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Hang your holiday rainbow lights in the garden

30 Sunday Oct 2011

Posted by Agnes in Leftovers

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journals, mp3, Music, Okkervil River, The National

More journal pages. Okkervil River and The National. It had to be done.

A Stone – Okkervil River

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/okkervil-river-a-stone.mp3

Gospel – The National

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the_national_-_gospel.mp3
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Obligatory Christmas Mix #1 (2010)

04 Saturday Dec 2010

Posted by Agnes in Obligatory Christmas Mix

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Dave Melillo, mp3, Music, Okkervil River, Pedro The Lion, Sufjan Stevens, Zach Gill

Well the countdown to the festive season is well and truly underway and we seem to be marking it here Down Under with a steady stream of seriously humid days, flash flooding and an evergrowing plague of locusts. Merry fucking Christmas.

Some tunes for your troubles?

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Pedro The Lion

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/22-pedro-the-lion-i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day.mp3

Star of Wonder – Sufjan Stevens

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sufjan-stevens_star-of-wonder.mp3

Silent Night – Zach Gill

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/zachgill_silent-night.mp3

Listening To Otis Redding During Christmas – Okkervil River

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/okkervil_otis.mp3

All I Want For Christmas – Dave Melillo

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/davem_wantforchristmas.mp3

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Loads of linkage

21 Monday Dec 2009

Posted by Agnes in Coverage, Leftovers

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Loch Lomond, Manchester Orchestra, mp3, Music, Okkervil River, The Boy Least Likely To, The Temper Trap

Where to start, where to start!

Okkervil River are offering all stock at 15% off until the end of December. I bought the Black Sheep Boy Definitive Edition CD (vinyl also available) the other day, and it only cost me 21 Aussie dollars including postage! Bargain.

Loch Lomond paid a visit to Daytrotter recently and recorded 4 tracks, including two from their latest EP Night Bats. Check out their Daytrotter session here and read what I wrote about their split 12” release with The Builders and The Butchers here.

The Temper Trap paid a visit to The Guest Apartment recently and performed a few songs, including a lovely stripped down acoustic version of ‘Sweet Disposition’. Looking forward to catching them at Big Day Out! Check out the session here.

Thanks to Chris over at Local Vertical, I was made aware of Manchester Orchestra’s 12 Days Of Christmas project. From what I can tell, they’re streaming a new song each day until Christmas Day. Make sure you also check out Local Vertical’s Totally Unscientific 25 New Songs We Really Liked From 2009.

The world has just got a wee bit brighter with the discovery of another covers blog! The Cover Lovers features a new cover each day and there certainly are some intriguing songs ripe and ready for the picking.

Into literature based websites? Check out Australian author Nigel Featherstone’s website Open To Public and pay a visit to his blog which quite often features a music related post. Go here to check out Part 1 of his Top 10 Albums of 2009 and here to check out Part 2. He also likes Okkervil River, The National, The Antlers and admits to being ‘a complete and utter Sigur Ros obsessive’ so he’s obviously good people!

And so that concludes this epic linkage post (any post with more than two links is epic in my book). I leave you with some stellar tuneage…enjoy!

A Stone – Okkervil River

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/okkervil_river_-_a_stone.mp3

I’ve Got Friends – Manchester Orchestra

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/ive_got_friends.mp3

Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/tt_sweet_disposition.mp3

You’re The One That I Want (Olivia Newton John & John Travolta Cover) – The Boy Least Likely To

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/boyleastlikely_grease_cover.mp3

Time to nominate for the CP Festive 50

02 Monday Nov 2009

Posted by Agnes in Leftovers

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Elbow, Festive 50, Fleet Foxes, MGMT, mp3, Music, Okkervil River, Vampire Weekend

A missive from Tim over at the Contrast Podcast:

November is upon us again, so it’s time to think about the Contrast Podcast Festive 50. This year it will be on episodes 194, 195 & 196 from the 15th to the 29th of December. So here is what I need you, your friends, the readers of your blog, your milkman and anyone else you know to do:
1. Choose up to 50 (yes fifty) songs that were released in 2009 that you like. If you can only think of 10 .. don’t worry .. I’d still like to know what they are.

2. Send the list to me at contrast.podcast@gmail.com starting with your favourite track at number 1.

3. Do this by Sunday 15th November at the latest .. and try to get other people to vote too .. please!!

4. I will compile a short list of the top 100 songs which we will vote on to be in the top 50 and then start inviting people to record introductions.

5. Any questions? …. good … get thinking!

Last year’s Festive 50 was a ton of fun to participate in, and it’s not limited to bloggers – anyone can contribute. Today I started to compile my 2009 list, though it will require some serious re-listening in order to complete the agonising process of actually ranking each track.

Here are the top 5 tracks from last year:

5. Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/02-oxford-comma.mp3

4. Lost Coastlines – Okkervil River

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/02-lost-coastlines.mp3

3. Grounds for Divorce – Elbow

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/04-grounds-for-divorce.mp3

2. Time to Pretend (Radio Version) – MGMT

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/01-time-to-pretend-radio-version.mp3

1. White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/02-fleet_foxes_white_winter_hymnal.mp3

What will the Festive 50 look like this year? It’s up to you!

One might not be the loneliest number

24 Thursday Sep 2009

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Antony & The Johnsons, Eulogies, mp3, Music, Okkervil River, Teitur, The Old 97's, The Thrills

They say one is the loneliest number, but they sure have written a ton of songs about it (including that classic tune of the same name, that you won’t find here, because I don’t like it). The best one has to be Okkervil River’s ‘Plus Ones’, in which Will Sheff cleverly references a bunch of well known songs, adding ‘one’ each time to create his own version.

No one wants to hear about your 97th tear…

And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon…

Eight Chinese brothers…

51st way to leave your lover…

I told you I can’t listen, baby, ’bout the 4th time you were a lady…

Kitten, not everyone’s keen on lighting candle 17…

Plus Ones – Okkervil River

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/okkervil_river_-_plus_ones.mp3

Some more tunes that reference numero uno can be found below.

One Man – Eulogies

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/02-one-man.mp3

The One – The Old 97s

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/13-the_old_97s-the_one.mp3

One and Only – Teitur

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/06-one-and-only.mp3

One Horse Town – The Thrills

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/05-one-horse-town.mp3

One Dove – Antony & The Johnsons

https://itallstarted.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/03-one-dove.mp3

New Okkervil

01 Sunday Jun 2008

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Music, Okkervil River

Okkervil

Though Okkervil River only released The Stage Names in August last year, these busy boys have another album lined up for release on the 9th of September. The Stand Ins will consist of songs that didn’t make it onto The Stage Names. Am loving the correlation between the two albums – the songs that were good enough to make the first cut, and those that weren’t quite up to scratch. I’m treating them as two separate albums though – everything I’ve heard from these Austin rockers is a sublime blend of heartbreak and knockout rock and there’s not a single song that hasn’t found a place to nestle under my skin. Okkervil River are currently touring all over – check their website for shows in your area, and make sure you get your butt there to at least one of them. I saw them earlier this year. They’re wonderful.

Track listing – am highly intrigued by the last one. Definitely a contender for the quirkiest song title.

01 The Stand Ins, One
02 Lost Coastlines
03 Singer Songwriter
04 Starry Stairs
05 Blue Tulip
06 The Stand Ins, Two
07 Pop Lie
08 On Tour With Zykos
09 Calling and Not Calling My Ex
10 The Stand Ins, Three
11 Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979

Apologies for the lack of music included in this post too. If you read my earlier rant, you would understand why.

Sugar and spice and all things nice

24 Saturday May 2008

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Colin Blunstone, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Kelley Stolz, Missy Higgins, mp3, Music, Neutral Milk Hotel, Okkervil River, sugar and spice, The National, The Waifs, Throw Me The Statue, Travis, Van Morrison

Pippi

Pippi Longstocking is probably not the quintessential example of sugar and spice, but she’s definitely full of spirit and pluck. Hopefully these songs cover all of those elements, and then some. I’m definitely not the first person to do a girl’s names mix, and there are a couple of old faves here, but hopefully there’s one or two that you haven’t come across before.

Angela – Missy Higgins She’s a danger you’re addicted to

April Anne – Okkervil River A cover, but naturally they make it their own

Come On Eileen (Live) – Dexy’s Midnight Runners Hello 1982

Gillian – The Waifs Gillian if you weren’t my mother I’d make you my wife… slightly creepy incestuous lyrics aside, this is a beautiful song

Karen – The National Doing what they do best

Lolita – Throw Me The Statue Things could multiply at appalling rates

Mary Won’t You Warm My Bed – Colin Blunstone Clear and to the point

Mean Marianne – Kelley Stolz Marianne is a popular girl

Naomi – Neutral Milk Hotel These guys can definitely pen a good tune

Natalia – Van Morrison Removed by request Another from the veteran Irishman

Selfish Jean – Travis Telling it like it is

Image courtesy of Sarah’s Sketches. Sarah is a graphic artist and her designs are gorgeous.
 

Would That I Had Wings…

13 Sunday Apr 2008

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Leftovers, mp3, Music, New Pornographers, Okkervil River

…I would be eating my heart out here or here.

Myriad Harbour – New Pornographers

No Key, No Plan – Okkervil River

Another One From The Chosen Ones

03 Thursday Apr 2008

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Band of Horses, Chosen Ones, George, Irene, Kate Nash, mp3, Murder Mystery, Music, Okkervil River, Powderfinger, Sigur Ros, The National

twilight-of-the-gods.jpgChosen Ones: Some of my favourite bands/artists. I’m only covering some of them in this post, however most of them have been discussed at some stage here at It All Started, and I find myself adding more as I continue to explore the wonderful world of the music blog. I’m not going to go on about how awesome they all are – if you already know them, then you are aware of their brilliance. If you don’t know them already, take a punt, download their tunes and maybe one day they’ll become your Chosen Ones as well. Enjoy!

Is There A Ghost – Band Of Horses

Release – George

Little Lovin’ – Irene

Navy Taxi – Kate Nash

Who Doesn’t Wanna Give Me Love – Murder Mystery

Start A War – The National

The President’s Dead – Okkervil River

Passenger – Powderfinger

Heysatan – Sigur Ros

Plus Ones Gets An A+

19 Wednesday Mar 2008

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Leftovers, mp3, Music, Okkervil River

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I’m on a big Okkervil River kick at the moment. After seeing them live a few weeks ago, I find myself frequently reliving the experience via my trusty Ipod. In my car, in my room, in my head.

During some random surfing yesterday I came across two separate discussions of Okkervil River’s excellent track ‘Plus Ones’, which does a lyrical dance through several eras of music.

The first one I read hails from September last year, on the amusingly named Merry Swankster blog. It’s a verse by verse breakdown of the song, detailing the number-related songs that Will Sheff cheekily refers to, adding 1 to every number he references eg. No one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon. It’s a fantastic in-depth analysis.

Merry Swankster then led me to another discussion of the tune on Blogs Are For Dogs, in which the lyrics are laid out, signposted along the way with mp3s of the tracks that Will Sheff has borrowed from. Very cool post.

I absolutely love this song, for its lyrical cleverness, its cheekiness and its gradual build. Here’s my favourite bit:

I told you, I can’t listen, baby, ’bout the 4th time you were a lady and how your forthrightness betrayed a secret shyness
Stripped away by days of being hailed as “your highness”
And what’s new, pussycat, is you were once a lionness
They cut your claws out
Kitten, not everyone’s keen on lighting candle 17, the party’s done, the cake’s all gone, the plates are clean

And here’s a (re)post of the track in question:

Plus Ones – Okkervil River

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