New Earworms – the Freelance Whales
I might have said this before, but as far as music discovery goes, Last.fm works way better for me than it’s more recognized competitor, Pandora. I came across a band called Freelance Whales a couple weeks ago via the site, and sought them out. True, it has a decidedly indie name, but the music reminds me of Death Cab / Postal Service, but with more varied instrumentation ala notes of Sufjan. Two of their songs, named Generator ^ First Floor and Generator ^ Second Floor are scarily effective earworms for me. I can’t stop listening to the first one, even though it feels almost like a song fragment than a fully fleshed out idea. It’s just so evocative for me.
Freelance Whales – Generator ^ First Floor
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We get up early just to start cranking the generator
Our limbs have been asleep we need to get the blood back in them
We’re finding every day several ways that we could be friends
We keep on churning and the lights inside the house turn on
And in our native language we are chanting ancient songs
And when we quiet down the house chants on without us
“Hannah” is bubbling with energy, and “Starring”, and “Location” are also nice.
Puja Said,
April 17, 2010 @ 6:08 am
Hey Saket,
Thanks for the music recs… I’ll totally check them out.
I heard Jonsi’s new album and have to agree, it is lovely.
I’ve tried getting into liking the Yeah Yeah Yeahs after I heard/watched their music video Maps on Vh1 some time ago, but never could get into it.
I feel like a lot of the indie music is hit or miss…I either like it a lot, or I hate it; I have yet to find an indie band/album that is just okay.
How are things in Cali going? Based on your IP, I take it you’re still working at AAPL… What a fun gig!
Have fun at the concert
-P