As I’m sure you are well aware, there are about a gazillion music sites and blogs out there on the interweb. Many are very good (Pitchfork, NME, Pretty Much Amazing, and RCRD LBL spring to mind) and many, many, many are crap. About a month ago I stumbled upon a site called The Burning Ear - cool name, right? It’s this dude who lives in Warsaw, of all places, named Brandon – he’s not a friend of mine, though he could be (his taste in music is that good) – and his music blog is quite possibly the best I’ve come across yet.
I have spent a great deal of time thumbing through his archives as I would that of a good used record store finding gem after gem of incredible new music. Now let’s be honest, are there a few misses? Of course. Are there some posts that seem way too obvious? Sure, but aren’t we all guilty of that? (I know I am.) But taken as a body of work, it is truly amazing how plugged-in this guy is.
So, today’s playlist is a tribute to all the Brandon's out there – the world needs more people like Brandon; people who obviously spend an immense amount of time finding and listening to good new music and – here’s the key part – sharing it with anyone who’ll listen.
The following is a playlist of bands and/or songs I discovered on The Burning Ear. Do yourselves a favour and check it out at: http://www.theburningear.com/.
Das Racist - You Oughta Know
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home (RAC mix)
Germany Germany – Symmetry (feat. Jessica Morgan)
Jay-Z & The Dap Kings – 99 Problems (Prince Ballard Royal Edit)
King Charles - Love Lust
The Knocks – Blackout
Lissie – Bad Romance (Lady GaGa cover)
Neon Trees – Animal
Penguin Prison - Worse It Gets (RAC Mix)
The Ransom Dance – Speech Impediment
Sarah Jaffe – Clementine
Swingfly - Singing That Melody
Tunng – Hustle
Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter
The White Panda - Drake & Diane (Drake vs. John Mellencamp)
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