Thoughts so far:
Yo La Tengo - "Fade" - Meh, it was ok, easy on the ears, but for some reason didn't pull me in completely. I've heard of this group, but have never given them a listen until now. I'll probably explore their catelog a bit further though.
My Bloody Valentine - "In Another Way" - not my style at all...there aren't too many songs that I don't give a full listen to, but this was one of them, sorry.
Neko Case - "Man" - I don't know why, but there aren't many female musicians that I am in to...and I really don't have a good answer for it. This wasn't really my cup of tea.
Foxygen - "On Blue Mountain" - hmm, a group I have never heard of (that's odd for me). I liked this. It was weird in a good way. Definitely going to check out their catelog. Sort of reminded me of Jack White or a toned down Wolfmother...very Zeppelinesque
Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine" - I've never been able to get into these guys and I've tried on several occassions. Not feeling this song.
Var - "The World Fell" - hmm...I liked the actual music to the song. I would have enjoyed it more if they didn't start singing, lol.
Chelsea Wolfe - "The Waves Have Come" - Weird, again I like the music to the song but not the singing. Will this be a theme to your choices six? Moving on...
Forest Swords - "Thor's Stone" - a little too odd for me, and that takes a lot when it comes to music.
Sigur Ros - "Kveikur" - finally a selection I've heard of (where do you get these artists Six?
) - Another act I've tried to get in to in the past, but just can't. This was just ok for me, nothing to make me check out other stuff though.
The Men - "I Saw Her Face" - this is a little too indie for me.
Speedy Ortiz - "No Below" - meh, nothing about this grabbed me. Sounded like a high school garage band to me, which can either be a good thing or a bad thing...bad in this case for me.
Dirty Beaches - "Casino Lisboa" - too odd and disjointed for me...I like music with a little more structure.
Chelsea Light Moving - "Sleeping Where I Fall" - I've never been a huge fan of punk music, so this naturally wasn't in my wheel house.
Iceage - "Everything Drifts" - see above review.
Ok, I feel like I'm trashing everything...I'm trying to keep an open mind here!!! Sorry
Moving on...
Weekend - "Mirror" - I'm going back and forth on this song. I liked some parts...which makes me want to check out their other stuff. Also, wouldn't this song be awesome in a racing video game?
Thee Oh Sees - "Floating Coffin" - first of all, that is an awesome name for a song. However, I'm not feeling the song
Parquet Courts - "Master of My Crafts" - again, too indie for me
Atoms for Peace - "Ingenue" - I was expecting to like this, some of Radioheads music is genius...I guess it's a fine line b/c I didn't like this at all. I expected more from Thom. Also, WTF about the video? I hated it more than the song.
California X - "Sucker" - not digging it.
Well....ummmm...it seems as if Surfer, Six, and I will be at odds regarding our selections
You guys seem to be much more into punk, extremely indie, almost grundgy music, while I sway a little more mainstream. Hopefully we'll have a few in common
However, even though I wasn't a big fan of most of the selections so far, I always love listening to music I've never heard of before and expanding my listening selections. I'm still keeping an open mind going forward.