Not Your Average Bear

And it rips through the silence of our camp at night
And it rips through the silence, all that is left is all that i hide


Yepp, those are some fantastic Beirut lyrics. I have to say, I like a lot of songs, but I LOVE songs with good lyrics. It just makes them that much better. Beirut is really great. I pretty much love every song I have heard so far. I love blasting it, i wonder if my neighbors think I'm crazy.
Although I don't really care.


I also admire Björk but I haven't heard as many of her songs. So far her newest cd is really powerful. It makes me wonder why women take of their clothes and make shitty "music" when they could be taking off their clothes creating something wonderful like her.
...or they don't even have to take off their clothes haha.

blueberry yogurt

So I was off the map for awhile but I have gotten back in to discovering new music and listening to a wide variety of things. I have had recommendations from friends and Last.fm (that were actually good). Also I have been paying attention to the music in tv shows. It really fascinates me and I want to know how the process works of picking out songs and who gets that job....because I WANT IT!!!

so here is a little playlist of some of the things I have been listening to lately.
Megan Ouchida (local artist I found on Myspace).
-she has many good songs but my favorite right now is probably "Boys Like You"
Tristan Prettyman - Madly ( I have been listening to her for awhile but I really like this new single).
Panic! At The Disco - Mad As Rabbits (I know I know....Panic? But I really think this album is a huge improvement and a step in the right direction for them)
Okkervil River - I can't believe I JUST started listening to them. They are great, I don't have a favorite song right now, but that is just how good they are.
Phantom Planet - Do The Panic (back when jason schwartzmann was in the band!!!!!! I had no idea....a great ff to share with people).
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me (this one was a recommendation from Last.fm and I love it!)
Kate Voegele - Only Fooling Myself (very pop and catchy but in a good way)
Frightened Rabbit - Grey ( they really impress me, i need to find out how I can get ahold of more of their stuff)

Those are just a few but I could go on forever.....

You belong to me

Ok time for a musical update.
So Love Song was my favorite over the summer. I went to see Rocco DeLuca and Sara Bareilles opened. After that I bought her cd and have been a fan ever since.
it's really weird that it is only getting famous now. All my friends are like, "have you heard Love Song". I feel like I tried to tell people but they only listen if it is on the radio or mtv.
I'm not one of those people who is like "oh I listened to that first, or I liked them sooooooo long ago" it just makes me mad when people don't care if you recommend something but don't listen and then 6 months later they love the song for goodness sakes.

um anyway.....

SIA is AMAZING!!!!!!
I love all of the below:
*Girl You Lost to Cocaine
*Academia
*Playground
*Soon We'll Be Found
*Buttons

I love the whole cd but those are my faves. That says a lot about the cd. It is highly unusual to have sooo many favorites.

Belle & Sebastian

is it my imagination or does Belle & Sebastian sound like (nick drake/ jens lekman?)

I always think when they are played on shuffle that it's nick drake. Maybe i'm crazy.

Keen on SIA

Well I guess music wise I have exciting news or this week. Tues. I am going to see SIA. I am very excited. It was a valentines gift. I have been listening to her new stuff a lot lately and it is great stuff let me tell you. I like a lot of the songs but I guess my Favorites would have to be, Day Too Soon, & The Girl You Lost to Cocaine. Those are pretty great.

I guess on another subject, something I like to do in my spare time is look up celebrity playlists on iTunes. Today I was mostly Looking at Michael Cera's. I am fascinated by him because he is on my favorite show and in one of my favorite movies this year.
His music taste is just as fascinating. A good variety of indie stuff but weird stuff like a guy talking in his sleep. Not to mention Sonny & Cher. I am very interested in what other people listen to, more specifically what people's favorite songs are.

so if you read this feel free to comment and tell me some of your fav's.

Looking at them look at me looking at them

playlist for Monday February 4th

The Lighthouse - Interpol
Maggie Mae- The Beatles
Nobody Till Somebody... - Dean Martin
Hunk of Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Look Up - Stars
Cecelia - Simon & Garfunkel
Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last - The Weakerthans

Trying to calm myself down by blogging.

Some great songs I love right now.
Maps-Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Me, My Yoke - Damien Rice
We Get On - Kate Nash
Doctor Blind - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Sea of Love - Cat Power

man these are good.