father john misty

local natives

there is no such place

baby will rock

I'm so excited - we just bought these for the Riceball's first concert - Bon Iver, in March. No doubt they will play:

because you love it, and i love you

of monsters and men

A song for C and E; I hope you are having a beautiful honeymoon.

a song for mum and dad

who taught me to love Joni in the first place...

animals need animals

The new Bruce Peninsula album, Open Flames, is streaming now via Exclaim. They are the greatest.

girl crisis

home, but still without interwebs

.. so I can't do a real update yet. In the meantime, something australian to tide you over.

nostalgia

mondegreen

puddle wonderful

For some reason, this song has always reminded me of my Dad. I don't really know why: we're not working class, and we were most definitely a Stones - not a Beatles - family. But nevertheless, it's my favourite John Lennon song and whenever I hear it I think of my Dad, and look forward to going home.

fear of tall giraffes

two young savage things

The new Mountain Goats track, Damn These Vampires, is streaming on stereogum. Adorable!

what made us tremble and shook

let me tell you about my tape recorder

One little song for A, too far away in Bilbao. Grow feathers and fly here.

cos my mama raised me right

still in the suburbs

while it might not have my suburb in it (cf the video for "we used to wait"), the new spike jonze/arcade fire clip is pretty nifty.

a cure for loneliness

S made me this beautiful mix to chase away my homesick blues...