starfucker

STARFUCKER - "RAWNALD GREGORY ERICKSON THE SECOND" (2008)

love that beat

"Imagination always sets me free"

PART TIME - "LIVING IN PRETEND (MY GIRL IMAGINATION)" (2011)

Beachwood Sparks

LIESEL ROSE ©

BEACHWOOD SPARKS - "SPARKS FLY AGAIN" (2012)

I predict this song will make it big...

HACIENDA - "DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHT" (2012)

Folk Friday

"Anger, anger you're finally my bitch"

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS - "DEAR BELIEVER" (2012)

fun and spacey for a lazy day

GENERATIONALS - "YOU GOT ME" (2011)

This one's for Sunday

Boys and Girls by Alabama Shakes is hands down one of the best releases of 2012. Check out the title track "boys and girls." She's got soul.

ALABAMA SHAKES - "BOYS & GIRLS" (2012)

goodbye

Yep. Definitely some Danger Mouse (i.e. producer of Broken Bells, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, and now Norah Jones) in this one. Check it out:

NORAH JONES - "GOODBYE"

on the sea

goodnight kind of music...

BEACH HOUSE - ON THE SEA (2012)

happy Tuesday

CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS - "PATRICIA'S THIRST" (2011)

happy Tuesday

fast-paced just for you! Enjoy.

DELTA SPIRIT - "CALIFORNIA" (2012)

I couldn't say it to your face

PHOTO BY MATT WIGNALL

It's like Victoria Legrand with a little more vintage soul. Check it:

JESSIE BAYLIN - "I COULDN'T SAY IT TO YOUR FACE" (2012)

the merkin jerk

Whatever you do, don't search the word merkin...

...but do check out this tune!

JAVELIN - "THE MERKIN JERK" (2010)

poolside

hand claps, groove, synths, shakers, and a Neil Young tune...

POOLSIDE - "HARVEST MOON" (2011)

ketamine and ecstasy



Don't do drugs, unless they're in the form of a song. This track is a joyful ride of upbeat riffs as kinetic and spastic as the sun on a warm day. Check it:

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH! - "KETAMINE AND ECSTASY" (2011)

MY TRACK OF THE DAY: drifting in and out

PORCELAIN RAFT - "DRIFTING IN AND OUT" (2012)

hello Tuesday

enjoy.

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

MY TRACK OF THE DAY: not tonight

The Black Belles are my latest infatuation--thanks to a friend. "Not tonight" is a good taste of the all femme band. WARNING: if you love creepy piano tunes, be prepared to melt.

"Well, I'm not going down like this."

THE BLACK BELLES - "NOT TONIGHT" (2011)

MY TRACK OF THE DAY: glory

NOTE: this is not the Beyonce baby!!

If you haven't given into the birth of Blue Ivy Carter (the Jay-Z/Beyonce baby) or ranted among friends about strange baby names, then you should consider giving into "glory": the song Jay-Z wrote for his daughter. May I add that it is certified baby-approved rap (yes, that means no dirty references or F#!* words). Check it:

"Baby I paint the sky blue, my greatest creation was you..."

JAY-Z - "GLORY" (2012)

MY TRACK OF THE DAY: cementerio club

Pescado Rabioso. By far the coolest Argentinian band name I've come across. Thanks to my brother, I'm hooked to "cementerio club," (release date 1973).  There's this one guitar that is so addictive, but you must wait for it. It's the lighting to a fierce thunderstorm: Piercing, mind blowing, and beautiful. Do take a listen:

PESCADO RABIOSO - "CEMENTERIO CLUB" (1973)