Playlist

Here's a list of songs that are in my current playlist-

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Joy Divison is a must have on any of my playlists, and this song is definately one of the best.

2. Us- Regina Spektor
A song from the earlier mentioned (500) Days of Summer soundtrack. I really love the control Regina has over her voice, and the string quartet is a nice addition to her regular piano.

3. You're So Vain- Carly Simon
I love Carly Simon! For those of you who don't know who she is, Carly was a singer-songwriter popular in the 70's. 'Your So Vain' was one of her biggest hits, and the story behind makes it even more intriguing. The lyrics of the song go," you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." Carly had dated alot of big Hollywood stars and people who got to wondering who it was she was singing about. Carly has never told who the song was about but people say it's between Mick Jagger and Warren Beatty. Anyways it's a great sing-along song.

4. Ready for the Floor- Lissy Truille
This song is originally Hot Chip's, but I think Lissy does it so much better. 'Ready for the Floor' was featured in the movie, Jennifer's Body.

5. I Need a Life- Born Ruffians
Not much to be said here. A fun song by a pretty good band from Ontario.

6. Sweet Desposition- The Temper Trap
Another song from the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack. I had never heard of The Temper Trap before the soundtrack, but this song got me interested in them.

7. Somebody's Baby- Phantom Planet
So in an earlier post I wrote about my number one favorite song, well here is number two.

8. Bad Kids- Black Lips
Here's another song from the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack, told you it was good!

9. Hysteric- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This song is off their last album, which came out in March.

10. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
This is another old favorite of mine.

11. Who Invited the Roman Soldiers- Everytime I Die
This isn't so much a sing-along song, but still a really good one to blast. I'd have to say my favorite from their newest album, New Junk Aesthetic

12. Do the Panic- Phantom Planet
Another Phantom Planet song that makes me smile every time I hear it.

13.Summertime Clothes- Animal Collective
A good song off an amazing album, see previous post.

14. Hero- Regina Spektor
Last song off the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack, I swear. This is my current favorite off this list, she does a great job of making her emotion come through the song.

Best Album of 2009

So for this post I tought I'd go ahead and write about what I thought was the best album of 2009. That album would have to be Merriweather Post Pavillion, Animal Collective's ninth studio album. I'm definately not the only one thinking this though, the album has topped best-of lists since it first came out.The album was released a while ago,January 6th, but no album has been able to come near it all year. This is the group most pop sounding album, but they manage to keep away from making it sound like mainstream pop. Again they master mixing everything from house music to psychedelic rock, but that's what's expected from them. It is definately their most accessible album, they just keep getting better and better! It has the potential to make you smile, feel sad, or burst out dancing and singing.So if you haven't heard it yet, pick it up.

Runner ups- Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It's Blitz!
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
Set Your Goals- This Will Be The Death Of Us

Dreammaker, You Heartbreaker

So if you're anything like me, you'll hear a song, like it, and it'll be on repeat for the next week.. When I say it'll be on repeat I mean truely just one listen after another for a good hour. After that week or so passes I'll only occasionally listen to the song again. It's true that its hard to pin point your favorite song cause it's always changing, you're always finding new music. I however, and a lot of people probably, have a definate, all-time favorite, so I decided to do a post about it. You know that song that you can listen to forever and have it not get old; that one that always makes you feel good. If you recognized the title of this post then you probably know what song im talking. My all-time favorite song is ' Moon River.' 'Moon River' is a 1961 song written by Johnny Mercer and henry Mancini for the equally amazing movie, Breakfast At Tiffany's. That's where I first fell in love with it. The song won an Oscar that year and became one the most popular songs of the decade. There are about a hundred versions of the song,having been covered by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand to R.E.M. Seriously, people love to cover this song! For me though, the best version is the original, Audrey Hepburn's. She may not be the best singer but her voice fits the song, and the simplicity of it makes it so much better. Henry Mancini's orchestra versus, minus the lyrics, is amazing too.

(500) Days of Summer

So I'm little late on this since the movie came out in the summer, but I just got around to watching it. (500) Days of Summer follows in Garden States footstep with that eccentric, indie feel, and I loved it! How adorable is Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I could spend a whole post writing about the movie so I'll stop here. Anyways about the soundtrack now. You know when the main charecters bond over The Smiths while sporting Joy Divison t-shirts and quoting Belle and Sebastian, that there is going to be some good songs here. The songs fit into the movie quite well, but the soundtrack by itself is a bit all over the place. That is exactly the reason I liked it though. It plays just like all the CD's I make, featuring everyone from The Smiths to Hall & Oates. What can I say, I love the 80's! The soundtrack does have some repeat artists on there, but when they're The Smiths and Regina Spekor, I'm not complaining. The soundtrack also introduced me some new artist such as the Black Lips and Temper Trap, whose song "Sweet Despostion," is a definate stand-out. Another pleasent suprise was "Quelqu'un M'a Dit," a heartfelt song by Carla Bruni, the first lady of France. Overall it was a really good listen, mixing old favorites with new songs.

1.A Story of Boy Meets Girl - Mychael Danna and Rob Simonsen

2. Us - Regina Spektor

3. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

4. Bad Kids - Black Lips

5. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths

6. There Goes The Fear - Doves

7. You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates

8. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

9. Quelqu'un M'a Dit - Carla Bruni

10. Mushaboom - Feist

11. Hero - Regina Spektor

12. Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

13. Vagabond - Wolfmother

14. She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra

15. Here Comes Your Man - Meaghan Smith

16. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - She & Him

If your looking for some catchy music, and pop-punk is your genre of choice, you should check out Love Me Electric. Love Me Electric is a five person band from Palos and Orland Park in Illinois, and I first heard of them when they were playing local shows around Chicago. What I like about Love Me Electric is that they have such a fun honest sound. Their music is catchy and after a few listens you can't help but sing along with them. If you're interested in looking them up, you should give a listen to the EP , The Sunrise. They are unsigned so I'm not sure you'll find it anywhere in stores, but it is up on iTunes. My favorites off the EP are track 5 Avolition and track 7 I'll Count To Four. So go to their myspace http://www.myspace.com/lovemeelectric and give them a listen.

Colin Munroe

On my endless search for new music I came along an artist who will surely become a big name. Towards the beginnig of 2008 Colin Munroe released a remix of Kanye West',Flashing Lights, and lit up blogs which called attention to his talent. Born just outside Ottawa, Munroe emmersed himself in music at a young age, teaching himself to play the drums, the guitar, and the piano. For a while he produced songs for hip-hop artist, before finally deciding to release a mix tape in late 2008 called,Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero. You can definately tell he's got a style of his own, and plays whatever so ever comes into his head. His songs are a mix of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Pop. For some Unsung Hero, had too much genre hopping, but for me that makes me love it even more. He's definately differnet, and produces no lack of radio worthy songs, breezy, feel good songs. Colin Munroe is definately someone worth checking up on.


Download :Will I Stay Remix
This is the first song I heard by Colin Munroe,and the reason I decided to look up more of him. Featuring Wale and Dallas Austin. So catchy. So good.



Download : Bittersweet by Wale Feat. Colin Munroe
This song isn't Munroe's but features it him. As you can maybe tell from it's title it samples The Verves, Bittersweet Symphony, and luckily, unlike alot some hip-hop songs it doesn't make me hate the original. Wale and Munroe are great together and they make this song work.

In The Unlikey Event

I have been a big fan of Fall of Troy ever since the first time I saw them live. That year I saw all the shows they did in Chicago, which was about three,that was four years ago and I haven't seen them since then. When I heard they were coming out with a new CD,'In the Unlikely Event', I was beyond excited to hear it. My favorite CD of theirs was definitely Doppelganger, which was their second full length album debuting in 2005. I wasn't a big fan however of their third album,Manipulator, and I was hoping this could redeem them. They didn't though. I was dissapointed in the album. Fall of Troy is a band who goes and says 'were making what we want,' and indeed they do. They mix sounds and constantly change up styles, which is not a bad thing, but with 'In the Unlikely Event' they seem to have lost their touch. If I had to pick a song from the CD, it would be the first track, 'Panic Attack.' I only hope that The Fall Of Troy will go back to the studio,and bring us their old lyrics and riffs.