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7/21/2005
I know you're scared even though you say that you're not
Nightwalking again. This evening, the mp3 decides to take me on a journey back in time. First it gives me Aimee Mann's "Momentum" from the Magnolia Soundtrack. Then, Rufus Wainwright's "A Bit Of You,", followed by Belle and Sebastian's "Waking Up To Us," which in particular evokes some pretty nasty memories for me. By the time we got to Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize," I'd had enough. Click.
Tegan and Sara to the rescue! (High five, Tegan. Down low, Sara) You know why? Because
I know you're scared even though you say that you're not
I know you're scared even though you say that you're not
I do.
Tegan and Sara to the rescue! (High five, Tegan. Down low, Sara) You know why? Because
I know you're scared even though you say that you're not
I know you're scared even though you say that you're not
I do.
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by Chris @ 10:30 PM
7/20/2005
Join the Youth & Beauty Brigade (and shut your damn dog up)
Further nightwalking, and more music to add to the list. Decemberists' Calfornia One/Youth & Beauty Brigade from Castaways and Cutouts.
New pet peeve. I absolutely loathe being barked at.
New pet peeve. I absolutely loathe being barked at.
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by Chris @ 11:11 PM
7/19/2005
Nightwalking with Tegan, Sara and Postal Service
I love Victoria. Every night, just as it begins to get dark, I go walking in the trees. There's wooded land right across the road, undeveloped but criss-crossed with foottrails and pimpled with bike jumps I've never seen anyone use. Way in the back, slumps a battered and rusted 1950s Austin (or so my father said). I wander the paths, brushing spider webs from my face. Think about stuff. And listen to mp3s.
I have discovered the perfect nightwalking music:
Candidate One: Tegan & Sara - two women who rock with their shirts on. The album is So Jealous, their third. They are lesbian twin sisters from somewhere in Canada, although I swear I didn't know they were Canadian when I first thought they were cool. I'm not going to try to explain it, except I adore women who play fuzz and aren't using it to cover sucky vocals. (see also Velocity Girl, Juliana Hatfield, and even poor Veruca Salt).
Candidate Two: Postal Service. Supposedly this is a side project by the main guy behind Death Cab For Cutie. I don't know anything about that. I do know that when certain songs from Give Up start playing - like, say, the first four songs, I don't miss fireflies at all. I am a pilgrim for Postal Service now, and have even made some converts. Most submitted to the gospel of Postal Service willingly, and with grace; a few are imprisoned in the woodshed with "Such Great Heights" on repeat. They'll come around.
I have discovered the perfect nightwalking music:
Candidate One: Tegan & Sara - two women who rock with their shirts on. The album is So Jealous, their third. They are lesbian twin sisters from somewhere in Canada, although I swear I didn't know they were Canadian when I first thought they were cool. I'm not going to try to explain it, except I adore women who play fuzz and aren't using it to cover sucky vocals. (see also Velocity Girl, Juliana Hatfield, and even poor Veruca Salt).
Candidate Two: Postal Service. Supposedly this is a side project by the main guy behind Death Cab For Cutie. I don't know anything about that. I do know that when certain songs from Give Up start playing - like, say, the first four songs, I don't miss fireflies at all. I am a pilgrim for Postal Service now, and have even made some converts. Most submitted to the gospel of Postal Service willingly, and with grace; a few are imprisoned in the woodshed with "Such Great Heights" on repeat. They'll come around.
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by Chris @ 10:23 PM