I'm In Love

with a) this song b) this band c) the whole cd. Their name is Embrace. Check them out!

I Want My Vinyl, Please...

While on my ever boring lunch hour today, I was reading the Reading Eagle (gag) and came across a fantastic article in the entertainment section on how vinyl record sales are slowly reviving themselves. The article, by Sarah Skidmore talked extensively about how music fans are slowly beginning to purchase the vinyls, reaching out for the better sound quality provided by the analog sound over that of the digital.

Another product seeing a boost in sales; turntables.

While some are skeptical, there's no doubt that in independent music stores vinyl is making a comeback. The most popular album sold seems to be The Beatles with 'Abbey Road' along with favorites from the White Stripes, Foo Fighters and Pink Floyd. Other artists such as Madonna and Elvis Costello are reissuing albums into the LP format for listeners to rediscover and appreciate the vinyl sound and quality.

Don't worry, if you don't live near a local independent record store, Amazon.com has it's own section on the website dedicated to vinyl records, and BestBuy is starting to test sales in select stores and online.

Music? What's That?

Unfortunately, my summer hasn't exactly started as planned. I'm working full time, and by the time I get home I'm anything but in the mood to write.

However, I'm going to try my best to change that, especially with there being so many great releases coming up this summer.

So for those of you still dedicated enough to look at this from time to time, I'm going to do my best to keep this updated for you.

Now let's get down to business:

On iTunes, you can buy Coldplay's single, 'Viva La Vida' for the usual 99 cents as well as pre-order their album. Since I'm back in the green thanks to my job, I took the liberty of buying it...and it's genius. Hopefully it's setting the stage for the rest of the album. If it is, I'm sure that it won't fail the waves of Coldplay fans looking forward to it. Check out their website for information on tour dates as well.

Until We All Burn...

I've really taken to this song off of Narrow Stairs, it calms me down, helps me to relax. Something in his voice lets me know that everything is going to be okay.

Ladies and gents, I give thee 'Grapevine Fires.'

You Can't Do Much Better Than Narrow Stairs

I've been awaiting May 13 for quite some time. Simply for the fact that Narrow Stairs, the newest Death Cab for Cutie album would finally be in my hands.

So on my lunch hour (yes, working full time) I headed over to Best Buy to get this little beauty. After a minor heart attack when I couldn't find it, I was delighted to see the strange yet amazing cover art that made it stand out from the other new releases this week. Much to my dismay though, I had to wait another 5 hours before actually being able to listen to it. 

I've got to say... the five hours that I had to wait was definitely worth it, without a doubt. I'm trying to understand why critics who reviewed the album classified it as 'dark' and such 'a different sound,' because to me it's anything but dark. Sure, some songs have more deep lyrics then fans might be used to, but Gibbard's work far surpasses almost everything that he has done up until this point.

While the whole album (produced by Chris Walla) is practically flawless, certain songs definitely stick out. Be sure to listen to 'You Can Do Better Than Me' along with 'Your New Twin Sized Bed' and 'Bixby Canyon Bridge.'

You won't be disappointed.