The Shining

Today marks 2 years of this blog. We've posted 615 posts, 7 mixtapes, and a few wordy posts about things that felt important enough to write about.  I love everything that has to do with this blog, the digging for music, writing my thoughts and feelings for a song, choosing a picture to share alongside the track, and most of all sharing songs that get me feeling good.

This track is heartfelt and beautiful. I'd probably play this song at the end of a powerful speech in a dramatic movie. You can see it now, main characters smiling in slow motion, everyone feeling the energy of something great all together, and it sounds real good too. Enjoy!

The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy (right click to save as)
Badly Drawn Boy

Constant Conversations

As a fanatic about background vocals, especially female background vocals, this track is crack mixed with heroin dipped in chocolate and served atop a solid gold brick. I am normally attracted to the faster pace Passion Pit tracks, but I'm really feeling the hipster R&B vibe this reverberates with me. I can also see the potential for amazing remixes that this song presents, and I hope to not play it out before some of those emerge so I'm able to fully appreciate them. Enjoy!

Constant Conversations - Passion Pit
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Passion Pit

Forever

There's a dash of 90's awesomeness captured in this track, but don't get me wrong I wouldn't call this a 90's track.  The melody is fun and upbeat, with quick words flowing up and down in the chorus. I can imagine a hundred different music video scenes that would showcase this song perfectly. Perhaps the nostalgia of my days growing up to songs like this, along with the hand claps towards the peak of the track, helps with my vivid imagery. Enjoy!

Forever -Haim
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Haim

Heart Attack

Last night I went to the Asteroids Galaxy Tour concert here in San Francisco. The band has incredible energy, and a fantastic sound. There's a bit of pop, a bit of horns, and a bit of funk all topped off with an aggressive yet extremely cute voices. This song especially I can't get enough of when she rhymes "gasoline" with "nicotine". I danced all night to their upbeat high energy sound.

Heart Attack - Asteroids Galaxy Tour
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Asteroids Galaxy Tour