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Top Ten Records Every Hipster Needs
By Sarah, Guest Writer |Email| |
One typical Sunday in our
sleepy Central Texas suburb, my cousin had a dark confession to make
while we are riding around in his truck. He tells me that he has a CD
he thinks I would really like because all the hip kids at school are
listening to it. Although I figured it was tasteless and contrived, I
was at the mercy of his stereo. Bright Eyes blared and my ears were assaulted.
I turned it down to barely audible
and said “you are not related to me are you?” After
he begged and pleaded for his hip makeover after I scolded him, it
occurred to me that I really should start charging for this.
The Hipster Essentials:
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Adams - Heartbreaker
Ok guys quit your cryin’, shut up and buy this album. Yes Mr.
Adams is a whiny hash smoking troubadour, but he will get you laid.
Every hipster and sorority girl in your zip code has this album. With
the track “Come Pick me Up” the panties will start
dropping like Tara Reid’s boob job. |
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Nilsson - Son of Schmilsson
Imagine Brian Wilson sane with the face of a teddy bear. Infamous for
the title track for Midnight Cowboy, Nilsson mixed AM gold with fluffy
sarcasm that makes for great storytelling.
“Spaceman” is a song that was before its time,
almost a ballad but what it lacks in emotion it makes up for in the
drum solo. Also check out “Your Breakin’ My
Heart” Nilsson just says it: “You’re
breakin’ my heart so fuck you!”, doesn’t
get better than that. |
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Black Keys - Rubber
Factory
Purity has taken a new form and this new wave of hip comes in the
package of two skinny white guys from Ohio. Drums and guitar is all
they need to make a sound that certifies their blues passport.
“Act nice and Gentle” is a song that flows with
perfection and brings back a simplicity rock has been missing. |
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Verbena La Musica Negra
This is the best band you have never heard of. Complicated, no,
beautiful and unadulterated, yes! However Dave Grohl did produce their
sophomore album Into the Pink that was forgettable. La Musica Negra is
rock. Forget all the post, new wave, post post, alternative, power,
progressive prefixes, it’s just rock so shut up and listen to
it! |
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Television - Marquee Moon
The beautiful thing about Television is the era that they came from.
When The Ramones were the headliners at CBGB, Television was opening
for them. The crowd didn’t understand their aesthetic and was
eventually annoyed by the drawn out solos between lyrics. The
superiority comes when you least expect it, “Marquee
Moon” slowly fades out to make you think the song is done and
builds back up to blow your top off, an asset The Ramones lacked. |
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Braid - Movie Music Vol. I
If you like Pavement , and maybe a little more structure, Braid is the
band to hear. Movie Music Vol. I is a compilation of singles from their
1993 – 1999 run at stardom. These guys look square and I like
that about them. In the nineties asymmetrical haircuts had yet to reach
their popularity. They were just four dudes with an almost hollow sound
and screeching vocals. Ok so maybe they owned some flannel, but
didn’t we all? |
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Melt Banana - Teeny Shiny
These guys are veterans of the Japanese surf punk movement. I chose
Teeny Shiny because it is one of their more coherent albums.
“The moon struck Back” is played at warp speed but
never loses your interest. |
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Fiery Furnaces - EP
Although there is two other full length albums the Furnaces have put
out I still go back to the EP. “Sullivan’s Social
Club” mesmerizes. This brother and sister team are not afraid
of a good bass line and random choruses. |
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Beta Band - Heros to
Zeros
A lot of people would dispute that the Beta Band’s Three
EP’s is by far their best to date. Heroes to Zeros has flown
slightly under the radar. With a sweeping first track that I
don’t find the use of saxophones annoying. |
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The Bens - EP
This EP is an indie nerd’s wet dream. Ben Folds, Ben Kweller,
and Ben Lee decided to get together and write some ultra melancholy and
catchy tracks. The title track “Just Pretend” was
concocted by each of the Ben’s writing lyrics on their own
and them bringing them together not knowing what the others wrote.
Talented fuckers, all I would come up with is that dumb squirrel look
on my face trying to write something of substance with two other
geniuses. |
Those are my top hipster records and if you haven't heard of any of
these, I would strongly advise you to check them out.
- Sarah -
Comments
Kristel
I disagree, buuut, at least you have the gusto to put your opinions out
there!
Jeremy Masterson
Spot on. Perfect mix of newer and older.
up yours
i guess i'm not hip, because i wouldn't give a fuck about any of those
records =)
Haloke
great introduction to good music
kosha dillz
new age would be the cool kids out of chicago...and YO MAJESTY out of
tampa...
yeah boy!
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