Rocking out to Ben Folds and more
I decided to try and use the iTunes Music Store to branch out my music collection. There are a ton of talented artists that I’ve never heard. My best discovery thus far has been Ben Folds. The Speed Graphic EP is amazing. Great piano work, but the songs have more energy (thanks to the drums) than most other music lead by a piano.
The White Stripes are also frequent visitors to my playlist. I never got into them before the iTunes Music Store, but just about everyone else did. I’m really digging retro rock these days.
Matchbook Romance sounds a little too much like Brand New, but still good enough to make the rotation.
Other favorites in the past month or so are:
- Thrice
- DNTEL
- Norah Jones
While not all those are from the iTMS, it has really led me to some new stuff. Anyone have a recommendation?
You should check out Ben Kweller and his collaboration with Ben Folds (and Ben Lee) called “The Bens”
Now. What happened to file-sharing? Remember, p2p is communism. Embrace it! Haha.
I can’t believe there’s someone who never heard of (the) Ben Folds (Five) before! Holy nuts.
Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 were the first things I bought in the itms… best ever!