The Look Back

I missed a week, sorry.

Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer

Making the rounds on all your favorite blogs comes Neon Indian. YABB (Yet Another Brooklyn Band) but are worthy of the hype upon the first listening to the overall album and this single.

The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa (Architecture in Helsinki Remix)

Architecture in Helsinki did a great job turning this into a true remix in their own vein. Anyone who has ever listened to AiH will pick up on this right away with the trumpet parts and mix of whimsical percussion. The vocals are almost completely stripped out and make this a unique take on the original.

William Elliott Whitmore – Hell or High Water

It’s taken me a while to post anything by William Elliott Whitmore as I’m not sure I buy into his who shtick. He’s from Iowa and I just keep getting this feeling that his voice etc is a big act. His live performance is over the top with his between song banter usually playing up his hard drinking, tough yet sentimental exterior. I enjoy his music in small doses but it all seems to start to run together if you listen to too much of it. Apparently I don’t get the subtleties of it.

Barton Carroll – Those Days Are Gone, And My Heart is Breaking

I’m not sure where I picked up Carroll’s “The Lost One” release but I just rediscovered it this week. He’s got a fairly run of the mill voice but his story telling hooked me with this song in particular. It’s the matter of fact nature in which he delivers these lyrics make it seem as if he is trying to distance his real emotions. This might seem insincere/fake but the way he sings and plays it really makes me want to believe this is a true story, sad as it may be.