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Desert Island Top 12
| 9.17.2005
When it comes to music, I mostly have 2 types of friends. The first type are the ones that could care less about music. They think Elton John is one of only 5 artists on the planet. They listen to WBOS and they could care less where they get their morning coffee from. I affectionately refer to them as "musically challenged." Regardless, they're still fun to hang out with...as long as their not throwing a party and picking the music.
The second type are the ones who stop listening to a particular artist once more than 5 people know about them. They're usually into some type of conspiracy theory and as part of their counter culture repertoire, get their coffee at Dunkin Donuts or the 1369 Cafe (although they'd really like to go into Peets, but are too afraid to be seen). I'm sort of in the middle somewhere. Like a good wine, music needs time to mature. I typically play a new artist or song relentlessly over and over again to see how it resonates. What imagery does it evoke and most importantly, would it make a good addition to the soundtrack of movie I was charged with directing. Don't get me wrong. I sometimes fit squarly into the second set. I remember discovering* The Postal Service. I listened to them for months and months. Then one day, my 12 year old niece came over with her new iPod and asked if I had any Postal Service she could copy. I immediately deleted it off my hard drive and sold the disc on Craig's List. No dis to her, but once an artist makes it to that age group, it's all over for me.
I was recently asked by my friend Julie, what I was listening to these days and remembered it was time again for the Dessert Top 12.
* denotes buying off of the "staff pick of the week" shelf at Newbury Comics
1. Boards of Canada
2. The Go Team
3. Four Tet (thx will)
4. Sufjan Stevens
5. Luke Temple
6. EBTG
7. Death Cab For Cutie
8. Athlete
9. Josh Rouse
10. Joseph Arthur
11. Juana Molina
12. Mouse on Mars
posted at 3:22 PM
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1 Comments:
I think the "second category" people would also stop listening to a band if they are featured on some weekly Fox show, like "The O.C." (Death Cab for Cutie) What does Hoverblog think about "indie" bands appearing on shows like this?
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