Music Monday: Neulore

"Shadow of a Man"


"Eve"


"I Will Come Alone"


Neulore is an independent, modern folk group from Nashville.

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Music Monday: Atlas Genius

"Back Seat"


"Symptoms"


"Trojans"



Atlas Genius is an alternative rock band from Adelaide, South Australia. Their debut EP, Through the Glass, can be purchased here.

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Music Monday: Luvian

"Je'Ju" by Luvian


"Romaine" by Luvian



Luvian is a 20-year-old producer from Brighton, UK.

http://soundcloud.com/luviansound

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How I Met Your Mother Soundtrack: Damien Jurado

You can always count on How I Met Your Mother to include great music in its episodes. During the season 8 premiere last week, it featured one of my all time faves as the closing song- Band of Horses' "The Funeral." This week, Damien Jurado's "Museum of Flight" was the selection that stood out to me.



I'm a fan of just about all of Damien Jurado's work. He has a rather extensive catalog. If you haven't checked it out, I definitely recommend giving it a listen. Here are quite a few of his songs that I enjoy:

"Nothing Is the News"


"Abilene"


"Sheets"


"What Were the Chances"


"Mountains Still Asleep"


"Cloudy Shoes"


"Beacon Hill"



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DJ Soulsa Mix

I mentioned that I was listening to this mix at the bottom of my post yesterday (as well as on twitter). I'm currently doing some spring cleaning and it's the perfect background music. I thought I'd embed the playlist directly for your listening pleasure.

DJ Soulsa is from Bristol, England.
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Songs Used:

com truise - brokendate
the knife - heartbeats (live)
apollo ft. soulsa - space traveler
phantogram - when im small
apollo & soulsa - flying caravan
plastic shaman & soulsa - noughts and crosses
plastic shaman ft. zoe phillips - echoes
apollo ft. soulsa - birds on wires (jannik valerius remix)
apollo ft. soulsa - birds on wires
plastic shaman - hallucinogenic bear
niki and the dove - mother protect
sun glitters - there (stumbleine remix)
neon indian - polish girl
caribou - odessa
plastic shaman feat. soulsa - indicator
labyrinth ear - humble bones
metronomy - the bay
filthy dukes - this rhythm
pnau - baby (breakbot remix)
crystallized - yatta
joe goddard - gabriel (compound one remix)
adrian lux - can't sleep
halo ft. soulsa - mirage (plastic shaman remix)
telepathic teddy bear - leave it all
apollo ft. soulsa - shameless
tiesto ft. tegan and sara - feel it in my bones
plastic shaman - (untitled)
synrise - goose
kele - everything you wanted
apollo ft. soulsa - wait
m83 - we own the sky
gold panda - marriage (star slinger remix)
rubik - laws of gravity
grimes - oblivion
plastic shaman ft. soulsa - shoe gazer (vocal mix)

Flashback Friday

"Revival" by Soulsavers, 2007.



I absolutely love this song and think the music video is perfection! Soulsavers has a new album coming out in May entitled The Light the Dead See. I'm excited to hear what they've been working on.

Music Monday: Orca Orca

"When the Sun Comes Up" by Orca Orca.


"Get Up (Get Out)" by Orca Orca.



Orca Orca is the solo dream pop project of Jim Hewitt, formerly known as Young Minds. He's from the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Music Monday

"Our Own Dream" by Keep Shelly In Athens.


This music video was pretty bizarre. That being said, of course I loved it!

Keep Shelly In Athens is an electronic duo from Athens, Greece.
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Music Monday: Young Magic

"Sparkly" by Young Magic.


"Night In the Ocean" by Young Magic.



Young Magic is new to me but first impressions are excellent. I love both of these songs and their subsequent music videos. Young Magic is a Brooklyn-via-Australia electro-pop trio whose album, Melt, was released on February 12, 2012.

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Music Monday: Pet

"Wear Black" by Pet



I'm really feeling this song and video! Pet is an ambient group from Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Music Monday

"Cheerleader" by St. Vincent.


I was a cheerleader for over 10 years. I really love those memories. A lot of people think negatively of us "sweater monkeys" but the stereotypes are not always accurate. By now, it's completely played out. At my high school (North Catholic- Go Trojans!), the mean girls were actually the ones who weren't involved in anything and were clearly apathetic about life in general. But I digress.

For some reason, it has taken me a little while to warm up to St. Vincent's music (not a huge fan of either of her other two records) but this song strikes a cord. I don't necessarily relate to the lyrics (maybe in some ways I do?) but I really like the vibe and sound. "Cheerleader" is featured on St. Vincent's most recent album, Strange Mercy, which was released last fall. The album has definitely grown on me.



And just for kicks, here is a picture of my all-star competitive cheerleading squad from my senior year of high school in 2004. We were the Pittsburgh Poison Spiders and we were pretty much amazing:

When I think of my Poison squad, many songs come to mind from our competition routine music. One tune in particular stands out vividly in my memory:

"Poison" by Alice Cooper (I LOVED stunting & dancing to this music! It was so appropriate!)... HOT!

Now Playing: "Shooting Stars" by Bag Raiders

I'm a couple years late to the party but I love this...

"Shooting Stars" by Bag Raiders.

First Listen: LEAGUES

via Leagues' Facebook page

This past weekend, I was planning to see Mat Kearney for the first time ever. I've been a fan since my freshman or sophomore year of college (2005ish) but haven't had the opportunity to see him live (wt..?). In all honesty, I never hear people talk about Mat Kearney. Short of VH1, I never see him on TV or hear him on the radio. I didn't buy a ticket in advance because I didn't expect there to be many people rushing to buy one. Of course it sold out! Needless to say, I missed out on the show. I hope I don't have to wait another 6 years for a chance to see him again.

But the thing that disappointed me the most was missing out on seeing the opening act, Leagues. Supporting bands usually don't do much for me but this one intrigued me. I had never heard of them until I read that they would be opening for Mat Kearney. I checked out some of their music on their website and YouTube (they're from Nashville) and immediately was taken by their sound. They just released their self-titled debut EP, so hopefully they will be touring again in 2012. Check out their music below!


"Haunted"


"Magic"


"Mind Games"

Flashback Friday

"Autumn Sweater" by Yo La Tengo, 1997 (but I didn't hear it until 2005)


I remember when I delivered my first radio news report in college, "Autumn Sweater" was the song that played into the segment. I wrote down the lyrics on my script and asked the DJ what the artist and title was. At this point in my life, I wasn't at all familiar with indie or alternative music. I consider this one of the songs that led me down the path towards the light. It was love at first listen!

It's starting to get pretty chilly in Pittsburgh. This weekend it's only going to be in the 40s... brrr! Autumn is most definitely my favorite season. I love my sweaters and I love this song! I thought it was apropos for this time of year :)

Reunited and It Feels So Good

I love when you rediscover a song you once loved but it somehow got away.

"Defeatist" by Cameras.