Moved.

I started a new blog, completely for my own journaling of music in my life.
Music is often a mile mark for events in my life, so I might as well journal my music.

it's at http://museicaljournal.blogspot.com/

Done. 6 month's is enough for me.

So yeah. I'm done. I can't do it anymore.
I've become increasingly aware of the good music I've missed out on last year. Maybe someday, when I know I'm not missing things from only the previous year I will restart my endeavor. Anyone that wants to take up the challenge, go for it.
I'd really like it if you told me about your experience, epically if you start a blog with the same concept. Email me at Bhans84@ymail.com

July week 1.

Sadly I have to leave music for 3 days this week for a hike in Virgina. Luckly I will have a steady stream of Fol Chen and Dirty Projectors streaming in my head. I've been listening to way too much of both Fol Chen's album Part 1: "John Shade, Your Fortune's Made" and Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca.

The only other post I have about Dirty Projectors involves David Bryne's cleverly worded song about a peice of 2x4. This album, sound wise, is quite similar, but lyrically quite different. In the song Useful Chambers male vocalist and band leader David Longstreth, sings "bitte bitte orca bitte" a varation of the album title. Apparently the album is also named Bitte Orca simply because the band like's how it sounds.

Though I am a lyric hound. I actually love that snippet. The sound it creates is almost addictive and quite fun to sing along to, which is part of my attraction to songs. The band's lyrical sound is one of my favorites and the male singer's (David Longstreth) vocal choices almost match Chris Keating, lead singer of Yeasayer.

The last thing I like about these two bands is that they have several vocalists. On each track it seems someone else gets a chance to sing. My favorite songs off of Fol Chen's album includes 3 different lead singers. No Wedding Cake is the vocal genius of Samuel Bing, Cable TV is the seductive tone of Melissa Thorne, and The Idiot is sung by another member I cannot name at the moment because my internet hates me. The same goes with Dirty Projectors.

A day. It's summmer.

Soooo I'm terrible at blogging apparently. I definately could have come on here more but I fell I have nothing important to say and playlists become much more of a chore to create when the likely hood that anyone is looking at it is slim..

so, once a week now I will definitely create a blurb for the week.

This week I found out that Matt and Kim's album came out in January. My misconception was that their album came out December-ish. So now I get to listen to them. My little brother already has Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare Stuck in his head and I'm slowly getting to my whole family.

No Doubt was amazing live and Paramore were fine performers, though I have yet to enjoy their music. Janelle Monae opened for Paramore, and though she had some sick/spastic dance moves but it was a weird way to be introduced to her music. Standing in the rain in the lawn at the PNC center (?) in Southern New Jersey that is. Gwen is still a beast and all the guys still possess their youthful dance moves/ jumping skills. The only thing more I could have wanted was for No Doubt to play some of their old super ska stuff off of the Becon Street Collection and their Self Titled Album.

Looking forward to several free concerts in the city as well as All Points West.

Today I released that St. Vincent and Grizzly Bear caught the same guitar sound on a few of their tracks. Also, Yeasayer's drummer and lead singer have very similar styles as Grizzly Bear's drummer and lead singer. Either they should make a super album or go on tour together.

The One Hundred and Thirty-second Day.

I'm gearing up for festivals, listening to all the music I can from this year from bands going to one's I'll be at.

Hazards of love was amazing live. Radio City Music Hall definitely needed to host it. I only wish I was slightly closer, though it was still amazing.

I attempted to listen to Green Day's new cd yesterday, but Grizzly bear is right under it on my ipod, so I ended up just listening to Grizzly Bear again. Someday I guess I'll have to.

The One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Day.

Grizzly Bear destroys any other song that might get stuck in my head these past few days. Though I though I'd never get sleepy head (by passion pit) out of my head, Two Weeks dominates it all. The simplistic piano has become my new venture in playing, and a fairly good start for someone with very little piano experience.

The whole album is fairly mellow, but it keeps on the line of enough mellow verses too much. For example, the Doves new album is fantastic indeed, but very much too mellow. Dirty Projectors new album is a mixture of too mellow and not very mellow at all. Grizzly Bear is in the middle of the two on that scale. Enjoy the video.

The One-Hundred and Twenty-Third Day.

So this blog has become very rarely updated. Mostly because I've lost interest in all things that resemble work near the end of the school year.

For anyone attending the Hazards of Love concert in Radio City Music Hall on June 10th, hope to see you there. I got a last minute extra ticket and I'm thrilled. Recently I've been working on The Hazards of Love (4) for a love day in English class where I would preform it, said just to show my over-excitement for the whole ordeal.

Passion Pit's new album is fantastic. Though my father tells me his voice resembles one Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, its all for a good reason. Michael Angelakos sings quite earnestly in all his words, which is where the reference came from. Maybe because he's singing to his girlfriend, it often helps.