1. one more cup of coffee – bob dylan
2. nothing but heart – low
3. your house is our world – apparat
4. one sunday morning – wilco
5. kimmi in a rice field – twin sister
6. no friend of mine – the greenhornes
7. it’s my life – talk talk
8. smith & jones forever – silver jews
9. good woman – cat power
10. the words that maketh murder – pj harvey
11. hang down your head – tom waits

need to start a record collection soon. i’ve been saying it for too long.

sometimes chan marshall gets it so right it hurts.

1. l.a. – elliott smith
2. the two sides of monsieur valentine – spoon
3. blanket – glass cake
4. fangala – luke temple
5. on tour with zykos – okkervil river
6. i want to – best coast
7. too late – m83
8. gravity – the whitest boy alive
9. blue + silver – lower dens

i want to live inside this film clip. girl crush zooey deschanel looks like she’s having too much fun dancing around the school block, while cute m. ward looks all broody and cute with his cute hair and shades.

via here comes the sun.

michel gondry directs mia doi todd’s “open your heart”.

warning: watch on an empty stomach. might cause extreme dizziness (check out that poor fella clutching onto the stair rail at the end!)

sometimes in life the stars align and the universe gifts you with something that makes you feel blindingly happy. i’m talking about a favourite band (in this case, grizzly bear) covering a favourite song (boy from school, by hot chip) on a favourite segment on the radio (jjj’s like a version) and the result is so dang good it’s on permanent repeat in itunes. contented sigh.

boy from school (hot chip cover) →

image via grizzly bear on etsy.

ok go just keep producing such entertaining videos. this one reminds me of the monty python how not to be seen skit (not really similar at all, but made an instant brain connection when i saw the camouflaged brass players). plus, how good is it to see a single take clip being pulled off!

1. melody day – caribou
2. see the leaves – the flaming lips
3. spinnin’ – speech debelle
4. home – edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
5. cast off crown – deerhoof
6. coast of carolina – telekinesis!
7. satellite skin – modest mouse
8. knotty pine – david byrne & dirty projectors
9. blood, pt 2 – buck 65
10. neighbourhood #3 (power out) – arcade fire
11. little lion man – mumford & sons
12. take another little piece of my heart – dusty springfield

all images via last.fm.

Charlotte Gainsbourg “Heaven Can Wait” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

wowsers. two of my favourite people. together. and it’s gooooood.