Vibrations of Nations on the Interwebnets

Here it is. This moment marks the valmorphinization of the Vibrations of Nations blog from a lame, lackadaisical, ..., l-infrequently updated blog to what we hope will be an un-sucky, un-epic fail, un-bad site for folks who love music.

*Note to reader: All future alliteration will be much more illmatic... or so we hope. We'll brush up on our word nerd skills.

First off on the laundry list of things we have to do in this entry- the show itself. Programming at WRGW hadn't officially started yet when we went on, so we did an extended show because no one was on after us. Despite the fact that there was a fire alarm, an errand I had to try and complete during the show, and the fact that Eb and I are constantly forgetful, it was an illin' show, and a fun time all.



By the way, the show starts about three and a half minutes into the recording

Here's the playlist:

Sonnet- Will Stratton
Black Creek- Valery Gore
Scythian Empire- Andrew Bird (I am obsessed with this song)
Some Things We Lose- Baby Eagle
(words)
Oh Paris!- Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Time Breaks Down- Bend Sinister
The Ballad Of Old Bull Lee- Arthur & Yu
Start a War- The National
(words)
Selfish Jean- Travis
By And By- Lay Low
Meet Me By The Water- Saturday Looks Good To Me
Holland, 1945- Neutral Milk Hotel
(words)
Upon Viewing Brueghel's "Landscape With the Fall of Icarus"- Titus Andronicus
Lolita- Throw Me The Statue
The Bronze Beached Boys (Come On Let's Go)- Pas/Cal
Marry Song- Band of Horses
(words)
Edge of the Ocean- Ivy
Make You Crazy feat. Femi Kuti- Brett Dennen
I Need a Life- Born Ruffians
OK- Holly Conlan
(words)
Sky Is Falling- De Novo Dahl
Oliver James- Fleet Foxes
No One's Better Sake- Little Joy
One Great City!- The Weakerthans
(words)
Lost Coastlines- Okkervil River
Pushover- The Long Winters
Cash In My Pocket feat. Daniel Merriweather- Wiley
Demon Host- Timber Timbre
(words)
First Day of My Life- Bright Eyes
True Affection- The Blow
(words)
Yes We Can- will.i.am

You may notice some ichat noises towards the end of the show- I have no idea where they're coming from; I just double-checked that all my ichat alert noises are off, so, yeah... that'll be fixed next show.

Secondly, the music blog portion of this entry. From this point forward, this blog will not only serve as a means of listening to our show on the internet, it will also be a music blog. Y'know, like this one, one of my favorites.

That being said, my first two songs of recommendation to you, the reader and listener, are epic indeed.

The Born Ruffians hail from Midland, Ontario (that's Canadia for anyone not familiar with the provinces of Canadaland) but have since moved to Toronto. I played "I Need a Life" on this week's show, but I love it so much that it deserves extra mention. The singer, Luke LaLonde, has the kind of voice that always sounds like it's going to mature, but never really does until after years of chain-smoking and hard living. Even though it's high-pitched and wavery, it's surprisingly strong thoughout the song. The rhythm section keeps it simple with the drummer and the bass player chugging along behind the vocals and guitar.



I only discovered Pas/Cal recently, but they are already one of my favorite bands. They have a really fantastic sound- polished, really pop-influenced, and sunshiny. Their melodies are what really set them apart- I've never heard a band with as many amazing vocal hooks in my life. Casimer Pascal, the leader of the band, really knows how to put a song together. Couple all this with fantastic production values (Pascal is reportedly a perfectionist in the studio) and you have one of the best debut LPs I've ever heard.