Day: August 7, 2012

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30 day song challenge :: Somewhere only I know

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30-Day Song Challenge :: Day 6 :: A Song That Reminds You Of Somewhere You bought the cassette of Michael Penn’s first album at some independent record store around the corner from where we were staying, back when those kinds of places were pretty much everywhere. You gave it to me because you said this song reminded you of me. This was our second trip to the city. We would make many more trips in our future. During one of those trips we would get married, a mistake that I never understood us making. Though maybe it was San Francisco. That city … Continue reading 30 day song challenge :: Somewhere only I know

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30 day song challenge :: Reminders

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30-Day Song Challenge :: Day 5 :: A Song That Reminds You Of Someone A first love, back I was still clumsy at such things, tripping over myself and shaking when I was up close to it. He was always in-color to me, electricity and passion and excitement, and for a short time he let me into his world. He was different than anyone I had ever known before, layered, complex, much more than what his surfaces would say. Though despite the chaos and passion that he was, he managed to soothe my nerves and made me feel safe, a huge feat … Continue reading 30 day song challenge :: Reminders

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30 day song challenge :: Makes you sad

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30-Day Song Challenge :: Day 4 :: A Song That Makes You Sad “Should have” are two of the saddest words when linked together. They harken to regret, speak of missed opportunities, sing of fear in their wishes unrecognized. The proverbial one that got away, we all have one, don’t we? Was it truly out of our hands that the one got away, or did we play an integral part in the loss? Were there things we could have said, actions we could have taken, and explanations left unsaid that could have changed fate? This song breaks my heart when I … Continue reading 30 day song challenge :: Makes you sad

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You’re the secret in the back of my skull

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Some of the most intimate moments, those deepest secrets that are held so tightly inside, are only expressed while we are listening to music. Lyrically speaking, or singing, the truths blow out of our ears and minds and hearts. We cannot hide all of it, not completely, as we are taking in all those songs that tell it all better than we can tell it ourselves. So many feelings, so many fucking feelings, just break loose and free. We want to be part of something, we want to feel part of something, and we want all the songs to be … Continue reading You’re the secret in the back of my skull

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New music discovery :: Niki and the Dove

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Ethereal, electric, enchanting and enjoyable, Instinct, the debut album from Niki and the Dove is just what I needed for this late summer Southern California heat wave. Swedish pop always captures me and fills me with dancey-fun feelings, and this album, with that built-in expectation, does not disappoint. This is music to drive to, to turn up loud and roll down the windows to, to dance on the beach barefoot to, and to spin around until the dizziness takes over to. Reminiscent of early Bjork, a more upbeat Bat for Lashes, and a late in the night meet up of MGMT … Continue reading New music discovery :: Niki and the Dove