Travel Music - England 2011
Aka: Albums I have to shove onto my MacBook Pro because I spilt water on my goddamn iPod and am jobless
Shinichi Osawa - The One
Songs to listen for:
Honestly the whole damn album is pretty amazing, but Star Guitar, Our Song, and Ami Nu Kuu Tuu stand out.
Shinichi Osawa - SO2
Songs to listen for: Singapore Swing is stuck in my head pretty bad atm.
Shinichi Osawa - Teppan-Yaki
Songs to listen for:
English remixes-> Pogo, Stand In A Line
Japanese remixes -> What a Feeling, Ah Ah, The Perfect Vison, Tripod Baby, Light Night Dance, White’s Dream, Main Street Electrical Parade (wow I’m really biased towards the 2nd CD on this one..)
Modest Mouse - No One’s First and You’re Next EP
Songs to Listen for:
All of it. Autumn Beds is amazing though.
Iron and Wine - The Shepard’s Dog
Songs to listen for:
All of it. Lovesong of the Buzzard, Carousel, Ressurection Fern, Boy with a Coin and Flightless Bird, American Mouth are pretty amazing though.
Spangle Call Lilli Line - Nanae
Songs to listen for:
Veek, E and Lilli Disco are my favorites.
Spangle Call Lilli Line - Forest at the Head of a River EP
Songs to listen for:
All of it. In the sense that there’s no real distinct ending/beginning to tracks and (as Owen puts it) it’s just an hour of the lead singer fellating into your ear.