Although there are probably some deluded souls out there who believe that music bloggers are influenced by only their own opinions, they are, again, deluded. either/or’s not an overly popular blog and I’m still competely inundated with music in my inbox. This wouldn’t be a problem if most of this music was good, but… it isn’t. However, once in a while, you will find a band like Bryan Scary in there, and it’ll make it worth it. Misery Loves Company is one of the better songs I’ve heard this year, and definitely the best throwback psych-pop song I’ve heard this year. I don’t like Desdemona’s Leaving Town as much, but as my psychology teacher would say, that’s just the expected regression to the mean.

Downloads

From The Shredding Tears
Misery Loves Company – (MP3, 4.1 MB)
Desdemona’s Leaving Town – (MP3, 3.7 MB)

I’m not entirely sure when I first heard Hannah Fury, but it was probably after whoring through last.fm looking for good cabaret singers a few months ago. She stands out from most cabaret due to her music being much sparser, with many of her songs featuring just her voice and piano (and even then, quite minimally). This isn’t the ideal season for this sort of music, but I like to think that good music is worth listening to any time of the year. She’s got a new album coming out later this year as well, and I’ll post a song from that when it does.

Downloads

From The Thing That Feels
Meathook – (MP3, 2.1 MB)

From Soul Poison
The Necklace Of Marie Antoinette – (MP3, 3.2 MB)
Scars – (MP3, 4.3 MB)