mp3: beach house – some things last a long time [link expired] ……………… [buy devotion]
i posted a live clip of beach house covering this song a few weeks ago, but i had no idea at that point that the band had chosen to include the daniel johnston cover on their next album, devotion. well [...]
mp3: super furry animals – father father 1 [link expired]
mp3: the beatles – rocky raccoon (mono remix 1) [link expired]
today is my dad’s birthday… if i were to make a list of my dad’s top 10 favorite songs, i would put “rocky raccoon” on there. i’ve never asked him to make such a list, so [...]
mp3: the lk – private life of a cat [link expired]
“for a cat i am very offensive ……. my fur is black and the rest is attitude”
this song is awesome and the reason i started thinking about cats in the first place. as if a first person cat narrative wasn’t enough, it’s wrapped in a [...]
i’m super excited to be seeing st vincent at the rock n roll hotel tonight. i’m still obsessed with marry me and i’ve heard a lot of good things from people who have seen her in the past. if you can’t make it out to the show, you can still check out some pretty [...]
mp3: silver jews – i loved ‘em everyone [link expired]
this thursday i’m going to be seeing david berman of the silver jews in some capacity. i’m keeping my fingers crossed that he follows through with his previous suggestion and plays some music… i wouldn’t care if he only played covers of old country songs, [...]
mp3: love as laughter – i’m a bee [link expired] ………………… [buy #1 usa]if you saw a velociraptor walking down the street carrying a walkman and you were to stop it and say, “excuse me, mr. velociraptor mongoliensis… i was just wondering what you were listening to?”, it would probably slash your knees, knocking you [...]
mp3: the terrordactyls – devices ………………. [buy the terrordactyls]
i just recently got into the terrordactyls but i’m already a big fan of the duo. despite their songs frequently dark tendencies, from the very first listen it’s obvious that these guys love making music together. the terrordactyls is pure, unfiltered, straight from the heart [...]
mp3: smog – ex con [link expired] ……………………. [buy red apple falls]
“whenever i get dressed up i feel like an ex-con trying to make good.”
ever since i started a job where i have to wear a tie and all that, i’ve thought of this song nearly every day as i head off to work. [...]
mp3: plants and animals – faerie dance
the spiderwick chronicles has got me thinking about faeries… maybe that’s why i was willing to give this plants and animals song a second chance.
i had never heard of plants and animals before i saw them open for wolf parade last summer. during the band’s set i kept [...]
mp3: the new pornographers – myriad harbour (live) [link expired] ………………[buy challengers]
“myriad harbour” was easily the best song on last year’s new pornographers‘ release challengers and is certainly a contender for my favorite np song all together. now i can add this totally batshit but super cool video to my list of things [...]
