broken boys look good sitting on their shelves...

...a band that will likely always remain on my gig wish-list....i love this song, featuring Emily Haines of Metric fame. This is definitely on my 'lone bus journeys' playlist...

Backyards - Broken Social Scene

they made a statue of us...

Us - Regina Spektor

what's my age again?

so i lamed out and didn't make it to the awesome night, What's My Age Again? at the Old Blue Last in Shoreditch last night....but the boys had a good time (wearing their corresponding t-shirts above...apparently a coincidence) ...and Nick even managed to keep his shoes on in the mosh pit this time...well done Nick, your feet love you again...

...an ode to the night...my favourite Weezer song ever...

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Weezer

And you can tell me all about what you did today...

...i really like the lyrics to this song...a lot. Hoping I can go and see these guys in my hometown in March...in the meantime...buy tickets to see them....they're awesome...

The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit

...love, don't cry...

...and they don't. i adore the Yeah Yeah Yeahs...still, after all these years...my favourite band. so it's a happy day because the video for Skeletons has been released....by far the most beautiful song from It's Blitz...but don't worry Maps, it always has and always will be you.

...watch the new Skeletons video here

hanging around, nothing to do but frown...

Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters

...in the whole history of music you will not find a more beautiful voice than this....and since London has brought rain, and another Monday i thought it quite apt...

...seems that I'm always, thinking of you...

You Really Got A Hold On Me - She & Him

...i finally watched (500) Days of Summer this weekend, and well...despite its message it hasn't done any wonders for my overly romantic nature...in fact, Tom and I share too many similarities. but it got me listening to more She & Him...which has resulted in a slight obsession with Zooey Deschanel ...oh lordy she's mighty cool...

...because we know we're gonna be up late...

...in celebration of getting a ticket to see LCD Soundsystem in April (thank you Andy!)...as obvious as it is, my all-time favourite...

Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem

...not only is James Murphy likely to knock our socks off but all my friends (see what i did there?) are going too, i literally cannot wait...

more New Jersey love...

... a petri dish-style experiment of Dayve Hawke, merging elements from his other projects, Weird Tapes and Memory Cassette....i couldn't choose a favourite...so i didn't...

Swimming Field - Memory Tapes

Bicycle - Memory Tapes

Gig Review: Chew Lips

...my first gig of 2010 and Chew Lips did not disappoint one bit. I say with confidence that Tigs is the best front woman I have seen since Karen O...dancing in her own sweet and sexy way around the stage entertaining us all in her golden dress....


...her voice is as incredible live as on record ..."never knew what we got into...now it seems it was history, thoughts from a past life"...
...it's been said that they draw influence from LCD Soundsystem so i may be alone in this but i don't find them altogether dissimilar from New Young Pony Club in the early days, but they have something i like...and i just think (and hope) i might see them at some summer festivals this year...
...hightlight for me, of course, was Slick. But a new love I've found in Karen (ironic?)....featured on the new record out this month...

Karen - Chew Lips

these days everything seems to last only a while...

haven't listened to this in a while but it's such a beautiful beautiful song and an amazing cover...you don't see lyrics like this everyday...

‘cause when you’re in pieces, you pick up the bits, and nothing fits, and the wind blows you away

Flakes (Mystery Jets cover) - Florence & The Machine

vintage brunch times...

...just arrived home from the most wonderful saturday morning treat....brunch hosted by my lovely friend Naomi (Vintage Secret), full of earl grey, warm croissants, strawberries, waffles (courtesy of Sami) and bucks fizz. just visiting Naomi's home is like an adventure, full of racks and racks of vintage coats and ballroom dresses....stacks and stacks of art deco china, cake stands and toast racks...Naomi, you are the East's best hostess...

twenty seconds til the last call...

1901 Bo Flex'd (Passion Pit remix) - Phoenix




...one of my old loves remixing my new fling...happy days.

everyone loves a present made of vinyl...

i have a huge smile on my face because i also have a framed 12" of You Got The Love (XX remix) hanging right next to my bed. thank you so much Emily for my belated Christmas present, it has brightened up my January...

born with roses in her eyes...

Holland, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel

i would be dancing around my bedroom to this song if i wasn't so sleepy ... winter, i love you, but your dark mornings are ruining me...

if you ask me to...

...i cannot wait for the release of Teen Dream (25 January in the UK) another beautiful LP for the collection i think, this song is so sweet...

Take Care - Beach House

the girl who lives there used to be a charming, lovely girl....

A paper street is a road or street that appears on maps but does not exist in reality

when i look at you...

this might be the most beautiful song i've heard in a long time...what an amazing cover...

When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover) - The Antlers

so you're wishing that you never did all the embarrassing things you've done...

...still really like the new Yeasayer single, hoping that the new album, Odd Blood, will be a little better than All Hour Cymbals for me...



Ambling Alp - Yeasayer



and what a perfect opportunity to listen to my favourite Yeasayer song which they did for the Dark Was The Night compilation (if you haven't heard this compilation....get it now)



Tightrope - Yeasayer

I'm at my best when I'm at my worst...

amazing lyrics.....

From the Hips - Cursive

oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree...

it's goodbye to our little piney friend today...pictured on one of our family dinners (courtesy of Miss Tabitha). He has vacated the living room and been transported with care to his new home on the snowy balcony...you have served us well, with many christmas smiles, dear friend...

what might have been lost...

when i first heard Ellie Goulding I wasn't too sure on my opinion. But i can't deny that she covers one of my favourite Bon Iver songs, Wolves (Acts I & II), with a beautiful haunting quality....

...he said...

we were sleeping til....

cannot wait to see these guys on 17th Feb...

[image courtesy of gig posters]

daydreaming chapter one...

...here are just some delights my ears have been enjoying today (thank you Andy for introducing me to Chew Lips today!)

Chew Lips - Slick

- south london band....album is out this month...

School of Seven Bells - Connjur
- lovely dreaminess from new york...

Au Revoir Simone - Take Me As I Am

- shoegazing in our bedrooms...

night time listenings...

sending letters to the sea...
The Crossing.mp3

let's get snowed in together...

ode to 2009....[curtains]

although i'm one of the many welcoming 2010 with a huge bear hug like a reunited child that got lost in the supermarket, i just want to note some of my fondest musical memories from 2009....


Stag & Dagger 2009 in Shoreditch... The Mae Shi – Lamb And The Lion

Howling Bells at Punk Soho... Howling Bells – Broken Bones

Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Shepherd's Bush Empire... Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Skeletons

The Temper Trap at The Lexington... The Temper Trap – Rest

!!! chk chk chk at Electric Ballroom... !!! – All My Heroes Are Weirdos

Mumford & Sons at The Roundhouse... Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page

Lovebox 2009 in Victoria Park... Florence + The Machine – Cosmic Love

Field Day 2009 at Victoria Park... Santigold – You'll Find A Way

Bat For Lashes at The Roundhouse... Bat For Lashes – Siren Song

Bestival 2009... Friendly Fires – Strobe (too many to mention)

Passion Pit at Koko... Passion Pit – Moth's Wings

Port O'Brien at Scala... Port O'Brien – I Woke Up Today

The Antlers at Bush Hall... The Antlers – Kettering

....in with the new...

so, i've procrastinated enough about starting my blog with something epic, something worthy...and i give up....i've decided it's better to just start it. hello.