The inner n3rd in me couldn’t let this milestone go without a blog update. After being on last.fm for nearly 4 years I’ve finally hit the 1337 number of artists in my collection. w00t?
That’s really it, so now lets make it more exciting with some more ‘numbers’ with some Wolfram Alpha action:
So that (just under) 4 years works out to be ’1451 days’ meaning that for majority of this time I’ve been discovering a new artist nearly every few days or nearly every day. To take this a step further too, since signing up I’ve been working as a web developer/graphic designer working at my machine, headphones on lost in the sound of music while I create away.
Lets just look at working days and we have 1036 weekdays, meaning I’ve discovered at least ONE new artist every working day for the last 4 years. Now I know these aren’t all “new” artists, as I listen to a range of older/newer music, but its definately showing my “range” of listening habits … and I honestly didn’t think I have listened to such a great variety.
Anyway, the milestone was met … who was the lucky artist?
*drum roll*
Blackout Beach
I discovered their album ‘Skin of Evil’ via last.fm (oh the irony), through my love of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Handsome Furs etc … from a few listens so far I’m in love with the record. I found a review that sums it up perfectly:
“Skin of Evil is hardened, seamless, and totally unrelenting, everything full-bodied and visceral about Frog Eyes squeezed until it sublimates. This is scary, ethereal shit. It’s also a gorgeously captivating half hour of bedroom pop pushed screaming out of bed. “
Purchase: Blackout Beach – Skin of Evil on iTunes
PS: Add me on last.fm … last.fm/user/sunky_ … yeah I’ve got an underscore at the end because “somebody” had my username already.
