Record Store Day

Record Store Day was this past Sat., April 23rd, the weekend of the Coachella Music Festival.  I am not a collector of records per se, and have always been intimidated by knowledgeable aficiondos perusing the shelves.  But it's never too late for a new hobby.

Origami just opened in Echo Park and is also a label for California-based artists like wait.think.fast. and Writer.         Managed to pick up some 7"s on vinyl, and the sound is in fact, as they say, way better.  Also, there's something about locating a find out while out and about, rather than downloading a digital MP3 on to a computer.

Here's what I found at Origami:

Blitzen Trappen with the tracks "War is Placebo" and "Booksmart Baby".  They were signed to Sub Pop with their last album, Furr.

Florence and The Machine is a British group.  The record had "Kiss with a Fist" on the A side and "Hospital Beds", a Cold War Kids cover on the B Side.  They don't have a full-length record out yet, but Florence has an amazing voice, and I am a fan of the track "Ghosts".  As the ladies in the UK have been belting it out R&B style, so it seems, Florence's pipes are definitely comparable to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone and Duffy.

Writer is a San Diego band and my favorite track of theirs is "Try and Stop Me".  I am now the proud owner of "Don't Wake the Sun" and "I Think She Died" on vinyl.  I like just writing that, as a matter of fact.