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The Polyphonic Spree are so much fun to see live and I really hope that when we perform next we can figure out a way to do this one.http://www.thepolyphonicspree.com/
One last AK song. I really like the drums in this one.http://asthmatickitty.com/musicians.php?artistID=7
Another AK thingie. This is the first occurrence of me using any effects on my voice. The song sounded so empty without some reverb so I hooked it up. I really like it. There’s some awful distortion in the song when I get loud since I have an awful recording set up but it makes the chorus sound so much more intense.http://asthmatickitty.com/musicians.php?artistID=4
This is another request from AK but for K Records. They had a birthday party for them on their website and got a bunch of people to record covers of their bands.http://www.krecs.com/html/artists/artistbio.php?interest=14
This is another in the Asthmatic Kitty series. This song is amazing. For some reason I haven’t listened to it much. I downloaded it and then forgot about it. It looks like it’s iTunes time...By the way, disregard my awful impression of her voice - wowzers.http://www.mybrightestdiamond.com
Hey! Another AK request. This one was fun to do because of the interesting timing changes.http://curtains.suchfun.net/
I had to go low for this one. Yuck. I hate going low. Another Asthmatic Kitty request.http://asthmatickitty.com/musicians.php?artistID=2
One of my first favorite artists, as I’m sure for a lot of you as well, I decided to do a song from “Weird Al.”There’s no reason I shouldn’t do one, is there?http://www.weirdal.com
This is one of my favorite groups and they are one of the tougher groups I’ve had to do. I chose this song because it’s great and because, frankly, it’s late and I wanted to finish it before I go to bed. It’s short and not half as complicated as the other ones I wanted to do.http://www.ofmontreal.net
The first voted-in request from the forums. It was a close one between this and Death Cab for Cutie. This is a great song and it has way too much guitar for my mouth. And the drums? Please. The guy goes way too crazy for me to memorize. This is where all that mouth drum training comes in.http://www.thenewpornographers.com
NNF is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. It’s put on by Jimmy Pardo with comedian Mike Schmidt and Matt Bellknap from aspecialthing.com.http://www.jimmypardo.com
This one was a request from the photographer/all-things-media of Switchfoot for the Switchfoot podcast.http://www.switchfoot.com
Here is yet, another contest - this time from Asthmatic Kitty. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this song and it’s really growing on me (especially after listening to it 50 times tonight).http://www.shapesandsizes.com
This song came as a result of our making fun of the opening keyboard vocals while in the garage practicing for a gig.I’m pretty proud of this one - I think I’m getting the hang of this new mic and my new iMac can really handle a lot of tracks going at once - not to mention the big screen - being able to hold all of the tracks on screen at the same time is a big help.http://www.bonjovi.com
One of my favorite podcasts - The Sound of Young America. This is their theme song. I emailed the host, just to tip him to my music and he requested a cover of his song to use in the show. The only problem was that he was at work when I emailed him and so he didn’t know that I wasn’t a traditional acapella group. Well, to be nice, he posted it on his site and gave me a little blog post. Thanks Jesse.http://www.maximumfun.org
This was a request from the message board. Or, at least, I think it was. Someone definitely requested a Wolf Parade song. Just not sure if it was this one.I’m still not even sure if that’s the correct name of the song.http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade
I think this was the third song I finished. I went on a rampage after Decatur and did like 4 songs in a row (1 per night). It was so much fun and refreshing to find something that I actually kept on with.We’ll see how long that lasts.http://www.belleandsebastian.com
My first ironic song. I promised myself that I would never do this because I would become what I was making fun of.WELCOME TO SELLOUTSVILLE!http://www.relientk.com
I did this song on purpose. The guy that runs the label is always sending out emails so I decided to do this song and send it off to him. Well, the band loved it and posted me on their myspace.http://www.salteens.com
Another request from the message board - I really wish they would’ve requested a different song. I do really like the original but I think my talents lend to a different type of song by the group.http://www.decemberists.com
Another contest - I’m not sure if I’ve won on this one as the contest is still going on as far as I know. I think I really botched my chances though - I didn’t beef up the guitars like I should have.http://www.thefutureheads.com
This was the first song that really made me feel like we could perform live. When we did, we had 6 people total on stage. It was grand.http://www.whitestripes.com
This song really clinched it for me. I once played this at an art gallery at a low volume and it sounded like the real song.I decided to do this one after watching the band perform it in the awful Coachella movie.http://www.arcadefire.com
This is one of my favorites from Yankee Foxtrot Hotel. I’m starting to lose it and you can tell with this song.http://www.wilcoworld.net
I heard these guys on a Paste Magazine podcast and wow. Just brilliant. Their earlier work isn’t a crazy great as Floating World but it’s interesting to hear where they came from.I got to give a copy of the song to these guys as well. I hope they listened with headphones.http://www.anathallo.com
This was done for a contest in which the winner gets to sing on stage with the band. I started with the real beginning to the song to sort of show what I was doing to the contest entry receivers. Anyone in Seattle that went to the show knows that I did not win.This song also broke a rule that I had about not doing any songs with the F.http://www.belleandsebastian.com
The first Indie Blockedappella song I ever did. I did it as a joke for a friend. I was actually trying to record this song using GarageBand and it’s synthesizer but instead opted for my mouth when it was realized that I was not talented enough.And the rest is history!http://www.sufjan.com
Sufjan Stevens has become my favorite artist of all time with this album. It’s unbelievable how much of an artist he is and how much of an artist I’m not.I also managed to get him a copy of this at a preview of the Danielson documentary. He seemed really interested and delighted, not to mention, confused.http://www.sufjan.com
This was a request from a message board I go to and I am thankful for it. What a great song. It’s a shame I had to go and muck it up.http://www.theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk
Ben Folds was at one time my favorite artist. He is still in the top 5 but he got nudged down by a few new artists that have captured me. This song is off of his best work, Rockin’ the Suburbs, and when I first heard it, it gave me chills. My version won’t.http://www.benfolds.com
Zachariah once told me that if he were to make me a mixtape and put a Half-Handed Cloud song on to make me want to get into his music, this would be the song.I got a chance to give him a copy of this at one of his shows. Here’s to hoping he liked it.http://www.halfhandedcloud.com
This is probably the first song from The Magnetic Fields that I ever heard that got me to research them. It’s quirky and fun, but with a Johnny Cash feel to it. Of course, the song loses all of that when I get my hands on it.http://www.houseoftomorrow.com
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