January 2011
90 posts
The Walkmen - “New Year’s Eve”
December 2010
53 posts
WatchBeirut - “Cliquot” (with Ed Droste)
Middle Brother - Me Me Me (via gbabuts)
Middle Brother - Me Me Me (via gbabuts)
WatchIsobel Cambell & Willy Mason - “No Place To Fall” — simply lovely.
1 tag
Two Gallants - “Seems Like Home To Me”
Bruce Springsteen - “Darkness on The Edge of...
Ray Charles - “It Had To Be You”
WatchBelle & Sebastian - “Dirty Dream #2” — for old times sake.
Beach House - “I Do Not Care For The Winter...
WatchJulian Koster - “The First Noel” — Gearing up for a little winter wanderlust & reminiscing with last year’s bout where an unanticipated invite granted me the privilege of witnessing this, and this. Simply wonderful.
My little chat with Nathan Willett of The Cold War Kids
2010 favey sampler // a hungry hearted mix
LOCAL NATIVES - cards & quarters // THE BLACK KEYS - sinister kid // WHITE DENIM - if you’re changing // ADAM HAWORTH STEPHENS - the cities that you’ve burned // BEACH HOUSE - walk in the park // THE MORNING BENDERS - mason jar // THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH - the wild hunt // MAGIC MAN - monster // DUM DUM GIRLS - rest of our lives // YEASAYER - madder red // ARCADE FIRE - sprawl...
it's a wrap: best of 2010
There were many enjoyable releases that delighted my senses in 2010 & narrowing down a mere ten favorites has been hard, but the following held strong in my go-to rotation throughout the year. So here we go, complete with links to A/V supplements, as per usual.
1. Twin Sister, Color Your Life — like a spring fling that unexpectedly lingered through fall, I’m completely smitten...
WatchTwin Sister on Weathervane Music
How an 11-Year Old Girl Convinced Lincoln to Grow His Beard — Letters of Note has copies of the girl’s letter & Lincoln’s response. Ms. Grace Bedell, had some solid reasoning behind her request — “I have got 4 brothers and part of them will vote for you any way and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you,” she...