
So I thought it'd be nice way to cap off winter with seven songs on high rotation (I've also been tagged by Oz from Decomposing Trees ). Beach House - Astrounaut Makes me want to lie down in a field of dandelions, or sunflowers and dream the best dream ever. Bachelorette - A Lifetime More warmth, optimism and beauty. Less cheesy, duration and over-the-top cute. See also (1). No Age - Teen Creeps Best track from the best album [...]

The ever-lovely Kimya Dawson has gathered her musical friends and their respective children for the recording of her latest record, Alphabutt . With that in mind, Alphabutt clearly focuses on the presence of the children equally as much as Dawson's conductive input. At times I imagine scenes of pre-school, where the children are huddled around Dawson as she teaches them about faeces and body hair - a scene that is warm, silly and hilarious. Dawson's clever lyrical work clearly shows her humorous side to the point it where education becomes fun. Alphabutt might [...]

Last Thursday evening I had the great privilege of seeing Beach House live. As the second sold-out show and with beaming reports from the previous night, it felt like even more proof that Beach House are something special. With the lights down and almost off, the Baltimore duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally casually and seamlessly opened the set with (I think) "Wedding Bell". The soothing and ethereal vocals of Legrand were so lush it made you want to close your eyes [...]