10 Songs That I Cannot Stop Listening To

I am in Colorado for break again.  I always find that it is nice to come back home for a few short weeks while I relax from what my university wants me to learn and I can get into what I want to actually dive into.  I'm working on a few performance art pieces for March and May, and I am also working on a TV Bible for a show that I've come up with.  I've also been watching a lot of Arrested Development and Strangers With Candy in recent weeks, but that is not what I am going to get into for this journal.

This is about music.  

Here are two handfuls of my favorite tracks that I absolutely can't get enough of:

1.  Bibio - Lover's Carvings

Yes, it is the song from the Amazon Kindle commercial, but seriously, it is one of the neatest songs that I've heard in a while.  Bibio is Stephen Wilkinson, a British music producer that has been making this quasi-folk/pseudo-electronica music that people can't stop dancing to for the last five years.  Listen in and fall in love.

2.  Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move (Hidden Cat Remix)

Now, I do love the original version of this song, but this remix has a fluttering that carries throughout the song that I think makes for a smoother flow than what the original has to offer.  Dirty Projectors are great musicians and kind-hearted people, having released a super sweet sounding digital EP with Björk this year (all the proceeds of which goes to help create safer spaces for our marine brethren to swim and such).  

3.  Yeasayer - O.N.E.

Funny story about this song:  I heard it a few months back on a car radio and only remnants of the chorus were all that I could manage to remember when I got back to my computer.  I've had parts of the chorus in my head for MONTHS.  And then I came across  the music video about two weeks back, and it has been nothing but bliss since.  Wow, Yeasayer's Anand Wilder is one sexy man.

4.  Jaded Hipster Choir - Flood of Light

I love to listen to this song first thing in the morning; it reminds me that I don't know what the hell is going to happen to me from moment to moment.  There really isn't much to say about JHC, as there really isn't much out there on the internet about them yet (save for their MySpace page).  Out of sorts and seemingly unorganized, their music captures audio treasure from the multiple depths of the musical dimensions and scatters it throughout repetitious rings and bells and dings.  I can't wait to hear more!

5.  Blue Scholars - Sagaba

The whistling in this song make me wild; I cannot wait to see Blue Scholars live.  I have listened to them entirely too much in recent weeks, and lucky for me, they've been making music for years.  Lucky for us all!

6.  Small Black - Photojournalist

Doesn't this sound absolutely sick in best possible way?!  It's the first single off of their EP.  Small Black is a delicacy in the modern world, having sounds that feel like they were made back in the 1980s.  Prefix did a really good interview with them recently.  

7.  Arcade Fire - Rococo

Learn a little about rococo is, and then let's talk about how perfect this song is.

8.  M.I.A. - Space

This is from the new album MAYA that M.I.A. dropped this year.  I cannot find a track from the album that I don't like, and this one is my favorite for the song structure and lyrics.  Top notch all around!

9.  Of Montreal - The Miniature Philosopher

A little more sad, but it has the most plays on my iTunes.  I have been a fan of Of Montreal for a while now, but I think that in all honesty, a lot of the reason why I like their music is because of how fascinated I am with Kevin Barnes.  So interesting.

10.  OK Go - End Love

I have recently discovered how amazing the music is that OK Go makes.  Really.  They always dish out super impressive music videos, but their music is just as great as their visuals.  This band is the complete package, and I am so pleased to have my own copy of Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.  

If you're even slightly interested in sharing what has been playing through your headphones, I encourage you to do so.  I am always looking for some new music!

Happy Holidays!