Comments on: Play Me Some of That Old People Music Baby

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:59:56 +0000

My recent method is to buy things that get high ratings at http://www.metacritic.com. If reviewers universally like a record and describe it in a way that sounds like what I like, I’ll probably like it. I’ve been buying a lot of CDs by artists I’ve never heard lately, with surprisingly good results.

By: Greg Williams

Greg Williams — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:17:09 +0000

You might try listening to Morning Becomes Eclectic at KCRW.com. It’s a music show DJ’d by Nic Harcourt at KCRW, a public radio station in Santa Monica, California. I’m from Portland, OR, I got turned onto them listening to a live set online from The Shins a few years back and have since discovered a lot more music there. They have a syndicated weekend show that is a two hour mix from the week called Sounds Eclectic that airs on some public radio stations.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:49:41 +0000

Ah, Fountains of Wayne. I like them because they sound a bit like the college bands I heard as an undergrad. Not exactly a surprise though….two of them (Chris and Adam) were a year behind me at Williams and had a great band even then.

By: psu

psu — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:43:56 +0000

No doubt I probably like the Camille record because I can’t understand the words, so they are much more interesting.

By: Benoit

Benoit — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:17:23 +0000

I don’t “get” Camille. My sister was fawning over her, but all I got was that she was angry and probably didn’t shave her legs. I wasn’t clear on how these attributes had anything to do with her music.

By: peterb

peterb — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:39:43 +0000

You can do a bit better on NPR by ignoring the bands they explicitly recommend, which tend towards the aggressively mediocre. Instead, listen to the interstitial music on This American Life or Marketplace. When you hear a piece there that you like, look it up on their web site. It's almost always better than the bands they profile. That technique recently lead me to this song by Holly Golightly.