Look at the Stars/Look How They Shine For You

This is one of those days. You know, those days where you feel ultra contemplative/artsy and super forlorn at the same time? Those days where everything just seems so...wrong...but so right? It's like you hate yourself, but don't know why and you hate the world but the angst is empty. Yeah. It's one of those days where you want to just walk outside, lie on the grass, star at the stars and just never, ever, ever get up. It's like you want to just get lost in the splendor of the world and forget yourself, for now, even if it's just for a little, forget all your problems and just breathe.

I'm having one of those days, where it seems like life just needs a soundtrack and some deep thinking just needs to be done.

Trouble - Coldplay

The Melody of A Fallen Tree - Windsor For The Derby

Until The Day Dims - The Woodlands

Concerto No. 2 Op. 28 in C minor  - Rachmaninoff (you need to listen to this at the same time with rainymood.com open. Seriously. Just try it. It is THE best thing ever. Thank Leonard for this one. So relaxing yet hauntingly beautiful.)


Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran

Talk Tonight - Oasis

Northern Downpour - Panic! At The Disco

Soldier's Poem - Muse

Codex - Radiohead

My Evaline - Weezer

Yellow - Coldplay

I've Been Dreaming...

With the help of some dream pop. Lately I've  been intoxicated by the heavy pedal and airy sound of dream pop - from Beach House, to Memoryhouse (funny, right? both have "house" in their names, both are on Sub Pop, both are dream pop bands...) to Beach Fossils (Yes, another beach) to Real Estate (Which is an indie band (on Domino), but their sound is definitely dream pop influenced. And yes - more houses).

A playlist for a dreamy afternoon:

1. Shallow - Beach Fossils
2. The Kids Were Wrong - Memoryhouse
3. Master of None - Beach House
4. Out of Tune - Real Estate
5. Bonfire - Memoryhouse
6.Silver Soul - Beach House
7.D.A.R.L.I.N.G. - Beach House
8. It's Real - Real Estate

I'm a lazy bum

Hey y'all, here's a playlist for those lazy days that we all share. Most of these are definitely on the mellower side, so if you like that kind of thing, enjoy ^^.

1) "The Spirit Carries On" -Dream Theater

2) "Wait for Sleep"-Dream Theater

3) "The Answer Lies Within"-Dream Theater

4) "How Deep is Your Love"-BeeGees

5) "The Widow"-The Mars Volta

6) "The Masterplan"-Oasis

7) "Sentimental"-Porcupine Tree

8) "Piano Concerto no.2 mvt 2"-Rachmaninov(ff)? There's a hilarious Igudesman and Joo mashup of this piece and Celine Dion's "All by Myself" www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54gIJ5lHAc

9) "Ballade no.4 op.52"-Chopin

10) "Viridian"-Between the Buried and Me

11) "All the Same"-Real Estate

IT JUST DEPENDS WHAT KIND OF CAR YOU ARE

Noel-sung vinyl only track of (What's the Story) Morning Glory

Don't Look Back in Anger can suck it, compared to this

the xx

I've had the xx on replay for I don't even know how many times. Oliver + Romy's vocals are that perfect male/female vocal combo that seem to be so rare and are in such harmony, it reminds me of the Pixies and Black Francis and Kim Deal in the very best way possible. Their debut album xx is one of those rare albums that convey so much emotion and feeling it's at points almost feels like you're intruding into something special. It has a really intimate, melodic quality to it. Lonely guitar rifts coupled with evocative vocals make this arguably the best thing I've listened to in a very, very, very long time.

Listen to:"Islands", "Heart Skipped A Beat" and "Shelter"

St. Vincent...on Gossip Girl

Weird, yes I know. But I saw it. And couldn't resist. It really is true.

Around 20min -ish to the end.
http://cwtv.com/cw-video/gossip-girl/

Episode "Crazy, Cupid, Love". Song is "Cheerleader" off St. Vincent's new album Strange Mercy.

And the episode ends to "Baby Says" by The Kills.

Pretty awesome music for an episode of Gossip Girl

St. Vincent.

So lately I've been listening to a little St.Vincent (stage name of Annie Clark). It's this strange, enchanting mix of guitar riffs, airy melodies, and interestingly placed synthesizers. And of course, they're Annie Clark's voice. HER VOICE. It has that perfect balance of strong but vulnerable. She sings with such longing, and such feeling that it leaves your heart hurting from how beautiful it is. It all culminates into  that kind of music you can't classify and you don't know WHY you like it, but you just DO. It's infectious. A few standouts from her newest album (Strange Mercy) include "Champagne Year" (refers to the year in which you turn the same age as your birthday) - which is has an interesting balance of empty instrumental sections and powerful, questioning sections that highlight her amazing voice. It seems almost like an ode to midlife crisis with the lines "I make a living telling people what they want to hear" - it captures that feeling we all have, we all know. The feeling of being false to yourself and living in a lie. And of course, there is the title song "Strange Mercy" which is quirky and catchy, with interesting riffs and captivating vocals which border on hazy. It also has another one of those empty instrumental sections which seem pivotal to Clark's work. Another one of my favorites is "Actor Out of Work" from her 2009 album work which borders on pop with bubbly riffs and repetitive lyrics and runs. Similarly pop influenced is "Marrow" off that same album in which she chants "H-E-L-P, help me, help me". St. Vincent seems to simply have something to offer everyone.