You have arrived at the web home of Noah Brier. This is mostly an archive of over a decade of blogging and other writing. You can read more about me or get in touch. If you want more recent writing of mine, most of that is at my BrXnd marketing x AI newsletter and Why Is This Interesting?, a daily email for the intellectually omnivorous.
1 - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Shake the Streets
http://www.tedleo.com/2 - Moonbabies - Orange BillboardRockin' punk originally from Jersey
MP3: "MeAndMia"
http://www.moonbabies.nu/3 - Saturday Looks Good to Me - Every NightSwedish, LIYL My Bloody Valentine
MP3: "Sun A.M."
http://www.saturdaylooksgoodtome.com/4 - The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed50's sounding rock from Detroit
http://www.themountaingoats.net/5 - Annie - AnniemalOne guy whining with guitar
MP3: "Palmcorder Yanja"
http://www.anniemusic.co.uk/6 - Kings of Convenience - Riot on an Empty StreetVery poppy electro with vocals
http://www.kingsofconvenience.com/7 - Erlend Oye - DJ KicksErlend Oye's better known project
MP3: "I'd Rather Dance With You" Live at Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, October 31, 2004
http://www.erlendoye.com8 - Franz Ferdinand - Franz FerdinandAn indie DJs DJ mix
http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/9 - Joanna Newsome - The Milk-Eyed MenderScottish rock that everyone's heard
http://www.walnutwhales.com/10 - The Arcade Fire - FuneralMore quirky than Bjork?
http://www.arcadefire.com/11 - Rilo Kiley - More AdventurousCanadian band hard to describe
MP3: "Wake Up"
http://www.rilokiley.com/12 - The Killers - Hot FussThis band does no wrong
MP3: "Portions for Foxes" Live at Good Records, Dallas, TX, October 23, 2004
http://www.thekillers.co.uk13 - Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered DaysMore poppy than The Strokes?
http://www.ironandwine.com/14 - Annimal Collective- Sung TongsGuy and his guitar folk
MP3: "Naked As We Came"
http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/ . . .15 - Sufjan Stevens - Seven SwansBeats the hell outta me
MP3: "Leaf House"
http://www.sufjan.com/16 - A.C. Newman - The Slow WonderSnowy folk with Christian overtones
MP3: "Sister"
http://www.acnewman.net/17 - Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the AtticLead singer of New Pornographers
MP3: "Miracle Drug"
http://www.ofmontreal.net18 - The Streets - A Grand Don’t Come for FreeAcid was involved in recording
MP3: "Lysergic Bliss"
http://www.the-streets.co.uk/19 - Interpol - AnticsNew breed of British hip-hop
http://www.interpolny.com/20 - Feist - Let it DieJust like their last album
MP3: "Slow Hands"
http://www.listentofeist.com/21 - Phoenix - AlphabeticalEvery song is completely different
MP3: "Mushaboom"
http://www.wearephoenix.com/22 - Joy Zipper - American WhipFrench electro-pop band
http://www.joyzipper.tv23 - The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, StrikeI really like electro-pop
http://www.thegoteam.co.uk/24 - Walkmen - Bows and ArrowsLeft this description to last
MP3: "Power is On"
http://www.thewalkmen.com/25 - Scissor Sisters - Scissor SistersThey appeared on The O.C.
http://www.scissorsisters.com/26 - Maritime - Glass FloorSomewhere between Elton and Prince
http://www.maritimesongs.com27 - Ratatat - RatatatPoppy guitar music nothing more
MP3: "Sleep Around"
http://www.ratatatmusic.com/28 - Madvillain - MadvillainyTwo guitars and a computer
MP3: "Seventeen Years"
http://www.stonesthrow.com/madvillain/29 - Mirah - C'mon MiracleMadlib and MF Doom hip-hop
MP3: "Accordion"
http://www.krecs.com/mirah/29 - The Cardigans - Long Gone Before MidnightOften beautiful female vocals
MP3: "Jerusalem"
http://cardigans.com/30 - John Vanderslice - Cellar DoorI like female lead singers
http://www.johnvanderslice.com/31 - The Roots - The Tipping PointIntelligent rock with electronic hints
MP3: "Pale Horse"
http://www.theroots.com/32 - Kanye West - The College DropoutAnother solid album
http://www.kanyewest.com/33 - Murs - Murs 316 The 9th EditionShould this be ranked higher?
http://www.definitivejux.net/jukies/murs/34 - Wagon Christ - Sorry I Make You LushMurs and 9th Wonder hip-hop
MP3: "3:16"
http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=3535 - Air - Talkie WalkieElectronic music with some umph???
http://www.intairnet.org/36 - Wilco - A Ghost is BornAir make sweeping electronic music
http://www.wilcoweb.com37 - The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry BoatHow do you explain Wilco?
http://www.thefieryfurnaces.com/38 - Modest Mouse - Good News for People who Love Bad NewsNot sure I get it
MP3: "Chris Michaels"
http://www.modestmousemusic.com/39 - Magnetic Fields - IThey make poppy indie rock
http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/tmf.php40 - Prince - MusicologyAll songs start with "I"
http://www.npgonlineltd.com/41 - Death from Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a MachinePrince does Prince again
http://www.deathfromabove1979.com/41 - The Fever - Red BedroomThese guys rock hard
MP3: "Romantic Rights"
http://www.thefeveronline.com/42 - The Bad Plus - GiveSame realm as The Strokes
MP3: "Gray Ghost"
http://www.thebadplus.com/43 - cLOUDEAD - TenExciting jazz trio
http://www.dirtyloop.com/cLOUDDEAD.html44 - Lambchop - Aw C’Mon/No, You C’monHip-hop like you've never heard
MP3: "Rifle Eyes"
http://www.lambchop.net/45 - TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesTwo albums of southern goodness
http://www.tvontheradio.com/46 - Zero 7 - When It FallsBrooklynites experiment with sound
MP3: "Dreams"
http://www.zero7.co.uk/47 - Sonic Youth - Sonic NurseMore female vocals than Air
http://www.sonicyouth.com/48 - Mellow - Perfect ColorsGrunge grandfathers make fuzzy music
http://www.mellow-workshop.com49 - Lali Puna - Faking the BooksThe band's name says it
http://www.lalipuna.de50 - Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the HandsGerman glitch-pop
http://www.younggodrecords.com/Artists/DevendraBanhart/Mostly indescribable quirky folk music
MP3: "The Body Breaks"