What are you listening to duders?

i fell into a post-rock hole earlier this week. One of my recent finds, About Tess, has been on constant play since then.

Surprisingly, Chumbawamba. Turns out they were much better than "Tubthumping". I always liked "Pass It Along", but I finally started exploring their other music, and I'm actually liking it quite a bit. Even the stuff from their apparently "lesser" albums.

Porter Robinsom's new album. He does a lot of electronic party music, but his new album is less of that and has some narrative that I'm trying to piece together.

Lots and lots of Vocaloid music from various artists. Most of what I've been listening to lately is either performed by Miku or Luka.

This album put some serious fucking blinders on me, musically. Haven't enjoyed anything nearly as much since I discovered it; unequivocally my favorite album/band of all time. Gets better with every listen.

This is the only song by Nappy Roots that I know but dang is it catchy. It's on my summer jams playlist.

Found this song by looking through the Ed Banger youtube channel when listening to some Justice. Very dance-y.

Childish Gambino's album has been playing on my iPod non-stop this summer... well at least the first half. Sweatpants is up there with Worldstar for my favourite song on the album.

Since I've been back to getting CDs again (due to now having an older car), I've got 64 or so CDs in my car at the moment that I kinda switch around. But lately it's been a lot of Coheed And Cambria's The Afterman albums (Ascension and Descension), The Blood Brothers' Crimes and a few different Bright Eyes albums, mostly The People's Key. I just bought AFI's Sing The Sorrow, Jimmy Eat World's Futures, Angel & Airwaves' We Don't Need To Whisper and Saosin's Saosin EP, so those are getting some play.

For specific songs, Isles & Glaciers' Viola Lion and Bright Eyes' Hot Knives have been in my head a lot.

I listen to very little music. If I do, it's generally blues, funk, or west coast jazz (Brubeck, Davis, etc). When I'm not (which is most of the time), I'm listening to one of the 100+ podcasts that I'm subscribed to.

Otherwise, I do like to listen to the soundtrack to 88:88 by Makeup and Vanity set. The entire album is fantastic.

Makeup and Vanity Set - 88:88 (bandcamp)

Speaking of which, you should watch the 15m sci-fi short 88:88 on Youtube. Everything about it is so flawless:

Street Cleaner's self-titled album (bandcamp) is also fantastic.

Deltron 3030 is always a classic to game to

Been listening to a tonne of Den Svenska Björnstammen (swedish for The Swedish Population Of Bears... sortof)

I've listened to this so many times today. I don't remember the last time I was this excited for an album.

My friend from the upper peninsula of Michigan just passed along this gem. Anyone from Michigan, Minnesota, or maybe even Canada might appreciate this musical number:

Could not be a more accurate representation of the UP of Michigan.

Great song, even better video.

Been hearing this song on Alt Nation recently, I actually quite like it.

I'm from Southwestern Ontario, and my God, that video was laser targeted. It caught life around here *perfectly*.

Keeping it Canadian, I've been listening to the latest New Pornographers album Brill Bruisers. I'm still not entirely won over by it, since it's difficult for them to surpass the brilliance of Twin Cinemas. Currently my favourite song on the album is Champions of Red Wine--it has that Eighties keyboard going on that I love, and Neko Case on vocals, which I adore.

Can't find any new videos from the new album, but here's a taste of how awesome they can be.

Chloe Howl stuff.

Warpaint stuff.

Sharon van Etten stuff (seeing her next week, yay!).

Wreckage Machinery - Absence

Listening to

Julian Casablancas + The Voidz - Tyranny (Human Sadness, Dare I Care, Father Electricity , Johan von Bronx are all great)

Thom Yorke - Tomorrows Modern Boxes

Aphex Twin - Syro

Came across the remixed version of this song on some Ministry of Sound album.

I am listening to the new Xerath album on the bands band camp page and its kicking my ass. May be my favorite metal album so far this year.

CLICK HERE AND LISTEN

2:54 on "I Hold Dominion" Holly shit

@71ranchero: ooh that album is pretty awesome! It's definitely their best album.

I've been stuck on Enforcer for the past few days.

@onemanarmyy: How's that new Aphex Twin?

I've been listening to The Ginger Runner's (Ethan Newberry's) album "Grinds". Its fantastic. I tend to like electronic music. The Ginger Runner puts out the best trail race videos on Youtube IMHO. He has always done his own composing. Here is a good example. Its my go to workout music. Tempo picks up at about 2:00.

@spraynardtatum: So i never really listened to Aphex Twin before and i just gave it a listen because people said it was good. So i thought that it had some interesting sounds, rhytms and it all sort of flowed nicely throughout the album. But i have no idea how this album stacks up next to his other work.

I'm listening to Henry Rollins doing his show 50. Great stuff.

I keep bouncing between The Faceless and The Black Dahlia Murder, since it's all I really listen to these days.

I'm normally not a fan of the wub-wub sounding shit, but since it's minimal, I can deal with it. I don't quite remember how I stumbled upon this gem of an album. It's a damn fine listen, nonetheless!

New Datsuns album is out & I just managed to get tickets to see them in Auckland when I head back in December.

Mudhoney - Touch me I'm sick

George Michael - Freedom (because why not?)

Disclosure

@71ranchero: Had not heard of these guys before, but man, I am really liking this so far.

Right now an episode of Seinfeld to kill time until Jeopardy. Musically a lot of classic rock from the 70's and 80's. 80's are really underrated when it comes to rock.

The new DFA 1979 album is super rad, loving it so far. Can't believe it's been ten years since the last.

Also Queens of the Stone Age. Always Queens of the Stone Age

Royal Blood. They are only a 2-man band, a bassist and a drummer. They are kind of like a mix between QOTSA and Jack White.

For the past few weeks I've been rediscovering my Swedish 80's industrial, synthpop and post-punk collection (edited to links instead of embeds).

Plast - Fabrik (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5___wt74Ow

Njurmännen - Tio Timmar I Helvetet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpZbgkTsD9c

Deutsch Nepal - How Low ...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QVzH9Y-j_E

Arvid Tuba - Do Not Fertilize My Sister: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9L1vqvvD5s

Arvid Tuba - The Seasons Are Sitting on Chairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkJpYLsSRQ

Ståålfågel - En Dag I Varuhuset: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrbBOFXF4zk

CP-Snacs - Varm Läderratt (cover of The Normal's Warm Leatherette): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW6pkT3v-s0

Dom Dummaste - Sams Son: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4THXGjtn7R4

Cortex - Jesus I Betong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdamBV8_gLc

Joyride! - Bodies of Water

Been a off year for music for me, never knew about this band prior to this album and it's my favorite this year by far. Don't know what's going on in this vid though.

Lately been listening to a lot of out there stuff like some of Lindsay Lowend's new work, Tetris Finger's new album, or anything Ramzoid has put out

I know it's only been four years, but I'm convinced this one's with me for the long haul.

Most of the album's comin' too.

Lately I've also just disovered and have been in a state of perpetual overwhelment(sic) by Pac-Man CE DX's Reentrance.

I've been listening to some of the Jazz Jackrabbit material.

I don't listen to modern music really as I think it's all balls :) Saying that I've always been a massive fan of the Pet Shop Boys so I have their Electric Album in the car's CD player. Fantastic album, especially if you like electronic stuff. Most of the time I listen to stuff from the 80's or early 90's.

I'm also a bit of a vinyl nut. I just love the sound.

@mithrilmojo: Holy crap, I'd like to thank you for bringing the fact that the New Pornographers just released an album to my attention. I'll be sure to pick that up sometime this week.

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As for what I've been listening to recently, it's kind of all over the place.

I started getting into some Dance Gavin Dance after my friend showed me Carl Barker and I really dug the fun and funky guitar and bass tracks.

I've been listening to Stevie Wonder's Do I Do the last few weeks just trying to get the bass line down and man, that chorus is tough.

At the recommendation of my cousin I checked out Snarky Puppy and they're pretty god damn great.

Babylon by bus - Bob marley

Survival - Bob marley

Whatever peole say i am

thats what im not - Arctic monkeys

Are you experienced - Jimi hendrix

These are my favourite albums at the moment not necessarily in that order. I'm probably showing my age but what the heck when it's good you just gotta tell someone.

Anyone still rockin' the U2 album that Apple graciously gifted us all?

I have been listening to a bunch of Aesop Rock and Future of the Left lately.

Ziltoid! Ziltoid! ZTV episode 1 is up and a video is out for a song. I cant fucking wait, the first Ziltoid album was my favorite DT album since Ocean Machine.

Deathray video (unlisted)