I'm taking my head out of the sand

it's not over yet

I can always be found

just what is it you wanna do?

and everybody feels it

I found the world so new

after my blood turns into alcohol

I climbed the tree to see the world

put your faith put your trust in the chemicals

stand up straight at the foot of your bed

I haven't forgotten.

pattinson reloaded

Still hate him. Still love his songs.

lights go, days end

across the freshly fallen snow

things are looking down

everyone clap

one thing on my mind

walking in its quiet company

it's about you

tell yourself

So were speeding towards that time of year

you're my gold panda

won't let you go

I can tell

spread your wings, cover me

pray it won't fade away

breaking young girls' hearts

you don't know how it feels

When you're alone you ain't nothing but alone

let's have a toast

no one wants you when you lose

you didn't have to stoop so low

I need blue skies

stepped on it

because you're mine

Please don't neglect

one thing's for sure

this isn't Paris this isn't London

runaway American dream

without a noise, without my pride

stop to see your day

...someday

A wet world aches for a beat of a drum

England is mine

whatever it was, whatever it was

don't go that waaaaay

you're forgiven

can you feel the leeches bite

Aberdeeeeeen

fresh release

kicks like a sleep twitch

it's coming from the sky

lovely Ireland

grownups

stuck in the same lame tradition

someone to let me know

You better run, better run, outrun my gun

she said, what happens next

when she was

back where you belong

so very sad. goodbye rem

stay awake

Manchester!

I forgive you boy, but don't leave town

(happy)

panic on the streets of London

I must be somewhere in London

cause you have friends

you ran with the dead today

gonna take a boat to the end of the world

oh no, not me

You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust

my mind's racing

cause then you really might know what it's like

been losing so much time

Till I collapse

awareness fell on me

you're high as a kite and I'm down here on the floor

Damien Jurado meets Caleb Followill meets Ray LaMontagne equals crying and shaking uncontrollably. This is magic. This is music.

I don't know about my life anymore

feels like I'm just too close

AMAZING COVER!!!

dry my eyes

let's get out of here

blood and treasure

shooting the moon

I guess I gave it all

does that make me crazy?

tell her not to get upset

everything's going to sound like a rhapsody

staring at the walls

a life changing song

the worst mistake to make

ripped gloves, raincoat

official website here
wiki here

this is how I want to remember her

see the way

face down in a ditch

no matter how far the first night

And I'm not sure what the trouble was

the jokes the laughs the teardrops too

the pursuit of happiness

inside some cloudy nostalgia

let's push towards it, never regress

tomorrow's coming yesterday's gone

breathe in for luck

We all have guilty pleasures.

come on, take my hand

Words cannot describe the way this song makes me feel. It's truly an amazing thing when you realize life is an open road, and not a dead end.

people love to move

all I felt was falsely strong

The Microphones was a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elyrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.

In 2004, Elvrum announced that he had changed the name of his band to Mount Eerie and has since put out many releases as Mount Eerie, including three full-length albums. In January 2007, Elvrum released a new single under the Microphones moniker, titled Two Songs by the Microphones, the only Microphones release since the name change. He has since continued to release music as Mount Eerie.

she showed me how to go downtown

watch the way you're talkin to me

so we're left in constant silence

So let's do it tonight

Stuck in reverse

Amazing cover by Javier Colon. Vote for Javier on The Voice here.

your body in the water

The Valley, who formed in early 2005, were a Sydney quintet. The Valley became signed to Crusade Records in late 2005 and released "A Small Misunderstanding Leads To Disaster" in February 2006, and their follow up EP, "Burning At The Mistake" released in late 2006.
They disbanded in 2007.

dance me

it's so hard to see the rainbow through glasses dark as these

Happy birthday to me.

poison & wine

Nashville indie folk duo. What more is there to say?




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hot like Mexico

are we staring at the same stars?

4-piece alternative rock band from Scotland. The group formed in Glasgow in 2003 and have released two studio albums - A Strange Education (2007) and Love and Terror (2009). Their most recent release is the Silent Scream EP which came out in May, 2010.

Their single "New Mexico" was released in September, 2009.



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Je reste sur le quai

via Mademoiselle Chambon - highly recommended


Monique Andrée Serf (June 9, 1930 – November 24, 1997), known as Barbara (Barbara Brodi in her debut), was a popular French singer. She took her stage name from her Russian grandmother, Varvara Brodsky.

I got a room at the top of the world tonight

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1950. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Traveling Wilburys. 60 million copies.
blues. country. rock.

never enough

Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is a contemporary singer-songwriter from Ohio. He combines poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, and has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a number of distortion and loop pedals, and his shows are recorded live at the soundboard and made available to concertgoers immediately following the show on recordable media. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label as the first North American artist on the label's roster. (via wiki)

it don't look like sleep's coming soon

i live with you

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Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based band, composed of Edward Droste (vocals, guitar, omnichord, keyboard), Daniel Rossen (vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards), Chris Taylor (bass, backing vocals, various instruments, producer) and Christopher Bear (drums, backing vocals, glockenspiel). The band employs traditional and electronic instruments. Their sound has been categorized as psychedelic pop, folk rock and experimental, and is dominated by the use of vocal harmonies.

lord have mercy

but you're not the flame

Big guilty pleasure: beautiful surfer man. Case in point, Jack Johnson.
And one of the best feel-good songs ever imo. Enjoy!

I won't back down

the better part of the '70s meets California's eternally laid-back vibes via New York and sisterly love. Introducing The Pierces. Video + acoustic version.

anyone who ever held you

...and I'm not the same anymore

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the British Invasion. Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the U.S., four in the Top 10. In the UK he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten.
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put your dreams away for now

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nylon review here

the rule has been disproved

they are not friends and you are not sorry

I know it's coming I can feel it in my bones

Music video for "100 Other Lovers", the first single from DeVotchKa's new album 100 Lovers, out now. Directed by Chloe Rodham.

Almost reminiscent of short animation films nominated at the Oscar Awards, DeVotchKa's "100 Other Lovers" uses stop-motion to depict the heart wrenching tale of a of a Babushka and her collection of birds. DeVotchKa utilizes a grand scheme of trickery through use of an upbeat, head-bopping melodic line accompanied by sad, woeful lyrics. "100 Other Lovers" is the title track of the band's new album, in stores now!



@ stereogum - free song download

this house, she's holding secrets

Gregory Alan Isakov is an indie folk rock artist from Colorado and has released four albums.

More info:
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Jamie Woon aka current guilty pleasure

the things that keep me alive keep me alone

lies, lies, lies

all the roads we have to walk are winding

take my hand

what you gonna do when the flames go up?

The rhythm of the falls

Woodkid - Iron from WOODKID on Vimeo.

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from 9 to 5

You know I almost lost my mind

what a drag

If I live to see

A feeling at my fingertips

I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still

since we drove your Pontiac

like the buttons on my blouse

a different take

run deep run wild

You've got heart and you go in your own way

that someone is you

R.E.M. - "That Someone Is You" [Live in the Studio] from Consequence of Sound on Vimeo.

I wish you would

L'odeur du cigare être en retard

Old friend, why are you so shy?

And I would sail back to you

I wanna be near you all day

it's gonna be a long, long time

drag your blanket blindly & fill your heart with smoke

ease my troublin' mind

a place we can call our own

Born in California, raised in Quebec, slightly reminiscent of Nick Drake minus the immeasurable sadness.

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they were brave enough

name in stone

Beirut meets Okkervil River via Ryan Gosling

I saw something sitting on your bed

the hauntingly, devastatingly beautiful Ryan Gosling

count your blessings

jack goes boating

wait little chump

how I miss your heart

finally

I wanna hurry home to you

I turned 'round and there you go

postcards from Italy

deep into the Italian countryside, a large family wedding, music, dancing, wine and vintage photographs of dead relatives, the sun shining and the sea, oh the beautiful sea.

and the undying charm of this song

you will pray to the god you've always denied

and the crowds they light the carnival

washed in the rain no longer

special unspoken without sound

it's 3am, I must be lonely

let her be

took turns sitting on the windowsill

time has told me

Headlights on the hillside, don't take me this way

some things just keep getting better. case in point, white lies.

Astrophysics you’ll never be my closest friend

they say that time is a healer

One of the best songs of all time. No doubt about it.

I belonged at last to Babylon

By the rivers dark
Where I could not see
Who was waiting there
Who was hunting me

we'll run back where we started from

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gotta find some darkness

what kind of equation could I possibly employ?

every day's a phone call, it's an exit sign

there ain't no hiding place on earth

how can you mend

trapped in a room in a fortress

like my mother's hands

Cum ştii că nu mai eşti copil?
Totul nu numai că pare temporar, chiar este. În copilărie crezi că o să fii copil pentru totdeauna, că parinţii nu vor trece de 35 de ani, şi că şcoala nu se va termina niciodată.

Ştii că nu mai esti copil când reuşeşti să distingi diferenţe între copii de 1-2 ani, şi mai grav, să le estimezi corect vârsta.

Nu mai eşti copil când alegi să păşeşti pe bucata de asfalt curat, fără gheaţă, iar pe lângă tine trece grăbit un şcolar în alunecare.

If I was scared, I would