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GBU presents Free Music Friday: Levi’s Revival Recordings 2010

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I haven’t bought a pair of Levi’s in about 15 years.  Nothing against the company…just wear a lot of shorts.  So this isn’t some shameless whoring out to a big corporation.  Not that there’s anything wrong with some shameless whoring.  I’ll be more than happy to take cash from any corporation to hock their product.  That said…not sure what this series of music session has to do with Levi’s jeans.  Are the artists wearing Levi’s?  Who knows. The collection rocks and that’s all that matters.
 
13 currents artists cover 13 classic artists.  And it’s a solid selection on both ends.  The Kills do a crunchy cover of Velvet Underground.  Passion Pit do a minimalist cover of Smashing Pumpkins.  Raphael Saadiq nails a cover the Spinners’ classic “It’s a Shame.”  The Shins give Squeeze’s “Goodbye Girl” a coffee shop make-over.  And She & Him ressurect a classic take on Rick Nelson’s legendary “Fools Rush In.”
 
These along with The swell Season, Dirty Projectors, and Nas…among others are alll  FREEE!
 
Yes free.  Just go to their page.  Download.  And enjoy. 
 
Have a good weekend.

 

The 11 Best Songs By The Frames

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Tomorrow will start Nirvana week…but for the next few hours we still have one more of last week’s releases to talk about…The Swell Season.  For those of you who may be unfamiliar…The Swell Season is the duo from the movie Once who won the Oscar for best original song and then got cut off during their acceptance speech because the show needed more time for a video montage of set design.
 
Orginally, singer Glen Hansard began playing in a group called the Frames.  Despite having huge success in Ireland and the Czech Republic (seriously) they never found a foothold in the snobby American music scene that only liked masterful musicians like Lance Bass.  But with an Oscar under his belt…Glen has some breathing room.  Once again (no pun intended), Glen teams up with his Once-time partner Marketa Irglova to form their dynamic duo.  And the best reason to buy the album…you get a free concert with it.  That’s two albums for the price of one. 
 
Here are the 11 Best Songs By The Frames:
 
1.  Falling Slowly (The Cost)
2.  People Get Ready (The Cost)
3.  What Happens When The Heart Just Stops (For The Birds)
4.  Fake (Burn The Maps)
5.  Mind’s Made Up (The Cost)
6.  Star Star (Dance the Devil)
7.  Fitzcarraldo (Fitzcarraldo)
8.  Listen Girl (Roads Outgrown)
9.  Sad Songs (The Cost)
10.  Santa Maria (For The Birds)
11.  Keepsake (Burn The Maps)
 
Buy the Swell Season’s new album, Strict Joy.  (Get a free concert with purchase that includes a cover of the Pixies’ Gigantic)