Please Don’t Shake Me

This week’s Hit Refresh column is up on the ASAP site. This week, all three songs have never been featured here before, so if you’re a Fluxblog regular you really ought to go check this one out.

Brightblack Morning Light “All We Have Broken Shines” – This is song is like some kind of full body swoon. It’s as though the tune just snips the cord of your mind so it floats away from your body like a balloon. The vocals seem to have a light gravitational pull, and the gentle keyboards feel like the only thing tethering you to waking life. It’s like late period Yo La Tengo without so many neuroses, or Cat Power on a melted cassette. You might not want to play this while driving, especially if you’ve just taken some medication. (Click here for Brightblack Morning Light’s page on the Matador Records site.)

Elsewhere: I have no way of linking directly to it, but I recently wrote an entry on Urge’s Pop Informer about Christina Milian’s “So Amazing.” (The song, not the album.) My review is just okay, but the song is fantastic, and I highly recommend it. Go get it, seriously.