Tag: love

Golden Halls

 

[ Adolescent – Golden Halls EP ]

I’m back for good! No more long delays any time soon, and I’ve got a sweet little EP to share with you guys to help kick summer into gear. A friend of mine showed me this several weeks ago and it wasn’t until now that I realized I never passed it on. Rarely do I find myself listening to just an individual song off of this EP because it flows together so well that I always find myself listening to the entire thing. These tunes make for chill evenings and night drives and are always enjoyable. So I thought there’d be no better time to introduce you guys to the fine solo work of Alex Parish that is Adolescent.

 

Favorite track: Golden Halls Pt. 2

James Vincent McMorrow : West Coast (Lana Del Rey cover)

I feel like I’ve had to make this apology quite a few times in the past couple of months, but once again, sorry for the delay. The insanity of finals week, moving out and now leaving home yet again, typically results in reorganizing my priorities. However! This video is an absolute gem. Obviously, James is one of my all-time favorite guys and hearing him cover Lana, leaves us with a pretty kickass cover. So while I may be late time to time on keepin’ you guys updated, I figured that this less-than-a-day-old cover would begin to make up for it.

Also…I figured I’d actually give you a heads up this time, and let y’all know that for about the next week and a half I’ll be out of the country, so let this lil’ piece of gold resonate in the time being.

Jack Johnson : Angel / Better Together

Let’s just say that the only thing that can get me through Week 10 and finals while 80 degree weather teases me outside is Jack Johnson. He creates the perfect mix for studying and enjoying what is soon to be summer. So needless to say, with the combo of beautiful weather and excessive cramming, I’ve found myself in a pretty extreme Jack Johnson phase. Obviously, I had listened to him before, but this time I’m in deep. Digging through the classics as well as the underrated oldies of Jack Johnson, my friend showed me this hidden gem. Before really getting to know his stuff I had told her how “Better Together” was my favorite (like many, many others, I’m sure). She tried explaining how he flawless the tied two songs together, and while I didn’t doubt his capabilities, I knew I had to listen to it to believe it. So I will spare you the time of attempting to explain the way in which he intertwines the two and instead will tell ya to start listening now if you haven’t.

Late to the Game

 

[ Vampire Weekend – Hannah Hunt ]

Well, first off, let me say that I’ve reached a new low point regarding the fact that I am delivering this song to you as a YouTube video. Perhaps the term “video” is too kind, seeing as there is not much to see, but Soundcloud let me down and I have listened to this song too much in the past few days for me to not make some sort of post about it. But that aside, today, this song is perfect. I was never really a fan of this album when it first came out, however, over time I found myself enjoying the album more. But for some reason this song always sticks around in my mind and one that I never entirely get sick of. Yesterday was the first time that I genuinely just listened to this song. So perhaps everyone has already had this reaction and I’m just late…but for the time being, I find this song flawless. And I decided that even if the only way I can share this song with you is through some lame YouTube video, it would still be worth it. So though this is no new find, or some mysterious new experimental artist, I ask you to take a couple minutes to just sit and listen, and to enjoy the song for what it is.

Put This On Your Summer Soundtrack

 

[Portugal. The Man – Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue (Muneshine remix) ]

This song makes me wish summer would come just a tad faster. I think it’d be the perfect soundtrack to a mellow summer party or just a chill night in general. I love me some Portugal, but this remix is pretty rad and intertwining with an old classic makes for an unexpectedly killer song. At first, I wasn’t crazy about the remix because I was too attached to the original, but the more I listened to it, and the closer summer gets, I find myself jammin’ to it more and more. Hope you guys dig it as much as I do.

Running With Scissors Through a Theory of Strings

 

[ E• Noon – Cashville ]

Thanks to Cold Fingers (I’ve posted them a couple times before, definitely give ’em a listen), I found E• Noon. From what I can tell these guys are brand new. This is the only song of them that I know and it was only posted a day ago. I can easily see where their sound overlaps with that of Cold Fingers. The two have a lot of commonalities, though E• Noon appears to be more rap-based. The listening is easy and the lyrics are poetic, if you listen closely. Hopefully, you’ll dig this brand new gem, and if we’re lucky, we’ll get to hear more of the mysterious E• Noon in the days to come.

Dreamy Soundscape Master

 

[ Henry Green – My Number (cover) ]

As always, good songs are hard to cover. However, what I find makes for the most successful cover is when the artist makes it their own. This song popped up in my Soundcloud feed yesterday and it took me nearly through half of the song to realize that it was a Foals cover. For those of you who have heard the original song, you’ll notice how much slower and dreamier Henry Green’s cover is (a lot like his cover of MGMT’s “Electric Feel”…definitely listen to that one if you haven’t). I’ll admit that I have a hard time allowing this version to beat the original, but this cover delivers the song in a much different way that makes it just as enjoyable.

Song For The Week

 

[ Chrome Sparks – All There Is (feat. Steffaloo) ]

I’m sure a lot of you guys have listened to Chrome Sparks at least just a little bit. I had heard a couple songs, enough to be familiar with the guy, but I never explored his work too much. Then I managed to stumble upon this gem from two years ago and fell in love. It’s by far my favorite song (seeing as it’s basically the only song I’ve listened to all week) and definitely made me look at Chrome Sparks in a new light.

What’s interesting about this song also is that the drop isn’t the best part. Sure, it’s a mellow and enjoyable drop, but the song still builds after that. The chorus is smooth and light that it carries you throughout the entire song easily. Needless to say, this song is a good fit for a spring day or a study day. Enjoy.

 

P.S. I’m going to be out of town aka not on my computer for a few days so I’m hoping this song will suffice until I’m back.

Foreign Fields : The River Kings

I don’t know if any of you recall, but I posted the entirety of Foreign Fields’ album on here a couple months ago. The whole album is wonderfully done and a super easy listen, start to finish. What I love most about their work (and what I feel a lot of listeners may breeze past) is the way that every song builds. Each song starts off pretty slow and it’s not until about 3/4 of the way through that the song’s potential is typically fully reached.

This track is one of my favorites off of the album, but originally was not the case. I thought it was too slow and therefore I didn’t give it a full listen. But once I heard the whole song I realized that that is what makes this track so dang good.

I know this video isn’t new, but I just stumbled upon it the other day and almost laughed at how perfectly it correlated to what I expected the music video for this song to be. It also in a way reminds me of the movie The Kings of Summer, and perhaps that’s why I’m so fond of this video.

Anyway, I hope that you’re able to put your impatience aside, and enjoy one of my favorites by Foreign Fields.