Aquarium Drunkard

Bloodshot Records puts out a solid label/roster compilation every few years, and For A Decade of Sin is no exception. I got this My Morning Jacket track off eMusic and plan on downloading the rest of the two discs asap. In the meantime, check out these for a taste.

DOWNLOAD:MP3: My Morning Jacket - Behind That […]

I tend to dig through the archives of the mp3 blogs I enjoy reading. More often than not the actual links are down, but I still enjoy reading the author’s insight and commentary. My question to you: if/when you look through An Aquarium Drunkard’s archives do you come upon posts in which you really wish […]

David Lynch: auteur/soundtrack enthusiast/hypnosis pundit. Lynch absolutely transforms the songs he uses in his films into his own. Can anyone really hear “Blue Velvet” without feeling the voyeuristic vibe of the film of the same name? He is expert in juxtaposing a song with a scene of a dissimliar theme. Often copied, never trumped, here […]

Prompted by an Amoeba Records clerk, my initial foray into Brendan Benson was 2005’s The Alternative To Love album. Like any album worth it’s salt, it piqued my curiosity to dealve into Benson’s back-catalog. Glad I did, as his previous 2002 album Lapalco is great as well.
Also of note, Benson is apparently slated to […]

Several months ago I highlighted Castanets debut, Cathedral — high praise abound, and still a favorite night-time listen. Dig how Ashmatic Kitty describes their new album: “With First Light’s Freeze, Castanets return with a dark mutant-country sound infused with strands of free-jazz, new wave and a late-seventies Nashville big-radio strut hijacked by […]

Photo courtesy Dan Fun
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Ryan Adams - Elizabeth, You Were Born To Play The Part ————-www.ryan-adams.com

Last week saw the release of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s first “official” live album entitled Summer In The Southeast. Will Oldham’s weirding muse represented in a live setting…..listen below.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Bonnie “Prince” Billy - I See A DarknessMP3: Bonnie “Prince” Billy - Pushkin————-Amazon: Bonnie “Prince” Billy - Summer In The Southeast

It’s said Bruce Springsteen set out to create the ultimate Rock & Roll album — and to many of his fans — Born To Run achieved just that (note: I vastly prefer Darkness On The Edge of Town). This past week marks the 30th anniversary of one of the genre’s most heralded albums. Released in […]

Ryan discussing album with Pitchfork: “That one’s really fucked up. It has nine songs, and all the songs are nine minutes long, they’re all story-songs. And it’s basically just me and a piano, me and a guitar, with Ethan. It’s really cerebral. The theme of it was that I wanted to write a record where […]

Heads up, I got an email that these guys now have an alt.country station you can access for free at their site. Good news for those of us who love on the twang.————
www.radio-indie-pop.com

Several months ago I got turned on to Page France via various folks on my blog roll to the right. Thanks, gang. But it wasn’t until this past month I gave their full-length, Hello, Dear Wind, a proper spin. It’s good — recommended to fans of Neutral Milk Hotel.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Page France - JesusMP3: Page France […]

There are no words……..
DOWNLOAD:MP3: untitled #8 (a.k.a. popplagið / the pop song)MP3: starálfurMP3: olsen olsenMP3: leit af lífiMP3: untitled #4 (a.k.a. njósnavélin / the nothing song)MP3: viðrar vel til loftárásaMP3: jósef tekur fimmuna í vinnunaMP3: vonMP3: dánarfregnir og jarðarfarirMP3: streamsideMP3: síðasti bærinnMP3: fjöll í austri fagurbláDownload Live Tracks Here…… Post inspired by SixEyes————-www.sigur-ros.co.uk

Ever-mysterious Southern-gothic rock ‘n roll barroom poetry. The band’s fourth album, The Bloodkin Community Gospel Rehab, deals in regret, death, salvation, and those left in their wake. I love this band. I love these songs. Get to know Bloodkin out of Athens, GA.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Bloodkin - Limb From LimbMP3: Bloodkin - Crosses By The Highway————www.bloodkin.net

The eMusic offer is solid. Here is another solid one I just found via cystsfts. Basically, go here and sign up for one of the offers (I did/suggest the Realplayer-trial one). Next use the referral code and pass along to your friends. If you are like me, your iPod is two years old with shit […]