Cee-Lo Strikes Again

All done studying. The big day is tomorrow, wish me luck. I thought I'd share the newest of Cee-Lo's tunes. It's titled "F*ck You", but is actually a pretty upbeat song. It almost sounds like a cover from the Motown era. Hope you all like it.

Beach House

Today's jam comes from Baltimore's finest duo, Beach House. "Zebra", the second single off of Teen Dream is a beautiful song that evokes Grizzly Bear. Busy studying so that's all for now. Enjoy.

Middle East

I've been meaning to share this one for awhile now. My buddy Pete told me about the band, The Middle East, while he was in France this past winter. After hearing "Blood", I immediately bought their EP, The Recordings of the Middle East, on iTunes. The EP isn't terrible, but "Blood" is by far their best song. Check it out below.

We Used To Wait

I drove down to Columbus this afternoon and used the time to further explore The Suburbs. It's absolutely brilliant. Great from front to back. A couple of new favorites are below. "The Sprawl II" reminds me a lot of Blondie. This may or may not have something to do with the sweet synthesizer in the song. "The Suburbs" is the opening track and is way more poppy than what Arcade Fire has come to be known for, but the lighthearted song is a welcome departure. Last and certainly not least is my favorite jam from the album, "We Used To Wait". If you haven't already procured this album, do it now! Enjoy.

Arcade Fire

I just got the new Arcade Fire album and it's pretty epic. Right now, I'm really digging "Rococo". I also finally got the Mumford and Sons album. My buddy Freddy has been telling me about them for months and I have just forgotten/neglected to download their album. I finally got to listen to their album while driving out to Pete's cottage in Vermillion on Friday night. "The Cave" and "Winter Winds" are both awesome tunes. They remind me a lot of The Avett Brothers due to the banjo being prominently featured in a lot of their songs. They definitely have a more polished sound than The Avetts and I think that suits both bands just fine. Pete's brother, Dan, told me that "The Cave" is based on Pluto's "Allegory of the Cave". It makes sense after listening to the lyrics a little more. I'm sure I'll post more Arcade Fire the more I listen to it. Until then, enjoy the tunes.







Also, I want to take this time to thank Pete for having us all out at his cottage Friday. It was a blast and without his hospitality, we would've all missed out on this awesome moment captured by Jocelyn Vivona. Viewer's Discretion: Do not watch this at work or anywhere else where laughing uncontrollably is frowned upon.

The Kurt.

Hipsters

I found this on LATFH. Check it out.

Cee Lo Green

I was first introduced to Cee Lo Green back in my high school days. My buddy Dan McCallum drove me to school sophomore year and listened to Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections on the regular. While Dan enjoyed rocking out to "Under Tha Influence" while sitting in traffic on Hilliard Blvd at 7:20 AM, I preferred the more low key "Bass Head Jazz" (below). I have been an avid fan of Cee Lo and everything he's done since first hearing of him.

While sipping on delicious beers last night with some good friends, I got to talking to one of my good friend's boyfriend, Noah. We were talking about a bunch of things but discovered we have very similar taste in music. (I believe Mott the Hoopel was even involved in the convo). He mentioned that he had been listening to a lot of Band of Horses and let me know that on Cee Lo is doing a BOH cover on his next album, out a week from Tuesday. I checked it out immediately when I got home last night. It's amazing. I even find the video very intriguing. Cee Lo definitely puts his own style on the song while maintaining the original's integrity. Check it out below.