Great weekends in music

’Twas a very good one; the following new tunes were recently added, and loudly played these past few days…

broke up with eMusic last month → much happier

The Stone Roses (1989): last great find on eMusic

Vampire Weekend (2008): I… don’t get it

The Moon & Antartica (2000), Modest Mouse: “the Universe is shaped exactly like the Earth”

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006), Arctic Monkeys: nice

Revolutions Per Minute (2003), Rise Against: love it, Elena not so much

(500) Days of Summer (2009): so I can tolerate Regina Spektor

No More Shall We Part (2001), Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: intense beauty, deep sorrow, can’t fail

Sunday was Dire Straits day thanks to Cutlers-style serendipity; four hours of uninterrupted bliss:

Dire Straits (1978)

Love Over Gold (1982)

Alchemy (live album) (1984)

Brothers in Arms (1985)

Muse (Absolution) and Portastatic (Nature of Sap, Sour Shores) interlude, from the archives

and now… The Wash EP (2009) by The Last Minutes, thanks to Wesleying: yep!

I know, I know. You don’t stumble across music criticism this astute every day. Count your blessings, dear reader.