#swing lo Magellan

[littlejumpydogheart]

1984 by George Orwell // Irresponsible Tune - Dirty Projectors

[caroloftheshells]

i think the thing about arcade fire is i find almost all of their music that i've heard to be ridiculously corny with a few tracks being, like, ok enough to transcend the inherent corn for me (sprawl ii). but they seemed to be the most iconic early/mid 2010s musicians to like successfully exist at the nexus of mumfordish stompclap, singer-songwriter-"literary"-bon-iver/fleetfoxism that was still commercially distributed (pitchfork/nprcore), and the thing people typically mean by "indie classical" which was individual orchestrators/arrangers/composers getting employed in the brooklyn-centric ymusic cinematic universe (or sort of the next wave of That Stuff after bang on a can - "cool" and "daring" classical musicians with portfolio careers getting booked in traditional concert venues).

generalizing here, but i think the majority of artistic projects* in the latter two categories would not touch stompclap with a ten foot pole for pretty clear reasons (metric & formal inflexibility, communal participation vibes, incompatibility with venue, lower emphasis on virtuosity, boomy wall-of-sound mixing, anthemic/prescriptive affect vs. idiosyncratic/expressive affect, etc). and even if the musical "type of thing" was similar in some fashion like body percussion or chorused vocals etc they would go about it in a way that was broadly uncharacteristic of stompclap. if you're tune-yards for example (someone i would situate in the npr-core part of this fake continuum) then you're not going to actually use a choir effect that mimics a big singalong with indistinct/anonymized voices; instead you're going to multitrack yourselves and hire roomful of teeth to do the backing vocals. actually multitracking and live looping are/were Huge... also i feel like collegiate a cappella had its moment around this same time (?) on the poppier side of things... hence stuff like the ben folds record that was all collegiate a cappella versions of his music. hm. anyway

[haveyouheardthisband]

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Offspring Are Blank • About to Die • Gun Has No Trigger • Swing Lo Magellan • Just From Chevron • Dance For You • Maybe That Was It • Impregnable Question • See What She Seeing • The Socialites • Unto Caesar • Irresponsible Tune

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[gothcroissant]

I was tagged by @kodachromism to share my first 10 songs that come up on shuffle:

the clap - thao and the get down stay down

what a fool - dr dog

thanks a lot - third eye blind

cadaver sniffing dog - the mountain goats

whereuat - isaiah rashad

swing lo magellan - dirty projectors

dote - volcano choir

what a day that was - talking heads

new resolution - heartless bastards

an ear for baby - the thermals

i learned today that likeing albums on spotify but that does not automatically like the songs therein, so here are the songs i was individually liking in like 2014 when i set up my spotify account

tagging in: @deafleppard @fairycosmos @wait-wait-wait

[ithinkofnealcassady]

song that genuinely makes me heave and cry and pray on my knees because life is so beautiful and i love humans

[audiofuzz]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces 10th Anniversary Edition of 'II'

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of a special 10th anniversary vinyl edition of their seminal album II set for release on November 17th via Jagjaguwar. Upon its initial release, II delivered on the promise of the band's self-titled debut and cemented Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson as a preeminent songwriter of his generation. Upon its initial release, NPR praised the album for its ability to weave together "brittle indie-pop, Nuggets-era retro psych-rock, vintage soul and something more alien altogether" and the album's single "So Good At Being in Trouble" earned the band their first late night TV appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. To celebrate the landmark album's 10th anniversary, Unknown Mortal Orchestra is preparing a special vinyl edition that features new song "Two Generations of Excess," a track taken from the II recording sessions, "Waves of Confidence," a song that was originally released as a b-side to the "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" 7", as well as acoustic versions of album standouts "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)," "Faded In The Morning," "So Good at Being in Trouble," "Swing Lo Magellan," and "Puttin It Down." The 10th anniversary vinyl edition is available to pre-order here now. Unknown Mortal Orchestra  II (10th Anniversary Edition) (November 17, 2023) Jagjaguwar 1. From The Sun 2. Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) 3. So Good at Being in Trouble 4. One at a Time 5. The Opposite of Afternoon 6. No Need for a Leader 7. Monki 8. Dawn 9. Faded In The Morning 10. Secret Xtians 11. Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) – Acoustic Version 12. Faded In The Morning - Acoustic Version 13. So Good at Being in Trouble - Acoustic Version 14. Swing Lo Magellan - Acoustic Version 15. Puttin It Down - Acoustic Version 16. Two Generations of Excess 17. Waves of Confidence Connect with Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Instagram | Twitter Read the full article

[chrisryanspeaks]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces 10th Anniversary Edition of 'II'

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of a special 10th anniversary vinyl edition of their seminal album II set for release on November 17th via Jagjaguwar. Upon its initial release, II delivered on the promise of the band's self-titled debut and cemented Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson as a preeminent songwriter of his generation. Upon its initial release, NPR praised the album for its ability to weave together "brittle indie-pop, Nuggets-era retro psych-rock, vintage soul and something more alien altogether" and the album's single "So Good At Being in Trouble" earned the band their first late night TV appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. To celebrate the landmark album's 10th anniversary, Unknown Mortal Orchestra is preparing a special vinyl edition that features new song "Two Generations of Excess," a track taken from the II recording sessions, "Waves of Confidence," a song that was originally released as a b-side to the "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" 7", as well as acoustic versions of album standouts "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)," "Faded In The Morning," "So Good at Being in Trouble," "Swing Lo Magellan," and "Puttin It Down." The 10th anniversary vinyl edition is available to pre-order here now. Unknown Mortal Orchestra  II (10th Anniversary Edition) (November 17, 2023) Jagjaguwar 1. From The Sun 2. Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) 3. So Good at Being in Trouble 4. One at a Time 5. The Opposite of Afternoon 6. No Need for a Leader 7. Monki 8. Dawn 9. Faded In The Morning 10. Secret Xtians 11. Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) – Acoustic Version 12. Faded In The Morning - Acoustic Version 13. So Good at Being in Trouble - Acoustic Version 14. Swing Lo Magellan - Acoustic Version 15. Puttin It Down - Acoustic Version 16. Two Generations of Excess 17. Waves of Confidence Connect with Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Instagram | Twitter Read the full article

[smcrrzz]

Last night all my attention squinting westward at the sunset With a map and a compass when a man reached up, said something There against the sky a point of light Too invisible to give itself to the naked eye

Dirty Projectors, "Swing Lo Magellan"

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - January 4, 2023

Hour 1

Entrance - Hurray for the Riff Raff Momma Miss America - Paul McCartney Alberto Balsalm - Dungen Meu Mar - Kikagaku Moro The Wind and the Dove - Bill Callahan Walking the Cow - Daniel Johnston Please Do Not Go - The Violent Femmes Bobby, King of Boys Town - Cass McCombs Both Sides Now - Dengue Fever Anthropologica - Marconi Notaro Take Me There - Agincourt Swing Lo Magellan - Dirty Projectors Two Doves - Dirty Projectors Bahjan (Oracao para Shiva) - Lula Cortes

Hour 2

Bridges and Balloons - Joanna Newsom “En Gallop” - Joanna Newsom Nap Song - Kikagaku Moyo Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos - Judee Sill I Am the Cosmos - Chris Bell I See a Darkness - Bonnie “Prince” Billy I’ve Been Riding with the Ghost - Songs: Ohia Raining In Darling - Bonnie “Prince” Billy Tijuana Lady - Gomez Sea of Love* - Cat Power I Found a Reason - Cat Power Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground How Sad, How Lovely - Connie Converse Billy's  Blues - Laura Nyro

Hour 3

Big Sur - The Thrills At Night - Jonathan Richman Soul Catcher - East of Midnight Lost Again - Kalapana Satan - Andy Shauf Martha Sways - Andy Shauf Can’t Help Falling in Love - Bob Dylan Tears of Rage - Bob Dylan and the Band Glow Worms - Vashti Bunyan Wayward - Vashti Bunyan Copenhagen - Scott Walker Via Chicago (live) - Wilco KTUH - 90.1 FM Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

[arsonistmp3]

im biased as a dirty projectors hater but choosing swing lo magellan over ANYTHING by local natives.. jail

oh boy hivemind indie hits bracket i sure hope they dont mention the incredibly embarrassing rap bridge done by the daughter of my parents close friend on her indie band's biggest hit song .

[tangologist]

Squinting westward at the sunset With a map and a compass

[bigfoot-goes-west]

Post a sentinel at the border of what you attempt, what you ignore I saw my frame in a pool of light and I knew that I had lost my sight