Musical Winterlude
The recent snowstorm in Winnipeg has given me a day and a half off work, which allowed me to spend some time enjoying some music. The latest two albums (that I've probably listened to a combined 10 times in the past two days) are the self-titled debut of Franz Ferdinand, and Give Up by The Postal Service.
Both albums are really good. If I had to pick a favourite song from each, it would be "Take Me Out" (FF) and "Such Great Heights" (TPS). "Take Me Out" is a Strokes-esque number that happened to be playing in HMV exactly when I went to pay for the CD. "Darts of Pleasure" is also a pretty solid track on that album, if for no other reason that it contains the following line in German: "Ich heisse super fantastische // Ich Trinke champers mit lachsfisch", which translates to "I am called super fantastic // I drink champers with salmon fish" (at least according to my translator).
"Such Great Heights" is a great track, with a catchy verse melody and a chorus with warm synth sounds. Other favourite songs include "We Will Become Silhouettes", "The District Sleeps Tonight", and the industrial-infused "Natural Anthem".
Here's hoping tomorrow is another snow day so I can enjoy some more music besides whatever pap is popular on Power 97 these days.
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I'll have to listen to the Franz Ferdinand CD. Martina has it, actually.
Aren't you glad I told you to listen to The Postal Service? Thank Josh R. He lent me the CD last summer, and put "Such Great Heights" on a mix he made. (You may have heard it when walking by the gazeeb.)
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