Business Rain, Rain, Go Away
posted by on March 14 at 15:06 PM
Okay, SXSW’ers. Sure I’m happy that you’re all having the time of your lives or whatever, but someone has to say it. All of us back here in Seattle are fucking miserable. It’s rainy, it’s windy, we can’t skateboard, we can’t sit outside at Bauhaus, and things couldn’t get much worse. You know the stuff. That slimy, cold Seattle weather? It’s the kind that makes you want to skip school or work to curl up in bed with a good book, a warm cup of Joose, and some tunes to enhance the mood. While the new Beach House album is a wonderful example of a rainy day record, I’m realizing that when I go home today I don’t have a go-to, fail safe album to put on while I hibernate. I’m wondering what you guys think. Does anyone out there have an ultimate, hands down, best ever album to listen to on a rainy day? Something that captures the mood that only our fair city’s trademark weather can put you in? I know someone out there has an answer. I just hope that person isn’t drunk/passed out somewhere in the Lone Star State.
I think Panda Bear's new one would be perfect. Not only does it have a calming, rainy day sound to it. But it also gives you hope that some day it might clear up and be sunny.
My recommendations:
This is a Process of a Still Life - Light
This Six Parts Seven - Casually Smashed to Pieces
Hells yes.
I just remembered Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants! That would be a good album for the occasion. What else you guys got?
The Album That Killed Its Parents - recorded this past winter in a basement in Seattle.
Ben Harper's Welcome to the cruel world
Tracy Chapman's New Beginnings
Cloud Cult's Advice from the happy...
Tricky's PreMellinium Tension
Prince's Sign of the Times
I keep listening to Jesu's "Conqueror."
But then, I keep not leaving the house, so maybe it's not helping....
I've said it before and I will say it again,
Tomorrow Come Someday.
Husker Du, Candy Apple Grey
Casey, what is it withyou and Young Marble Giants?
I second the Panda Bear LP. good call!
I really dig listening to Mogwai's Rock Action on a rainy night. It's gets really mellow and even sad at times, but then it has some tracks that are nice and optimistic. You know, so you don't feel like dying.
Ha! Lee, what can I say? I think that band rules! I respect the fact that you aren't too into it, but you should really give that album a good listen. Then tell me how you REALLY feel.
Burial's newer album, Untrue.
Sonic Youth albums from the 80's have always done it for me on depressing rainy days.
noise
beth orton's trailer park
Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly
Handsome Furs - Plague Park
Air - Talkie-Walkie
Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
Any trip-hop. Tricky, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Portishead..
anything phil, naturally
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