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kings of convenience winning a battle losing the war
the national mr november (may 23/09 - Boston)
the veils night thoughts of a tired surgeon
patrick watson weight of the world

The National: "Blood Buzz Ohio" Lyrics + MP3

Here are the new lyrics for The National's first single off their upcoming album, High Violet.
The lyrics at post bottom are for an early version of the same song.

Blood Buzz Ohio - from High Violet (2010)
Stand up straight at the foot of your love
I'll lift my shirt up
Stand up straight at the foot of your love
I'll lift my shirt up

I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees
I never married but Ohio don't remember me

Lay my head on the hood of your car
I take it too far
Lay my head on the hood of your car
I take it too far

I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
I never thought about love
When I thought about home
I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
The floors are falling out from everybody I know

I'm on a bloodbuzz
Yes I am
I'm on a blood buzz
I'm on a bloodbuzz
God I am
I'm on a blood buzz

I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees
I never married but Ohio don't remember me

I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
I never thought about love
When I thought about home
I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
The floors are falling out from everybody I know

I'm on a bloodbuzz
Yes I am
I'm on a blood... buzz
I'm on a bloodbuzz
God I am
I'm on a blood... buzz

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This is another new song that The National trotted out during their just wrapped East coast mini-tour. The new songs sound great, but it's how they sound if (and that's a big IF) they make it on the new record. I, for one, am hoping that if they do make it to the next album, that they grow and evolve into something a little different than these live mp3s. Live versions that I will grow to know too well before the new record is out.

blood buzz ohio [mp3] (live - Boston May 23/09)
THIS MP3 link is now LIVE.

"BLOOD BUZZ OHIO"
Stand up straight at the foot of your love
I'll lift my shirt up
Stand up straight at the foot of your love
I'll lift my shirt up

I'll rest my eyes till the fever's outta me
I'll rest my eyes till the river's in the sea
I'll rest my eyes till the fever's outta me
I'll rest my eyes till the river's in the sea

I was carried to Ohio in a storm of bees
I never married but Ohio don't remember me
I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
I never thought about love
When I thought about home
I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
The floors are falling out from everybody I know

I'm on a bloodbuzz
Yes I am
I'm on a blood buzz
I'm on a bloodbuzz
God I am
I'm on a blood buzz

Lay my head on the hood of your car
I take it too far
Lay my head on the hood of your car
I take it too far

GET the lyrics and a live mp3 of new songs, "Vanderlylle Cry Baby" here and "The Runaway" here.

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The National: "Vanderlylle Cry Baby" Lyrics + MP3

This is my transcription from listening to a live recording and youtube vids . Of course there may be errors, or you may hear it differently, so if that's the case, please leave your changes in the comments. Thanks.

vanderlylle cry baby (live - Boston May 23/09)

"Vanderlylle Cry Baby"
Leave your home
Change your name
Live alone
Eat your cake

Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Oh the waters are rising
Still no surprising you
Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Man it’s all been forgiven
Swans are a swimmin’
I’ll explain everything
To the geeks

All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the

Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Oh the waters are rising
Still no surprising you
Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Man it’s all been forgiven
Swans are a swimmin’
I’ll explain everything
To the geeks

Hanging from chandeliers
Same small wall
At your heels

All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the

Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Oh the waters are rising
Still no surprising you
Vanderlylle cry baby cry
Man it’s all been forgiven
Swans are a swimmin’
I’ll explain everything
To the geeks
I’ll explain everything
To the geeks
I’ll explain everything
To the geeks

All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the
All the very best of us
String ourselves up for the


GET the lyrics and a live mp3 of new songs, "Blood Buzz Ohio" here and "The Runaway" here.

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JASON COLLETT: CBC Radio3 Session 2008

A great session done in October of 2008 by Broken Social Scene member, Jason Collett (with backing support from the band Zeus). I think you'll like this, I love Jason Collett. These are almost all new songs (except for "Blue Sky") which haven't been seen on any album yet.

what goes is gone
northern light letdown
love song to canada
blue sky
vanderpool vanderpool
love is a chain

The National: New Songs LIVE

I wonder how much great music I've missed out on by not checking other blogs as much as I should. I Am Fuel You Are Friends, for example, has some great new live songs by The National right here.

Thanks, Heather.

The National: "The Runaway" Lyrics

The lyrics can now be found at my new blog, here.

The National: NEW SONG "The Runaway" MP3

Last Thursday night Brooklyn's best, The National, hit the stage of Toronto's Kool Haus (let's hope they don't make that mistake again, just about any other venue would be preferable) and earlier in the day they made an appearance on CBC Radio's program Q. They were emphatic in the interview that their next album won't be called Shine, and they played a new song whose working title is "The Runaway".... with Thomas Bartlett on keyboards and their touring horn section.

There's no savin' anything
Now we're swallowin' the shine of the sun
There's no savin' anything
From the shine of the sun

But I won't be no runaway
cause I won't run
No I won't be no runaway

I tried to transcribe the entire lyric here.

Unfortunately CBC podcasts are mono and in the fantastic 64 kbps format.

the runaway [mp3]
Download the entire podcast here - it's the Monday May 25th show.

Posts Are Vanishing

Anyone out there know what's going on? A few of my posts, namely the review of Patrick Watson, keep vanishing from my blog. What the hell?

Patrick Watson: 'Wooden Arms': Sixeyes Review

I don't think it's happened before... not to me, at least. Wooden Arms, Patrick Watson's 3rd full length is so intoxicating, so magical, that it has pushed every thing I've heard since, down a notch, or two. And it's not just Watson's voice, one that lives somewhere between the rooted grainy echo of M Ward and the soaring mercurial grace of Jeff Buckley, it's the music which carries, and is carried by, that voice.

Some music is simpler for me to understand than others, although that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it. I understand Elvis Perkins, and his great new record, and I can intuit how he came to create the music on that record, but Patrick Watson... I can't figure this out. How does he do it? And I've even wondered... why? There's something powerful here, and it may simply be the mystery, the how and the why. Mystery is very seductive, isn't it? I've been seduced by this album, from the quiet romanticism/oddness of the Tom Waits-like title track "Wooden Arms", to the carnival-esque and woozy somnambulism of "Traveling Salesman". From "Beijing" and it's fantastic musical evocation of a city humming, buzzing, and racing with the life of millions of citizens to the deceptively simple "Where The Wild Things Are".

Opening the record is the stunningly lovely "Fireweed", a song which shows to great effect just how important the talents of the other band members are. Throughout Wooden Arms, guitarist Simon Angell shows imagination and restraint, while bassist Mishka Stein displays a fluidity which never gets in the way of percussionist Robbie Kuster's strength, presence and innovation. While this quartet does push boundaries to keep engaged in the creative process, they can, and do, slip in the occasional "pop" song, such as "Man Like You" and "Big Bird In A Small Cage", the latter song in my perfect world would be on every radio in every car and home.

If 2006's release, Close To Paradise, won the band the 2007 Polaris Music Prize (Canada's Mercury Prize), then I can only imagine what awards will be earned by this new record. Highly recommended.

man like you [mp3]

THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN RE-POSTED (again).

Spinner: Full Album Streams

The latest streaming albums found at Spinner.

Passion Pit, 'Manners'
Federico Aubele, 'Amatoria'
Jason Lytle, 'Yours Truly, the Commuter'
Apostle of Hustle, 'Eats Darkness'
Flipper, 'Fight'
Flipper, 'Love'
The Beach Boys, 'Summer Love Songs'
IAMX, 'Kingdom of' Welcome Addiction'
Jeffrey Lewis, 'Em Are I'
Miss Kittin and the Hacker, 'Two'
Melissa McClelland, 'Victoria Day'
Nick Cave, 'The Firstborn Is Dead'
The Field, 'Yesterday & Today'
White Rabbits, 'It's Frightening'
Lewis & Clarke, 'Light Time'
Andy Shauf, 'Darker Days'
Zee Avi, 'Zee Avi'

Franz Ferdinand: Acoustic Radio Session MP3s

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy were in Chicago two weeks ago and spent time with Chicago based Rock 'n Roll radio talk show Sound Opinions. During the very interesting interview (they even got onto the subject of Kapranos' book about eating on tour) the two band members picked up acoustic guitars and played a few songs, one from each of their three full length releases.

From Sound Opinions
darts of pleasure [mp3]
walk away [mp3]
katherine kiss me [mp3]

Download a podcast of the entire show here.

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Help Save Paste Magazine

I've been a long time fan of magazines. Back when I was a kid there was no internet, no home gaming systems, no CDs, no computers, the TV dial went up to 13 and there was no channel 1. Yeah, I know what you're thinking... What the hell did people do? I, for one, discovered magazines and music and they still fascinate me. PASTE is one of the most handsome music publications I have ever seen, this is not to mention the in depth coverage of music and other areas of media, but with the economy sinking, Paste is now in big trouble financially. But YOU can help and even get something for your kindness and support of a worthwhile endeavour. If you visit this page on PASTE's website, you should get any answers you need. I encourage you to pay a visit and HELP SAVE PASTE.

Patrick Watson "Fireweed" Video

This song is the opening track from Patrick Watson's latest release, Wooden Arms.

My review of the album Wooden Arms is here.

Patrick Watson: Les Soirées de Poche #3 Video

Long ago I lost any love of music videos I once had, but I have never lost my love of film. I spent hours as a kid watching old movies on TV and have spent (or wasted) countless hours watching films on video and now DVD. Anyway, this is a musical performance captured on camera that I feel should be shared and enjoyed by any and all. Patrick Watson (above) in a beautiful old apartment in Paris singing and playing as only he and his band mates can. This is from a series of intimate concerts presented by La Blogothèque called Les Soirées de Poche, which I think translates to Pocket Night.

Watch the music here.

My review of the album Wooden Arms is here.

Visit the main site for more performances.

Patrick Watson: Black Session MP3s and Tour Dates

I saw Montrealer Patrick Watson Saturday night at Toronto's Trinity St Paul's Church and was very impressed by the performance of the band with the assistance of a string section. The dynamics of the quartet's interactions with each other and the crowd lifted this night way out of the ordinary. Right alongside Patrick's soulful singing and trance-like playing were outstanding percussionist Robbie Kuster's muscular rhythms. This was a live performance that somehow exceeds the great new album that it is meant to showcase, Wooden Arms. Without a doubt this is a band to see live (along with Patrick and Robbie are bassist Mishka Stein and guitarist Simon Angell)... and pick up the damn record, now.

Thanks to Patrick and the band... and Andrew at Secret City Records.
Go here to see the band's upcoming tour dates.

My review of the album Wooden Arms is here.


Here's the band, live, from a couple of summers ago:

Patrick Watson Black Session 2007
drifters
giver
tracy's water
weight of the world
great escape
the storm
mr tom
luscious life
man under the sea

GET new mp3s from Wooden Arms here and here.

This is an interview [mp3] done by CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi on his program Q, April 3rd, 2009. It includes live music done in studio.