feliz cinco de mayo

i got stuck in mexico with an expired passport and had to fly to TJ and walk across the border to get home on monday. also, this song is awesome.

te solte la rienda, jose alfredo jimenez


lyrics translated to english always end up sounding much cornier than they do in spanish, this excerpt is no exception.

Vas a extrañar mis besos
en los propios brazos
del que este contigo.

Vas a sentir que lloras
sin poder siquiera
derramar tu llanto

You're going to miss my kisses
in the very arms
of the one you're with

You're going to feel like crying
without even being able
to shed a tear

efterklang

these guys are good

modern drift


the dream in which i flee

love this song (silversun pickups)

i am consistently shocked and exhilarated at the volume and intensity of the vocals towards the tail end of this song.

lazy eye - carnavas (a dude is singing, seriously)

love this song (broken bells)

danger mouse and james mercer (the shins)

the mall and misery - broken bells

the morning benders

listen

excuses (you can download this one for freebies on their website)

waiting for a war

murder by death

i wish i had thought of that name for a band. here's a song from their upcoming album.

king of the gutters, prince of the dogs - good morning, magpie

you can get their music here

the ruby suns

i was going to post a song from the ruby suns forthcoming album, but i gave it a listen and didn't find anything worth posting. it just sounds like they are trying to be like animal collective.

here's one from their old album...

kenya dig it - sea lion

music player

thanks to a suggestion by our friends at don't to dumb things, there's a music player in the sidebar. you can just press play and it will shuffle through all of the songs posted on the site, or you can press the up arrow to pick a song. enjoy

love this song

the mountain goats

woke up new is a really sad song inspired by the divorce of john darnielle's parents. i never get sick of it.

woke up new - get lonely


the mountain goats latest album features songs all inspired by verses in the old testament. here's one of my favorites...

genesis 3:23 - the life of the world to come


here's the verse:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.


buy their music

i love this song

obvious child - rhythm of the saints

i love this song

beach comber, real estate


you can get it here

the everly brothers

a lot of musicians from the 50's and early 60's are only known for one or two hits. in the case of the everly brothers, it's "all i have to do is dream". it's a great song, but it's a shame that it's the only song that most people ever hear. the beatles, the beach boys, and simon and garfunkel learned how to harmonize by covering their songs.

walk right back to me


maybe tomorrow

i love this song

*update: the new album is available to download for $3.99 (limited time, it's now 7.99 - still cheaper than iTunes) here. make sure to get it - it's one of those listen all the way through albums

holiday, vampire weekend