tunage tuesday?

so i've realized that i am a major source of new music for a lot of my friends, or just music in general, not necessarily new music. i know a few of them would never own an album past blink 182's "dude ranch" if i didn't shove music down their throat (looking at you hef, yes i know you're reading this).

ok, maybe that's a bit of a stretch but still, i spend a lot of time every week recommending bands to friends or telling one if some band's new album is any good so i decided every week, i'll try to mention a few bands that i've discovered or can't take off repeat.

this won't be day specific but i'm gonna use alliteration for the title whenever possible...because this is my blog and i can do what i want.

and at once i knew i was not magnificent, high above the highway isle i could see for miles, miles, miles ~ holoscene
band: bon iver
album: bon iver
what i think: if you know me, and most of you do, you had to know this was going to be on here. i'll admit, i have a man crush on justin vernon's songs and there is nothing on this album that disappoints. this album is everything you loved about for emma, forever ago plus so many extra layers. each song builds on itself and if you happen to be a musician of any sort, you'll appreciate the complexity of the songs all on their own. i'm still processing everything this album has to offer but i listen to it at least once a day and love it more each time. watch the jimmy fallon performance (link below) and you can see the layers and the impressiveness of this dude's vision.
listen to: perth, holocene (link to performance on jimmy fallon)
for fans of: bon iver (i can't think of anyone else out there that sounds like him)

really this is all catastrophic, we're tethered to the hull of a sinking ship ~ filth and squalor

band: the dear hunter
album: the color spectrum
what i think: the color spectrum is a collection of nine eps(black, white, red, blue, indigo, yellow, green, and white), which is a really cool concept btw, and from what i've read he wrote the four or five songs for each ep trying to describe the emotions that are normally associated with each color. i really didn't listen to these guys at all until i came across the video of we've got a score to settle, featured on the red ep. anyway, i listened to we've got a score to settle entirely too many times and so then i listened to the rest of the red ep and then I listened to the Black EP and I was hooked. Yea, I spent the 35 bucks on all nine eps and have no buyer's remorse at all. it's fantastic and covers the spectrum (see what i did there??) on musical styles without any song feeling out of place. the notes this guy hits are equally impressive (must be the beard).
listen to: we've got a score to settle (red ep), home (white ep)
for fans of: thrice; o' brother; manchester orchestra

i wish you could see inside my head, to answer all of the questions that you have ~ inside my head

band: the swellers
album: good for me
what i think: happened to see this bands name run across twitter and decided to check em out, i was surprised on how solid this entire album is, as well as, disappointed that it took me this long to find them. it's good pop punk, really good pop punk to be exact. as wide as my music collection taste is, it's nice to have an album that is just drums, guitars and vox that stays upbeat throughout it's entirety.
listen to: runaway; inside my head
for fans of: hot rod circuit; no use for a name; acceptance


ok, that's what i've got for now. feel free to comment any bands that you think i should check out. if you'd like to listen to these albums, i'd suggest the site www.groveshark.com, it's a great site to listen to an entire album without buying it first.

as always, don't download. buy your music!

Posted in: bon iver,good for me,music,the color spectrum,the dear hunter,the swellers