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Good day everyone!

So, I was tagged by the ever so devious, (and ever so talented too might I add!)

Seemed like a pretty cool one, so I figured I'd do it.

1. Please post the rules in your journal.
2. Say your 5 favourite bands/artists, 3 favourite songs by them, and what genre they are.
3. No tag-backs and the same person can't be tagged twice.
4. You have to tag at least 5 people. Random ones will do if you're desperate. But you can tag more.
5. Post the icons of your tagged people in your journal, and send them a message telling them they've been tagged.

I generally don't like to refer to the genres, being that the lines between them can be so thin, plus theres always the sub genre, and sub-sub genre dilema that tends to throw me for a loop, so I wont really tamper with that this time..>.>* But here we go!

Iron and Wine
Comprised entirely of one man, (though occasionally backup is brought in) Mr. Sam Beam is an amazingly talented musician, one of the few in fact I've found whose entire body of work has drawn me in. The last album, (while still incredibly awesome!) has, I feel been a step in a new, interesting direction, but I seriously recommend giving him a listen, absoloutely beautiful...

Naked as We Came
[link]

Jezebel

Such Great Heights

Coldplay
Now I know what your thinking...>.>
and I honestly can't blame you for it, but I truly feel like their last album "Viva La Vida" (whose title track has been blaring over the radio, far past the point of exhaustion) was blown waaay out of proportion. The album in its' entirely is alright, theres 2 or 3 really good songs on there, but all of their previous albums blow the new one out of the water, the "A Rush of Blood To the Head" album especially I feel is their absoloute gem.

A Rush of Blood To the Head
[link]

Twisted Logic

Amsterdam

Amanda Palmer/ The Dresden Dolls
She has recently stepped aside to do a side project sort of album, but she has to be one of the most original, most exciting and enthusiastic musicians Ive ever seen. She really gets into her performances and lets that humor and passion bleed from every key of her (rather tortured!) piano. She always surpises you with something new and unexpected, and I find it to be quite an exhilerating breath of fresh air.

Girl Anachronism
[link]

Runs in the Family

Ampersand

The Shins
Absoloutley without a doubt my go-to happy band. (of which I honestly don't have too many >.>*) They always create with a carefree sense of humor that I can completely appreciate, and they have an impecable sense of musical timing and aren't afraid to experiment with new sounds and ideas.

Austrailia
[link]

Split Needles

Sleeping Lessons

Joanna Newsom
God...where do I start...
Never before have I seen an artist recieve so much horrible and judgemental criticism. Now I wont lie, when I first heard her, her voice without a doubt sounded no less irritating than a cat being skinned alive, but her music, her spirit, is so undeniably pure and beautiful, that it reaches the point where you really dont even care about her voice anymore...Never before have I been so touched and bewildered by a musician as I have with her. It is yet another case of "you cant judge a book by its' cover". What at first may have seemed strange and unfamiliar, only when I dug a little deeper, later did I find to be in my oppinion one of the most intriguing, talented, passionate and not to mention supermassively underrated musicians I've ever seen.

Sprout and the Bean
[link]

Bridges and Balloons
[link]

Colleen
[link]

So...thats that! Looking at the list, I dont really feel like this accurately represents the whole of my musicals taste, but it seems like I have a tendancy to find alot of bands that have 3 or 4 good songs, but the rest of it is just so so,...I guess these wouldn't necessarily be my favorites if I were to define such a thing, just artsts/bands whose entire body of work I find appealing,...Plus picking only 5 is just too hard to do >.<
but I digress!

Of course you dont have to participate, but the rules do in fact call for me to tag 5 people, so I tag:


That aside, nothing much to report...
I am though currently working on a new picture, which may or may not be finished by this weekend, won't rush myself though...

Have a nice day!

With Love,
Silent Shout

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