Indie Albums To Cycle To.

I've talked before about my love for cycling, it certainly being the most indie of all transport methods. There are sadly some down sides to cycling, namely the danger (at least in Dublin there is) constantly having to listen for cars, sirens and buses is actually a lot of work, so i generally try to dull out the sense completely with the help of some great cycle-friendly albums.

The Go Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike



This album is likly either to shave a good 10 mins off your trip or have you "cycle-dance" your way into a car, having experienced both potabilities while listening to this album the second option is preferable, that way is makes is more likely you'll get to hear the full album before you

Hawksley Workman - (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves



This album is just great fun and thus makes cycling more fun. Sadly the cover doesn't really reflect the music very well but you know what they say, never judge a book by it's movie.
Jealous of your cigarette is particularly good fun, and here's the video for it:



I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends



This album can turn your dull grey commute into a happy-clappy trip through the country. this does have some side effect, usually by the 3rd song you start to look at pedestrians with less disdain. Often thinking of them as the best friend you haven't met yet... this produces a dangerous feeling that can result in slowing down for or giving right of way to pedestrians.

I hope these albums help you avoid the annoyances that come with cycles, like having to watch where your going, listen for on-coming traffic and of course not having a steady beat to dance to while on your bike.

Winter is Coming

After what i can only describe as a terrible summer, i've decided to boycott Autumn.
I want to be clear that this is not because i have something against Autumn. In fact, generally after summer i'm more than ready to embrace the opportunity to put back on the Indie coats and hats that have been too heavy to wear during the summer. But due to the sorry state of this summer, all of my most Indie T-Shirts have been hidden away under layers of retro hoodies or cord jackets.
So i'm going to keep being in summer until my Shirts have gotten enough wear.
this as it turns out, isn't as easy as it sounds and so i've done some research into summer music which will help me get into the summer spirit. i'm also on track towards covering my window with a poster of a beach and leaving a lamp behind it..
So here's the music that would make ANYONE happy:

I'm From Barcelona: 24 Swedes all singing about things like stamps and holidays.. very happy stuff.

Billie The Vision & The Dancers: Apart from having a great name AND great music, it appears you can download any of their songs for free here on last.fm

The Format: I'm not sure if what they're singing about is happy or not.. but i'm too distracted by the summery sounds of the instruments to care all that much. they also have a great site. you can also have a listen here.

Dogs Die In Hot Cars: I really love these guys, their name is funny, they're music is happy (but it makes you think), most importantly they're only going to get MORE indie by the day. this is of course because they only released one album 5 years ago and broke up. I still listen to their music a lot! here's a torrent (it's not stealing because you can't really get the album any more)

Mic Christopher: Irish singer song writer, tragically died before releasing his first album, which as it turns out is FANTASTIC!

hope somebody finds something they like within this.
enjoy the rest of the summer.. lets hope it lasts till around January