Randomizer Experiment

So I've decided to finish what I started back last summer. I decided it would be fun to set my iTunes on shuffle and write stream of consciousness thoughts about the first 10 songs that come up, whether I like them or not. Whether anyone will actually understand (or care hah) about what I say is yet to be seen.

Silver - Echo & the Bunnymen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJ6B7QStYw

Distinctly British, 80s in a good way, lovely bouncy Brit-pop. Love the strings, not cloying.

Touch Me With Your Love - Beth Orton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ3iZc7lfaY

Vaguely trip-hop 90s chill out song, Beth has a lovely voice but the arrangement isn't strong enough to warrent a song over 7 minutes long. (This is for the album version, the video is edited down.)

Brother Sport - Animal Collective

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQjyGT1-mc

Hyperactive camp song of overlapping chorus, borderline grating like a lot of their music, manic, hipster happy music, Beach Boys on acid harmonies. Settles into a silly, fun bouncy lovely mess.

Obsession - Siouxsie & the Banshees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itTbPv6Mmo0

Stalker sexy, marching arrangement, creepy yet pretty when the strings come in, playful, clanging bells, tapping noises, breathing. (Sorry for the weird video, it's the best audio I could find.)

Rocket - Smashing Pumpkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PtJu61fQ3Y

Droning guitar, takes you back to the 90s, simple and effective, doesn't stand up quite as well as a lot of other Pumpkin singles but it's still good, lacks a great hook. Love the ending and the badass guitar playing.

Sleeping Pill - Yo la Tengo

(Can't find a video for this one. Sorry :( )

Sleepy, echo-y guitar, evokes images of the west, guitar sound just buries itself in the top of my spine, decends into Hendrix strangeness, definitely prog rock-ish which isn't for everyone but it's good to smoke out to I guess. Pink Floyd.

Underground - Tom Waits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciBAMhLiwyQ

Great Tom Waits weirdness, southern stomp, raspy as hell, clinking clanking, creatures, humorous

Nantes - Beirut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCkT4K-hppE

Bouncy organ sound reminicent of Vampire Weekend, plaintive vocals are love or hate, I personally love, clanky percussion brings everything together, horns I love horns, I love complicated arrangements that don't fight within their own elements. And some French inserts for added oddness.

Sawdust & Diamonds - Joanna Newsom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqY--4fpZw

Oddly lovely, Newsom's voice is a aquired taste, no doubt that she's a master lyricist, simple harp arrangement feels very rich, I think it's achingly beautiful even if I don't always know what she's singing about

Mind, Drips - Neon Indian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWs4e7oTn9g

Evokes Boards of Canada's retro synths with a more pop aesthetic, has a great groove to it, is it hipster music sure but it makes me nod my head so how can I be against it, so happy pop music is becoming accepted again