Back to business.

Lacking the will to sleep has brought me back to posting some music I have recently discovered/been in to. Cheers.

Caro Emerald- That Man

Local Natives- Airplanes

Futurebirds- Johnny Utah

Lay Low- Last Time Around

April Smith and the Great Picture Show- Colors

Josefine Lindstrand- Jewels

Kid Cudi- Pursuit of Happiness

Tallest Man on Earth- King of Spain

Devendra Banhart- Roots...

Norah Jones- The Long Way Home

Booker White - Aberdeen Mississippi Blues HIFI

fucking brilliant.

Jónsi - Go Do from Jónsi on Vimeo.

this is some great stuff from Jonsi Birgisson the frontman of Sigur Ros.

Back Stateside.

I have returned once again to home of the Freedom Fries. These are just a few of the songs that i was into on my 28 hour journey home. Cheers.

_Van Morrison- Gloria

_The Walkmen- The Rat

_Love Is All- Felt Tip

_Weezer- El Scorcho

_M. Ward- Vincent O'Brien

_Wilco- Forget the Flowers

_Vincent Delerm- Il Fair Si Beau

_The White Stripes- Astro

_Tom Waits- Clap Hands

_Nico- These Days

sleep when you are dead.

here some classics as well as some recent favorites. enjoy.

_Beastie Boys- Super Disco Breakin'

_Be Your Own Pet- October, First Account

_Converge- Homewrecker

_David Bowie- Soul Love

_The Anniversary- Crooked Crown

_Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Grind My Bones

_Black Sabbath- War Pigs

_Devendra Banhart- Long Haired Child

_CCR- I Heard It Through The Grapevine

_The Arcade Fire- Rebellion (Lies)

Do work.

i think i have officially decided to move to europe for good starting this summer. now its time to do work to make it happen. here is what i've been getting pumped to. there is some very random artists on this playlist. one to note would be Hauschka, i have been listening to this artist on repeat since i have discovered them and i greatly recommend them to everyone.....

_Flaming Lips- It Overtakes Me

_The Good, The Bad & The Queen- 80's Life

_Julian Casablancas- Out of the Blue

_Hauschka- Alma

_CALLmeKAT- Do Your Trick

_Battles- B+T

_Genghis Tron- Laser Bitch

_Into Eternity- Beginning of the End

_Sigur Rós- Sé Lest

_Animal Collective- The Purple Bottle

Where did it go wrong?

Here is my playlist for the week. Features some really awesome new artists I have come across over the weekend. If you only listen to a few of these I really recommend Nicole Simone, fucking brilliant stuff, as well as The Postmarks. Cheers.

_Nicole Simone- Melt

_The Black Keys- Grown So Ugly

_At the Drive-In- One Armed Scissor

_Black Mountain- Don't Run Our Hearts Around

_The Postmarks- My Lucky Charm

_Black Sabbath- Caravan

_Bjork- Hyper-Ballad

_The Beatles- I've Just Seen A Face

_Audie Darling- Worn Out Shoe

_Bob Marley- Ridin' High

Inspired

Music is awesome and I am feeling rather inspired. Here is what I have been into this week, the musical ADHD continues...

13th Floor Elevators- You're Gonna Miss Me
Bad Veins- Afraid
Man Man- Engwish Bwudd
Death From Above 1979- Get home, Get Down
Cornelis Vreeswijk- Polaren Per Är Kärlekskrank
Sydney Wayser- Banjo Bayou
The Evens- Pushed Against the Wall
The Kinks- Big Black Smoke
Velvet Underground- The Black Angel's Death Song

Foggy Weather

This past week has been filled with rainy and insane amounts of fog. In turn this is what I have been listening to, enjoy.

Manitoba- Crayon
Bob Dylan- One Too Many Mornings
Greg Ashley- Apple Pie and Genocide
Cat Power- Lived In Bars
Ben Kweller- Lizzy
Devendra Banhart- I Feel Just Like a Child
Elliot Smith- Angeles
Dntel- Anywhere Anyone
Brad Mehldau- Exit Music (For A Film) cover
David Bowie- Rock and Roll Suicide

fuzz of the week.

Here is my playlist for the week. I have been trying to keep things broad. enjoy.

Dungen- Panda
The Gun Club- Preaching the Blues
Holly Golightly- There is an End
The Beatles- I Want You (She's so Heavy)
Andrew Bird- Scythian Empire
Wildbirds and Peacedrums- I Can't Tell In His Eyes
Marconi Notoro- Symphony in Re
Strange Fruit Project- Ready Forum
Elliot Smith- The Biggest Lie
Hauschka- Heimat

Really?

who thought it was a good idea to make the ipad, an expensive over glorified giant ipod touch. just buy a fucking netbook. 

No Words Allowed.

This is a collection of some of my favorite songs which have little to no words. I will try to explain why each one is on my list. 

1. Olafur Arnalds- Raein 

_this songs has a way of drawing you in and making you forget about your surroundings. it is a great example of a song that makes you feel movement in a very gentle surrealistic way. 

2.  Pink Floyd- Great Gig in the Sky

_the pure power and epic feeling this song antes is nothing to be reckoned with. clare torry destroys on a different level. this songs goes out to merkel. 

3. RJD2- Ghostwriter

_this song gets included because of its personal history with me. it also just happens to be a very uplifting groovy fucking tune. one of my favorites by him.

4. Mark Mothersbaugh- Lindbergh Palace Hotel Suite

_the whole soundtrack to this movie is amazing but this song in particular sticks out for me. my favorite parts of the song are the harp solo and the amazing array of rhythmic devices and accents that are used throughout the song.

5. Tortoise- TNT

_this is another song chosen for personal history. i first heard it as the music for jason dill's skate part in 'photosynthesis.' not only was it a great part in the video but this song has a very unique feel and mood to it that i only can get when listening to it. 

6. Yann Tiersenn- Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi

_this another one from an amazing soundtrack. it has a way about it that is not only calming but somewhat reflective, it makes you consider the moment you are in right now. i like it when songs do that.

7. DJ Shadow- Organ Donor

_its just badass.

8. Godspeed You Black Emperor!- East Hastings

_this is a song that falls in the epic category. its dark movements and tones give off a very impressionable feeling of self reflection.  

9. Mark Mothersbaugh- Ping Island

_ending on a high note is this brilliantly catchy song also from a killer movie and composer. 

Songs of this Week

Here is my new top 10 songs of this week.
In no particular order:

The Sundresses- The Most Evil Thing You Can Do
Spacemen 3- Sound of Confusion
Margo Guryan- Sunday Morning
Massive Attack- Paradise Circus
TV on the Radio- Playhouses
Robert Johnson- Rambling on my Mind
Pixies- Cactus
Mos Def- Sunshine
Turbo Fruits- Ramblin' Rose (cover)
Rachel Goodrish- Light Bulb

New movement.

so i have not published anything for a while basically because i don't really ever have something good to contribute to society. i decided to just start posting my weekly top ten songs/groups. maybe someone will find this intriguing i don't know. i am also working on getting a player hooked to my blog to allow people to listen to the songs i post. but for now you will just have to look them up.

for the first week in no particular order:

Black Lips- Freakout
Os Mutantes- A Minha Menina
King Khan & BBQ Show- Fish Fight
Ray Charles- Georgia on My Mind
The Astroids Galaxy Tour- Around the Bend
Aether- Makeshift Sanctuary
The Books- Take Time
Amina- Tercera
Daft Punk-(the entire) Daft Punk Alive 2007 Album
The Rolling Stones- Love in Vain