Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Let's see - some stuff I haven't seen mentioned yet: Calexico, Franz Ferdinand, Santagold, Ladytron, Gorillaz, Kaiser Chiefs, Freezepop.
That's off the top of my had of stuff that's been in heavy rotation for me (or at least multiple select songs from each have been).
The new Arctic Monkeys is sticking with me in a way their others didn't.
This may or may not apply to Raq's quest, but if you wanna download one awesome song, try "Bullets" by tunng (from the Good Arrows album).
What are the things I should totally have listened to in the past 10 years?
Rise Against. Chicago punk band. One of my favorites.
Personally, I think people should listen to The Bouncing Souls whenever possible,though they've been around for more than the last ten years.
The Veils (who totally need to be on Vol. 2 of Hec's Louche Crooners mix; they're like a cross between Nick Cave and the Divine Comedy), My Chemical Romance, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats, Ra Ra Riot, Sigur Ros, Laura Veirs.
The Veils (who totally need to be on Vol. 2 of Hec's Louche Crooners mix; they're like a cross between Nick Cave and the Divine Comedy)
Duly noted!
Scary country: The Handsome Family; Will Oldham.
More indie rock: Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers.
Regina Specktor, Hannah Fury. (Mordant chanteuse)
Raveonettes and the Thermals.
What's more Gothic?
or...
Both homes, of course, for very gothy writers.
(I suppose this should go in Literary but there's probably a greater Gothish set of opinions here.)
I'd say the Abbey is more gothic, from those two photos anyway.
I'd say the Abbey is more gothic, from those two photos anyway.
It's more ruined, for sure. Plus, you know - Byron! But Strawberry Hill was one of the very first Gothic Revival houses - a true folly. And Walpole did write a gothic classic.
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