Lily & Madeleine - Spirited Away [folk, acoustic]

This song is fantastic for the slow introspective day. After listening to it a few times, it's easy to see the parts that make me like it so much: a relaxed tempo with layered but still relatively simple instrumentals, harmonic female vocals that don't try too hard to stand out, subtle lyrics, and a steel guitar for gooood measure. Fuck yes; you get a 5 out of 5 all day son.

Oh, the album version isn't available on YouTube for some reason ... still, a nice acoustic version, just without a few parts that made it extra nice.

"Spirited Away" by Lily & Madeleine from their eponymous 2013 debut Lily & Madeleine

Aero Flynn - Pk/Di [indie stuff~]

Of course I waited until after summer to listen to this year's Summer Sampler by Dine Alone Records. Its laid back synth melodies drew me in the second I hit the chorus. The video was also something (it's intended to be a dark ending, right?). That snowmobiling was pretty goddamn Canadian, well non-metropolitan Canadian anyway.

"Dk/Pi" by Aero Flynn from their debut 2015 LP Aero Flynn

The Colourist - Romancing [indie rock]

What anarchic fun. Well, it's all fun & games until someone gets the shit danced out of them (second video in a row with an excellent solo dance sequence). The Colourist are an indie rock band from Orange County.

"Romancing" by The Colourist from their 2015 EP Will You Wait For Me

AaRON - Blouson Noir

I definitely, absolutely, most certainly, unquestionably did NOT get this album because the band shares my name. That would lunacy, pure narcissistic applesauce. And I am beyond such ego-centric behaviours.

I wonder how the John Malkovich cameo came to be. Also, that's some fancy moves there Mr. Sunglasses Rollerskates Man. Keep on dancin' in the free world.

"Blouson Noir" by AaRON from their 2015 album We Cut The Night

Cubesato - Le Petit Prince [melodic glitch]

I first saw this video a long time ago and the song has stuck with me ever since. I've sat on it for a long time but I've finally added it to my collection (*ahem* iPod). A great combination of glitch and melody. Actually, I think the artist, Cubesato, is also White Crest (previous post), the album cover for the HELLO? album is on the Cubesato website. Maybe that's why I liked Hello? in the first place. Anyway, this is "Le Petit Prince" by Cubesato, released as a single in 2010. A shame it's less than 2 minutes long.

"Le Petit Prince" by Cubesato, released in 2010

Sun Airway - Putting The Days Away [synthey indie whatever]

Being able to forget is important. I'm surprised this has never been posted here before, it's been a regular on my playlist for years.

"Putting The Days Away" by Sun Airway from their 2010 album Nocturne Of Exploded Crystal Chandelier

(btw, my feels)

White Crest - Hello? [glitch, dance]

Part of me misses being consistently immersed into music, the way that I was back when all I had to do was study all day long. Nowadays, I find my attention divided by the time I get home, well I guess maybe that's a normal aspect of work-life balance. Whateverr..

Anyway, I appreciate having had been able to check out more stuff recently. I guess it does help that I have very few social activities in Midland. Oh, good fortune, sure does your light illuminate my path. 

Here's a song I checked a while ago. It's a unique mix of glitch and melody with a faint but noticeable Japanese influence. Finally got a copy of it off of the Google Play Store, which has been a surprisingly good medium for music.

"Hello?" by White Crest from their (only?) album HELLO?, 2009

Jose Suicidio - Holy Guacamole! [comedy]

She hates my self-deprecating humour. So, it's one of my attributes that I've slowly moved away from... maybe she just hates the perceived self-destruction that arises from it. Maybe that small aspect is an acceptable concession for the greater good. I still likes it though ... I find it a therapeutic way to acknowledge our woes and limitations, collectively.

I've been following the Henry's Kitchen series on YouTube since the beginning (link). He doesn't upload as much nowadays but I always get a huge grin on my face whenever I watch his stuff. I finally got off my butt and got his 2013 album, Let's Get Suicidal released under the pseudonym Jose Suicidio. I actually like a fair number of the songs. They're good as standalones but they also carry a nostalgic element of the laughs I've had from his past videos. I've been showing off this one the most recently: "Holy Guacamole!"

mutual benefit - C. L. Rosarian [folk]

For some reason, I have the "Love's Crushing Diamond" album by mutual benefit sorted to my electronica playlist. Don't know what I was thinking. Maybe I mistook the chimes for synth and thought that the varied instrumentals were all samples. Well, I guess I was wrong wrong wrong. I guess this is folky? It'd be a very fitting soundtrack for an adventure into the American heartland.

"C. L. Rosarian" by mutual benefit from Love's Crushing Diamond, 2013