Music plays a central role in the recently released film If I Stay.
Here’s a track from the film’s soundtrack, a cover of “Today” by The Smashing Pumpkins, with a cello solo in the bridge:
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A great song by Mirah, from back in 2000, is “Sweepstakes Prize” — it appeared on the album You Think It’s Like This, But Really It’s Like This.
The humming that starts at the 2:37 mark builds until 2:57 when the drums crash in:
Exciting find! Someone recently uploaded to YouTube a video of a full concert (41 minutes) that Ben Lee played back in February 2001 at Village Underground in NYC, right by Washington Square Park.
This show is notable because
1. It was a (rare) afternoon show…that happened almost 15 years ago
2. Ben Kweller and Evan Dando were also on the lineup, and
3. I’ve had some of the audio files from this show on my computer for years, so it’s strange to finally see the visuals in conjunction with the audio
Songs include “Nothing Much Happens,” “10 Feet Tall,” “How Can That Be,” and “Unlove Letters.”
Live, acoustic version of “Eighteen” by Robert Francis:
The Wreckers aren’t a band anymore, but their songs are still featured on Spotify playlists like Your Favorite Coffeehouse.
Live performance of “Stand Still, Look Pretty” by The Wreckers~
PS – Did you notice that this song is thematically similar (but obviously sonically dissimilar) to “Lucky” by Britney Spears?
Slowdive played in Shanghai at the end of July — “Alison” was their final song: