Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus.
Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Sessions return with Tashaki Miyaki. Here, the ethereal Los Angeles dream-pop three piece lay down a resonating, haunting rendition of The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes For You”, coupled with a narcotized take on the Mats “Unsatisfied”. Drummer and vocalist Lucy Miyaki, in her own words, below.
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MP3: Tashaki Miyaki :: I Only Have Eyes For You (The Flamingos)
This is one of my favorite songs and recordings. The vocal is smooth and haunting and the backing vocals are gorgeous and follow the spooky melody perfectly…nothing from this time sounds quite like it. The percussive piano part throughout also blows my mind.
MP3: Tashaki Miyaki :: Unsatisfied (The Replacements)
I love Let It Be and this song especially seems super timeless to me. The simplicity of the lyric makes it cutting…it gets me in the guts every time…its a sentiment every human can relate to and the guitar part is beautiful.
Related: Lagniappe Sessions Archives / original illustration for aquarium drunkard by Ben Towle.
[...] an illustration I did for the Aquarium Drunkard blog of the band Tashaki Miyaki. They’re a very cool band–the remind me a bit of maybe The [...]
1 | Tashaki Miyaki (Illustration) » Ben Towle: Cartoonist, Educator, Hobo January 7th, 2013 at 10:50 amHow can I download this?
2 | Dylan Brookshire January 7th, 2013 at 2:39 pm@dylan, just right/click save as
3 | Satisfied '75 January 7th, 2013 at 5:58 pm[...] Stream A Pair Of Covers From Tashaki Miyaki For Free [...]
4 | Stream A Pair Of Covers From Tashaki Miyaki For Free « hanging @ the back January 7th, 2013 at 7:18 pmThank you so much
5 | Dylan Brookshire January 7th, 2013 at 10:10 pmReally love the artwork for this. Absolutely killer.
6 | Everybody Taste January 8th, 2013 at 8:03 amGood stuff. I’d never heard of this group, but it sounds like they have a nice Mazzy Star-ish thing going on. Thanks again.
7 | Ben January 8th, 2013 at 8:06 amMartian Mats
8 | Dan January 11th, 2013 at 3:21 pm[...] a few days ago. The band also recorded a fantastic cover of The Replacements’ Unsatisfied for Aquarium Drunkard as part of their Lagniappe [...]
9 | Tashaki Miyaki: Tonight (video) + Unsatisfied (The Replacements cover) January 13th, 2013 at 11:01 pm[...] the track here and hear another cover — of The Replacements “Unsatisfied” – back at AD. The band plays on February 27 at the Bootleg Bar and below is one of their [...]
10 | Cover Me Monday: Living Sisters and Tashaki Miyaki | KCRW Music Blog February 11th, 2013 at 11:05 am[...] 7. Tashaki Miyaki: “Unsatisfied” Los Angeles dream-pop three-piece cover The Replacements in session for Aquarium Drunkard. [...]
11 | signed and sealed these words in blood: last month’s mix, january 2013; February 25th, 2013 at 2:01 am