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Robin Thicke - "Sex Therapy"

via www.youtube.com

New Robin Thicke, and it's really good! Reminds me a bit of Lloyd's "Year of the Lover" and Ciara's "Promise", both of which I love.

Electric Six - Rock and Roll Evacuation

Electric Six are playing at the Independent on November 12! If you need a primer, listen here.

Ghostface Killah - Cherchez La Ghost

via www.youtube.com

My iPhone selected "Cherchez la Ghost" to lead off its "Hip Hop" genius mix as I walked to work this morning. Good choice, iPhone!

The freakin weekend

When the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle started a message board thread on 100 reasons for this song's greatness, every single fraction of "Ignition (Remix)" got its own nomination (and the list went well beyond 100).

via Pitchfork's top 500 tracks of 2000-2009

Here's the thread in question (I assume). You should read it.

But also, you should listen to "Ignition (Remix)" again, because it's just that ridiculously good.

Killer Tape

via Sasha Frere-Jones

This (and the video for "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'") are pure genius (no pun &c.).

"You Love Us"

via www.youtube.com

This video makes me laugh every time I see it, because I love watching serious workaholic James just trying to play his guitar, while Nicky and Richey try to drape a feather boa over his head, have a massage, and share some sort of pastry (or something).

Revolution

The other night at the Dirty Projectors show at the Independent [1], Angel & Dave walked out to play the first song, "Two Doves", and I noticed that Angel was wearing a Spacemen 3 t-shirt, and even though I'd been already looking forward to this concert as the best concert ever, I knew, then, that it really would be.

Here's Spacemen 3's nonsensically awesome "Revolution".

[1] Everything begins and ends with the Dirty Projectors.

Dirty Projectors Live

Dirty Projectors, originally uploaded by Wexner Center

Last night, Dirty Projectors at The Independent; this was my first time seeing them live, and they absolutely killed.

Llamas and Mountains

In case you were wondering why Bitte Orca is the best album of 2009, the video for "Stillness Is The Move"--complete with llamas, Siberian Huskies, and the mountains of Vermont--is proof.

St. Vincent - "Marrow"

St. Vincent performed "Marrow" on Letterman this past week:

Actor is one of my favorite albums this year, and this is a killer performance.