Recent Acquisitions, thoughts

Oddly enough, I posted these albums in reverse order of their acquisition. This was the last album I got, but probably the most anticipated. I remember finding this little gem a couple of years ago. Not when it came out in 2005, but hey we can't all be fabulous all the time. This was in my pre-music connoisseuring days. But that was in the past. Please listen to this. I can't recommend a song because they are all good. Seriously.

Iceland? Really? Btw this is my FAVORITE ALBUM COVER EVER. Look at the OWLS. Look!! Try "I Forget It's There". And don't judge it because it's got a little twang. We could all use a little twang, I feel.

I'm still having trouble believing that this isn't 1) from a 60's French New Wave film and 2) that girl is from Tel Aviv. Really? Tel Aviv? "My Lucky Charm" makes me feel like Christmas.

I think I read somewhere that John Mayer said that this is the best album of the year. Because they share a name (one sur- one last-), one might ask? PERHAPS. Perhaps. But it could also be because it's the most inspired Motown throwback that I've heard since Amy Winehouse in 2007. Could be. Listen to "Make Her Mine". Oh and also I feel compelled to add that I've never EVER bought anything on iTunes. Never. Until this.*

"The Rabbit, The Bat, and the Reindeer". Oh and what's going on with all of the 70s today?

So MOF was kind of an awesome idea. And it turned out really well! Who woulda thunk it. "Dear God" is my favorite track so far, but they're all pretty good. I haven't had enough time to really listen to the whole album yet but I like what I've heard so far. But be aware, you kind of have to be in a mood for this.

Okay, so I haven't heard any of her music other than that one song. Which I kind of liked, so I decided to look her up. Uhm. Okay, so I'll just say it. Does she sound like she's either 1) Underwater or 2) Singing from a room down the hall from the mic? The songs are actually pretty good, but that weird sound is just... irking me.

Just close your eyes, sit outside in the warm California breeze, listen to this, and just try to pretend it's NOT 1975. Just try.

Very indie. I can think of a couple of people who would love this band. The female lead sounds kind of familiar, but I can't place it... If you look them up, check out "Crystalised", I think that's my favorite so far.

I actually really like this band, even though it's sort of a different style than what I've been listening to lately. The lead sounds a bit Dylan-esque but it a way that makes it possible to not want to change the song as quickly as possible.

*okay, I had a gift card.

the crimson tide

You know how in the wizard of oz, whenever the tin man stood still for too long (or it rained) he got stuck and couldn't move anymore? I think that's happening to me in slow motion. I spend too much time at this desk and in class and bending over lab benches (I've been spending a LOT of time hunched at work, doing weird hunch-y things with weird hunch-like machines). This morning I woke up and could barely move. I turned to the side and my neck was killing me, I sat up and my lower back hurt, I tried to get out of bed and I felt like my ovaries were going to pop (yes, it's that time again).

And so I watched this and everything got better:

Some new stuff I've run across

love Mayer Hawthorne, still deciding about Girls, though... something about the "heir to elvis costello" comments floating around the internet are kind of disturbing to me

Wouldn't it be great if EVERYTHING was explained a la School House Rock

Nothing Is The Same

RT

I just found out Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay for the version of Sense & Sensibility in which she appeared. And wait...there's more...

...At one point she lost the whole screenplay on her computer, so she ran it over to her friend's flat. He and his flatmate fixed it...

...And the flatmate was none other than Hugh Laurie, who plays Mr. Palmer in the film. Ahhh. My life is now complete for I know the truth.

Would you still do it, Eddie Fisher?

A Thought From Sue

"When I heard that Sandy wanted to write himself into a scene as Queen Cleopatra, I was aroused... then furious."

Am I the only one who sees a resemblance?

Boy drinking coconut milk/sketching in grand central lower level

I was that blonde girl with the beer wearing a leather jacket who sat behind you while you sketched. I wanted to ask if you were sketching that center kiosk coffee thing for school or for fun and what was with the carton of coconut milk but I didn't. Instead I went and got on my train 20 minutes early and felt cowardly. I had to do something in order to keep from kicking myself forever so here it is.