Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

For those indie-folk-country fusion loving folks, Rocky Votolato will soothe your soul. With his free-flowing raspiness, and his soft spoken lyrical genius, Votolato writes intelligent, well-crafted folk songs that not only strike deep into the heart of many but maybe even into the heart of Texas (and that’s quite a feat). Be sure to check out his new album The Brag and Cuss, which is chock full of delightful ditties—enjoy.
“Postcard From Kentucky” (4.7/5)
“Red Dragon Wishes” (4.8/5)

I want to do something a bit different for CSV since there seems to be a sudden flood of great new music and videos. Since summer is fast approaching, I thought I would cancel the class reading for today. However, I still expect you all to look over this concise study guide. It’s so easy some might call it cheating! You might want to put it on the inside of your nalgene or program it into your ti-89 or something clever like that for the test. Just don’t get caught!

The Video Countdown:
5. Tokyo Police Club – “Cheer it On”
4. Beastie Boys – “Off the Grid”
3. Spoon – “The Ghost of You Lingers”
2. Mutemath – “Typical” check out the making of the video
1. The Chemical Brothers – “Do it Again”

The mp3 Countdown
5. Rocky Votolato – “Postcard from Kentucky”
4. Travis – “Selfish Jean”
3. White Rabbits – “The Plot”
2. The National – “Fake Empire”
1. Elliott Smith – “High Times”

Extra Credit: The Basement – “I Just Caught a Face”

If you’re just so studious that you can’t bear taking a day off from the required reading check the archives. There has to be something you missed. Cheers!