Rocky Mountain Low

In honor of the close of another great ski season, I offer you this little gem of Aspen ski and music history.  I'm not sure which is better: the green onesie or his sun glasses.

Beautiful One, I Want To Go Where You Are

Jack Tatum records under the name Wild Nothing. Last year he released his first album, Gemini, to rave reviews. And, then a couple months later he released an EP, Golden Haze. He touts Morrissey as an influence which is kind of spot-on since Wild Nothing's songs sound akin to The Smiths - or any UK indie band from the 80's. In fact, when I first heard Golden Haze I thought it was a secret Cure song I had never heard before.

Unfortunately, there is not an official music video, so this one will have to do until I can figure out how to upload MP3's.. so just close your eyes and listen.

In the Beginning...

I feel like the inaugural post for a blog like this needs to be epic, almost biblical in proportion.  Fortunately I recently came across this little offering from an artist named Woodkid which suites that need quite well (or at least attempts to).  The rest of his music is pretty low key and mellow compared to this number and he only has an EP out with a few songs and a couple remixes, so who really knows what he is truly like as a musician.  Regardless, I like this song, if only for the shear ballsiness of it as an artist's first volley into an overcrowded music market.  And the drums are pretty infectious too.  I feel like at some point I'm going to hear this on an episode of Breaking Bad.

p.s. while there is an obvious negative commentary on religion in the video (mostly toward the end), I can't help but wonder if it is maybe directed specifically at Mormons.  The clean cut, youthful minister; the giant pipe organ, and I swear that is the Los Angeles temple at the end (oddly situated in the mountains, however).  Am I just being paranoid?  Yes, I think I am.