As a means of looking back over 2007, I made a smart playlist in iTunes to show me what music was added this year. There are 700+ songs eating up over 4gb of digitopia. The following albums, listed alphabetically by artist, weren’t all released in 2007, but they were all new to me and made […]

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These are some recent finds that are instrumental and getting heavy play while studying, reading, or just working on whatever…
Young Mountain — This Will Destroy You
Amazon | iTunes
(Thanks to Josh Longbrake for the recommendation.)
The Four Trees — Caspian
Amazon | iTunes
All is Violent, All is Bright — God is an Astronaut
Amazon | iTunes

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Zach has tagged me with a meme of the Perfect Song. Here’s the rules:
1. scan through your itunes or cd library. refamiliarize yourself with the nooks and crannies of your musical options.
2. identify five categories — genres, if you will — of music. these should be as obscure and finely-articulated as you’d like. feel free […]

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For those who are anticipating the next Explosions in the Sky with me, give a listen to You Are the Conductor by Caspian. [iTunes | Amazon] Should tide you over nicely.

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02.20.07

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Looks like I’ve got some iTunes cash coming my way courtesy of Zach’s silly faith in the Cardinals. Anyone have good recommendations on how to spend it?

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With some iTunes GiftCards in hand, I went on the hunt for some new music. I ran across Silversun Pickups and I’m hooked. I got Carnavas, and I’m giving it some time to settle in before I go get their EP as well. If you have good taste in music, give them a listen. […]

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