tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post7941362506790245492..comments2023-09-19T10:00:29.637-04:00Comments on The Velvet Blog: A note from the managementJim Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-52632702992019987702010-03-04T08:17:46.476-05:002010-03-04T08:17:46.476-05:00I created a Pandora station and get all those infl...I created a Pandora station and get all those influences in the songs the algorithm chooses. Thanks for the tip.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-56580538302634944452010-03-03T18:04:13.350-05:002010-03-03T18:04:13.350-05:00I guess I'd call Swan Dive retro-pop. Their mo...I guess I'd call Swan Dive retro-pop. Their most recent album (which contains this song), "Mayfair," definitely has a lounge feel to it. The album before that, "Until," is pure Brazilian-inspired bossa nova. <br /><br />And before that, I'd say they were most influenced by Nilsson and Burt Bacharach than anything else. Their 1998 album "Circle" is my favorite. <br /><br />They're based in Nashville, are big in Korea and Japan, and can't get arrested here. Go figure. (I've talked to them a few times after shows, and they're incredibly nice.)Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-3128714514787942152010-03-03T17:45:29.677-05:002010-03-03T17:45:29.677-05:00Worked fine, and I'm going to have to look int...Worked fine, and I'm going to have to look into Swan Dive, kind of a, what to call it? A current lyric homage to sixties lounge music?<br /><br />Oh, I'm listening a lot lately to Pandora, always free, but you can't pick beyond structuring your "stations."Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.com