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|
Listener Safari 2010 |
AIM got together recently with a group of young married people (late 20s / early 30s) to see what's rockin' their world. Three things stand out in this year's Safari -
 | with one exception, there is no overlap
with the selections of the mostly college-age participants in
last year's Safari. More evidence that
music has fragmented, with very little being heard by everybody |
| humor as an aesthetic is big for 2010
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| participants discovered a number of this year's picks at an influential music festival (Austin City Limits) |
Pop/Rock
| Regina Spektor - Fidelity, Hotel Song, That Time |
| Sigur Ros - Hoppípolla |
| Passion Pit - Sleepyhead ('high voices') |
| Bon Iver - Skinny Love ('this dude's hurtin') |
| A Fine Frenzy - Come On, Come Out; The Minnow & the Trout ('fresh and different') |
| Friendly Fires - In the Hospital |
| Heartless Bastards - New Resolution |
Humorous
| Richard Cheese - You Oughta Know, Rock the Casbah (pop songs get lounge makeovers) |
| Fol Chen - 'Cable TV' ('forget the hot tub, let's go watch some cable TV') |
| Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma ('clever lyrics, fun and funky') |
Zone Out
| Radiohead - There, There ('good to play at work - it zones you') |
| Caia - Remembrance ('good for jogging') |
Deep in the Heart of Texas
| Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again |
| Eric Johnson - Trademark, East Wes, Cliffs of Dover (guitarist - 'has perfect pitch so his soundchecks take a long time') |
| Bob Schneider - 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet), Tarantula ('fun live performances') |
Retro
| Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower |
Adventures
| Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde, The Forgotten People ('weird in a good way' - Middle Eastern and reggae influences) |
| Bjork - Enjoy ('unique voice and beats') |
| Friendly Fires - Paris (complex rhythms) |
| Slash - Obsession
Confession (former Guns N'
Roses guitarist shows his flamenco side) STREAM AT http://www.last.fm/music/Slash/_/Obsession+Confession BUY CD AT http://www.amazon.com/Gypsy-Soul-Flamenco-Various-Artists/dp/B000006FCQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1260993803&sr=8-1 |
Other Listener Safaris -
2009
2007
Tom Cole
(jazz)
Al Santos
(smooth jazz)
Chris Brewer
(music in education pioneer)