Okay, so I’m posting this a little late and I am sure Mr. McGruff is fine now, but what a pitiful story! I also like the implication that McGruff is indeed an actual being not merely portrayed by a human in a suit.

Another artist I’ve been into a lot lately is Bat for Lashes. Her new album Two Suns just came out a bit ago and I can’t get enough of “Glass” and “Daniel”. Yet again embedded for your pleasure as the whole album is pretty good…

I love when the beat kicks in on “Daniel” with that nice driving feel to it, but just like most of her stuff it’s very ethereal and airy feeling at the same time. Also, check out the artwork and video for the single…Daniel LaRusso/Karate Kid anyone? Too cute. Oh Ralph Macchio, you’re almost as adorable as a young Robby Benson…but not quite ;-)

I also like the way “Glass” kicks off the album and builds up slowly…and then the prolonged, methodical wailing at the end seals the deal. Plus I love all the fantasy imagery she paints with her words.

And don’t forget to check out what made her famous before this album, “What’s a Girl to Do?”…an awesome song and video.

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here! This is such a good find though that I think it’s about time I started sharing again, if anyone is even out there listening anymore. It’s a song called “Confessor” by Annuals from their release last fall, Such Fun (but I mention a few other songs at the end of the post, so I just included this cute embed of the whole album from LaLa for you to navigate).

This is one of those songs I can’t stop listening to…I’m in serious danger of completely killing it as some of my friends and I are prone to doing. The chorus is so mellow and floaty and wonderful and it just glides in like silk. Annuals are a really funky kind of indie band in that I have no idea how to classify their sound: it’s a bunch of great guitars, some folky influence, some awesome harmonizing, and a lot of drive/fun. I feel like it is perpetually driving me forward if that makes sense…it just sits well. There is also a cute video for the song.

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As I type alone from my new bedroom in my new apartment with the sounds of my new roommate’s hound intermittently howling in the background downstairs because she is the most pathetic, annoying, ridiculous dog I have ever met, I am going to take a moment or two to reflect on all the things that have happened this year. In short, of course (idea via Little Paper Planes).

I think this is the first new year’s eve i have ever been completely alone. usually i’ve stayed up with my parents at home or with my boyfriend. these days, however, ronnie and i are just friends and my parents are in SC. I opted to let my roomie go out with some new people she met on her own as I am tired of the cold, it didn’t sound that amazing, and I just feel kinda blah. let us begin.

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