Summer Playlist

The rain has finally stopped, so it's beginning to feel like summer might be here at last. Here's my celebratory playlist.

"These Days" - St. Vincent (cover of the Nico song)
"It's A Wonderful Life" - Sparklehorse
"10 Mile Stereo" - Beach House
"Blue Spotted Tail" - Fleet Foxes
"Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" - The Arcade Fire
"Tiny Mirrors" - Will Stratton
"1901" - Phoenix
"Chicago" - Sufjan Stevens
"Hoppípolla" - Sigur Rós
"Black Sand" - Jenny Lewis

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What are you listening to?

Teenage Dream

I want to listen to this album all day while wearing this skirt.

Beach House - Teenage Dream

Etsy listing here.

Favorite song of 2009

I've been an on and off closet fan of Regina Spektor for years. Eleven Eleven definitely places in my top ten albums of all time, but with the exception of a few songs, I've never really felt any of her other albums. However, I just gave Far a listen a few months ago, and I think it might even dethrone Eleven Eleven as her best album. It is so brilliant. My favorite track is "Laughing With" and I'm pretty sure it is my favorite song from this year.

Music videos aren't my favorite (I'm using that word a lot in this post) because I've never really seen one that captured my exact feelings of a song, and this video is no exception, but I'm posting it anyway:

So I definitely like the Helio Sequence

but this picture makes me like them even more.

Current top 5's [these are subject to change]

Songs:
1. "Oh Sister" - Andrew Bird cover of Bob Dylan
2. "Debbie" - Architecture in Helsinki
3. "Wake Up" - The Arcade Fire
4. "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
5. "Elephant Gun" - Beirut

Recently viewed films:

1. The Darjeeling Limited
2. Danny Deckchair
3. Paradise Now
4. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
5. The Puffy Chair