Hello. I'm making a mixtape of songs that feature cellos (and mournful violins), and could use some help. So far I've got:
The National - About Today
Nirvana - Dumb
Nick Drake - Cello Song
And that's about it off the top of my head. There are probably loads. D'you know any others that would fit the bill?
Matson Jones!
They're a fantastic band that have 2 cellists. TWO!
Holy crap
They sound like my ideal band. I remember you talking about them before actually, but totally forgot to look into them.
I can email you some mp3s if you want
just PM me a suitable email adress :-)
arthur russell- a little lost
Cello-tastic, and the best love song i've ever heard.
^^^
I LOVE Matson Jones, they deserve to be massive.
on the rough trade compilation
2006 - I liked what I heard but couldn't find much about them anywhere.
That's how I heard them as well :-)
They have an EP and an album, but neither seem to have had a UK release. I bought them both on import through my local friendly independant record shop. Bless 'em.
any good?
i know no cello songs off the top of my head.
Hawk and a hacksaw have a cellist, i don't endorse them though.
...
The entirety of Cursive's Ugly Organ album?
Long Forgotten by Oceansize?
That string section band that cover Metallica tunes?
^
The Ugly Organ and Burst And Bloom.
apocalyptica
i think they were called
smart went crazy
stuff like Good Day
fugazi - epic problem. or cashout. i think.
some stuff off The Argument at least
whilst I'm here
http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2846114
Car
by Built to Spill.
And Views by Audrey.
i second car
also anything by arthur russell.
and:
chris garneau - relief
ohbijou - widths and curves
flowers from the man who shot your cousin - lay down your arms
azure ray - november
king creosote - the vice-like gist of it
the national - val jester
stars - your ex-lover is dead
nina nastasia - underground
headlights - your old street
some of those are possibly just deep-sounding violins though, i find it difficult to tell the difference.
mogwai
christmas song
It's called 'Christmas Steps'
Great song.
anything by Picastro
and doesn't All Apologies have a cello?
cello porn
check:
www.myspace.com/rasputina
Yeah
but I've never really liked All Apologies.
Your ex lover is dead by Stars
i think it's a cello anyway.
Kristin Hersh
did an ep of songs all awash with cellos, and strings. it was called Strings.
Velvet Underground used them.
Therapy? covered Diane with an amazing cello section.
something by rachel's?
'you dont know me' by Apparat
'Wishful thinking' by The album leaf
'Andvari' by sigur ros (the end especially)
..
Hope of the States? New Rhodes have a great Cello song at the end of their album. How about Richard Hawley? Doesn't he have some sad strings-type things?
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Bachs cello suites....
is amazing!!!!!
...
I'd say Elgar's Cello Concerto is about as good as it gets on the classical front.
Diane
by Therapy?
didn't Bjork do an album with only a string section and drum machine-y electronica too?
^^ Therapy?
They used to have a live cellist on loads of songs. It were awesome.
I don't really love you anymore - Magnetic Fields
great song too.
the 8 teeth to eat you split cursive ep
is the best ever use of cello in rock music
also
I'm fairly sure Youthmovies' Ores has a cello on it, as I'm in a band with the cellist in question.
anything by
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Most songs by Lionshare
'Mexico City is Sinking' by YouMeTheSwitch
Enjoy
One More Mile - Tom McRae
also, pendantically, it's 'Cello.
^this
Once again:
www.myspace.com/grammatics
Incredible.
Murder By Death
They've got a Cello player. Listen to 'Intergalactic Menopause' or 'Boy Decide'. In fact, listen to any one of their songs. They're all great.
Lol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello_rock
Always helpful:
Buried Inside - Racking The Skulls Of American Golgatha
Asunder - Rite of Finality
You didn't specifically state that there wasn't allowed to be any screaming or that songs had to be under 50 minutes in length, so you still owe me.
Thanks!
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Cheers everyone
This is good stuff.
as others have said,
Therapy?
the specific album they use it on nearly every song is Infernal Love.
there's a fair bit of it in the Afghan Whigs Black Love record too
Patrick Wolf - Wind in the Wires
Viola, but that's in the right ball park I'm guessing. The Libertine, something like that?
matt pond PA..
..,besides being one of most under-appreciated bands of the past decade, have always had a cello thing going on. It's got slightly less prominent on the last couple of albums (7, check 'em all) but its still there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2EYqmuSGYU
our entire ep has cello all over it/
gossamer albatross
www.myspace.com/gossameralbatross
we're good.