Monday, November 22, 2010

Avey Tare - Down There

I don't think it's a secret that I like me some Animal Collective. My last.fm account tells me I've listened to them 1,826 times, with Of Montreal coming in at a very distant second with 587 plays. Recently, Avey Tare released a solo album that I listened to on repeat for a good 3 weeks. It's supposed to be swamp themed which I don't really pick up on but I think the alligator on the album cover looks fuckin' sweet. The whole album is good but I picked this song because the last minute is my favorite part of the whole thing. Oh, the harmonies! It's also kind of spooky, scary.

Soundtracks

So I find that soundtracks (especially for movies with music-savvy directors) are a good cross-section of a few genres of music that sort of feels like the movie. The 2007 Quentin Tarantino film, Deathproof, is one of those films. Yeah, I wasn't expecting it either, but the soundtrack is awesome.

"Down in Mexico" by The Coasters is one of the really excellent songs that appear on the soundtrack. And Kurt Russel gets a lap dance to it in the movie.