http://www.fourears.net An Ear For Every Direction of Music Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:51:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Beach House - Gila I am a forty watt light bulb on the awning of a small cabin hidden amongst a forest of Wisconsin confiers. At night I cast fluorescence upon a patio of warped wooden planks and mismatching rocking chairs which sway carelessly whether or not they are occupied. I am another ... http://www.fourears.net/2008/05/31/45/ Elis & Tom - Aguas de Marco So apparently this is one of Brazil's most popular and adored songs, though I never had the pleasure of hearing it until my good friend Micah included it on a mix for me not two months ago. A glorious piece of bossa nova.It's awfully ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/12/01/our-winter-is-a-brazilian-summer/ Dragonette - Black Limosine I'm going to post little disclaimer on this song: it will ruin your musical taste. I can't stop listening to it. The lyrics and sound jive in a way that creates an indomitable sync of shimmering lux power. Honestly the song speaks for itself. Just listen. image by ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/29/thanks-rachel/  The Pipettes - SexA much belated thanks goes out to Alex who helped construct this site under the maladroit guidance of two computer churls. Once we go viral the first bottle of Korbel will warmly go to you.In the first of many segments exploring the glories of pop music I ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/26/tasty-pop/ Slaraffenland - Watch OutThe tenacity of my caution in unremarkable circumstances must be one of my worst flaws. A guarded disposition for the duration of a party, the timidity I miraculously surmount against tele-marketers, any form of eye contact--perhaps this pseudo-agoraphobia serves well to keep me on alert against whatever it is I ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/14/superego/ Girl Talk - Non-Stop Party Now Girl Talk - Overtime You know how you can smell the heat in water right before it begins to boil? That smell is the odor of potential. That smell yields one conclusion: the inevitable explosion of heat and intensity that will swallow up and transform anything ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/14/better-late-than-never/ So we took this video of Final Fantasy playing the Destroyer song "An Actor's Revenge" featuring Dan Bejar and Cadence Weapon. It was off the chain. Could Dan Bejar look like any more of a badass with that nonchalant swagger?Prince - Purple RainI think Of Montreal might have been my ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/09/fun-fun-fun-fest-contd/   Au Revoir Simone - The Lucky One I saw this trio a few months back with Oh No! Oh My! in Houston. An untimely cloudburst threatened the band's mountain of cables and pianos as they were moving into the venue, so naturally my friends and I helped out and were ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/06/returned/ Of Montreal - A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger Fun Fun Fun Fest most certainly lived up to it's name. Though Sam and I saw only the Saturday segment of the festival we definitely witnessed some highlights of the show. Final Fantasy, Of Montreal, and Girl Talk were glorious. Pictures and ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/05/fun-fun-fun-fest/ Kid Sister - Control Thunderheist - Horny I guess I'll unveil my love for nasty rhymes early in. Sometimes I come across songs like these two that are too goddamn catchy (albeit zany) not to nod one's head/hips to. Both are evocative of my Missy Elliot days with a bit of ... http://www.fourears.net/2007/11/02/for-my-girls-in-california/