Weekly obsessions in the key of Caitlin!
You know the drill. Stuff I've been listening to that fits into no particular theme (such as my super cool, super fun Teenagers post which totally got overshadowed by Dean's prompt hotness. I'm nudging you right now, btw. Check it out). I've got some patented Caitlin-approved cuteness along with a couple amazings.
As for Amazings:
1. Cadence Weapon ft. Final Fantasy // Sharks
An example of what happens when you mix too many amazing artists. Cadence Weapon is a pretty good rapper, who performed live with Final Fantasy, who in turn sampled Andrew Bird. The result? Probably one of the best songs you will hear all week. And if you're curious, I did check out the original, studio-recorded "Sharks" and it majorly pales in comparison.
2. Mom // Green Echo
Entirely instrumental and only 2 mintues long, but pretty beautiful and shows a lot of potential for a new band of greatness.
3. Studio // No Comply
Pretty 80s New Wave that's new and catchy to boot. You'll like it.
And as for fun and cute:
4. Peel // In the City
Totally fun, standard Indie rock stuff that I love to post/play/listen to. It's catchy enough, it's got British vocals, and it's hott.
5. Lavender Diamond // Open Your Heart
Fairly cute with sweet female vocals, light giddy guitar, lotso piano, and of course, hand claps.
6. Feist // Fighting Away the Tears - Mocky Mix
Mocky has an incredible ability to make Feists songs sound entirely different and yet entirely wonderful. He's one of the few artists who really plays with songs that he mixes. This version of one of Feist's new songs is totally deconstructed into a simple beat with just hand claps and vocals and some very secondary piano/horns/etc. Pretty relaxing, and fits into the feel of Feist's "Let it Die" more than "The Reminder"
Okay, that's a lot of mp3s. I tried to seperate the stuff that you (yes you, you readers, you super cool readers who also have a blog and don't like cute stuff) would want to listen to from the stuff that, say, someone with a more fun taste might want to listen to.
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Oh, and notices: Next time you're at The Del Mar Theatre, Streetlight Records, or Cafe Pergolesi, pick up the latest instalment of The Fish Rap! It's pretty funny. Also, check out the layout for our new website which should be coming up sometime next week.
