alita's tunes

22 hours ago

#top tunes
#last.fm
#farewell j.r
#the weepies
#tigertown
#m83
#bruce springsteen

Top Tunes (week ending May 19, according to last.fm)

1. Farewell J.R – Night Wolves

5. Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart (What can I say? I was craving Warm Bodies music last week.)

My listening was all over the place last week, but with the weather cooling and threatening rain, it tended towards the mellow. Now that the rain has descended in earnest I fully expect to see a similar top tunes list next week.

2 days ago (85 notes)

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The Hush Sound - Lighthouse

I was listening to this on the train the other day and by that, I mean really listening. And then I realized how gruesome this song is. Awesome. Basically it talks about a ghost in a lighthouse and two lovers. Eerie and creepy, I imagine a foggy beach scene with some dark lighthouse.

The Hush Sound was also one of the bands playing at my first ever concert. I remember really enjoying the album Like Vines afterwards. If I’m ever feeling nostalgic, I listen to this album.

The Hush Sound are from Illinois and they went on a hiatus from 2008 to 2012. A new album is expected to come out later this year.

I hope you enjoy this creepy choice on this lovely Saturday.

-Sherwin

1 week ago

#top tunes
#last.fm
#magic man
#reptar
#the get up kids
#savoir adore

Top Tunes (week ending May 12, according to last.fm)

1. Magic Man – Texas (These guys announced their signing to Neon Gold / Columbia Records last week. Super excited for them!)

2. Reptar – Houseboat Babies

3. The Get Up Kids - Ten Minutes (Took a trip down musical memory lane last week and spent a day listening to almost nothing by TGUK, Saves The Day, Dashboard Confessional, Midtown, New Found Glory, and the like. ‘Twas wonderful.)

4. Savoir Adore – Dreamers

5. Magic Man - Paris

1 week ago (74 notes)

397 plays

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Beach House - The Hours
Submissions Week 2013

After their impeccable 2010 release Teen Dream, where could Beach House possibly go? How could they possibly get any better? However, last year’s Bloom puts those concerns to rest and beyond. At this point in the game, it has become clear that the duo operates by perfecting their sound instead of drastically changing it from one release to the next. In this way, Bloom is their most fully fleshed-out and sonically whole record. Moreover, it has become one of my go-to albums for anything and everything from walking to class to late night paper writing.

From the very first listen, ‘The Hours’ has always stood out to me, and the warmer weather has made it all the more pertinent and necessary. As usual, Scally’s guitar riffs are in perfect sync with Legrand’s vocals and keyboard. The song is quite an unexpected burst of energy with more prominent percussion adding another level to their already layered sound. A track this beautifully rich could have only come from the duo building and developing their dreamy repertoire over the course of four albums. A common complaint about Beach House and their music is that its sometimes slow tendencies induce sleep and drowsiness. But in ‘The Hours,’ that is hardly the case. The sun is out and it’s shining through the blinds. Just open your (‘frightened’) eyes.

-thepatformist

2 weeks ago

#top tunes
#last.fm
#The Royal Concept
#Reptar
#Savoir Adore
#Magic Man

Top Tunes (week ending May 5, according to last.fm)

1. The Royal Concept – World On Fire

2. Reptar – Houseboat Babies (A song that I feel I should be totally offended and annoyed by… yet I can’t stop listening to it.)

3. Savoir Adore – Dreamers

4. Magic Man – Texas

5. The Royal Concept – D-D-Dance (Expanding my Royal Concept listening a bit… this may replace World On Fire’s spot soon.)

2 weeks ago (1 note)

#flowers bloom
#high highs
#2n
#new tunes

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High Highs - Flowers Bloom

2 weeks ago (27,012 notes)

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3 weeks ago (169 notes)

#passion pit
#summertime

unsettledgap:

This semester, I’ve spent much time studying to the sounds of Passion Pit’s Gossamer album. It’s one of those albums I can listen to straight through without skipping any tracks. Though I like all the songs on Gossamer, “Constant Conversations” is my favorite. What can I say? I’m a sucker for bittersweet lyrics, vocal harmonies and playful electronic distortions.

Passion Pit - Constant Conversations (by majesticcasual)

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3 weeks ago (2 notes)

#top tunes
#last.fm
#the royal concept
#family of the year

Top Tunes (week ending Apr 28, according to last.fm)

1. Family of the Year – St. Croix

2. The Royal Concept – World On Fire

3. Family of the Year – Living On Love

4. Family of the Year – Diversity

5. Family of the Year – The Stairs

I went to see Family of the Year play last week, hence their takeover of this list. It was my fourth time seeing them and I will continue to see them play if only to see St. Croix live again. I mean, all their songs are great live band, I just really love that song.

As much as I listed to Family of the Year last week, this song would have been at the top of the list if there was a way to scrobble SoundCloud plays with last.fm: We Are The City - Baptism

4 weeks ago (138,900 notes)

#see previous post
#still on repeat

allmymetaphors:

if you think that i won’t listen to the same song 400 times in a row you are dead wrong

true story

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