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A new video from the incomparable St. Vincent: This is the closest to anthemic that Annie Clark ever gets and that makes it too relatively straightforward for her. What is here is good if there were something else, less direct also going on. The song feels half done, more like a traditional pop song than [...]
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St. Vincent’s “Cheerleader”
February 8th, 2012 
Daniel Fincke 
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Reviews, Music Reviews 
Tags: Annie Clark, St. Vincent, St. Vincent's Cheerleader 
5 Comments »More Encouragement of the Unabashed Desire for Self-Expression, Love, and Fame
January 11th, 2012 Daniel Fincke Having earlier today in my all day blogathon celebrated and analyzed Kermit the Frog’s unapologetic fame seeking, I thought it would be fitting to post one of my very favorite songs, as it is on the same theme and performed by artists with whom I generally identify much like I identify with Kermit: Your Thoughts?
Tegan and Sara Pose With Black Eyes—Is It Wise?
January 4th, 2012 Daniel Fincke I love Tegan and Sara immensely. I have tens of thousands of songs on my i-pod, and yet will play their songs on repeat for whole days. Sometimes I will play a single one of their songs on repeat for a half hour straight. I go so far as to consider The Con my single [...]
Shelley Segal’s “An Atheist Album” Is Very Good
November 30th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Remember this catchy, defiantly anti-religious song we brought to your attention in October? Well now Shelley Segal’s An Atheist Album is available for downlaod and I have taken a listen to it and I am extremely pleased with it and can totally recommend it if you like the video above at all. I am always [...]
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Reviews, Music Reviews 7 Comments »Shelley Segal’s “Eve” (And Interview)
October 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke Following PZ’s lead, last weekend I highlighted the video “Saved” by Shelley Segal. Segal’s debut album is called An Atheist Album and comes out some time in the next few weeks. Below, via Token Skeptic comes an interview and the acoustic performance of another song “Eve”. (By the way, Token Skeptic also has photographic proof of Bigfoot [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Atheism, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism 1 Comment »Shelley Segal’s “Saved”
October 15th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The girl can sing. And push back against false ideas. The forthcoming album is called An Atheist Album. This song is available on Amazon. Via PZ. Lyrics are below the fold:
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music 5 Comments »FtBTV
October 15th, 2011 Daniel Fincke In the last week, three of our newer Freethought Blogs neighbors posted videos in which they are featured. So see and/or hear your Freethought Blogs bloggers below! We have Crommie rocking out with his band CROWN, Justin Griffith giving what he considers to be his best interview ever about foxhole atheists, and Dana Hunter debunking “crystal magic”. [...]
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Skepticism, Skepticism No Comments »Alessi’s Ark’s Rendition of “Maybe I Know”
September 29th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Laura Marling was fantastic as expected last night. Her opening act was another 21 year old Englishwoman, Alessi Laurent-Marke, who performs as Alessi’s Ark. Her set was very low key, just her on acoustic guitar and behind her an electric guitarist who would back her up in modest ways. Mid-show someone called out a request [...]
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music Tags: "Maybe I Know", Alessi's Ark No Comments »Like Revolution Itself In Musical Form
September 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Still the freshest music out there, now exactly 20 years after being first released—every time I hear the opening chords and first drum hits of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, it sounds to me like revolution in musical form: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg&ob=av2e Your Thoughts?
Be Careful About Loving Women Too Much Lest Other Guys Think You’re Gay
September 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke When Pitchfork‘s Chris Dahlen wrote a tribute to Liz Phair’s landmark indie masterpiece Exile in Guyville as a review of its 15th anniversary rerelease in 2008, he led with this paragraph: You break all kinds of unwritten rules when you’re a guy who admires a girl. The white suburban kids who idolize gangster rappers are old [...]
Posted in Culture, Feminism, Feminism, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Sex, Women's Issues Tags: Exile in Guyville, Land of Talk, Lisa Hannigan, Liz Phair, Pitchfork, Sleater-Kinney, St. Vincent, Tegan and Sara 11 Comments »Laura Marling and St. Vincent Release Spectacular Albums Tomorrow (Tuesday 9/13/11)
September 12th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Seriously, two of the most gifted and groundbreaking women in pop music today are both releasing staggeringly good third albums of their careers. For the love of music stream Laura Marling’s A Creature I Don’t Know at the New York Times Magazine and St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy at NPR while you still can, if you doubt me. And/or support their amazing [...]
St. Vincent’s “Cruel”
September 5th, 2011 Daniel Fincke I cannot figure out what I love more, her brilliant music or her unique and remarkable theatrically controlled facial expressions. Her videos always mesmerize me, she’s positively electric on stage, and the songs get deep under the skin. She’s one of the best of our time. Support genius, pick up Strange Mercy. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Videos 1 Comment »Stream Lykke Li's New Album, Wounded Rhymes
February 23rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Lykke Li’s debut Youth Novels was one of my very favorite albums of the last few years. Her new one, Wounded Rhymes, drops next week. In the meantime, you can stream it here. A little bit of Lykke Li’s genius from the first album for the uninitiated: Your Thoughts?
New Lykke Li Song "Love Out Of Lust"
February 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke Good stuff: <a href="Wounded Rhymes, her new album, is out March 1. I can’t wait. Your Thoughts?
I Am Interviewed About My Personal (Atheistic) Religiosity/Spirituality
February 19th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Through Facebook, I was recently contacted by an old friend from high school (who was actually the first girl to go on a date with me). She is working on her Master’s in nursing and has an assignment which involves interviewing people about their views on religion and spirituality, for the purpose of thinking about approaches [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Atheistic Ethics, Atheistic Ethics, Ethics, Ethics, Featured, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Love, Love, Moral Psychology, Moral Psychology, Music, Music, Nietzsche, Nietzsche, Personal, Philosophy, Religion, Religion, Secularism Tags: Eternal Recurrence, Eternal Recurrence of the Same, Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, Stoicism No Comments »Decemberists Play R.E.M.'s "Cuyahoga"
February 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke And it really sounds as though it was written for them. Just listen. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Music Reviews Tags: Cuyahoga, Decemberists, R.E.M. 1 Comment »The Nothing (Neverending Story + Radiohead's "How To Disappear")
February 10th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Posted in Film, Film, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Pop Culture, Pop Culture, Videos Tags: The Neverending Story, The Nothing No Comments »A Little Tegan & Sara And Tom Petty On My Birthday
January 24th, 2011 Daniel Fincke A couple of the songs that resonate most deeply: Your Thoughts?
Daily Hilarity: Ezra Koenig Vs. The Black Keys On The Colbert Report
January 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke This was one of the most geekily glorious things ever: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'MeTunes – Grammy Vote – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney & Ezra Koenig<a> www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> Video Archive And, for the record, The Black Keys [...]
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Parody, Parody, Pop Culture, Pop Culture, Satire, Satire, Videos Tags: Black Keys, Colbert Report, Ezra Koenig, Grammies, Vampire Weekend No Comments »Camels With Hammers Goes To See The Rural Alberta Advantage
January 12th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Tonight, Dave Smith (our trusty Camels With Hammers webmaster) and I will be heading to see the Rural Alberta Advantage live! Here’s their awesome music: Their first album is Hometowns. Their next album comes on March 1 and it’s called Departing. They have already released the song “Stamp”. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Videos No Comments »Menomena
September 29th, 2010 Daniel Fincke One of the best bands going and a personal favorite: Their brilliant new album is Mines. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music Tags: Menomena No Comments »“Surveillance”: A Video For The Liars Song “Scarecrows On A Killer Slant”
July 3rd, 2010 Daniel Fincke Liars’ most recent album, Sisterworld, is simply my favorite 2010 release so far. It is just a great album. Listen to a representatively great song from the album: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Videos Tags: "Scarecrows On A Killer Slant", "Surveillance", Liars, Sisterworld No Comments »Daily Hilarity: Jeff Tweedy Of Wilco Does Beyoncé’s Single Ladies
July 2nd, 2010 Daniel Fincke This is classic: Twenty Four Bit provides context: A Jeff Tweedy solo show is something to behold, and the Wilco frontman’s benefit gig at Chicago’s Vic Theatre in March was—by all accounts—a prime example. Tweedy performed a host of pre-submitted audience requests, including “Shakin’ Sugar,” a Wilco rarity that even he had to Google, Radiohead’s [...]
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Parody, Parody, Videos Tags: "Single Ladies", Beyonce, Jeff Tweedy, Wilco No Comments »271. Figurines
April 6th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Rock, Music, Music Videos, Videos Tags: "Let's Head Out", Figurines No Comments »272. Frightened Rabbit
April 5th, 2010 Daniel Fincke For whatever reason I think of these guys as sort of the Scottish Counting Crows with a little more aggressive emotional frankness. Songs don’t come much more brutally blunt than this one: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Rock, Music Tags: "Keep Yourself Warm", Frightened Rabbit No Comments »
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