Music request
August 3, 2013 12:26 PM Subscribe
I've recently been trying to think of modern songs that have the sort of throwback doo-wop / torch song / jazz vocal feel that you find a lot in David Lynch soundtracks, for example... Falling, by Julee Cruise, and I'm Waiting Here, by Lynch and Lykke Li. Some other examples might be Lord Knows Best, by Dirty Beaches, and Wicked Games, by Chris Isaak. I'd prefer more contemporary stuff (like 80s and up), and it's a plus if it's on Spotify.
"Smoke Rings" by KD Lang, and lots of other music from her Drag album.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 12:37 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by croutonsupafreak at 12:37 PM on August 3, 2013
I've always thought "Stepping Stone" by Duffy had that feel.
posted by nevercalm at 12:51 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by nevercalm at 12:51 PM on August 3, 2013
Nicole Willis and Soul Investigators - No One's Gonna Love You. According to Google it's on Spotify but I don't have an account there so I'm unable to verify that.
posted by fuse theorem at 12:53 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by fuse theorem at 12:53 PM on August 3, 2013
Portishead - Glory Box, and most of the rest of the Dummy album.
posted by Bodd at 1:12 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by Bodd at 1:12 PM on August 3, 2013
David Bowie's "Drive-In Saturday" is a pretty straightforward example.
posted by invitapriore at 1:16 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by invitapriore at 1:16 PM on August 3, 2013
Ms Mr Dark Doo Wop, though the rest of the album is a bit different, good though and on Spotify.
posted by crush-onastick at 1:50 PM on August 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by crush-onastick at 1:50 PM on August 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
Lana del Rey—Blue Jeans etc.
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi ft. Norah Jones—Black
Mary Margaret O’Hara—Keeping You in Mind
posted by misteraitch at 1:59 PM on August 3, 2013
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi ft. Norah Jones—Black
Mary Margaret O’Hara—Keeping You in Mind
posted by misteraitch at 1:59 PM on August 3, 2013
Mount Eerie - Between Two Mysteries
The Shivers - Beauty
Zoo Kid - Out Getting Ribs
posted by snownoid at 2:33 PM on August 3, 2013
The Shivers - Beauty
Zoo Kid - Out Getting Ribs
posted by snownoid at 2:33 PM on August 3, 2013
Nicole Atkins 'Neptune City' album from 2007 has this vibe.
Here's 'The Way It Is'
posted by mdrew at 3:15 PM on August 3, 2013
Here's 'The Way It Is'
posted by mdrew at 3:15 PM on August 3, 2013
Congo Norvell. Start with Drift Away, Warm Tonight, or Dark Eyes.
posted by crush-onastick at 4:19 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by crush-onastick at 4:19 PM on August 3, 2013
From the doo-wop angle, I'd go for TV On The Radio's cover of Mr. Grieves, though it's a cappella. (Dense a cappella, though.)
The Caretaker's music is completely made of samples from 1930s jazz, which might also be a help.
Six Days by DJ Shadow might also be what you want. You could also dig into the rest of his ouevre. Bodd mentioned Portishead already, and given the breadth of the time period you've specified, pretty much any trip-hop album might fit the bill. Maybe try Teardrop by Massive Attack? (My gf suggests that Protection might be a better fit.)
Getting into the weirder end of the spectrum, you might want to try Too Dry To Cry or some other songs by Willis Earl Beal. The production might not be what you imagine, but the vocals could hit the spot.
It might be too darn '80s for you, but M83's Saturdays = Youth might be what you want. (Kim & Jessie is a representative track.)
posted by Going To Maine at 6:24 PM on August 3, 2013
The Caretaker's music is completely made of samples from 1930s jazz, which might also be a help.
Six Days by DJ Shadow might also be what you want. You could also dig into the rest of his ouevre. Bodd mentioned Portishead already, and given the breadth of the time period you've specified, pretty much any trip-hop album might fit the bill. Maybe try Teardrop by Massive Attack? (My gf suggests that Protection might be a better fit.)
Getting into the weirder end of the spectrum, you might want to try Too Dry To Cry or some other songs by Willis Earl Beal. The production might not be what you imagine, but the vocals could hit the spot.
It might be too darn '80s for you, but M83's Saturdays = Youth might be what you want. (Kim & Jessie is a representative track.)
posted by Going To Maine at 6:24 PM on August 3, 2013
Oh yeah! It's perhaps not futuristic enough, but Joe Jackson's A Slow Song is a legit, post-1980 torch song. And Mazzy Star's Fade Into You while similarly not particularly futuristic in its instrumentation, has a kind of dense sound and very breathy female vocals. And Slowdive was a shoegaze band that sometimes kept its vocals at the surface of its mixes. (Crazy For You, When The Sun Hits)
To go back to the 1980s thing, maybe A Real Hero and other music from the soundtrack to Drive. And actually, the entire Italians Do It Better label might be worth a check if that 1980s synthy fullness will do it. Here's Cherry by The Chromatics.
posted by Going To Maine at 6:41 PM on August 3, 2013
To go back to the 1980s thing, maybe A Real Hero and other music from the soundtrack to Drive. And actually, the entire Italians Do It Better label might be worth a check if that 1980s synthy fullness will do it. Here's Cherry by The Chromatics.
posted by Going To Maine at 6:41 PM on August 3, 2013
You mentioned "Falling." I think "The Nightingale" also by Julee Cruise, fits your theme perfectly.
Portishead's been mentioned, for good reason. "Sour Times" immediately came to mind.
"Life In Mono" by Mono works too.
posted by SisterHavana at 10:20 PM on August 3, 2013
Portishead's been mentioned, for good reason. "Sour Times" immediately came to mind.
"Life In Mono" by Mono works too.
posted by SisterHavana at 10:20 PM on August 3, 2013
Oh! I forgot about "Female of the Species" by Space.
posted by SisterHavana at 10:31 PM on August 3, 2013
posted by SisterHavana at 10:31 PM on August 3, 2013
The Trailer Trash Tracys' song "Wish You Were Red" is almost an impersonation of the Julee Cruise stuff from Twin Peaks--the rest of the album did not grab me, but it is on Spotify.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:28 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by crush-onastick at 6:28 AM on August 7, 2013
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 12:16 PM on August 9, 2013
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 12:16 PM on August 9, 2013
Paper Trails off of the new Darkside album might work.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:44 AM on October 14, 2013
posted by Going To Maine at 9:44 AM on October 14, 2013
Deerhunter has this sound on some songs on Halcyon Digest, e.g. Basement Scene
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 3:50 PM on November 12, 2013
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 3:50 PM on November 12, 2013
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posted by thinkpiece at 12:29 PM on August 3, 2013