akrish

I haven’t written anything about music since I re-started writing here. That’s mostly because I haven’t been listening to that much music when I’m at work, and I’ve been running with other people so no music there either. But Kevin gave me a lot of music recently and I’m slowly processing and filtering through all of it and have recently found some cool no artists. Anyway, here they are:

1. As Tall As Lions – Definitely favorite artist right now. Both albums that I have (“As Tall As Lions” and “Lafcadio”) are pretty mellow but upbeat and very very catchy. They’re kinda indie and the fact that they’re up here means that my tastes have changed over the last year or so.
2. Bayside – One of my all time favorite bands. Last year I listened a lot to “The Walking Wounded” but more recently I’ve been enjoying “Acoustic” and “Bayside” which are also pretty amazing. I hear that they’re releasing another album at the end of September which I’m looking forward to.
3. 10 years – A think they sound kinda like the old A Perfect Circle, which I like a lot, so naturally I dig these guys. Kevin again introduced me to them a long time ago, but recently I’ve been listening to them a lot and really enjoying.
4. Jake Shimabukuro – Apparently a lot of people know who he is, but I just started listening to this guy and his ukelele playing is pretty insane. Really good to listen to while working because it’s kinda ambient. (actually I’m listening to him right now)
5. Evans Blue – So I’ve had “The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume” for about a year or so and have listened to it but never really got into it. Then Kevin gave me “The Pursuit Begins when this Portrayal of Life Ends” and I found this album much much better. I really like the vocalist (not the lyrics) but his voice is kinda unique.
6. Butch Walker – Pretty famous for “Take Tomorrow” but I also like a lot of his other songs. He’s a solid generic rock artist. A lot of songs are pretty catchy.
7. Portugal. The Man – Saw these guys in sf in April without ever having listened to them and really enjoyed the show (Their bassist is like crazy cool). Then I got one of their albums and listened to it like non-stop through finals and the beginning of summer. Got another of their albums recently, but haven’t listened to it yet. Pretty good music to work to, but they’re not very ambient which makes them kind of different.
8. Minus the Bear – The reason I actually saw Portugal. The Man in sf. Went to the show with Kevin and these guys were awesome. They were definitely my favorite band in April and May but I think I’ve listened to them too much and am taking a break. They’re in a similar genre to Portugal. The Man, like heavy indie… if that means anything.
9. The Shins – When I was listening to Minus the Bear like all the time I also started listening to the shins and started to like them. I find they’re music like really relaxing and a comforting change to my car playlist which has a lot of heavier stuff on it.
10. Audioslave – Kind of a classic, pretty popular band, but I’ve started to like them more and more recently. Tom Morello is a pretty sick guitarist and I really like Chris Cornell’s unique singing style. As a side, Chris Cornell has release a couple of solo albums that are also pretty good.

I’ve also been listening to a lot of classical music, rap, and acoustic guitar (yeah I’m all over the map). Didn’t really want to write much about any of them because I don’t distinguish much between the different artists.

As always my last.fm profile has more of my favorite music.