How many times will it take.

NOTE: this blog post is a couple years old lol. Forgot to post it! Let's get into it shall we? Here are some tunes I have been really digging lately. Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best This whole album is pretty great actually. This is one of the singles released so I have listened to it more. Shout out to my friend Jessica who introduced me to this artist a while back. I find music unexpected, and incredibly exciting for how mundane the lyrics can be. Years & Years - Eyes Shut

I am SO obsessed with this song. I have only heard a few of this bands songs, they don't have a full length album out, right? The lead singers voice is so smooth. I can decide if this song makes me happy or sad, either way it makes me feel good. St. Vincent - Bad Believer

St. Vincent is one of my favorite artists of all time. So when I heard about her new ep, Pieta (released for record store day), I was beyond excited. "Bad believer" is upbeat, but doesn't lose its edge. Probably the song I have been listening to the most over the past month (according to my last.fm account)

Cure for the common "snowed in and I need some tunes to help me make it through"

Hello all. Snow has hit the Pacific Northwest and caused an epidemic of people becoming overwhelmingly bored. Luckily the snow has began to melt and we can once again go back to our 9-5's and remember what it was like to hate our lives for a completely different reason. Also... here are some tunes that I like. The Promise - Swear and Shake

I don't remember where I first heard this song. It popped up on a playlist somehow as I was riding the train and I decided that I really enjoyed it. It's a song about unrequited love but somehow it lifts me up. The vocals are extremely heartfelt and powerful. I checked out the rest of their stuff after listening to this song (about 19 times) and I thoroughly enjoyed it as well.

HUMPDAY

Never Look Back - Slow Club

Every time I listen to this glorious song I love it more. It starts out beautifully slow and gradually builds. It's one that I have to blast, I can't leave it at a whisper. I need those golden vocals and grinding guitar to be at maximum jam-session level. I never want this song to be over. Here are some other version I found on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwuRzR-Gfv4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuTUvtmyvfA Dissolve Me - Alt-j

So I was introduced to Alt-J by my brother, then all of the sudden they were everywhere! This band deserves their new found success. My favorite track of their's at the moment is Dissolve me. The gorgeously blended harmonies warm my belly. I also love the echo effect... I'm not sure what the technical music term for this is but it works really well in this song. Throw - D.Veloped

If you are a mash-up lover like me, then this next one is for you! This is a jam I love to get pumped up to. Perfect mix of rap, pop, and rock! (including some Blink-182 guitar riff) THROWS SOME CHEESE ON THAT BITCH

Wacky Wednesday / Mood Booster

Hey guys, It's humpday, it's also October, it's also almost over. With the winter months ahead some of us need a good "mood booster," in other words, Here are some songs that make me happy. A Better Son/Daughter - Rilo Kiley

So I have loved Rilo Kiley for a LONG time. I will admit I wasn't there in the beginning, I didn't start listening to them until More Adventurous (only because I wasn't cool enough) Thanks to spotify, I randomly came across the song A Better Son/Daughter. I cannot believe I have been missing out for some many years. Jenny belting out "And sometimes when you're on you're really fucking on" fills me with joy. The song has serious undertones but leaves you with the message of hope, that things will be ok even after all the shit. Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

OK so I have always LIKED this song, but what made me LOVE this song was recently watching Pretty In Pink. If you haven't seen this movie, I will tell you, it's on netflix, so go watch it, now. I just love this part of the movie... may even be my favorite part. Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers

Another group I have loved for a long time but some how overlooked a gem of a song. Mass Romantic is upbeat and gets the juices flowing!

Nostalgia

Hello all! This week was my birthday, which often leads to some reflection on years past. When it comes to music, I love rediscovering old favorites. This time around I reminisced with the songs of 90's past. For me this was a pivotal time, the end of grade school and the beginning the mysterious beyond (weird Land Before Time Reference, but also Middle School) First, today was the day I remembered how much I love Hanson. Noticed this is not past-tense. They group, often put in the same category as 90's boy bands, is so much more than a "boy-band." For one thing, they ACTUALLY play instruments. I don't want to get to worked up so let me just get on with it. The song I chose is A Minute Without You, this song was my JAM when I was ten, and I STILL love it. It's just so fun, and up-lifting. It's kind of a sweet love song actually. And those SWEET SWEET harmonies!!!

Second, you may know Robyn now as a Pop/Dance dream, with her song Dancing On My Own playing in the show GIRLS, or seeing Taran Killam spoofing her video for Call Your Girlfriend,hilariously, on SNL. I knew her first as the R&B songstress, shouting at me to SHOW HER LOVE AND WHAt IT'S ALL ABOUT. Show Me Love was a from one of Robyn's first albums that my cousin had on tape. We would blast it and jump on her bed, as if we could understand the meaning lyrics perfectly.

I don't have a third 90's song, but I do have a fun song from the 60's. Sugartown by Nancy Sinatra! I don't know what it is but I can't get enough of this song! Also gotta love the cover by Zooey D in 500 days of summer. (CAN'T FIND A LINK..... GAH!)

Tuesdays "Obsessed" List. (aka bumbershoot withdrawals)

As mentioned in the title, this tuesday evening is all about obsession. Specifically, the tunes I have been jammin to the past week or so, the tunes I can really jam out to. Hold on to your socks, here they come... 1. Hearts Like Our - The Naked and Famous

For some reason I had this idea that this band was some sort of emo/whiny voice band. I have no clue what that's about. Anyway, by hearing this song on accident I discovered, I love their sound. This indie band from Auckland has a synthpop vibe that is right up my alley. This is one of those songs you blast while shaking your fists in an intense but passionate manner.... but maybe not while riding the train home from work. 2. Beta Love - Ra Ra Riot

I've loved Ra Ra Riot for awhile now. I know this album has been getting a lot of flack, but you know what... I don't care. I hadn't heard this new album a until a few weeks ago when a dear friend pressed play. It is a song that lifts spirits and gets people dancing. We saw them live at bumbershoot that weekend and they killed it. Vocals were spot on, and even sitting in stadium seat I just wanted to get up and dance. Later that night we pressed play one more time for an impromptu living room dance party... yepp we loved it that much. 3. Photobooth - Death Cab for Cutie

My favorite show of bumbershoot! It was great to see Death Cab playing the Transatlanticism album all the way through. They were great live, as always. After they finished playing the Transatlanticism set they played a few more favorites, including; 405, Crooked Teeth, Cath, and, of course, Photobooth. Photobooth is one of those songs I kind of forget about sometimes but every time I rediscover it, it's a mad love affair. Thanks and until next time!

It's been awhile/ sunday morning Jamz

I'm pretty sure it's been years actually. I realized I need this blog back in my life. I'm not sure why I stopped, laziness most likely. Maybe I'm having my quarter life crisis and i'm trying to go back to a simpler time. Really though I think I just miss talking about music. I don't have any agenda, i'm simply here to talk about music that I like and hopefully it will start a conversation.

Without further ado, here is my "Sunday Jamz" post.

Sundays are a good time to sit in bed with a cup of coffee and just browse the web for some jamz. Sometimes you go searching and sometimes it finds you. Today was one of those days where music found me. Looking through old blog posts of one of my favorites Megan Isobel of <a href="http://www.lipssofacto.com/2012/06/june.html#.Uiys1mQ_8hY">LipsoFacto</a>, I found a playlist she posted about a year ago. On the list was Grizzly Bear - Shift (alternate version) which I realized I had heard once before in the movie Blue Valentine but decided I needed to hear it again. After a google search I found that the song had been performed on one of my all time favorite music sites, <a href="http://en.blogotheque.net/2006/07/01/grizzly-bear-en/">Le Blogoteque</a>. I love pretty much anything Vincent Moon does, and this was no exception. They also performed an accapella version of Knife. It's heartwarming and makes me smile.

Here they are... my Sunday Jamz