May 15 th

Kyle’s Six Pix - Vol. 40

Posted by Cuzzy as Music, Playlists, Six Pix, Youtube, lists, opinions, video

Thanks to the musical ear of a man simply known as Kyle, every week Cuzoogle will feature six songs/videos that you should check out. This week Kyle is liking the sounds of Caribou, Portishead, Frauke, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Mountain Goats and of course his No. 1 pick.

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6. Caribou – “Sandy”, Playing power pop in a small space is always a challenge, but this sounds pretty good to me. I’ll be listening to this all summer, if I was going on a road trip…this would make the soundtrack.

5. Portishead – “The Rip”, Pix purists will recognize this track from two months ago, but that version was live and unpolished. This, the album version, is far superior in my opinion and the video is pretty sick. The animation reminds me of the Cancon standard, the “Log Driver’s Waltz”.

4. Frauke – “Parasite Fungus”, This modest band is from New York and they have hilarious song titles like “Canadian Girlfriend”, “Emoticonspiracy” and “Rikers Island Boyfriend”. They also claim to have written music for children’s shows on German public television. Does such a thing exist?

3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “More News from Nowhere”, If I had my own bar, there would be an open invitation for Nick Cave to play every night. He has one of those bourbon soaked voices that just melts me. Strippers are fun too. There’s a celeb or two at the bar, know who they are?

2. The Mountain Goats (remixed by Aesop Rock) – “Lovecraft in Brooklyn”, I cannot stop raving about this band. John Darnielle is an amazing lyricist and he has a very unique singing style. Aesop Rock is a beat master and this isn’t their first collaboration. The video is pretty cool too.

1. My Morning Jacket – “I’m Amazed”, The first time I heard this track, it knocked the bottle out of my hands. It has a definite classic rock feel to it, but the guitar work is incredible. MMJ is coming back to Toronto this summer and I’ll be there; mouth and eyes wide open.