January 2007 Music Diary

According to iTunes, here's what I'm listening to this month-

Jane Fonda - Mickey Avalon
Amsterdam - Guster
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns
Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
Lost One - Jay-Z
Beach Chair - Jay-Z
Walking After You (Acoustic/Live) - Foo Fighters
Next Year (Acoustic/Live) - Foo Fighters
Best of You (Acoustic/Live) - Foo Fighters
Everlong (Acoustic/Live) - Foo Fighters
Bend and Break - Keane
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Everybody's Changing - Keane

Yeah, it's not great art ("1, 2, 3, 4, get your booty on the dance floor"), but Jane Fonda is the first unbelievably catchy tune of 2007.

Found the band Guster by accident - good stuff. Amsterdam came out a few years ago, but I'd never heard it til this month.

I love the iTunes free tune of the week. Every week they make some catchy tune available for free. The Amy Winehouse song has some great soul, Le Disko sounds like a lighter version of Peaches, and people are saying good things about the Cold War Kids and so far, I like what I hear.

The new Jay-Z album isn't his best, but it's still got some great great tracks. Lost One and Beach Chair are two of my faves. Also have to prop the new Foo Fighters - I'm really digging the acoustic live versions of their songs on the new Skin & Bones album.

As for the Keane tracks, they just released a new semi-acoustic live album. I debated buying it - instead, I just went through and re-listened to their older albums. I might still break down and buy the live album. We'll see.