Moving Things Around

I recently had a really unfortunate mishap (or just some bad luck I suppose) that involved my home theater stereo receiver deciding to just stop working completely. It was one that allowed me to have every bit of technology I own plugged into one spot, which, in some ways, is really helpful in a New York apartment. However, one thing it did is allowed me to passively neglect listening to music casually.

When spending time in my living room—the primary location of this stereo—I would almost entirely spend my time on the television. When the mood called for music, it was my computer (plugged into my TV and stereo) which provided digital entertainment, but rarely did I listen to my records, which, oddly enough, are the only forms of non-mp3 music that I have in my current possession.

The death of my all-in-one home stereo solution motivated me to move my turntable to my bedroom, where more relaxing time is spent, along with all of my records. Since, I have spent some time going back and listening to entire albums (or at least entire sides) and remembering just how great some of my favorites are.

Tonight, as I type this, I am listening to Yo a Tengo's Painful which, if not their best, is certainly my favorite. The first side is just so fucking warm. If you read this post, no matter who you are, or how you found it, leave a comment about a record or a side, or if you must, a song, that you routinely forget just how much you love it.

I'll leave you with one of my favorites from this album.

Yo La Tengo - "I Heard You Looking"