THIS MONTH: ALBUMS TO LOOK OUT FOR + TOP 10 SONGS OF THE MONTH

This month marked the marked (and significant) increase in number of cases of the H1N1 flu around the world. oh boy.

Recent notable people who passed away were Farah Fawcett, Billy Mays and of course, Michael Jackson. RIP to yous.

But most importantly, some albums of note that were released this month:

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue

God Help The Girl - God Help The Girl






Roundup of my Top 10 songs of the month:

1. School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep

2. Blind Pilot - Go On, Say It

3. Rachael Yamagata - Duet (feat. Ray LaMontagne)

4. Dan Deacon - Snookered

5. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

6. Priscilla Ahn - Dream

7. Home Video - I Can Make You Feel It

8. Au Revoir Simone - Take Me As I Am

9. The Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory

10. Gregory & The Hawk - Grey Weather

Note that they are in no order. It's really hard to decide what should be in the list and what shouldn't but well, it came down to it and I had to do it.

save up all the days

save up all the days - I would save up all my sundays. alas, sunday is soon to be over. and i bring you Grizzly Bear, Deerhunter, Gregory & The Hawk and Amandine. Maybe I shouldn't have featured Amandine so that there will be something in common with the remaining 3 bands. Can you spot it?

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened

Gregory & The Hawk - Grey Weather

Amandine - Faintest of Sparks
really nice semi-instrumental song. there's the violin and the accordion. sounds like a very autumn-ish song to me.

i've got a feeling that swedish, canadian and scottish bands are gonna take over the worlddddddd. whaaadduuupp!!

The Saturday Mix #5 - It's TIMEEEE

Sally Shapiro - Miracle

The Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory

Fever Ray - Triangle Walks

The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes In Waves

Animal Collective - My Girls
reminds me of the Home Video - I Can Make You Feel It video.

Dan Deacon - Snookered

The Knife - Neverland

i think Snookered is a fantastic song, and I think he's one to look out for. Incredibly talented and worth checking out. May feature him soon, look out for it.

Well, I guess most of you would have known by now, King of Pop, Michael Jackson has passed away. While I haven't listened to his songs much before while growing up, I do know how much he was an influence back in his heydays, especially during the 80s. I mean you don't get called King of Pop or get 13 Grammys' for nothing. Although he has been dogged by much scandal such as child sex allegations and dangling a(his?) baby over the balcony, he still remains the MJ that many idolise. And prior to his death, he already had a 50 date sell out comeback tour in London.

So, I've just picked out some of his more popular songs for you guys.

MJ - Thriller

MJ - Beat It

MJ - Billie Jean
he's got the moveeeeeeeess.

MJ - Man In The Mirror

The Jackson 5 - Never Say Goodbye

He's left behind a really huge legacy for the world of music. RIP Michael Jackson, you'll be remembered for who you were.

It's high time I plugged this really awesome band which hail from our very own shores of Singapore, named Sleep, The Weekend.

Sleep, The Weekend - Kids (MGMT Acoustic Cover)
This is a video of them playing outside Raffles City several weeks ago.

Sleep, The Weekend - Listen

Sleep, The Weekend - Baileys

Sleep, The Weekend - Queen


Credits to Sleep, The Weekend for their own picture, and the download links to their own songs.

Facebook Profile
Myspace
Support them at these pages of the band!

Ladytron - Ghosts

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor

Woodhands - I Wasn't Made For Fighting

Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch

really tired today so i'll just leave you guys with several songs.

Albert Hammond Jr. - Hard To Live (In The City)

Anberlin - Inevitable

Bloc Party - Flux
this is the most rad, and funkiest music video ever. holy crikey. awesome song too.