Heavy rotation
Several months ago I swore off any talk radio, including NPR, during the election season because…
Let Down
Been a long day away from the computer and I’m right now manning Marlo’s door because I put her to bed only an hour ago and she’s tried to get out six times already (after I marched her back to bed for the second time she screamed for over two minutes, “YOU HURT MY FEEEEELIIIIINGS! [...]
New Tunes – Perfume Genius
I just checked my music archives because I was sure that I had already featured the work of Perfume Genius here (stage name for a solo artist out of Seattle named Mike Hadreas), and I’m stunned that I haven’t. If ever there were a voice or a sound to give words to the last several [...]
New Tunes – Tanlines
These guys are an electronic/indie duo (Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm, heavily referencing the Eighties) from Brooklyn and they recently released their first album back in March. The song “Nonesuch” is the closing track and my favorite of all eleven, and not just because it is so achingly beautiful. You can hear so many influences [...]
New Tunes – Hot Chip
The following song “Let Me Be Him” is off the recently released fifth album by this English electronic band. If you haven’t heard two of the previous albums, One Life Stand and Warning, do yourself a favor and set aside some time. I think what sets Hot Chip apart from other artists in this genre [...]
New Tunes – Local Natives
I was bouncing around some music blogs and playlists earlier this week when I came across this song and something about it crawled into my ear, down into my my belly and exploded. I didn’t even realize until I had listened to it for two straight hours that I saw Local Natives perform as an [...]
New Tunes – Angus and Julia Stone
It’s kind of a twofer this week because first up is a brother and sister duo and then it’s the sister’s solo effort, both equally a total damn pleasure to listen to. Angus and Julia are an Australian acoustic folk-pop combo, and their latest album Down the Way released in 2010 was pretty much a [...]
Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed
Today I do not have any fun Easter stories or crafts or DIY projects to share with you. No jokes about the Easter bunny or anecdotes about spilling dye on furniture. I spent most of yesterday alone cleaning out a neglected room, carrying bags of paper and boxes to the recycling bin at the side [...]
New Tunes – When Saints Go Machine
This is a four-man electro-pop group from Copenhagen. I can’t find much information on the band, but I guess it doesn’t matter when this music is this damn fun. Here’s the video for the same song:
New Tunes – Cults
Oh, I am so giddy about this that I could kiss a rat smack on its itty bitty head. Cults is a duo based in New York City, and blah blah blah, their music fills me with pure joy. They’ve got a Sixties vibe going on, and yesterday they released their first album. You could [...]
