Musical influences include…
February 6, 2009
So you know how annoying it can be to have a song stuck running through your head? (I’m looking at you, Free Credit Report.com guy.) Somehow, lately, I’ve managed to have between two and four running through there at one time. As in, as soon as one song hits a pause in the melody, another one works its way in. And they’re all from my trusty writing or editing standby albums.
On the writing side, a couple tracks from the amazing new Ra Ra Riot album, The Rhumb Line. It’s a fantastic listen the whole way through. Dynamic and energetic, full of lush string arrangements, it makes great background music. And besides, Shiv over at WOXY.com—one of the bastions of independent radio—has it on his Top 20 of 2008 list.
For editing, I gravitate toward harder-edged music, which helps alleviate any frustrations that may occur. Lately, that’s been the 2001 album Mclusky Do Dallas. If you can imagine a bastard child of the Pixies and Weezer who grew up in Wales and recorded an album in the middle of a week-long crystal meth binge, you’ve got the gist of it.
