I absolutely love the flavour you're giving this site, Jordan! So far, none of the tracks you've shared have been "new" to me, but they've all been favourites. Today's post is no exception. In fact, I think I enjoyed it the most out of this week's offerings! Keep up the good work, and I hope we'll be reading your thoughts on today's new music before too long!

yeah jordie, i real like the flavor u added here too. i mean sean is great, but the way u describe the songs is nice and fresh. yr a great writer... shit i want more NEW HUMOR!!! or whatever comedy routine u working on... but definitely really enjoy the way u describe the tunes... but as long as you're here you need to introduce the people to the KUBELKA!!!

go rimbaud, and go tom verlaine.

Marquee Moon = One of the best songs ever put on vinyl.

Some great songs this week, thanks for that.
I like the fact you're posting tracks you obviously love and aren't too concerned with what's new and so called cool.... which makes you Cooler in my book.
Keep it up.

Simon
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Always great to see Buckley Sr. make an appearance. & coupled with Television, you make quite the duo.

hey I am enjoying this very much - this has become my most favorite mp3 site and not just for the songs but for the words + the songs. two thumbs up.

Keep up the good work !

i wasn't around enough to get attatched to the former writer, but... i love the way you described buckley's once i was. it really echoed the way i've always thought about the song.

Thank you for posting Tim Buckley. What a beautiful song.

Like the way you write!

I think you are doing an excellent job. You should give yourself more credit!

jordan: enjoying reading your insights into some of my favorite tracks and looking forward to what's coming next - some Charlie Ives perhaps? and naturally I have to agree with that su character...

way to go Jordan.
excellent picks and excellent first week.
only (?) to go

-bmr

The big solo in the middle of "Marquee Moon" is also one of the most brilliantly architectured solos ever, so great that it might even excuse my making "architecture" into a verb. I mean, if you sit way the hell back, it's basically just one long, elaborated ride up the D major scale (a fact its ending hammers home). But as is often the case, the simplest tricks are the best - and so, the almost ridiculously easy expedient of building tension on upward ascent pays off big here, because they know exactly when to build and when to tear down. Oh, and that doesn't even get to the impossible, searingly beautiful little bit afterwards, with the piano and the little-bird guitar...

Go on Jordan, you're doing great! After Sean's future-more-than-indie indie, it's nice that you share all those little known fantastic classics.
I knew and loved those songs, but your description alone is making me see things in a new light. Everyone, buy those fine albums!
I'll tell Sean when I see him today!

Montreal was great Sean! Thanks for the vegetarian restaurant recommendations! And I just want to say that Marquee Moon is one of the greatest non-jam/jammy songs ever and the lyrics are good. Amazing.

Don't have much more to add to what the others have said...if this first week is an indication of what things are going to be like, I'm in for the long haul.

(Though you may want to take a quick rest to recharge up if the burnout's starting to hit - I know that all too well from working on my site :))

hooray! you're doing great, love the selections, love your words

thanks much!

Thank you all very much for the kind words.

Mathew - How are Sean and Julian? Did they seem in good spirits?

Darren - I would expect more of you than this shameless self promotion.

Hiya!

Julian and I are v. good - but Matthew won't see us till tomorrow I don't think. Visited at a hoppin' bar tonight with Phil G and other motley fun friendly folk. delicious cocktails in the rather daunting big city.

brighton was lovely with its seashore and pebbles; we were there just before the big Labour conference hit. our hosts were kind indeed - we drank much wine and were merry.

brighton is attached to another city, called "hove". i laughed every time i heard someone say it, thinking of jay-z.

j-dog, you're doing an outstanding job - as all who have preceded me seem to agree. reading has been a delight; i just wish i could listen to the songs!

talk to you soon,
s