Some bands/musicians that really inspire me are Flowers Taped to Pens, The Newfound Interest in Connecticut, The Brave Little Abacus, Foxtails, Matt Pollock, Tim Kinsella, NNAMDÏ, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, and Snowing; among many, many others.
Joan of Arc – A Portable Model of... How Memory Works
These are both excellent records. Really something super special and unique.
Spencer Radclife and R.L. Kelly – Brown Horse
"My Song" is my favorite track off the album. The lyrics have this sort of "stream-of-consciousness" cadence and are written with a playful poeticism that kinda reminds me of Slaughter Beach, Dog.
Street Smart Cyclist – Discography
This album is so, so, so good and the band is so locked in. It's actually crazy. "Kiss Kitty" and "We Lack Science" are among the best "emo" songs ever written.
Morning Effort – i heard you the first time, it just wasn't funny
Everything they've touched is gold, but if I were to choose a particular Matt Pollock project as my favorite, I would have to say i heard you the first time, it just wasn't funny. The lyrics on this album (and across the rest of Matt's body of work) are incredibly poignant and really resonate deep to my core. This album has helped me through a lot and I will always hold a special place in my heart for it.
American Football – EP, Year One Demos, LP1 Demos
Joe Shlabotnik – We're in Your Hands, Lady Q
Bone Phase – Alphabet Jim
The fourth track, "Self-Discovery and other Broad Generalities", was featured in the video game "I Get This Call Every Day". The album kind of reminds me of Salvia Palth.
These are a few of my favorite concert videos. Hover your cursor over the gif to see who the bands are!
I like Paul Klee, Atari graphics (The E.T. game in particular), Harry Clarke, Mike Mignola, Peter Draws, Harrison Wyrick, Wikimedia Commons photos, and historic photographic/printmaking techniques.
