Song of the Day: "Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee

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I promise song of the day is not going away. I just have not been able to get to my computer until nearly 11pm every night, and then, it just feels too late to work it all out.

But, not tonight. This song of the day kinda picked itself. It is one of my favorite songs, (although, I do prefer the acoustic "live on the mountain" version) and it just lightens up my mood.

It has the kinda of levity that 98% of all music is missing, and that 99% of all music needs.

"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee

The Alphabet List: Letter "H"

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So, I was just going to hope you would forget about this list series, reader. But, alas, my afternoon at my co-bloggers welcome home barbecue was ruined (read, thrilled that someone besides myself would bring up the blog) with persistent (read, one) questions about "What happened to The Alphabet List?"

Yeah, thanks to awkward encounters, The Alphabet List has returned with the difficult letters. I am just happy to have "H" and not "I." Good luck Stevie.

Dread. That is how I felt about this letter, until I scrolled through my iPod a bit, and I think I'll be able to power through. I think the tricky part will more of the order rather than finding enough.

Band of the Week: BOAT

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Time for a good weather tunes. Local band does good. Easily the catchiest (spell check says thats a real word) songs of 2009.

Get on the BOAT everyone.

Below you will find 5 tracks, the first 4 are from their fan-fucking-tastic 2009 release "Setting the Paces" and the last one is my favorite pre-Paces track from their "Let's Drag Our Feet" album, released in 2007.

Enjoy.

Band of the Week: BOAT

"Lately (I've Been On My Back)" This was my number 6 song of '09 and Stevie's number 3. So that should tell you something.

"Friends Since 1989"

"Prince Of Tacoma"

"Name Tossers"

"(I'm A) Donkey For Your Love"

Band of the Week: Why?

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We all have one of these bands in their ipod. Those bands that you forget all about. That never cross your mind, or that you reach out to listen too. But then, there is that one day, where you are uncomfortably hot driving along the water front, speakers maxed, thinking that, perhaps your loud music will help cool the pedestrians, when among the thousands of possible songs that could come on, you get something both perfect and unexpected. That, in a not so nutshell is WHY?

The creative nature of this band is something to behold. Its like they look at "traditional" methods of instrumentation, and say "fuck you!" Just watch the videos below, look at how he is playing piano in "A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under" or how the guitar is being beautifully abused in "The Vowels pt. 2" and you will understand what I mean.

Band of the Week: Why?

"These Hands/January Twenty Something"

WHY? - These Hands / January Twenty Something from anticon. on Vimeo.

"A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under"

WHY? - "A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under" from anticon. on Vimeo.

"The Vowels pt 2." (Live and Rooftop Unplugged)

Song of the Day: "Untitled 101" by Peter Wolf Crier

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I am half asleep right now. So, do not expect anything sharp or witty out of me in this post. I like this song, and its a great song to shut your eyes too. Which is all my eyes seem to want to do right now. Now, its not mellow per se, but, it has a quality. Juslisen.

"Untitled 101" by Peter Wolf Crier

Song of the Day: "The Only Living By In New York" by Simon and Garfunkel

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So, as a roadside request from Stevie, I bring you the song of the day. Now, I am sure she has her reasons for this song, and I am sure they are deep and meaningful. Hell, I am sure her trip from New York back to the plentiful Pacific Northwest makes this song even more impactful, but I am not going to talk about that. Nor am I going to give you all my reasons for loving this song although I do so love it. Because I think that this is one of those songs that 100 people would have 100 different, highly personal reasons for loving and caring about it.

Listen and love.

I apologize for the video. I generally do not like to use slide shows, but this is the best I can find.

"The Only Living By In New York" by Simon and Garfunkel

Song of the Day: "Feel It In My Bones" by Tegan and Sara

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So, I was searching and settling on songs for SOTD options today. Just was not feeling anything. I think its this damn flu bug I have going right now.

So, I had settled on a Peter Wolf Crier song that I am really kinda digging right now, but its not like I love it. I was just like "well, I guess I could do some PWC today, get a blog out there, get it over with." And that sucks. I want all my blogs to have heart. Now don't get me wrong, this is a great song that you will hear soon, but when my heart is in it.

As of today my heart is into this melodic heart break of a song by Tegan and Sara. Now, I have always claimed to be a little anti these sisters. But, I think that is due to my "I hate everything trendy" attitude I used to carry around. OK, that I still carry around. But, when i actually stop hear the music that I am so unabashedly bashing, I am stricken back. I swallow my words ladies. You win.

"Feel It In My Bones" by Tegan and Sara