Life is complicated and busy. Did you notice? Keeping up with the music, movies and books that fed your youthful imagination and conversations is harder than ever, but even more important. Here's the good news: there's never been more great new stuff. The challenge is to find it.

So here are my highly opinionated views on sounds, sights and words that will help you keep it fresh and real, and links to the veins where the richest motherlodes can be found.

Feed your head.
- JumpingFlashJack

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Shortlist - March


With only days to go, here’s a grab bag of things floating around my head this month. 

Heartless Bastards, Parted Ways:  Who doesn’t love a garage band fronted by a woman who sounds like she could kick your ass?



Das Racist, Rainbow in the Dark.  Fancy a smart hybrid of De La Soul and the Beastie Boys?



Deerhunter, Primitive 3D.   Starts out Velvets and then goes all U2 on you.   Sick.



Dessa, Alibi.   Spoken word artist turned singer; listener turned powerless.  



Sharon Van Etten, We Are Fine.   A sticky tune you’ll hum all day. 



Tindersticks, Show Me Everything.  Big debt to Avalon-era Roxy Music, but what’s not to like?  


Going out like a lion. 
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