I'm loving the old sound of Angel Olsen's "Hi-Five". The quote from Pitchfork summarizes it perfectly with, "has got to be one of the most cheerful songs ever written about being lonely."
OK, now that we got that salutation out of the way, lets really celebrate what today is...
FRIDAY!
YES!
I picked out a good jam for you to listen to... HAERTS. Kinda goes with the V-day theme. Kinda. Maybe. Deal with it.
HAERTS
All The Days
So, we have about 12 inches of snow down here, which is super unheard of in the south. Its pretty much equivalent to 18feet in the northern states only because we have no infrastructure for this kind of snow... at. all. A plow, what's that?
Its been fun though. We met alllllll our neighbors, which was wonderful. Seems like we lucked out in that department.
People may have been so nice also because we currently have not heat or hot water. Let me tell you have fun THAT is. Oh well, we'll have it back on by Monday and maybe get a hotel on Saturday to shower. :)
So, here's to an awesome weekend of watching HOUSE OF CARDS while wrapped up in at least 3 comforters.
Leave it to Annie Clark, forever if possible, to electrify the mundane.
Over the past six years, the guitarist, who refers to her forthcoming self-titled fourth solo album
as "A party record you could play at a funeral," has become a master of
turning domestic images into vivid commentary—weird, militant licks
into wild declarations of both complicity and rebellion. (via)
Its nice to see these guys hanging out again. Seeing them in 2001 in Columbia, SC was seriously one of the best shows Ive ever been to. I will absolutely see these guys again as its rumored that they are going to tour. If there is any band you should exclusively see in the dirty, dirty -- its Outkast.
Currently loving "The Wire" by Haim. They are three sisters from Los Angeles who's debut album is due out in September. According to The Guardian, "As with most Haim songs, The Wire starts small - a scratchy guitar riff
augmented by a simple drum beat and Danielle's precise vocals. As it
slowly unfurls, however, the melodies start to tumble, the chorus of "it
felt right, but I fumbled it when it came down the wire" seductively
burrowing its way into your brain, before Rechtshaid's subtle production
touches – the synth strings, the layered harmonies, the almost glam
stop-start beat that emerges towards the end – make it one of their
strongest songs to date."
