Monday Playlist: Driving Fast Edition

1. “Heartbeats” by The Knife

2. “Keep The Car Running” by Arcade Fire

3. “White Shadows” by Coldplay

4. “In For The Kill” by La Roux [Skream Remix]

5. “Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac

6. “Drug Dealer Girl” by Mike Posner

7. “Shoulda Known” by Atmosphere

8. “Ganja Smuggling” by The Expendables

9. “I Wanna Know Now/Kids” by Bob Marley/MGMT [Xaphoon Remix]

10. “Girlfriend” by Phoenix

Driving with the windows down, slightly over speed limit, the perfect mixed tape blasting describes how I have been celebrating the start of my school break. On a separate yet still musically-related note, I’m seeing Dr. Dog in concert tomorrow. And they are AMAZING live.

What’s everyone listening to?

Peace,

Monday Playlist

1. “Feel It All Around” by Washed Out

2. “Colors” by Portugal The Man

3. “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

4. “Knife” by Grizzly Bear

5. “The Ark” by Dr. Dog

6. “My Body’s A Zombie For You” by Dead Man’s Bones

7. “Self-Taught Learner” by Lissy Trullie

8. “Sun Hands” by Local Natives

9. “Future Primitive (The Go! Team Remix)” by Papercuts

10. “Under the Milky Way (The Church Cover)” by Sia

Peace,

Monday Playlist: The Cover Edition

When you’re looking for new music, sometimes you only have to look as far as changing the artist of the song.

Click to download the song to your iTunes library.

1. Rogue Wave covering “Everyday” (Buddy Holly)

2. Coldplay covering “Songbird” (Oasis)

3. Vampire Weekend covering “Everywhere” (Fleetwood Mac)

4. Florence + the Machine covering “Postcards from Italy” (Beirut)

5. Dr. Dog covering “Heart It Races” (Architecture in Helsinki)

6. Michael Stipe and Chris Martin covering “In The Sun” (Joseph Arthur)

7. First Aid Kit covering “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” (Fleet Foxes)

8. The Shins covering “We Will Become Silhouettes” (The Postal Service)

9. Lissy Trullie covering “Ready for the Floor” (Hot Chip)

10. Slightly Stoopid covering “Sun Is Shining” (Bob Marley)

What are some amazing cover songs you love?

Peace,

Monday Playlist

Zoe Kravitz is a badass

Zoe Kravitz is a badass

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Click on the links to hear these gems on Youtube!

Vagabond” by Wolfmother

This is embarrassing, but a JAM. “Africa” by Toto

Heart It Races” by Dr. Dog (Architecture in Helsinki cover)

Kids (Soulwax Remix)” by MGMT

One Day” by Matisyahu

Happy jamming!

Peace,

Oh Don’t You Judge A Book Just By The Cover

Dave Matthews Band-Under the Table and Dreaming

Some of my favorite album covers…due to their clever or aesthetically pleasing natures:

Wilco-Sky Blue Sky, Radiohead-Hail to the Thief, Elliott Smith-New Moon, Oasis-Don't Believe the Truth

(clockwise from top left)

Sky Blue Sky by Wilco: download “On and On and On”

Hail to the Thief by Radiohead: download “A Wolf at the Door”

New Moon by Elliott Smith: download “Miss Misery”

Don’t Believe the Truth by Oasis: download “Keep the Dream Alive”

Arcade Fire-Neon Bible, Death Cab-Narrow Stairs, The Strokes-Is This It?, Dr. Dog-We All Belong

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire: download “No Cars Go”

Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie: download “Grapevine Fires”

Is This It? by the Strokes: download “Hard to Explain”

We All Belong by Dr. Dog: download “Keep A Friend”

Pearl Jam-No Code, Goo Goo Dolls-Dizzy up  the girl, The Shins-Chutes too Narrow, Guster-Ganging up on the sun

No Code by Pearl Jam: download “Off He Goes”

Dizzy Up the Girl by the Goo Goo Dolls: download “Acoustic #3”

Chutes Too Narrow by the Shins: download “Gone for Good”

Ganging Up on the Sun by Guster: download “Manifest Destiny”

Peace,

Title from “E.M.I.” by Sex Pistols