Friday, September 30, 2011

Coldplay - Paradise



Artist: Coldplay
Song: Paradise
Album: Mylo Xyloto
Year: 2011

"When she was just a girl she expected the world, but it flew away from her reach, so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise, every time she closed her eyes..."

"And so lying underneath those stormy skies she'd say, "oh, I know the sun must set to rise"


*A QUICK ONE: Finally Friday has arrived and along with it a song that makes you feel good! These guys have mastered the craft!

Mylo Xyloto is out on October 24th... Like if someone was paying me to do this... It is just in case you did not know...





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Thursday, September 29, 2011

MuteMath - Blood Pressure



Artist: MuteMath
Song: Blood Pressure
Album: Odd Soul
Year: 2011

"You’re on the road, on a road that’s bound for nowhere, why don’t you do what you’re told? blood pressure..."

"Don’t worry I will help you out on one condition, be more, do more, check your blood pressure..."


*A QUICKIE: This baby is out on October 4th, that means just 5 days! Auuuuch! Just like me, I know you cannot wait until you have this CD in your hands, but in the meantime check out this killer video and this head/feet-moving song...






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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope



Artist: Guided by Voices
Song: Hold on Hope
Album: Do the Collapse
Year: 1999

"Every street is dark and folding out mysteriously, well that's the chance we take to be always working, reaching out for a hand that we can't see...

"...Everybody's got a hold on hope, it's the last thing that's holding me..."


*A JUSTIFICATION: I wish I had a clever comment about this song, but apparently my brain is a bit dry, so I guess I'm just going to say that the first verse hits the nail right on the head as of describing how life is lived nowadays, and no matter how crappy the situation is, hope is the last thing we really have, it is the thing that keep us going, the hope that things will be better at some point... FUCK YOU invisible hand! Look where you have got us all... And I suppose that 'fuck you' splashes everyone of us, who somehow, directly or indirectly, have benefited from capitalism... Turbulent topic and I was dry, wasn't I? So I'll stop here...





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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Thirteen Senses - The Salt Wound Routine


Artist: Thirteen Senses
Song: The Salt Wound Routine
Album: The Invitation
Year: 2004



"Could prison cells be in my brain for they're safe inside the cover of a dirty face, and everybody finds a college graduate with joy, while I'm happy just sipping tonic water with lemon and lime..."

"You sit at home up late at night when it's beginning to arrive and honestly I don't see the need for any routines, I'm all out of sync, I cover my cuts and hope they are fixed before I get hurt again..."

"And all this ground beneath my feet has decided not to crumble into the sea, I walked in a house, it smelt of paint and the ceiling it has no trouble with me..."


*A COMMENT: Here's an extremely beautiful song from one of my favorite bands, they definitely deserve more attention, more exposure... Their "sin"? Appearing after Coldplay and Keane, but their talent is never questioned. The song I think it is about the difficulty, and sometimes the impossibility, of breaking the routine, how you see your life becoming tedious and eventually it ends up wearing you off... I also think it has to do with being at ease with yourself, breaking free of the social canons, as sometimes it seems that something was written and was meant to be followed that way, the fact is nothing is and those social pressures also end up wearing us off to some degree... Anyway, enjoy this masterpiece, it is perfect for sitting back and just relax!




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Monday, September 26, 2011

Coldplay - Don't Panic


Artist: Coldplay
Song: Don't Panic
Album: Parachutes
Year: 2000

"Bones, sinking like stones, all that we fought for and homes, places we've grown, all of us are done for..."

"Oh, all that I know, there's nothing here to run from, 'cause, yeah, everybody here's got somebody to lean on..."


*A QUICKIE: Ahhh shit! Houston we have a problem... Man down! Man down! Roger goes down!! I might say I sense sarcasm in this song, maybe is just me and the situation I'm in... Fuck and damn three times!! HAVE A GOOD START TO THE WEEK (This goes with no sarcasm)






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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Panic! At the Disco - When the Day Met the Night



Artist: Panic! At the Disco
Song: When the Day Met the Night
Album: Pretty. Odd
Year: 2008

"When the moon found the sun he looked like he was barely hanging on, but her eyes saved his life in the middle of summer..."

"So he said, "Would it be all right if we just sat and talked for a little while if in exchange for your time I give you this smile?""

"So she said, "That's okay as long as you can make a promise not to break my little heart or leave me all alone in the summer.""


*A QUICKIE: This CD, and specially this song takes me to April and May of 2008... A period of time full of sudden changes... Me driving my car around the city, trying to figure them out, sometimes I still do...






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Saturday, September 24, 2011

M83 - Don't Save Us From the Flames



Artist: M83
Song: Don't Save Us From the Flames
Album: Before the Dawn Heals Us
Year: 2005

"Out of the flames, a piece of brain in my hair, the wheels are melting, a ghost is screaming your name..."

"Bleeding all around, liquid metal through my veins, the radio's burning, a ghost is screaming your name..."


*THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ABOUT A CAR CRASH, SO NO FURTHER COMMENT NECESSARY, JUST DRIVE CAREFULLY, BE SAFE AND ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!





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Friday, September 23, 2011

The Rescues - Start a Riot/You're Not Listening



Artist: The Rescues
Song: Start a Riot
Album: Let Loose the Horses
Year: 2010

"I'm gonna start a riot, gonna start a war, sick of peace and quiet, gonna settle up the score..."

"Raining knives, paper world, calling on the soldiers falling into line, all rise..."


Artist: The Rescues
Song: You're Not Listening
Album: Let Loose the Horses
Year: 2010

"Those tears are ten years old, that script has long been sold, that story is sick of being told, say goodbye love..."

"My dreams did not come true the way I wanted them to, and that's OK with me, is it OK with you?"


*A COMMENT: Today I just wanted to share this awesome and talented band. I discovered them through 'The 61' site I think 2 or 3 years ago, this CD hadn't even come out, I think they just had an EP, the song that I heard back then was 'Can't stand the rain' and it sufficed to leave a great impression, so when I found out they were releasing an LP, I immediately purchased it and I can say it is a great CD, if you ever have the chance, do buy it... I consider it one of my rarities, but maybe it's just me and it actually isn't... ENJOY!





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Thursday, September 22, 2011

R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It/Mine Smell Like Honey



Artist: R.E.M.
Song: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Album: Document
Year: 1987



"Save yourself, serve yourself, world serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed, tell me with the rapture and the reverent in the right - right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched..."

"It's the end of the world as we know it, it's the end of the world as we know it, it's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine..."





Artist: R.E.M.
Song: Mine Smell Like Honey
Album: Collapse Into Now
Year: 2011


"If the end comes faster than we had expected and predictions lead us to the final fall, if the flowers crack the grave and leave the pattern of the pavement, I can hear you shouting over it all..."



*A COMMENT: I'm going to borrow this comment from Youtube, "It's the end of R.E.M. as we know it!" So I came home, turned on the computer just to find out R.E.M. had come to an end, here is what they posted on their page:

“To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.” R.E.M.

All I can to do now is to issue A BIG, BIG, REALLY BIG THANK YOU! THANK YOU guys for having created, developed, nurtured and carried the flag of alternative rock music! THANK YOU for having helped the underground come out! THANK YOU for having influenced so many bands! But most of all THANK YOU for having created such beautiful music! Your talent will be missed...





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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Travis - Selfish Jean



Artist: Travis
Song: Selfish Jean
Album: The Boy With No Name
Year: 2007

"But I'm standing on my own and this house is not a home, it's so sad to see you go, things are high and things are low, and it's good to know you know if you got nowhere to go, well you could spend the night with me there will be no guarantee that I'll be here in the morning or any time that you call..."

"So hey, here's to everything to peace and love in our time, ah Jean the slate is clean, I guess we're fine..."


*A QUICKIE: Again the perfect match, me not knowing what song to post and a friend telling me to see the video for this song... So here it is.






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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Kashmir - Still Boy



Artist: Kashmir
Song: Still Boy
Album: Trespassers
Year: 2010

"How long will you wait at the shady end of the slope, am I already late with my pyramid sized hopes? "

"Still boy holds his breath 'til something appears, all dumb, all deaf, all turned over to the wolves..."

"Stepping out of everything to nothingness 'cause at every tick of the clock our time weighs a little less..."


*A QUICKIE: I would like to write a very profound comment about something, I guess that would make more sense to you and to me, I don't know why, but it seems it would give more content to the post than just the song, although this blog is more about the music than about the comments, but as I was saying it would have value added, but as I have nothing that could be cataloged as worth-telling, this is me rambling and saying nothing... Enjoy the song.


http://www.kashmir.nu/band.aspx



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Monday, September 19, 2011

Menew - Don't Give Up On Us Now



Artist: Menew
Song: Don't Give Up On Us Now
Album: Wide Awake Hello
Year: 2011

"When the feeling is gone at the breaking of dawn, I will never look back with the wind at my back, don't give up on us no, don't give up on us now..."

"Gonna leave this ghost town , gonna tear these walls down, I will never look back with the wind at my back, don't give up on us now, don't give up on us now..."



*A COMMENT: This should be quick, I won't write about my plans, I don't want to be giving them away, I think only few people know about them... I just wanted to acknowledge this moment, when I feel confident, but also scared and uncertain as can be... HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

P.S. I heard this on Chuck





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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane

Artist: Angus and Julia Stone
Song: Big Jet Plane
Album: Down the Way
Year: 2010



"She said, 'hello mister pleased to meet ya'... I wanna hold her, I wanna kiss her, she smelled of daisies, she smelled of daisies, she drive me crazy, she drive me crazy...

"Be my lover, my lady river, can I take ya, take ya higher? Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane..."


*A COMMENT: This is the song that was stuck in my head all day long, so in case you haven't heard it already I'm just gonna share it... This is simplicity, both musically and lyrically. It reminds me of one of those times when you create something and you try to make it more complex, as you think the more complex it is, the better it will be, but then you realize that what you had at the beginning, before it became so elaborated, was fitter version. And of course, it will always depend on the situation you're dealing with, but sometimes less is more.





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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Malcolm McLaren - About Her



Artist: Malcolm McLaren
Song: About Her
Album: Tranquilize
Year: 2005

"Well no one told me about her, the way she lied, well no one told me about her, how many people cried..."

"But it's too late to say you're sorry, how would I know? Why should I care? Please don't bother trying to find her she's not there..."

*A QUICK FACT: This song is also contained in the 'Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack', and can be heard at one of the final scenes of the movie, that is actually how I got acquainted with this song... KEEP ENJOYING YOUR WEEKEND...





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Friday, September 16, 2011

The Darkness - Friday Night



Artist: The Darkness
Song: Friday Night
Album: Permission to Land
Year: 2003

"Hey you! Do you remember me? I used to sit next to you at school, we indulged in all the extra-curricular activities, we weren't particularly cool..."

"Hey you! Could you ever fall for me the way I fell for you? And do you dwell upon the thoughts that I occupy or do you give yourself things to do?

*A COMMENT: Yesterday, after nearly being fucking mugged by a fucking asshole and being saved by the fucking "bell", here's a song to cheer us up! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!





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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Snow Patrol - NYC



Artist: Snow Patrol
Song: NYC
Album: Songs for Polar Bears
Year: 1998

"Is this on? I am so too..."

"I could take you there but I don't know how to get there..."


*A QUICKIE: Exactly two years ago I was there... I'll be there again that's for sure, just don't know when... About this song, I could have posted any other song making reference to the city, but this one is so simple and yet so awesome, that made it the chosen one, besides the music makes me happy...



http://www.snowpatrol.com/


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow



Artist: Stereophonics
Song: Maybe Tomorrow
Album: You Gotta Go There To Come Back
Year: 2003

"I look around at a beautiful life, been the upperside of down, been the inside of out but we breathe, we breathe..."

"I wanna breeze and an open mind, I wanna swim in the ocean, wanna take my time for me, all me..."

"So maybe tomorrow I'll find my way home, so maybe tomorrow I'll find my way home..."


*NO COMMENT TODAY, ENJOY THE SONG...





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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Keane - We Might As Well Be Strangers/Everybody's Changing



Artist: Keane
Song: We Might As Well Be Strangers
Album: Hopes and Fears
Year: 2004

"I don't know your thoughts these days, we're strangers in an empty space, I don't understand your heart, it's easier to be apart..."

"We might as well be strangers in another town, we might as well be living in a another time, we might as well we might as well, we might as well be strangers, be strangers... For all I know of you now..."

Artist: Keane
Song: Everybody's Changing
Album: Hopes and Fears
Year: 2004

"So little time, try to understand that I'm trying to make a move just to stay in the game, I try to stay awake and remember my name,but everybody's changing and I don't feel the same..."

*A COMMENT: I've been meaning to post this since two weeks ago but I really wanted to organize my thoughts and ideas regarding what I wanted to write and I think I would've never posted it if I kept trying to do that, so here it is... Again, two week ago or something like that, someone asked me "is it wrong if I don't like a close friend the way I used to and even start to feel weird about hanging out with her?" And my answer was no, because the truth is that people, through all the stages of life, change and at one point you may have all things in common and get along very well, and all of a sudden you realize it is not that way anymore, your objectives have changed, your mindset changed or whatever the reason is, but things changed, they changed, you changed and and that is that, the fact is that people come and go due to change, and change is always going to be part of our lives so we might as well deal with it.

And it is indeed very sad, because there are people I saw every single day, people with whom I spoke on a daily basis, knew how their day was, what their plans were, in short, almost everything and now all I know is that they are there and that's it. The reasons? They vary, it could be our schedules do not match, priorities have changed, some people returned to puberty and are unbearable, some others think they are the fucking royalty and that you should always be the one who reaches them or otherwise they won't move a finger, some others just get too involved in their things that they just get disconnected, some others just don't care and some other just start fading away... but every relationship has two sides and I know what and with whom I have tried and seen no result and with whom I have failed and could try something more... To sum up, people change and sometimes you or they won't like that change, but we are not here to force things, be grateful for how the things happened and deal with the fucking change! And no, you are not a bad person if you don't get along with your friend the way you used to, you just have to pinpoint the reason, if you did something wrong, fix it, if you think you could do more, do it, if you find out the reason is change, deal with it...

I would like to end this post by quoting some phrase I heard on TV, which I think fits, as sadly people come and go, changes make them come and go... And just a few remain.

"Somebody once said that our lives are the sum total of our experiences, but it's not the experiences; it’s the people, not just the ones in our lives but those who play through, all the flyby, small, but rich relationships, sometimes they’re the most special of all, that’s why we always promise to keep in touch, if only we did, if only we did…"







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Monday, September 12, 2011

Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree



Artist: Fool's Garden
Song: Lemon Tree
Album: Dish of the Day
Year: 1995

"I'm sitting here in the boring room, it's just another rainy Sunday afternoon, I'm wasting my time I got nothing to do, I'm hanging around, I'm waiting for you but nothing ever happens and I wonder..."

"I'm driving around in my car, I'm driving too fast I'm driving too far, I'd like to change my point of view, I feel so lonely I'm waiting for you but nothing ever happens and I wonder..."


*A COMMENT: This should have been yesterday's song, after a not much exciting Sunday... Monday is usually a big bummer, but hey, my next weekend will start on Thursday, so I guess it is a motive to work harder. In other topics, as usual, on Sunday nights I always scrutinize what I did on the weekend and this weekend's learning was, well not much of a learning, more like a reaffirmation, a reaffirmation of how much I missed to exercise on Saturday mornings... If my knee therapist didn't have a boyfriend I swear I'd give her the best kiss she's ever received, that's how grateful I am... Anyhow, HAVE A GREAT START TO THE WEEK





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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Coconut Records - Nighttiming



Artist: Coconut Records
Song: Nighttiming
Album: Nighttiming
Year: 2007

"'Cause you've been nighttiming baby, it's starting to show, 'cause you've been nighttiming baby, it's out of control, yeah you've been nighttiming baby and you ought to get home, yeah you've been nighttiming baby uh huh..."

"Hey, you look different how do I explain? This whole evening just felt so strange, I guess I guess things have changed..."


*A QUICKIE: Some would say that the night is long and coffee is cheap, bad thing I don't like coffee... but I have got to seize the weekend, and I have been seizing weekends and it shows on the week... I'm just waiting to look like a damn raccoon with dark circles under my eyes...

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Dave Gahan - Dirty Sticky Floors



Artist: Dave Gahan
Song: Dirty Sticky Floors
Album: Paper Monsters
Year: 2003

"Maybe I should go back home, I'll sit and wait right by the phone, praying over the porcelain throne on my dirty sticky floor..."

"Ask me what I want, easy that's just more, how long will I wait for you, twice as long as I did before, standing in the freezing snow, maybe you left I just don't know I'll soon be lying on my own on some dirty sticky floor..."


*NO COMMENT TODAY... ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!





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Friday, September 9, 2011

The Naked and Famous - Young Blood


Artist: The Naked and Famous
Song: young Blood
Album: Passive Me, Agressive You
Year: 2010


"We're only young and naive still, we require certain skills, the mood it changes like the wind, hard to control when it begins..."

"The bittersweet between my teeth, trying to find the in-betweens, fall back in love eventually..."


*A BRIEF ONE: It is becoming a bad habit, I need to rest properly because sleeping in my couch, in front of my computer, and waking up in the middle of the night just to walk upstairs half asleep is definitely not cool... And a bit dangerous too... HAVE A NICE FRIDAY!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Kings of Convenience - 24-25/Mrs. Cold



Artist: Kings of Convenience
Song: 24-25
Album: Declaration of Dependence
Year: 2009

"She'll be gone soon, you can have me for yourself, but do give, just give me today or you will just scare me away..."

"What we build is bigger than the sum of two, but somewhere I lost count on my own and somehow I must find it alone..."


Artist: Kings of Convenience
Song: Mrs. Cold
Album: Declaration of Dependence
Year: 2009

"Hey baby, Mrs. Cold, acting so tough, didn't know you had it in you so be hurt at all... You waited too long, you should've hook me before I put my raincoat on..."

"Okay I get it, okay I see, you were fronting because you knew you'd find yourself vulnerable around me, okay I get it, okay I see, you feel vulnerable around me..."


*A BRIEF COMMENT: Now I just want to relax, and these songs are perfect, actually the CD's from these guys are perfect for that purpose... A hint? Yes, the lyrics have a special dedication for you, of course if you're still reading...







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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Doves - Andalucia




Artist: Doves
Song: Andalucia
Album: The Places Between: The Best of Doves
Year: 2010

"Days, feel strange, impossible to remember, you're a thousand miles away, I can't rest, I cannot sleep, I'm feeling numb most days, can you be the same?"

"And the world we see belongs to you and me, if we're lucky, Andalucia... And the love you bring won't mean a thing if you don't win, Andalucia..."


*A COMMENT: What a song! Really it is one of those songs you can dance to while in the shower hoping you don't slip and hit yourself in the head... The rhythm is hypnotic, it moves your body and you cannot help it, the blend of sounds is just perfect, I love it... This guys are the shit! That's why I love 'Doves'... I have an eargasm every time I listen to this song...

P.S. Here's another song you can dance to while in the shower, or at any other place, just be careful if you are in the shower :P ... Click here




HERE'S A LINK TO AN ACOUSTIC VERSION OF IT, BUT SOME ASS-FACED DOUCHE BAGS DISABLED THE EMBEDDING OPTION... CLICK HERE





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