Keep It Under 45: Sean's Music Check-In

Sean Rutkowski checks in with the latest edition of Keep It Under 45 and keeps us contemporary. 
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Goodbye Quarter 1 and now we enter Quarter 2 of 2014.   

Looks like spring is here to stay in Atlanta as we have had multiple days in a row over 70 degrees.   I anticipate the explosion of pollen to happen any week now.

Here are some things I have been listening to the last couple of weeks:

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA 

I have been a fan of this Atlanta band since their first album.   The new album, "Cope" is more raw than their previous few which I like.  It came out yesterday but I have already have listened to it about 3 times through-which is rare.

Video - "Top Knotch" http://bit.ly/1hAxCOn

METALLICA 

Despite their complete lack of self awareness, being an 80's metal kid, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Metallica.  Whenever I begin to give up on them, Metallica seems to suck me back in with a solid cover.  This is no different, for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute album they did a great melody of Rainbow songs during the Dio years.

Audio - "Ronnie Rising" http://bit.ly/1i2aCUZ

TEMPLES

I am a little late to the party on this one but if you like Tame Impala this English band is definitely worth checking out.

Video - "Mesmerise" http://bit.ly/1jAYoH9

DEAN WAREHAM

Surprisingly this is Dean Wareham from Galaxie 500 & Luna's first proper full length solo album.  It is exactly what you would expect and that isn't a bad thing at all.  A bunch of tracks were produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.   This is my favorite track so far.

Audio - "Love Is Not A Roof Against The Rain" http://bit.ly/1lneunz  

MILO & OTIS 

I just stumbled upon this track today from Chicago alternative R&B duo.   This song is all about texture and mood.  Very Bon Iverish

Audio - "Neighbors" http://bit.ly/QFMWQt

YOUNG THUG

There isn't any upcoming artist that seems to be getting more press than Young Thug and a lot of it has nothing to do with his music.  The mixtape "Black Portland" came out a few months ago but I have found myself going back to this particular track mainly for it's weird melodies.   There isn't anything out there like it and no matter what you think about this song you will find it sticking in your head like that last bit of peanut butter in the jar.

Audio - "Florida Water" http://bit.ly/1s83K0o

AVA LUNA

After making you listen to Young Thug, I figured I should take it back a few notches for you.   This track is a nice laid back treat.  If you like this song, you should note the album often goes in a few different directions including sounding like Gang Of Four or Wire.

Audio - "PRPL" http://bit.ly/1pRjoJu

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

I found this site that had some interesting things done with cassettes http://bit.ly/QFMYYl

The whole site is pretty great if you are into art & design http://bit.ly/1hhGPGW

I hope you all have a great week!