Something to Chew On

I had recently lamented about the state of the playlist on my Creative Zen. I was lost! Depending on top 40 stations (two of which now bless the Halifax soundscape, aren’t we fortunate) for new music is good for maybe 3-4 songs a season, but that’s it. And those songs have very short shelf-life on the “songs that don’t annoy the snot out of me” list.

Enter Stereogum. I’ve only been perusing this site for the past couple of days but it’s already expanded my Indie music vocbulary significantly. So to help you, dear reader, here’s a list that will like, totally blow your mind, or not… whatever… (clicking the names will send you to the youtube videos… do it…)

Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal and He Doesn’t Know Why

My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed

MGMT – Electric Feel

Blitzen Trapper – Furr and Wild Mountain Nation

Frightened Rabbit – My Backwards Walk

The Constantines – Soon Enough

Bon Iver – Skinny Love

Not to be outdone is Videogum, which has significantly expanded my “viral video” vocabulary, and I couldn’t be happier. So go here to see the virals that captured the inattention of the masses in 2008.