Sunday Music

Today is the first sunny day we've had all week. Thankfully my neighbour's Elvis album has yet to make an appearance. Long may it continue. On with the music.

After yesterday's post on Hometowns I don't want anyone to be of the impression that it was The RAA's only album worth listening too. As proof, here's the first single from their second album Departing.
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Stamp

I've been meaning to feature this for a couple of weeks now. It gets stuck in my head on a pretty regular basis.
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside

Another song that gets stuck in my head on a pretty regular basis.
The Black Keys - Next Girl

This was an easy choice. A cover by Tricky from the album that we're up to in his discography, (Vulnerable), this is a cover that's more re-imagining than straight copying. Those are the best type of covers.

Tricky - The Love Cats (originally by The Cure)

I love the open, cinematic sound to this song. It sounds nothing like actual Blues music but still captures the feel of Blues.
Timber Timbre - Bad Ritual

REM spent 15 years making great album after great album and then Reveal came out. It wasn't bad but it was a major step down from everything else they'd done, except for 2 or 3 songs. That was followed by Around The Sun which was, again, not bad. Just average. Average in a way that makes you never want to listen to it again, possibly apart from Final Straw. It seemed that REM's time was over. It happens and two less than good albums wouldn't detract at all from their legacy but still, it wasn't how it should have ended. Thankfully REM released too more albums before they quit and they more than made up for the disappointments of Reveal and Around The Sun. This is the first track from their penultimate album Accelerate. When I heard it, I knew REM were back.
REM - Living Well is the Best Revenge