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Jan
18

Sunday Black – Coury Palermo

By Roem  //  Listen UP, Music  //  No Comments

My good and old friend Coury Palermo has just released a song via Youtube from his forthcoming project, “theminorfall.”

To me, it’s beautiful and sad in the best way.

I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to write and sing with Coury over the years, and I couldn’t be happier for him with this song.  This is a perfect realization of his style of music.  Lush and harmonic.  With a peaceful sense of sadness.

Cheers, buddy.  I can’t stop listening.

YouTube - sunday black.

Jan
11

Let’s SPOON (the band)

By Roem  //  Listen UP, Music  //  No Comments

I’ve been looking fwd to hearing this for quite some time.

I’m about 4 tracks in as I write this and… wow.

I’m back in school.  THIS is music.

Simple.  Perfect.  And not too literal.

Already looking for tickets for the SF shows.

“I’m writing this to you in reverse.  Somebody better call a hearse.”

Damn, Britt

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Exclusive First Listen: Spoon’s ‘Transference’ : NPR.

Dec
31

Roem’s “Best” Songs of 2009

By Roem  //  Music  //  No Comments

Here's my a labor of love.  "Best Songs of 2009"

A list for all the people that say, "I listen to all types of music."

Rap, Pop, Folk, Experimental, Noise, Rock, Indie, Retro, Dance, *cough* Country… and those songs that fit in between.

(Oh, and there's no "Best" in art.  These are the songs that I listened to and said… "no THAT'S something.")

In no particular order… sort of.

::2009::

Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody

Animal Collective — My Girls

Dirty Projectors — Stillness Is The Move

Dirty Projectors — Temecula Sunrise

Volcano Choir — Still

Chromeo — Night By Night

Madi Diaz — Let's Go

Curren$y — Scared of Monsters

Drake feat. Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem — Forever

Emmy The Great — We Almost Had A Baby

Handsome Furs — All We Want, Baby, Is Everything

Kid Sister — Right Hand Hi

M. Ward — For Beginners

Maluca — Tigeraso

Miley Cyrus — Party In The U.S.A.

Bat For Lashes — Use Somebody (Cover)

Mr. Hudson feat. Kanye West — Supernova

Noah and the Whale — Love of an Orchestra

Sleigh Bells — A/B Machines

Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Heads Will Roll

Taylor Swift — You Belong With Me

The Temper Trap — Sweet Disposition

Vistoso Bosses — Delirious

We Were Promised Jetpacks — It’s Thunder And It’s Lightning

Wild Light — California On My Mind

Cass McCombs — You Saved My Life

Jenny Wilson — Like A Fading Rainbow

Mikky Ekko — It's Only You

Imogene Heap — Bad Body Double

Yo La Tengo — Periodically Double or Triple

Wheat — El Sincero

Phoenix — 1901

Happy New Year!!

Best of,
Roem

Dec
30

Scott’s Top 20 of 2009

By Roem  //  Music  //  No Comments

My buddy Scotty V sent me his Top 20 of 2009.  I thought you all might enjoy.

Happy New Year!

Safe celebrations to all!!

:: Scott's Top 20 of 2009 (in no particular order) ::

Camera Obscura – French Navy 

Phoenix – 1901

The Tallest Man on Earth – The Gardener

Little Boots – New in Town

Kings of Leon – Use Somebody

Deer Tick – Smith Hill

Yacht – Psychic City

Animal Collective – My Girls

Lady Gaga – Just Dance

Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies

Passion Pit – Little Secrets

Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension

Bon Iver – Blood Bank

Volcano Choir – Island, IS

Yacht – The Afterlife

Passion Pit – The Reeling

The Tallest Man on Earth – I Won’t Be Found

Mos Def – Auditorium

White Rabbits – Percussion Gun

Passion Pit – Sleepyhead

Best of,
rb

Nov
24

Some pics from today’s Laxventure.

By Roem  //  Music  //  No Comments

Singapore, Phucket, then Koh Phi Phi…

Cheers!

Roem