I can has muzik rekomendashunz?

September 12, 2008 12:51 PM

Three somewhat specific music recommendation requests.

1. A song like Devo's Happy Guy.

Explanation: This song should've been awesome. It has an amazing pre-chorus and chorus, but it feels as though it were rushed out of the studio. I like the feel, emotionally, of the pre-chorus ("But time keeps on ticking away...") and the chorus. I suppose I'm looking for the song it should've been.

2. A song like Architecture in Helsinki's Same Old Innocence

Explanation: This song sounds like there are lots of songs like it, but I can't find any. I like how the beginning-of-verse lyrics are placed over different backings each time (I don't know how to explain that better...)

3. A song like LCD Soundsystem's All My Friends

Explanation: There's something magical about this song; how it begins innocently and grows sprawling by the climax, in a way that you suddenly realize that the song you're listening to five minutes in is even more powerful than the beginning.

That is all.

posted by LSK to Media & Arts (11 answers total)

If you haven't already, you might want to try Pandora.
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 2:24 PM on September 12, 2008

Hypem? You might find some blog post out there that has explored the same interactions/connections with these songs?
posted by noahv at 2:32 PM on September 12, 2008

p.s. thanks for the link to "All My Friends". Killer!
posted by noahv at 2:37 PM on September 12, 2008

3. how it begins innocently and grows sprawling by the climax, in a way that you suddenly realize that the song you're listening to five minutes in is even more powerful than the beginning.

Destroyer - The Bad Arts (direct .mp3)

The Frames - Santa Maria (I prefer the live version on Set List)
posted by carsonb at 3:26 PM on September 12, 2008

For Devo's Happy Guy: Talking Heads - And She Was (the rhythmic feel + the key change in the pre-chorus)

For the Architecture in Helsinki song: Republica - Ready to go (this is bordering on plagiarism, on AIH's part)

Also for the AIH song: Monster Magnet - [unwieldy song title]

Can't help you with the LCD Soundsystem song -- it just sounds to me like 1 part Franz Ferdinand + 1 part The Killers.
posted by Jaltcoh at 3:29 PM on September 12, 2008

For #3:

Built to Spill - Carry the Zero

Devo - Gut Feeling (uh, I guess you probably know this one already)

Polvo - Fractured (Like Chandeliers)
posted by equalpants at 4:40 PM on September 12, 2008

The LCD Soundsystem choice is tough - do you want something that sounds like the song (like an electro version of The Cure I think....) or do you want a song that grows, climaxes and suddenly you are hearing music that is making the hairs on the back of your neck stand??

A mix of the two below (Although mainly the latter):

Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Posses Your Heart

The Album Leaf - The Light

Catherine Wheel - Future Boy (truly brilliant, although I must admit this one has muscled in a bit)

Elbow - Starlings

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep

All great, great songs. Let us know what works for you.
posted by mjlondon at 4:40 PM on September 12, 2008

Response by poster: Alright. I'm going to listen to each song suggested here, in order. Thanks!
posted by LSK at 6:26 PM on September 12, 2008

Stay away from Death Cab.....yikes!

I dont quite understand what your asking...but maybe "It Happens" by Hopesfall off the album A Types

or Sunshine the Werewolf by The Dilinger Escape Plan off the album Miss Machine
posted by TeachTheDead at 8:22 PM on September 12, 2008

#3 - Islands - Swans (Life After Death).
posted by troika at 9:44 PM on September 12, 2008

And #2, you may want to look into Of Montreal.
posted by troika at 9:45 PM on September 12, 2008