I don’t want this to just be a list of music I like, but there are worse things this blog could turn out to be.
Lately, as it’s been stupid cold outside and we have quite the snow build up, at least for Ohio, I’ve been listening to this song in the mornings, or evenings, on repeat.
Thanks to the wonderful Chuck Cleaver (of Wussy fame) for this song with his earlier band.
Our leaves finally fell off last weekend. It’s pretty late in the season for that but I got out in the front yard for a couple hours yesterday to take and do some yard work.
Most frustrating was getting our hoses off the outdoor spigots. We maybe left them on last winter. But some elbow grease, actual grease (WD-40), and wrenches I got them off.
Raking was another matter. We have a leaf blower, but if there is some sort of leaf blower technique or strategy, I don’t know it. Probably doesn’t help that we have a nice wind swell being at the end of the cul-de-sac.
So I hand raked a lot. And listened to music.
Started with some Jessica Lea Mayfield, then some Angel Olsen and finished with some Jets to Brazil. All throwbacks to one degree or another. But kept me moving
Which I needed.
Years ago I bought a CD in support of Wussy going down to SXSW. It came with a CD by a band I’d never heard before called Oh My Me.
It made an impression on me. It’s jazzy, soulful maybe. The only place I’ve ever found information on them is on Bandcamp.
This is their profile :
Oh My Me was formed in Lexington, Ky in 2010. With a wildly-varying musical background, the group blends an eclectic mix of battering drums, psychedelia & heavy-soul vocals to form it’s uniquely theatrical sound.
They haven’t produced anything since 2012. It seems a little crazy that 2012 was 14 years ago. So I don’t think they’ll mind if I embed one of their songs here, but if they do, just let me know and I’ll remove it
You can still find them on Bandcamp (Oh My Me) where you can buy their live album and EP for whatever price you want. Totally worth picking up in my opinion.
They are one of those bands I find myself coming back to regularly for their distinct sound.
Way back in the before times of 2001 and 2002 I was living in Queensbury and reconnected with some old high school friends. We spent our not doing too much, but we had a favorite hang out and it was the Lagoon. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t exist anymore but was fun for a bunch of 22 year-olds. Free darts, cheap drinks and food. And of course some live music.
Hyperbola was a band that consisted of three guys I went to high school with. I’m not sure how many of their shows we attended. I lived in Queensbury from September 2001 until August 2002 and it seemed like more than a few times, and I quite enjoyed them.
I bought both of their albums – Long Dub Mini Groove and Long Dub Mini Groove II. Both pretty good and I still listen to them on a regular occasion.
Yesterday I was walking Marceline to the park, and decided to listen to some music while she was chilling in the stroller. It’s a mile walk and Marceline zones the whole time. But despite searching google, youtube and other places, I couldn’t find anything left over from that time period. No really old recording or video from their performances.
Instead I found this weird band named Hyperbola on the Spotify. Definitely the same band I saw in Queensbury. I listened to their album bringing it up from 2 listens per month to 3 listens per month.
I also found another band named Hyperbola on Bandcamp. Again not the same band, unless they moved to the Ukraine without letting anyone know. They at least sound a little bit closer to the band what I remember.
Anyways, I eventually pulled up a Hyperbola album I have stored online to listen to.
Here’s Reason to Love by Hyperbola.
Andrew, Greg, Tim, if you are out there… thanks for the great music.
By utilizing the energizing sounds of C and C Music Factory I should be able to stay ahead of the storms on my ride home.
Sometimes I think I don’t discover music until way later than everyone else.
Other times music in my collection goes unlistened to… and I don’t even realize its part of my music collection.
A little bit of both happened with Jolie Holland.
Somehow I had the album Escondida in my music collection. I randomly saw the album cover and decided to listen to it over the weekend. It quickly has become all I’ve listened to the last few days (OK… full disclosure… I listened to the entire radio broadcast drama of Empire Strikes Back while driving 8 hours from Cleveland to Queensbury…. but aside from that).
Anyways… give it a listen. I’ve started moving on to her more recent albums. This one is from 2005 and it holds up wonderfully.
