that's amore

Stumbled upon this Little Dragon tune somewhere
within a fashion blog and I can't stop hitting play.

LITTLE DRAGON - "BLINKING PIGS"

obsessed

Solange has found her sound....

SOLANGE - "LOSING YOU" (2012)

just like children sleeping we could dream this night away

NEIL YOUNG - "HARVEST MOON"

obsessed

TWIN SHADOW - "FIVE SECONDS" (2012)

ON REPEAT: never go back

Grace Potter's latest single is hella catchy! And it's the best track off The Lion The Beast The Beat. Check it:

GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS: "NEVER GO BACK" (2012)

whatever you do, don't funk with my groove

Heard this tune a few days ago. I didn't think much of it then, but today I'm obsessed.

THEESATISFACTION - "QUEENS" (2012)

ON REPEAT: savage

Hacienda's latest single, "savage," is loaded with a catchy chorus, bumpin' bass, and weird but invigorating electro-piano. Check it:

HACIENDA - "SAVAGE" (2012)

free (legite) download here!

oh, what a fuss when the king rides by

CAT POWER - "KING RIDES BY" (2012)

ON REPEAT: magic chords

Because her voice is effortlessly cool and the lyrics are as reflective as the gravely piercing melody.

"you got to lose sometimes..."

SHARON VAN ETTEN - "MAGIC CHORDS" (2012)

repeat Friday

CLASS ACTRESS - "JOURNAL OF ARDENCY" (2011)

and the fabulous slow-mix vvv

enjoy.

hello Tuesday

enjoy.

CASIOKIDS - "ALDRI SKA ME HA DET GOY" (2011)

ON REPEAT: razzle dazzle rose

"Razzle dazzle rose" evokes winter nights and moods of desolation and dejection. The words are equally stimulating: "courage, my love, will make me bolder/ Expected softness can lead to foolishness."

CAMERA OBSCURA - "RAZZLE DAZZLE ROSE" (2006)

ON REPEAT: terra incognita

Lately I have failed at keeping up with all the new music. However, the other day I found some time to investigate/research/and listen to some fresh tracks. I stumbled upon the latest Atlas Sound song "terra incognita" (Latin for an unexplored or unknown land). Just reading the title of the song impelled me to hit it and listen. It was not in vain. This is a calming song that doesn't vary much in sound but who cares? Repetition is good when the sounds push you into a tranquil state. Check it...

free download HERE

ON REPEAT: spidey's curse

I'm totally poisoned by the buoyant guitar riffs of THE BLACK LIPS "spidey's curse"...



ON REPEAT: l'appuntamento



I have no idea what she's saying but it sure sounds beautiful. Sometimes I can swear she's singing in Spanish. But I'm wrong. Ornella Vanoni is singing in Italian. Listen to this timeless song below...



ON REPEAT: forty four

Howlin' Wolf's song "forty four," makes me feel good inside. And I only discovered this gem yesterday.

name: Chester Arthur Burnett
from: America
artists that come to mind: Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Charlie Rich
initial reaction: classic!
memorable verse: "I wore my forty-four so long, I made my shoulder sore"

source: found it in the sister's ipod after our little photo shoot 

http://jukeboxcloset.blogspot.com

ON REPEAT: ego tripping at the gates of hell

The Flaming Lips "ego tripping at the gates of hell"

ON REPEAT: black hills

Black Hills by Gardens & Villa from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

ON REPEAT: Lorelai



"Lorelai" is one of my favorite songs on Fleet Foxes second full-length album Helplessness Blues out May 3. It is absolutely beautiful. And once again I find myself wishing I could sing like Robin Pecknold. Robin holds his notes impressively. The echoe of his voice sticks to my ears like a magnet unwilling to let go. What magnets? Yes. The voice is attractive to my ears. For most of the day I have been listening to this song non-stop. This is probably the most uplifting song of the album in terms of sound. The lyrics... well, I'll have to look in to that. I'm still trying to figure them out.

"So guess I got old. I was like trash on the side-walk. I guess I knew why often it's hard to just sweet talk. I was old news to you then, old news, old news, to you ... then."

ON REPEAT: lines her eyes

    

     Sometimes it takes the shuffle button to help you uncover hidden gems in your ipod. Last night I turned on my device. Then a few songs later a Dum Dum Girls song came on called "lines her eyes" from their debut I Will Be. I'll be honest and say that until yesterday I usually passed up most Dum Dum Girls songs just because most songs were too loud-noisy-garage-rock (but with exceptional sound quality). And well most days I crave for mellow or electro-pop/rock music. So yesterday as I was quickly getting ready and "lining my eyes" I had no time to change a song if I disliked it. "Lines her eyes" started playing and lo and behold 1 minute into the song I fell deeply in love with it. If my ipod had only one functional button--the backwards button--I would have been completely satisfied because that's the only button that mattered to me saturday night. And not only do I love this song now but I found another reference to the album title. I get a kick out of finding the song (if it is not a title track) that inspired the musician(s) to brand their album with. In this case Dum Dum Girls chose the words "I will be" from track 9 and also chose it as the name for track 8. Lyric dive? I'm curious to see what's going on with this fascination for "I will be." Well until next time here's "lines her eyes":

"If she somehow beats me, gets to the top before me, I can't deny how angry I will be!"