Murder By Death - Finch

Artist: Murder By Death
Album: Finch
Year: 2009

A book with an official soundtrack? A bit odd. But having it composed and performed entirely by Murder By Death? A bit awesome. Having 7 instrumental tracks inspired by the book 'Finch', "a sci-fi novel along the lines of BladeRunner" (note that Blade Runner is a movie, not the book Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?), Finch is quite the pleasure to listen to. Full of tension and a distinctly cinematic feel I can't help but wish MBD would do a OST for everything I do in life.

I'm also coping out a bit by linking to a blog I've recently run across. Some good stuff there, so dig around a bit.
AFTER ALL, HE WAS SAD

Nouvelle Vague

Artist: Nouvelle Vague
Album: Nouvelle Vague
Year: 2004
Country: France
Tracks:
1. Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. Just Can't Get Enough
3. In A Manner Of Speaking
4. Guns Of Brixton
5. This Is Not A Love Song
6. Too Drunk To Fuck
7. Marian
8. Making Plans For Nigel
9. A Forest
10. I Melt With You
11. Teenage Kicks
12. Psyche
13. Friday Night Saturday Morning

I could have sworn I've uploaded this already, but apparently not. My hard drive filled up last night and in the midst of the chaos I re-found this album. What say you to bossa nova covers of punk rock, post punk, and new wave? Anything with a dedicated whistle solo instantly gets my respect.
Whistle whistle whistle

Butch Cassidy Sound System

Artist: Butch Cassidy Sound System
Album: Butches Brew
Genre: Dub Funk

I up'd this album for a friend and figured, hey, might as well post it here. Well, a lazy post at least. Here's the track that introduced me to them (and also on the Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastion mix). It's got some dub, it's got some funk. What's not to love?

Get in da choppah

WHY? - Alopecia

A spectacular psychedelic hip-hop album from Yoni Wolf, the master of the genre. One of my all-time favorite albums.

1. "The Vowels, Pt. 2" – 4:04
2. "Good Friday" – 3:50
3. "These Few Presidents" – 3:04
4. "The Hollows" – 3:55
5. "Song of the Sad Assassin" – 4:13
6. "Gnashville" – 3:49
7. "Fatalist Palmistry" – 3:53
8. "The Fall of Mr. Fifths" – 3:16
9. "Brook & Waxing" – 2:35
10. "A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under" – 2:29
11. "Twenty Eight" – 0:44
12. "Simeon's Dilemma" – 3:33
13. "By Torpedo or Crohn's" – 4:04
14. "Exegesis" – 1:37

Get it here
(no pass)