Fuck what yo momma say, umma vote Obama

FMB - Obama 08

Page France

I haven't gotten a chance to order Page France's latest release on Suicide Squeeze, ...and the Family Telephone, but I have been hearing good things about it, (and have heard quite a few delicious tracks) so I'll be ordering it later tonight from Insound. I don't have any of the tracks off of the new album that you don't already have, thusly, I bring you an unreleased track.

MP3: Page France - Mother

Architecture in Helsinki

La la love Architecture in Helsinki

Mp3: Architecture in Helsinki - Heart it Races

Sir Salvatore

Dear Sir Salvatore,

You are the best thing to arrive in my mail box all week.

Love,

Samantha, WIH?

But, seriously. Sir Salvatore, an alternative group of four out of San Francisco, look up to Pavement and the Pixies, and I can't help but notice that they are quite reminiscent to those. Vocals remind me of Pixies and instrumentally, they could possibly be mistaken for Pavement. Nice job, Sir Salvatore! May I say, I am a huge fan of Public Key, so check it.

MP3: Sir Salvatore - Hooray this Projector

MP3: Sir Salvatore - Public Key

Wilco and Low to play at Merriweather!

I work at Merriweather Post Pavillion a la Columbia, MD and I serve food to people while they enjoy music. Last year, we were fortunate enough to have the lovely Belle and Sebastian come to play with Broken Social Scene and Ted Leo, and also fortunate enough to work Virgin Fest (as I will be doing this year as well)...and this year Wilco is playing with Low on June 21 at Merriweather. Am I thrilled? No, not really, but it certainly beats Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. Don't get me wrong, Wilco and Low are alright, but it's certainly no Belle and Sebastian!
Get Yourself some lawn tickets

Car Mix #2: "All these karats like I'm a fuckin vegetarian"

This week, the car mix includes my new favourite Patrick Wolf song, new National, some other new grooves, an oldie, and of course Lil' Wayne.

MP3: Patrick Wolf - The Childcatcher
MP3: The Beatles - Savoy Truffle
Mp3: Ra Ra Riot - Each Year
MP3: Lil' Wayne featuring the Hot Boyz - SHINE

"OK Let's talk about this ice I'm carrying,

All these karats like I'm a fucking vegetarian"

MP3: Sufjan Stevens - Barn Owl, Night Killer (live)

MP3: Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Seems To Be On My Mind
MP3: Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things

MP3: Said the Shark - Runaround

Via Boxer:

MP3: The National - Apartment Story

MP3: The National - Start a War

Bonusssss!yay

M4A: Mew - She Came Home for Christmas

Ra Ra Riot

Ugh, today has just been a bad day of epic proportions. The massacre at Virginia Tech, was by far the lowest point of my day. I have many friends who go there... and this was really upsetting news to hear. When things go south, music is my route to go. Ra Ra Riot is what I belive to be, the newest new of the indie scene. The new Ra Ra Riot EP features so far my favourite song of theirs (quite possibly even one of the best singles of the year), Each Year. Take a listen, love it, and turn that frown upside down beacuse you just listened to a gem!

MP3: Ra Ra Riot - Each Year

Totally Radical 80's Party

Remember the 80's? Bill Cosby does!

Well, here are are 4 definitive 80's songs.

Maybe this will help you remember.

MP3'S

Can - Thief

A-Ha - Take On Me

The Church - Fields Of Mars

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

Because what else would I be doing on a Saturday night?

Nothing like watching the Lake House with your mum on a Saturday night! Apparently, it was premiering today on one of the billion HBO channels. It was between the Ten Commandments and the Lake house, and if you know me, I sure as hell am not sitting through a more than 3 hour movie thing. So naturally, I watched the Lake House and was moved by yet another AWFUL- I mean- overly impressive performance by Keanu Reeves. Dude, you can totally act. Haha, sike. Not only did the movie not make any sense, but it blew soooo badly. That's okay though because I don't recall having any expectations for the movie. HOWEVER, I did jump about a mile in my seat when I heard Nick Drake, not once, but twice! And the Clientele had a track in the movie too! I missed that though, but that's okay. Not like I'm going to watch the movie again to find it. But nice choice in music, Lake House people.

MP3: Nick Drake - Pink Moon

MP3: Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me

Oh, and Happy Easter and stuff.

Car Mix #1: "If I Could See All My Friends Tonight"

Every week I burn a lovely CD to play in my car for the drive to school, work, the city, wherever... I figured I may as well post the mix I jam to. I mean afterall, my music makes traffic into DC and Baltimore...tolerable.

MP3: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

MP3: Alanis Morisette - My Humps

MP3: Patrick Wolf - Bluebells

MP3: Miracle Fortress - Have You Seen in Your Dreams

MP3: Miracle Fortress - This Thing About You

MP3: Timbaland - Give it to Me featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado

MP3: Hot Chip - My Piano

MP3: Feist - One Two Three Four

MP3: Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now

Peasant

Peasant is just a one man band that puts together some of the most simple, yet beautiful indie folk songs I have heard in a while. In January I heard the song 'Can't Believe You're Believin' and fell in love. It's been on repeat ever since.

"These are your books

Study them closley

And those are his looks

Get used to feeling sick

And these are the ways

you get used to thinking

And this is the day

you become a number"

MP3: Peasant - Can't Believe You're Believin'

Thrushes

Last week, Thrushes released their debut album, Sun Come Undone. I was pretty excited to listen to some of the tracks off of the album because they are from Baltimore, and I'm sure any blogger would tell you it's very thrilling to find their are artists from your area. I live right between Baltimore and DC, so there is a lot of music going. I listened to the tracks a few days ago and my initial reaction to Thrushes was nothing in particular-- in fact I was almost bored (I wasn't even planning on posting about them). Then, Friday I was getting ready to go to DC to watch some friends film a commercial with the question mark guy, Matthew Lesko, and I just had music rolling in the background and Thrushes came on. I realized I was probably looking for the wrong thing in Thrushes. Sometimes my mind is just set on pop pop pop pop and I turn a cold shoulder to more sad and still songs. I found myself enjoying their songs and though I still think they lack a little life, this is only the bands debut and in regards to that, it's well put together.

Lyrically, every song is eloquent and the instrumentals are put together very swimmingly. The instruments drag alongside the female vocals, that take a while to adjust to. Perhaps it was the first thing I noticed about the band, how lovely her voice was, how it almost floats against the slow instrumentals. I do take quite a liking to their song 'Heartbeats.' I think the song works, she sounds great on it, the instrumentals work, and the song has more character than others I have heard. 'Loyalty' and 'New Years Kiss' are two other songs I really enjoy as well. I'm definitely going to encourage you check them out and download the MP3s below.

MP3: Thrushes - Heartbeats

MP3: Thushes - Aidan Quinn

Girl Talk

It's been beautiful weather here in Maryland all week. It's that beautiful time of year where my car windows are rolled down and I am blasting tunes. What's the best thing to blast in your school's parking lot whilst leaving school? Girl Talk. What album do you put on at a party? Night Ripper. 'nuff said.

MP3: Girl Talk - Peak Out