My Love

This song, My Love by Jihae, was exactly what I was looking for today, calm, soothing, and enchanting. Her voice is absolutely incredible, if pouring rich melted chocolate could be a sound, this would be it. My Love is off of her new LP Fire Burning Rain which will be out this upcoming July.

Her stuff is great for those times where you just kind of feel like getting away from everything and everyone. It's easy to float away to the sound of her voice, and I'm more than willing to escape reality for a little bit.

So here's three of her songs:

My Love

Best Thing

Simple Man

Organic like the Sea

Candy Claws is one of my new obsessions, they created this album so that every song flows into one another to portray a feeling of serenity and embody the sounds and feelings of the ocean.  These kids are from Colorado (surprisingly, not much has been coming from there lately), which kind of fits since their sound it's so organic and ecclectic.  Anyways, I'm in love with this song Lantern Fish, it kind of makes my heart melt.

Russian Roulette

We are awkward russians. We decided to interfere in everyday college life and make things just a little more eastern european. I think we succeeded.

Please listen to this song as you observe:

Old News, New Excitement

I know that urrrveryone prob knows about this already, but I am just so fucking psyched that it hurts, and if you don't I'll fill you in.  Vampire Weekend released a new song, Horchata, and this upcoming January they will have a new full-length-soph album out for all of mankind to enjoy.  LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN

This song makes me so happy that it kind of hurts, which is just sick, but in a good way, like a mad beast kind of way....can't wait til Jan for the revamped VW....

Legit

Deerhunter...what a grand band.  But what about break off solo ish Atlas Sound?

Two words:

Mad Legit

I am extremely satisfied with Logos, I'm normally a bit skeptical of break off ish but this was a success (and frankly, how could it not be? It's fucking Bradford Cox).  This album def has a different sound from Deerhunter, it's a bit more electronic and eclectic noise.  The songs have a sense of otherworldliness to them as rando sounds drift in and out of the soft wallowing of Cox's voice.

Personally, my fave song is Walkabout.  It's a bit more poppy and upbeat then the other songs, which is just what I've been needing these days.

RIP PARRY

PreLoved and Fall

Yes, I love thrifting.

Yes, I hate spending money.

But, I would most def spend on Preloved.  

Preloved is a little store with a big name on St. Laurent up in the plat.  They sell clothes made out of recycled clothing.  Vests are made out of old menswear pants, jackets out of skirts, skirts out of shirts, and the list goes on...They all have one thing in common, every single piece of clothing is absolutely adorable.  The prices are steep, with sweaters going over the 100 dolla bar, and my supah cute mittens were 22.  But once you put this one of a kind clothing on, everything seems incredibly better, not to mention incredibly cuter.

Also, new fave band of the day/week= Built to Spill...just came out with a new album (There is No Enemy), but I recommend listening to their earlier stuff too! Too bad they aren't coming to Montreal, but they are going to Seattle (of course I won't be there...oh well).

mmmmmmbagels

Since relocating from NJ to the West Coast, I have been deprived of a good bagel for pretty much the last 4 years...until I came to Montreal and found the greatness that is Fairmount Bagels. Open 24 hours, fresh bagels at any time, and nothing is better than that sweet aftertaste of a hot Fairmount sesame seed bagel.  This ish is so good that you can eat them straight, no butter no cream cheese.  It brings in a diverse crowd of housewives running errands in the morning, construction dudes on their break, and of course, hipsters after a drunken night out (or after leaving the bar).  Thinking about it, I was introduced to Fairmount by a dude (my friend asked him if he was a hipster, and he quickly said no, but I still think he is since that's what all hipsters do) after meeting him at Green Room (bar on St. Laurent).  I thought I wouldn't want anything, but once I stepped through the entrance and smelled the delicious scent of freshly baked goods, I cracked and discovered the greatest drunk food of all time...even better than Pita Pit and that's saying a lot.

74 Fairmount West

Check it out...oh and they're always better fresh....always.

PS 

Band: Volcano Choir

Album: Unmap

Verdict: Chill+Ambrosial+Slightly Odd= Satisfying (except for like 2 songs...but that's it)