I was recently going through a bunch of my older cds and there is a lot of great music that I haven't listened to in quite a while but still really love. I am not sure how popular these will be in the thirty-something crowd, since most people I know that are around my age have never heard of thes bands. I am very curious for your feedback though, should you have any. I am also very curious as to what you are listening to these days.
* the links to the albums and dvds in this post are amazon affiliate links
1. Andrew McMahon.
Instead of saving the best for last I am going to jump in head first. Andrew McMahon is one of my absolute favorite artists. He has been ever since I was introduced to him back in 2003 or 2004. He is the front-man for two bands called Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin. I own all of his albums as well as his 2 dvds. I don't know what it is, but this kid really speaks to me. Although it is hard to choose, I think my favorite song is one called Konstantine. The video clip below is a video of him and his band Something Corporate playing the song live. I really think you should view it. I will warn you that it is long, almost 9 minutes long, but it is totally worth it.
Something Corporate Albums:
Jack's Mannequin Albums:
DVDs:
Something Corporate - Live at the Ventura Theater
Dear Jack -- A documentary about Andrew's fight with Leukemia. I just received this for Christmas and have already watched it twice.
2. Bright Eyes.
This is another band I was introduced to right around the same time as Something Corporate.
Here is a video of one of my favorite Bright Eyes songs, Bowl of Oranges.
The three Bright Eyes albums I own:
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
3. Plain White T's.
Check out their myspace page to listen to a sampling of their songs.
Click the following link to see the video for my favorite song by them (youtube wouldn't let me embed): Hey there Delilah
The albums that I own:
4. The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie.
I lump these two together because the lead singer for both is the same, Ben Gibbard.
My favorite Postal Service song is "Such Great Heights" from the album Give Up. A favorite Death Cab song is "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" from the ablum Plans.
The Postal Service MySpace page.
Death Cab for Cutie MySpace page.
The albums I own:
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So if you actually had the time and desire to listen to any of the above, what did you think? What are some of your favorite songs/artists/albums that you're listening to right now?
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More things I love:
Food Edition, Letter 'M' Edition, Winter Edition
I adore Konstantine!
I was introduced to Something Corporate, Plain White Tee's and Postal Service a while ago. Great bands and great picks! Love your music picks!
Danielle, if you haven't already checked out Jack's Mannequin you really should. I think you would really like their two albums. I am so glad you liked my picks! Do you have any other recommendations?