A different kind of driving music...
I’ll keep this post short, mostly because your time is better spent perusing the 77 videos (and counting) on BlackCabSessions.com. The idea is simple: put a lot of great bands in the back of a cab, strip them down to just the bare instrument essentials, and drive them around London and NY as they play some sweet tunes.
You’ll recognize many a face on the site, as bands such as My Morning Jacket, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, The New Pornographers, Calexico, The National, etc. etc. etc. have graced the back of this old-timey black cab.
Here are a few choice performances to whet the appetite:
Spoon
Ane Brun
Death Cab For Cutie
Hope you dig, happy Thursday, and a big thanks to Tim & Emily.
Until next time…
As a side note to Nate's post - an equally cool site of tons of videos that strips the bands down and puts them in unique locations (Andrew Bird wandering the streets of Paris with his violin whistling) is:
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Very good - other artists on the site include (Fleet Foxes, Jens Lekman, The National, Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, Bon Iver, R.E.M., Vampire Weekend.....the list goes on).
So i realized not everyone speaks french. Here's the english version of the site:
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Nate, this is phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Jim James' voice had natural reverb. That explains a lot.
And Richard Thompson is OLD.
Both websites are great! They have provided me with hours of day-off procrastination. Europeans are so much cooler than us.
ReplyDeleteFuck Europeans. They think they're so cool. I'm going to beat one up when I'm over there on principal alone.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, this is enjoyable.
europeans are as cool as jean jackets...
ReplyDeletetake that however you want...