Lovers and gentlemen, the end of July is upon us. But even as the dark storm clouds of responsibility and academia gather on the horizon, the sun's rays still continue to sow the seeds of music, love, peace and weed in the hearts of the young and the young at heart. And a great chill came across the land, and the dry morning eyes of the stoner looked out his window 'pon the golden hills of his youth and saw that, still, all was good.
Where are you going? Where will you be? A lot of the time we don't know. And even when we do know, sometimes where we are going isn't even somewhere we want to be. We get mentally stuck, living life sitting on the inside, looking out. But man, life isn't some perpetual transition from waiting room to waiting room. There's always somewhere you'd rather be than here, but then again, what's the rush?
handsome boy modeling school (f. jack johnson) - breakdown
Don't let the name fool you, this is a Justice-produced tune. Its all about this animation though. Reminds me of old Saturday morning cartoons, only electro'd. Result: awesomeness.
New track by DC-based rapper Wale. I dig. He drops a line about twitter, but I forgive him because I like him better than fellow freshmen rappers Asher Bro-rap Roth and KiD KanYe, er, KiD CuDi.
Awesome video by Passion Pit - much better than the recently released Kids video by MGMT. Oh, MGMT always trying so hard to be "trippy." In 2009, trippy is the new sober!
Hello lovers new and bored, yours truly has just returned from an epic hiatus which included beaches in Mexico and one big rave in LA. But now, with the drugs and shamanistic curses adequately purged from my system, I am ready to return to doing what I do: getting you to hear some awesome music.
wavves - so bored
Ok, so this song is by a band called Wavves. They come out of San Diego, California, so typically they are all about that laid-back, not-gibbn-uh-fuck attitude. Sunshine and beaches, man, those are things that do not go well with productivity. What the hell is productivity anyways? People on the internet call Wavves a mix between the Beach Boys and the Sonic Youth, two bands that were big before I was born and have not listened to. Personally, I call Wavves "hella chill." And really distorted. Take this track, "so bored." The vocals come out at you through a wall of static foam. Everything in the track has to reach you through an ocean of hazy noise, till you're drowning in sine waves and jaded disillusionment. It's kind of like watching the TV on a dead channel, only cooler.
Now the lead singer has gotten into some trouble. Apparently all the helium blog hype got to his head and made him think he was better than the drugs, took a bunch of painkillers and ecstacy before playing his first show on an extensive European tour, and fucked up badly. But that's ok. Honestly, the kid sort of looks like a douchebag. But here is a video for their other single, No Hope Kids. Wavves understands you.
If you have any music you would like me to hear, comments, or would just like to talk about the finer things in life, please email me atmusicplusloveblog@gmail.com
