cause you're the one that i put on a pedestal

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
They were known for their treadmill video. And here they are with yet another viral video for This Too Shall Pass from their latest album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". An extremely elaborate Rube Goldberg machine, it ended with a bang, literally. This had to come on because of the spectacular video, much less for the song. There was nothing special about the song, just decent. But real props for the preparation involved in the making of the video.

The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
Really old school, like literally. Song came out in 2000. That's 10 years ago! Real dapper song with catchy riffs and lyrics. Woo ooh ooh. Their name's a play on Andy Warhol.

Hayley Taylor - No More Wishing
Really romantic song heard on HIMYM.

The Swimmers - A Hundred Hearts
Oh dear, I'm so in love with this song. The video has fantastic art direction, but that's just a bonus. It's perfect foil for this brilliant song, catchy and melodious yet serving to make one feel contemplative at the same time as they sing of broken hearts. Chiming keyboards and clapping hands (which seems to be a mainstay of songs now) coupled with a strong beat takes this song up a notch.

and i looked in her eyes and left her

The Swimmers - Shelter
A very sweet song plus a quirky little video. Very personal, this song seems to expose them at their most vulnerable, making them the humans we all are.

Caribou - Hello Hammerheads
I thought I was actually listening to a Shearwater plus Fleet Foxes collaboration. But this is Caribou aka Daniel Snaith. Very contemplative lyrics, backed by that folksy, melancholic voice plus simple acoustic plucking. A small nugget of information - he has a PhD in Mathematics from Imperial College London. But that's no wonder, considering his father is a mathematics professor at the University of Sheffield and his sister is a reader in mathematics at the University of Bristol.

The Temper Trap - Soldier On
A little Temper Trap for all. Very beautiful and might I add, enchanting voice.

Beach House - Norway
From their 2010 album "Teen Dreams". I don't actually always pick out their songs to particularly listen to, but whenever I listen to a random playlist with their songs in it, I never fail to love the song. They're fantastic, Alex and Victoria. Oh, and Victoria is providing vocals for Grizzly Bear in Slow Life for the New Moon OST.