Furr by Blitzen Trapper

In my hiatus, I bought little new music and have been listening to music that I already had. One album that I hadn't listened to but had been carrying around for awhile was Blitzen Trapper's Furr. If you have seen the new Seventh Generation Commerical, you have heard to title song "Furr". Blitzen Trapper is obviously heavily influenced by the likes of Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. This group reminds me of Jet, in that they are able to truly pay hommage to the greats of Rock and Roll and represent the next generation of talent.

Fell off the face of the Planet

Made a visit to the underbelly of my world and have now returned. For the last couple of months, I have been wasting time listening to the same music, watching TV, redecorating and painting my bathroom and getting ready for a party. I haven't picked up a book or even magazine in two months. But today is a new day. Spring has sprung, the party has been had and I am starting to feel the surge of new energy running through me. So with that, I will begin to post again.

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Mad World by Gary Jules

I was making dinner last night and this song came up on my iPod. I remembered how much I loved the video, so I thought that I would share. Not only is this a beautiful, haunting song but the video is mesmerizing.

XX by The XX

What a fusion of sounds this band is. A little Radiohead, a little Imogen Heap and the sound of the surf guitar thrown in. With haunting guitar riffs and beautiful vocals, this is one of my favorite albums right now. And I think they are getting ready to blow up with a spot at the acclaimed South by Southwest Festival in March. Check them out so that you can say that you knew about them before anyone else.

3 Rounds and a Sound by Blind Pilot

Currently, I am obsessed with this album. It has a very simple, laid back feel to it that makes you want to sit back and relax with a cup of tea and a good book or wander about a field at sunset. The songs are infectious, having had "Go on, Say it" stuck in my head for days now. This band from Oregan definately is my kind of music, I will be looking for more promising music from them in the future.

A touch of the sickness

Been down for the count with a nasty case of the flu. Only able to drudge through my regular job before the hitting the sack but have been listening to some really awesome tunes. Looking forward to sharing those with you. Expect to see a downpour of posts in the future once I kick this bugs ASS!!!!

The Point! by Harry Nilsson

When I was a little girl, we went to Disney World every year. Now as you can imagine, driving ten hours in a car with two young girls was extremely difficult. To make the time go by faster, my father (a huge fan of the audiobook) would play books on tape for us or classic radio programs. However, much to my father's dismay, my mother would always play one of her favorite albums during the trip. I can remember my mom, sister and me singing along to all the songs. Even to this day, The Point! is a road trip tradition.

Harry Nilsson is one of my top five dead collaborators (I have a dream list of collaborators both dead and alive). Whenever I listen to any of his music, I am never disappointed by the quality of his voice, with it's impressive five octave vocal rang or the genius of his songs. I think that he might be one of the most romantic songwriters I have ever heard. It is a tragedy that we lost him at all but all great things must come to an end. What suprises me is the amount of people who have no idea who he is but if you were to play them any number of his songs, they would know it or at least recognize it.

I have learned more from Harry Nilsson than almost any other artist I have ever listened to. I think that it is definately worth a listen. If you don't take my word for it, the trust The Beatles because at a press conference in 1968, someone asked John who his favorite American artist was, he stated, "Nilsson" and when Paul was asked his favorite American group, Paul replied, "Nilsson".