Ginger

Memories I hope will never fade

Another One Goes By

Kills me every time.

"Is your skin your skeletons
Splinters my daydreams
Under surface see is it any seed
Shadows fly across the wall
I walk outside and try to see you right in front of me
Silhouette of something sweet and so bright
Don't know what to offer you I'm only broke and lonely
And another one goes, and another goes by
Sometimes when I step outside I see you standing right in front of me
And another one goes, and another one goes by
Don't know what to offer you
I'm only broke and lonely
And another one goes, and another one goes by
Sometimes when I walk outside I see it right in front of me and so
Bright
And another one goes by"

When the point of the horizon is hiding its blues, what would you want sky?

Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky from Adam Tanner on Vimeo.

Good deeds. Sky! [What would I want? Sky!]
Is everything alright? You feeling moany? You feeling lonely?
You're not the only
Is everything alright? You feeling stormy? You feeling phoney?
You're not the only
Do you get up up up? Clouds stop and move above me
Too bad they can't help me. What is the right way?
Do I float up up up? When I stop and look around me
Grey is where the color should be
What is the right way?
Old glasses clinking and a
New order's blinking
and I -
I should be floating but I'm weighted by thinking
That I got on the river
Really can't make you change
And the sky gets filled up too fast and the taxi man's saying, "You betta give me some money; stop daydreaming, dude!" When the point of horizon is hiding from you. What would you want sky?

Are you taking it lightly? Lost in the flurries, You start to worry. You will be buried
Taking it lightly, and so I hurry. I start to worry. Here come them flurries
Is everything alright? You feeling lonely? You feeling moldy? You're not the only
Is everything alright? You feeling stormy? You feeling foamy? You're not the only
Do you get up up up? Clouds stop and move above me
Too bad they can't help me. What is the right way?
Do I float up up up? When I stop and look around me
Grey is where that color should be. What is the right way?
Old glasses clinking and a New order's blinking and I -
I should be floating but I'm weighted by thinking
I'm a fly on the river, That'll make me some change
When the sky gets filled up too fast and the taxi cab's waiting, "You betta give him some money; stop daydreaming, dude!"
When the point of horizon is hiding its blues
What would you want sky? What would I want? Sky!

Cults

My latest "on repeat" artist is Cults, from San Diego. Cults is Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin, both 21 and yeah, they're together. Let's just hope this one lasts. They recently released their EP for free on the internetz, which you can download here. They're currently working on their full-length and plan to tour in the summer.
The song that pulled me in is "Go Outside." It actually makes me miss the sun and its warmth on my skin. Alas, spring and all its beauty is almost here. What I really dig about this song, is the contrast of the delicate xylophone da roo da da dee and the crazy Jim Jones "death tape" samples in the background.
Here's a video of the entire EP, starting off w/"Go Outside"

El Perro del Mar @ Troubadour 03.03.10

Is it the year of the dog?
I caught El Perro del Mar w/Taken by Trees this past wednesday @ the Troubadour in West Hollywood and it was such a beautiful show. I had only see El Perro del Mar once before, at the echoplex a few years back and my goodness, how this woman has evolved! She went from a shy wallflower to fully blossomed butterfly. Her movements so lithe and fluid. It was such a powerful and intimate performance, I think we were all holding our breath.
you deserve a better love..... this isn't over until I say when, when.

One of my favorite moments of the evening, was her cover of Big Star's "Blue Moon" I recorded it, but my memory ended so it's cut off. Here's the complete version (thanks to WorldofConcerts):

In a Dog's World

I was just recently introduced to this artist and I'm sorry for all the time lost not enjoying the melodies of Dr.Dog
Here's a must-see session he did for P.A.S.T.E. magazine and yes, those are paper towel rolls.

It Is Happening Again

It's raining, it's pouring and I've got to retreat to my Beach House to surrender this Silver Soul to the sun. How long until I dissipate? The mist is coming and its' haunting warmth. I've got that lump in my throat, goosebumps and I just want to drown in this song over and over.

We gather medicine for heartache
So we can act a fool
It's incomplete without you
The silver soul is running through
It's a vision, complete illusion, yeahhh
The needle along the spinning wheel
Collecting silver coil
It gathers heat without you,
Whether or not you're turned from it
It's a quick turn
To let it figure out
It is happening again (x4)
The bodies lying in the sand,
They're moving in the dark
It is so quick to let us,
We feel it move through our skin
It's a sickness, a manic weakness, yeahh
It is happening again...

Shall We, Charlotte?

Charlotte Gainsbourg's "IRM" is fast becoming one of my winter favorites. Here's a wonderful fan-made video of Charlotte Gainsbourg's "IRM" title track.

charlotte gainsbourg IRM stop motion from mimms cross on Vimeo.

Small Black- Despicable Dogs

This is our getaway song.
The one that’s playing in the car as we decide to keep going.
You turn to me and I know, it's unspoken
I know your eyes and you know mine

(but I won't be wearing sandals or have hairy albino hair, sorry)

Download Small Black : Pleasant Experience here
You can hear more tracks off their myspace. Be sure to at least sample "Weird Machines" and "Bad Lover"
Their self-titled EP is amazing ( sorry I can't think of better word). It's been on heavy rotation the past couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to hearing the full length. I've got a feeling the promise of the EP will be fulfilled & not suck like some of their predecessors... *cough.... Yeah I'm looking at you Passion Pit. I can't even listen to Passion Pit's EP anymore because how disappointed I was with their full length release.
Here's to you Small Black *fingers crossed*

I don't care for fancy things

This is probably the best cover I've ever heard. My Boys [Girls] done by Taken by Trees. I thought I loved this song before, but their cover just takes you deeper. The way the fresh, soft notes spring up the lyrics' beauty. Always brightens my day
If you don't know who Taken by Trees is, it's the solo project of former Concretes lead singer Victoria Bergsman. You may also recognize her from that infectious PB& J "Young Folks" tune

I want to be there with her, barefoot and gracefully walking the tightrope. So many times we let material things, careers, the pressures of society weight us down...when all really need is our loved ones and a place to call home.

Bradford Cox is saying Ho Ho Ho, free music for you

Bradford Cox has a stocking stuffer for you and your friends. Download the new Atlas Sound 7" off of his blog
thanks Brad !

Losing Feeling

After watching the video for No Age's "Losing Feeling", I was instantly hooked. I had to go out and get it the next day on vinyl in uptown whittier. I love how now most newly released vinyl gives you a code to download the tracks digitally. Listening to the EP I was blown away by just how great it is to listen to from beginning to end. No skipping around or anything, I could just let it play all the way through. All the tracks are great, but the one I'm most attached to right now is "Genie"
I love playing it after a long day. I can close my eyes and I can feel myself slowly falling, letting go as I let the melody sink in.
here's a fan-made video for "Genie"


check out their video for "Losing Feeling" , it's really cool

Oh let these little words of love become the lamps that light your way

I think the best way to start off this blog should be the same way I like to start my day : with a song that makes a smooth transition from dreaming to full consciousness. There's a mashup of Beach Boy's "All I Wanna Do" & Animal Collective's "Guys Eyes" that I can't get enough of. The combination of the same kind as the pairing of soul mates and they even finish each other's sentences

BB starts: "All I wanna do ... " as AC breathes in "is just want my body wants to "
"to give you all the love I can " ... "to show my girl that I want her"
It's what we allow ourselves to speak out and those subtle, repressed thoughts, desires we cannot always express. AC's powerful, insisting words "need her, need her"
Fused together they might sound neurotic, but who can claim innocence to that when they're in love?

you can download the mashup here

here's a closer look at lyrics:

AC: Guys Eyes
I really want to do just what my body wants to / I really want to do just what my body needs to
If I could just hold all the thoughts in my head and keep them for you /
I really want to show to my girl that I want her / If I could just purge all the urges that I have and keep them for you / I really want to show to my girl that I need her (x2)
If I could just hold all the thoughts in my head and keep them for you I keep it locked right now I really want to show to my girl that I want her If I could just purge all the urges that I have and keep them for you I keep it locked right now I really want to show to my girl that I need her If I could just hold all the thoughts in my head and keep them for you (repeat) Need her So I used my mind and I used my hand It was what I want to do I really don't know what to do if my body should want to What I want

Beach Boys "All I Wanna Do"

All I wanna do is always bring good to you
To give you all the love I can and help you in whatever you do
Sure as the sun will come around again to start off another day
You can be sure that in my heart and soul I'll love you in every way
All I wanna do Is bring happiness to you
I hope it makes you happy to know My love's with you wherever you go
Oh when I sit and close my eyes A gentle thought comes in my mind
My love is burnin' brightly ; My moon and stars shine nightly
All I wanna do (x3)
Oh let these little words of love become the lamps that light your way
My love is burnin' brightly ; My moon and stars shine nightly
All I wanna do (lonely in the night I feel)
All I wanna do (x2)