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David Byrne recommended One Road More by The Flatlanders in Music (curated)

 
One Road More by The Flatlanders
One Road More by The Flatlanders
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"There might have been personal things in my life right here, because I wanted to strip things down. Another inspiration was a lot of country singer-songwriters. I’m friends with a guy named Terry Allen, who’s a great, very eccentric songwriter. Both of us have worked with Lucinda Williams, who everybody knows is an incredible songwriter. There’s an early group called the Flatlanders, and their first records or demos were just amazing. I was really immersed in these people who were writing very simply, as far as their musical arrangements, and very heartfelt. I was getting a lot of inspiration from them."

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Jonah Hill recommended Dig! (2004) in Movies (curated)

 
Dig! (2004)
Dig! (2004)
2004 | Documentary, Music
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"It’s my favorite documentary, and that’s just because of its characters. It’s about two ‘90s indie bands, the Brian Jonestown Massacre (the lead singer Anton is a truly wild crazy guy, completely out of control) and the more successful Dandy Warhols. They envy each other and end up having this super Shakespearian love affair/friendship/rivalry. It’s an example of how great storytelling can get you unbelievably engaged, whether you have any connection to the world of the film or not. If it’s human, it’s human. For me, this film is as important among docs as Goodfellas (1990) is among narrative features."

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Microcastle/Weird Era Continued by Deerhunter
Microcastle/Weird Era Continued by Deerhunter
2008 | Indie, Psychedelic, Rock
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"The lead singer for Deerhunter, Bradford Cox... I don’t like saying people are geniuses or whatever, but I just think that dude is so good at every single thing he does. He stays within his genre, but I think he does so well experimenting with stuff. He has two different bands. It’s just amazing how much he can expand over the one genre and make it radical. It’s a band I stumbled on and I was just pleasantly surprised by them. I really love all of Deerhunter’s stuff and they’re not afraid to get experimental which is really cool."

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CHILLFILTR (46 KP) rated Swallow by Ben Reneer in Music

Jul 11, 2019  
Swallow by Ben Reneer
Swallow by Ben Reneer
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Ben Reneer reminds us a bit of Joel Levi but with a more washy vibe and one of those laser falsettos. The lyrics are thick and the message is simple: love endures. It tortures and redeems our own motivations for living.

“Have you sold your wisdom for glory
will you let me sell mine for youth
now you whisper the journey’s not over
I rattle my cage on the edge of the truth”
— Ben Reneer

Tag this one as Ryan Adams underwater.

Ben Reneer comes to us from Alpine, Utah. He considers himself more songwriter than singer but we beg to differ.