Coincidentally, I've become hooked on a number (<-- haha this is a pun that you will get in a minute) of songs with numbers in them. Four digits numbers, in fact, or as the French call theme, "years". The best song to ever be created in this genre, no arguments allowed, is Neutral Milk Hotel's "Holland, 1945". That song, my friends, is awesomeness embodied.
Some other year-centric songs, however, have recently been making some waves. The best known and most heard, I'd venture to say, is Phoenix's great "1901". Phoenix are French. Coincidence??? Yes. Anyway, this song is pretty great, I hope you enjoy it.
The second year song that caught my ear recently comes from the sideproject of one of the Sigur Ros guys, a band by the name Riceboy Sleeps. I first caught Riceboy Sleeps on the fantastic Dark Was The Night compilation, but was psyched to hear some tunes off of their debut LP. This tune, "Boy 1904" really reminds me of the Disintegration Loops, except much shorter and more interesting to listen to. I really dig the chilled out sound - definitely perfect for certain moods.
Finally comes Mr. Dent May and his Fabulous Funkadelic Magnificent Ukulele. You may remember Monsieur Ukulele from the track "Meet Me In The Garden" that was floating around the web for a while a few months back. Well now he's back and armed with horns, and the result is pretty great. His voice is a little too emo to listent to for too long, but he plays ukulele, so he's tough to argue with.
Hope you enjoy these great-although-tenuously-linked tunes!
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