So I am really late with the song of the week. And that is because until yesterday I really did not have one. I did not listen to much new music this week because I have been really busy kickboxing four days a week.
This weeks song is
Feist - One Two Three Four
Also I really like the video for this song. Check it out and tell me if you don't think Feist is an indie rock vixen.
The song of the week is:
I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
This week I have been singing this song a lot.
The best part was one day I was singing it and Bryan started to sing along, now if we could only get 648 people to join in with us we would have as many people as our in this band. Just kidding, I don't know how many people are in the band but it is a lot. I do know they are not from Barcelona. I hope none of my friends from Norway hate me because this band is actually from Sweden.
So I am starting to really like running. It used to be something I really had to make myself do but now I actually kind of enjoy it. Part of why I enjoy it is that it is when I listen to a lot of music. Listening to music and running can be tricky because you do not want to listen to anything too fast and wind up halfway into your run and realize you have been sprinting to keep up with the music and are too tired to keep going. But if it is too slow you end up legging. I also am more likely to stop when I am trying to find the perfect song. Today while I was on my run I tried something new I listened to LCD Soundsystem- 45:48. It was made by LCD Soundsystem for Apple and their whole Nike run campaign. Anyway it was pretty good although after working out every day this week my legs were sore and tired and so I did not make it the whole 45:48 but the part I did listen to was perfect. It picked up the pass just around the 10 minute mark right when I need it to. I look forward to running to it the whole way through this weekend.
What do you listen to when you work out?
In case you did not notice now you can listen to the song of the week by clicking on it.
This weeks song of the week is:
Mates Of State - Think Long
I have been listening to a lot of Mates Of State as of late. I think it is because they are quirky and are married which for some reason I think is cool. I really like quirky things what about you?
Wikipedia describes their music like this:
"Mates of State's songs are notable for their male/female vocal harmony, shifting rhythms, and quirky song structure - most tracks comprise distinct, almost disjointed movements. Both members sing with great intensity, often in the upper ranges of their voices, and often sing different (yet complementary) melodies simultaneously. Tempos are nearly always fast, with beats often resembling those found in electronic club or dance music."
Personally, I like the boy girl sound of their music.
I like the song Think Long because lets face it I have been thinking long about stuff these days.
If you do listen to the song make sure you listen to the second half because that is when it gets really good.
So this week I had two songs fighting it out for Song of The Week. But the one that won is a song I have liked for a long time and came on the radio last night as I was leaving my parents house.
Feist- Mushaboom
I don't normally try to interpret what the song of the week is about but this song came on at the perfect moment and it struck me that the song is about being in your 20s.
Here are part of the song lyrics:
This weekend I was on my way to an ultimate tournament with the high school team I am helping out. The mom who drove asked me all these questions about Puerto Rico and then I remembered that is what this blog is supposed be about not my taste for sad indie rock. So I am still going through the letters and I will post more as soon as I get them in some sort of order. But before I do that I thought I would give you an idea of why I was an exchange student since this mom who was driving me to the ultimate tourney asked me that and most people want to know. I think the best way to explain why is to say that my family is big on exchange students.
Here are the kids who have lived in my parents house:
Michiko- Japan
Noelia- Argentina
Jackie- Italy
Vicky- Argentina
Louise- Canada
Ricky- Mexico
Geovanni- Italy
and
Henrik- Greenland
And those are just the ones I remember and not counting cousins from France who would come to visit. If the FBI knew about this list they might put my parents on some sort of watch list.
Also both my brothers have been exchange students.
You know how alcoholism runs in families in my family it is exchangism so I had no choice I had to go to Puerto Rico.
Oh yeah and my parents rock for letting all these kids come live at our house. I can't wait till I grow up so I can be a host parent.
So I just finished reading Bee Season by Myla Goldberg.
And all I have to say it is a good book and you should read it. It only took me a few days to read it and my median time for Hop On Pop is 45 minutes so you should be able to finish it all quick like. One other thing I do have to say about the book is it includes kleptomaniacs, hari krishnas and the kabbalah.
Anyway this is not book of the week it is song of the week. And song of the week is
Song For Myla Goldberg- The Decemberists
Bryan hates that I like this song because all I can sing from it is "unique new york, unique new york"
