5dots (in brief)

1.   Tue, Jul. 19, 2011

   [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

   I saw Allo Darlin’ live last month, and they did a cover of this song for their encore (and they’re releasing a version of it on a seven inch, apparently). It stuck with me, and I had to track down the original. Basically, it’s a song about wanting to be from someplace else, and using music to imagine you’re there. It’s also probably the most tender song I’ve ever heard about the Wu-Tang Clan.

   The French - The Wu-Tang Clan

   And here’s another song from the same record (Local Information), about Peter Gabriel at an airport. What I like about these songs: using specific pop references to make a more general points; the use of electronics not to try to make pop-inflected dance music, but rather to just make bloopy-sounding indie pop. 

   The French - Gabriel in the Airport

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This is like what 5dots.net used to be, before it stopped being a blog.

The focus here is on sharing mp3s of things that I listen to and like (though occasionally I might share non-music things, as I have in the past).

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