Circus Ears - may we suggest .......

Mon Mar 10, 09:29 PM by Mark Rechler

Often it seems like there is so much new music out there one does not know where to begin. Music is essential in my life. If I am not listening, I am playing, practicing, writing, jamming, or at least pondering. I am constantly looking for the next soundtrack to my life for the next few months. Music that blows me away is my goal, though I often even check out music I am not really interested in but other people are nuts for, just to see what i like and don’t like about it. I also like to go deep in back catalog. Artists I know well and artists i don’t. It is amazing to me that artists like Frank Zappa have sooo much great and interesting stuff I still have not got into yet. lets face it there is a ton of music out there to explore. Okay so here are a bunch of new things i have been diggin into:

The Aliens – Astronomy for dogs- – Funky, exploratory, jammy, out there and poppy all at the same time!
Apples in Stereo- New Magnetic Wonder – Alt pop goodness amazing song writing
Beck – The Information Age – I don’t know man, I just find Beck to be a genius. texturally, lyrically, melodically.
Dr.Dog – We All Belong – Beach Boys, The Band, Wilco. I am really enjoying this album.
Field Music – Tones of Town – A British co-ed Steely Dan outing.
Galactic – From the Corner to the Block – these guys are pushing their sound here and have really hit some high moments with some very hip rappers laying it down over some Galactic funk.
Sharron Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 Days/ 100 Nights – This Brooklyn funk band is finally getting there due. Kicking it old school and on a high after backing Amy Winehouse successful CD. The Dap Kings satisfy!
Polyphonic Spree – The Fragile Armymore beautiful Choral Anthem rock, still bowie influenced but the orchestral music is damn powerful.
Ween- La Cucaracha – Like Beck these guys can where they want when they want. But Ween is hilarious and often nasty acting out the dark rock n roles.

Stay tuned and I’ll let you know shortly what back catalog i have been diggin into! Peace YO!!!!!