1904 by The Tallest Man On Earth
This was popping up on exfm everywhere and rightfully so, this track is just great.
There’s a new TMOE record this summer; all is well.
Rainy Day by Young Hines
Just read about this kid on Hypebot. Holy moly. This is phenomenal stuff. Like Lennon reincarnate. So in my wheelhouse. It’s like it’s my birthday and I just got the best present. His album just dropped on the 10th. Produced by the amazing Brendan Benson. Man, this is a gem. I hope this kid does great things.
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Homecoming present.
Insomnia Salvation by Deadbeat Darling
Heard this on The Burning Ear yesterday and really dug it. While not a cover, it’s close enough to sounding like U2 to count in my book. ;)
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Bones Attack!! by The Meligrove Band
Was struggling to find a song today. Wanted something new. Something that felt good. Then this showed up. Exfm Trending coming though again.
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Exfm & Me.
So yesterday marked Day 1 of my new role as Community Manager at exfm. I am happy to report they let me come back for day 2.
It’s kind of surreal. What I mean by that is I made a short list of places I’d love to work at in NYC along with some criteria (small start-up, tech, preferably music-oriented, social, and customer-centric in scope). Number one on that list was exfm. By a long shot. It’s always weird (in a great way) when you get exactly what you want. You almost pinch yourself. I’m not overstating that. I really think the team at exfm is great. I was a big fan of them and the platform even before I interviewed. So this is humbling and a honor for me.
I’ve got a lot to learn. And I’m sure I’ll make a ton of mistakes. They’ve given me a nice lengthy piece of rope though. The goal for the short term is not to hang myself. No worries, though, soon enough I’ll wrangle it into a nice lasso to snag users. I’m really excited about this challenge. I’m a huge fan of music. It’s central to my life. Always has been. And the exfm platform is great.
You can read my full intro post on the exfm blog (you know you want to). You can here.
I also wanted to take a brief moment and thank a few people:
1. My amazing wife who always believes in me. Tu eres la mejor mi vida.
2. David-Noël for his advice and support. If I’m half the Community Manager he is at SoundCloud, I will be a phenomenal Community Manager.
3. Joanne Wilson (aka GothamGal) for her advice, support, and ear.
4. And of course the team at exfm for taking a leap of faith on me. I know they had a ton of qualified candidates to choose from.
Jesus is a Rochdale Girl - Elbow
You want more Elbow? Of course you do.
With Love - Elbow
More Elbow goodness from their latest album. I like to think Guy was thinking of hanging out with me (Love is my last name) when he wrote this and how awesome that would be. ;)
Open Arms - Elbow
NEW Elbow dropped today. Woot and Hoorah. Easily my favorite band. Guy’s voice. Oh man, Guy’s voice. This song is stunning. The album in total is mellow, beautiful and just wonderful.
