http://www.miikesnow.co.uk/gb/home/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miike_Snow

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The Shins - Caring is Creepy

Artist: The Shins

Song: Caring is Creepy

Album: Oh, Inverted World

Year: 2001

"I think I'll go home and mull this over before I cram it down my throat, at long last it's crashed, it's colossal mass has broken up into bits in my moat..."

"Hold your glass up, hold it in, never betray the way you've always known it is..."

*A COMMENT: Why can't I be an irresponsible piece of crap? Why? Sometimes I wish I was a careless guy... When we overthink stuff, we end up more confused, the more you think it, the more a problem seems to grow, you begin to wander through all the situations and that is that, you are screwed... And sometimes the easiest and wisest thing to do is the last one we seem to notice...

http://www.theshins.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins

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Howie Day - Numbness for Sound

Artist: Howie Day

Song: I'll Take You On

Album: Stop All the World Now

Year: 2003

A cold winter sun, my feet underground, a pale windless city, a numbness for sound..."

"I'll wait back here or should I start pushing my way back? Yeah... Should I start pushing my way home?"

*JUST A FACT: It is all about the bridge, it is all about finding the perfect contrast. A good bridge could make a song soar, it is the one part that quickly takes you to another place and then brings you back to where you left off... HAVE A GOOD START TO THE WEEK!

P.S. I'm not exactly a fan of HP but it was what I found, and it kind of fits the mood of the song

http://www.howieday.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Day

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Blackbud - You Can Run/Left Your Arms Empty

Artist: Blackbud

Song: You Can Run

Album: Blackbud

Year: 2009

"Want something to fill this missing piece but you have to trust this emptiness..."

"You can run, but not from yourself, you can look, but you can't find your way..."

"Do you ever feel up against a wall? Never did anything wrong at all... Do you still care about your soul? You can do anything you want to..."

*A QUICKIE: Again, this song is a recommendation from a friend, a good one by the way, otherwise I wouldn't be posting this. I think the meaning is quiet clear, a void in your life, a bit of despair, apathy towards life but with a silver lining, and the 'you can run, but not from yourself', priceless line...

Artist: Blackbud

Song: Left Your Arms Empty

Album: Blackbud

Year: 2009

"Castles we'll build while I lay sleeping, on top of the sand and under the ocean, this could be so so free and easy, but I left your arms empty... for too long..."

*ANOTHER QUICKIE: The guitar riff from this song verses reminds me of Phoenix's song 'North', I know they are not the same but they have the same vibe, both are good songs... Enjoy...

http://www.blackbud.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbud

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Alameda - Silver Hands

Artist: Alameda

Song: Silver Hands

Album: Seasons/Spectres

Year: 2011

"Let's try to make the most of this, I'll ask this once, my last request..."

"I count the times that you recede, I slip through your hands and kiss your teeth..."

*A SUPER QUICKIE: Heard this on 'Chuck', enjoy your WEEKEND!! (See, it was fast).

http://alamedaportland.bandcamp.com/album/seasons-spectres

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Brandon Flowers - Jacksonville

Artist: Brandon Flowers
Song: Jacksonville
Album: Flamingo
Year: 2010

"Slow down your mind, fill the unknown spaces with truth and light, if you can find the time, time seems so slow, now we’re stuck here asking, where did it go? And where do we come from? And what are we here for?"

"Summertime so sweet, luxuries of childhood were on our feet, in the sun sun sun, baby run run run..."

"I’ve felt a mother’s love, I’ve seen the colors change, I’ve cried a million tears, I’ve caused a million more..."

* I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TODAY... JUST ENJOY THIS SWEET SONG (PERFECT FOR A SUNSET) AND YOUR FRIDAY TOO!

http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Flowers

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Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

Artist: Crash Test Dummies
Song: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Album: God Shuffled His Feet
Year: 1993

"Once there was this girl who wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room, but when they finally made her they saw birth marks all over her body, she couldn't quite explain it, they'd always just been there..."

"Then there was this boy whose parents made him come directly home right after school and when they went to their church they shook and lurched all over the church floor, he couldn't quite explain it they'd always just gone there..."

*A QUICKIE: This song is about some kids going through a rough time, if you listen, there are 3 kids, the first 2, a boy and a girl, have something that makes them "suffer" but they are kind of "glad" that there's a kid that's worse than they are... I think it is all about perspective, perhaps if you ask the third kid he would say the same about one of the other kids. And we tend to do the same, if we are having a rough time we "find" comfort in somebody else's ailing, I know, it is an idiot thing to do, but at the very moment it kind of helps...

http://www.crashtestdummies.com/#/home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Test_Dummies

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Everybody's On the Run

Artist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Song: Everybody's on The Run

Album: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Year: 2011

"You've been drifting and stealing, trying to walk in my shoes but they don't belong to you, you know they don't, but you can't find the meaning, sing to yourself and hold on..."

"Hang in there love, you gotta hold on, you gotta be strong enough for love, you know, you know..."

*A COMMENT: This is probably my favorite song from this album, but every song on it is a gem, it is a serious contender to be the 'Album of the Year' in my list, who am I kidding, it will be... I must say I have an eargasm when the bridge of the song arrives, as it is begins to build up slowly and when it explodes at 4:05 just pffff... The other day I was running to this song and when the bridge began I just closed my eyes and kept running (best sensation ever), I didn't not care if I bumped into a tree, if I tripped or if I was run over, seriously this bridge just makes me want to close my eyes and get lost in it... I feel tempted to do this while driving but that would be too dangerous, although it must be an awesome feeling...

http://www.noelgallagher.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gallagher's_High_Flying_Birds

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Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest For the Wicked

Artist: Cage the Elephant

Song: Ain't No Rest For the Wicked

Album: Cage the Elephant

Year: 2008

"There ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees, I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, ain't nothing in this world for free, no I can't slow down, I can't hold back, though you know I wish I could, no there ain't no rest for the wicked until you close our eyes for good..."

"...He put a gun up to my head, he made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight, he said give me all you got, I want your money not your life but if you try to make a move I won't think twice..."

*A QUICKIE: For fuck's sake! What has this world become? We are forgetting our values and we barely have ethics... I know there are always rotten fuckers out there, but the sad thing comes when necessity drives the good ones to do some wrong in order to compensate something, to survive...

http://www.cagetheelephant.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cage_the_Elephant

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Zero 7 - Destiny

Artist: Zero 7

Song: Destiny

Album: Simple Things

Year: 2001

"The journey's long and it feels so bad, I'm thinking back to the last day we had, old moon fades into the new, soon I know I'll be back with you, I'm nearly with you, I'm nearly with you...

"When I'm weak I draw strength from you and when you're lost I know how to change your mood and when I'm down you breathe life over me, even though we're miles apart we are each other's destiny..."

*A THOUGHT: 2001 seems so far away, growing up happens is a heartbeat and I feel time is slipping through my hands like if it was water... Damn! Why do I always think of my existence and that kind of stuff on Sundays? For now let's chill out with some 'Zero 7'... HAVE A GOOD START TO THE WEEK...

http://www.zero7.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_7

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Death Cab For Cutie - Your New Twin Sized Bed

Artist: Death Cab For Cutie

Song: Your New Twin Sized Bed

Album: Narrow Stairs

Year: 2008

"You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed, with a single pillow underneath your single head..."

"You used to think that someone would come along and lay beside you in a space that they belong, but the other side of the mattress and box springs stayed like new, what's the point of holding onto what never gets used?"

"And I try not to worry, but you've got me terrified, it's like you're in some kind of hurry to say goodbye..."

*JUST A COMMENT: When I hear this song I get the hint of it being about becoming a bit antisocial due to not getting what you expected regarding love matters... I would highlight the 'what's the point of holding onto what never gets used' phrase, because it is very true in every situation, or at least for me, I tend to keep stuff with the thought of 'this may come in handy some time', but again, Murphy's law is a bitch, if you throw it away, in the least expected moment you seem to need it and immediately that haunting thought comes to you 'I had one just threw it away'... but if you keep it it stays there forever, but to be fair it does not always happen like that, sometimes things do fit together...

http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_cab_for_cutie

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