SHT Musik

Skin, Bone and Silicone     Susan Enan is best known for writing and performing the song "Bring on the Wonder" which was featured in the television show Bones.  However,  the song of hers which I find th most interesting is Skin, Bone and Silicone which appears on her 2009 album Plainsong.   This song is sad and sweet and really communicates to me the quiet desperation of the character portrayed. As always, if you know of any other cool songs by this artist or something similar in style or sentiment please leave a comment.  

People just love to hate Coldplay, which I understand.    Like U2 and other supergroups of our time they seem to be jammed down our throats by a music industry bent on forcefeeding us whatever they think that we will buy.  Also, Coldplay has a pretty mainstream sound that is easy to get tired of.    However, I remember discovering Don´t Panic on a sampler CD that came with a music magazine way back in the day when I still bought music magazines and nobody knew the band.  It is off Coldplay´s first album, Parchutes, which came out in 2000.   While preparing this post I discovered that Coldplay really doesn´t like this album and have publicly stated, "We know that's terrible music".   Well I beg to disagree.    Coldplay´s first two albums, Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head, are my favorites and I lost interest in them after hearing  their third album X & Y.  However, Don´t Panic, besides being the phrase printed on the front of The Hitchhiker´s Guide to th

First of all, here is my Bandcamp site where most of my music can be found.   The SHT in SHT Musik stands for Stupid Human Tricks a recurring segment on the old David Lettermen Show.  So, I am a stupid human and here are my tricks. OLD SHT I (Demos & Stuff) The album OLD SHT I (Demos & Stuff) is a compilation of old demo songs that I have recorded over the years.    The recordings of these songs are as good as they will probably ever get.    However,   I think a lot of these songs have some nice moments and/or lyrics and so I have posted them for your listening pleasure.   All lyrics are on the Bandcamp site. The tracks on the album: Addiction (Figured Out) I have been working for years to overcome my addictions to food and drugs and even patterns of thought. I have been pretty successful but it has been an extremely long and winding road. The shotgun line in the song  comes from Ol´Kurt Cobain who I think about a lot since he is the rock and roll marty

If you are a big fan of  Cocteau Twins  like I am you might appreciate this new musical discovery.     Sometimes the vocals sound a bit Bjorkish also.    Anyway, the singer of this group has a very unique female voice and both the vocals and the general style of Clouds Aside really remind me of Cocteau Twins.      In spite of this strong resemblance to Cocteau Twins the music is interesting and quite original sounding.    I am surprised at how much I actually enjoy it.  I discovered them in a Bandcamp article about Sweden´s indie music label Luxury Records.   You can listen to Clouds Aside on Bandcamp or check out the video below. CLOUDS ASIDE - SCHOOL ´94

Well I just couldn´t resist making a little video inspired by the recent events in Catalonia.    Those crazy Catalans are at it again trying to leave Spain and become their own country.   I do believe that the more local the government the better but in this day and age it´s hard to understand just what the Catalans feel they have to gain from becoming independent. They have already lost a lot of businesses that have relocated because of the instability and uncertainty caused by the move towards independence.   I am sick of the whole topic but, like a car accident, it´s hard to look away.   REFUGEE - PUIGDEMONT