Here We Go Magic - Self-Titled

Here We Go Magic remind me of Fleet Foxes. But that doesn't mean they're bad. I personally don't care for Fleet Foxes. To me they are indulging in a tired genre that never really took off since the late 60s. Sure it's nice and pretty, but there's more to music than carefully constructed harmonies.

Here We Go Magic have the harmonies (sometimes). And they have the cool electronics and synth-flutters that sound like alien technology. They have the songwriting too. The lead singer, whose name escapes me at the moment was a folk/singer/songwriter type guy for awhile before starting this new project. This record is short, but sweet. The first song kicks it off very nicely with electronics intricately weaving in and out of innocently plucked acoustic guitars and quiet drums. The vocals are lush but also very noisy and lo-fi. Don't get too worried, they're perfect audible. The song quickly gets louder and as layers are subtley added on; the song becomes a very entrancing movement.

This album seems simple upon first listen. But after repeated listens, I have become enthralled in the deep textures and soundscapes that the band creates behind the seemingly ordinary folk structure.

Download this album if you're looking for something out of the ordinary.

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Animal Collective - Feels

This next album is by one of my new favorite bands called Animal Collective. They first started out as a noisy, indie pop band, but slowly transitioned into freak folk into psychedelic into almost world-dance-pop music. This is their best album by far. The first two songs are classics and the next few are a little more challenging to get through, but ultimately worth it. I highly recommend this to everyone. Note: This is a .rar file. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this extension please read the instructions given in the previous post.

Animal Collective - Feels

Here's the music video for "Grass;" sorry for the lame audio quality:

First Post - Yeasayer

Hello, my name is Robbie and I have decided to start a music blog. Mainly for friends, or random people on the interwebz. I definitely do not have a narrow taste when it comes to music so I'm not going to pigeonhole this as a genre-specific blog. If you like what you hear,


PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THESE ARTISTS. MOST OF THESE ARTISTS I POST HARDLY MAKE A LIVING FROM THE MUSIC I POST. IF YOU DOWNLOAD AN ALBUM AND LIKE IT, PLEASE EITHER BUY THE CD, BUY MERCHANDISE, OR GO TO A SHOW. THESE POSTS ARE JUST AN INTRODUCTION. YOU AS THE LISTENER HAVE A DUTY TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC YOU LIKE.


Instructions for downloading:
I will try to post only MediaFire links. If you do not know how to use share sites all you have to do is follow the directions outlined on each specific websitedThe files will always be either .zip or .rar. To extract .zip files. Right click on the file and click "Extract files" and follow the directions. To extract. rar files you must first download a RAR extractor. I recommend RarZilla. If you download RarZilla all you have to do is right click on the file and click "RarZilla." With all downloding on the internet there is a certain risk in obtaining shared files. I will always download the file first to make sure the files aren't corrupted or have SpyWare. Also hopefully most have correct tags and file names.


Now, the first album I will post is an album called All Hour Cymbals by Yeasayer. This band makes the music that Animal Collective would've made if they never made Strawberry Jam and kept playing acoustic guitars in the woods. Yeasayer uses lush, rich soundscapes to create very ethereal music. The vocals combine Phil Collins-like dramatics with the traditional weird indie vocals. I highly recommend this album if you like Animal Collective/Panda Bear, The Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, or Fleet Foxes. Click on Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals.

Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals

Here's the music video for "Wait For The Summer"


And here they are performing "Sunrise"

Thanks for stopping by, and try and visit more often if you'd like to expand your tastes. I will update this weekly or sooner hopefully.