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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away

Lance Heiskell — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:03:18 +0000

Guitar loops and groove lounge aesthetics. Really liking the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album. ‘Push The Sky Away’ has smooth motivational message hook. “You’ve gotta just keep on pushing. Keep on pushing. Push the sky away.”

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Rediscovering Sage Francis. Rhythmic, lyrical and poignant spoken word rapper.

Lance Heiskell — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:09:32 +0000

Take a listen to Broken Wings on Soundcloud. His words are so meaningful and direct.

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Rediscovering Bands – Metric

Lance Heiskell — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:16:05 +0000

I had a Rhapsody subscription in 2005 and Metric was one of those bands that I found and liked a lot. Then, I stopped using the service and totally forgot about the band. Cut to, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and the song Black Sheep for the movie.

That was Metric. Love the song and ever since I’ve been doing a deep dive and buying every album and checking out live performances on Youtube. Sadly, they haven’t toured in Dallas – they hit Austin instead. I’ll watch them live eventually.

Check out the awesome camera work and slow motion in “Youth Without Youth” from their current album and one of the songs from that 2005 album – a live performance of “Poster of a Girl”

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Polica – Wandering Star – More awesome modern lounge music. The best music background for lazy Saturdays.

Lance Heiskell — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:20:51 +0000

I love finding live performances on YouTube.

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