Happy Friday, everyone, it’s that time again; time for another installment of the five song Friday!
The Bird and The Bee – Heard It On The Radio
The only “new” original track from their most recent release, a cover album/tribute to Hall and Oates, The Bird and The Bee harness their delightful quirkiness effortlessly on this wonderful airy hit. While the rest of the album is a guilty pleasure for sure, there is nothing to feel guilty about while listening to, and loving this song; it is sweet, warm, and perfect for a spring time drive. I have been a fan of The Bird and The Bee from day one, and this is yet another amazing song that I can add to my list of favorites by them. Be sure to check out the rest of the album as well, because they do Hall and Oates covers like no one else; they add a whole new level of fun!
Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man
The album Sigh No More is one of those albums that I only wish I would have discovered sooner; it is an amazing album from beginning to end. I love the weathered, raspy vocals, and the light speed guitar and banjo strumming on this song, factors which are also present on many of the other tremendous folk-rock songs on the album. This is one of those songs that you hear and realize you have stumbled onto something amazing, and in my case, it is then that I get excited about sharing it with others. If you haven’t heard of Mumford & Sons before today, consider yourself educated about a truly amazing and talented band, and if you love this song, you will adore the rest of their most recent release, Sigh No More; I know I do.
Vampire Weekend – Giving Up The Gun
I will admit that I was a bit hard on Vampire Weekend when they started putting out singles from their most recent album, Contra. The first, Horchata, didn’t blow me away, and the second, Cousins, took me a while to warm up to. However, when I saw them on SNL a few weeks ago, and they performed this song, it was then that I saw and heard the Vampire Weekend that I fell so deeply in love with when they released their debut back in 2008. Low and behold, they’ve since released this as the third single from Contra, and I have been loving this track (and the rest of the album) more and more with each listen. I’m glad this amazing song got me back on track, and back to loving the Vampire Weekend that I was missing. Also, be sure to check out the playful video, because my lover, Jake Gyllenhaal is in it (and the lead singer of Vampire Weekend is quite dreamy as well!).
Broken Bells – Vaporize
What do you get when Danger Mouse and the lead singer of The Shins collaborate? Something pretty awesome, as far as I am concerned. This is my favorite song from their recent collaborative effort, the self-titled debut from Broken Bells. This song truly highlights both of their musical sensibilities, and makes for a wonderful listening experience; this is definitely the best song on the album for me. I fully expect to see this on a lot of best of lists for 2010, because when you have someone as consistently talented as Danger Mouse collaborating with someone as downright amazing as James Mercer of The Shins, it’s bound to get attention; and it certainly has captured mine.
Robyn – Fembot
Ever since Robyn posted this new song on her website, I have been getting more and more excited about a new release from her; so it’s a good thing there’s going to be THREE new albums from this Swedish pop-goddess in 2010. That’s right ladies and gents, 2010 looks like it’s gonna be a huge year for Robyn, who has proven that she has still got it with this extremely catchy pop gem. If this is any taste of what we can expect in the following three releases this year, it seems that Robyn is hell bent on becoming the true, all reigning queen of pop; and if it’s anything like her previous self-titled release, she’s certainly going to get my vote. Rumor is, that the first of three albums comes our way in June; I for one cannot wait.
Alright kids, there’s your five songs for this wonderful Friday. What did you think? Please leave me delicious comments and let me know; and be sure to let me know what you are listening to as well! Have a great weekend!
Hey bitches, I just wanted to pepper your Saturday (or what’s left of it) with some fantastical news: Jakeypoo and hunky Heath are on the cover of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly for Brokeback Mountain. Now, I think that this is pretty awesome, considering that the movie is a gay love story between something so all American that it is begging for a backlash; but hopefully, this may be a sign of little or no lashing. I think that it is momentous that this movie is getting so much attention (they gave it an A!!), and hopefully, it will show that gay men are just normal people that can feel and express love, and it is just as, if not more, profound and deep that heterosexuals. As I was reading the article, I must say that I did find one thing quite disconcerting; in the beginning intro, they describe the two actors as “putting their careers on the line” to be in this movie. I thought that it was the challenge and DUTY of anyone that wants to call themselves and actor/actress, to take on challenging roles and prove that they can convince us they are indeed someone that they are not. It is their job to show us a different side of themselves, and embrace something that may or may not be true about them. They are meant to play characters, and however challenging they may be, it is their obligation to do so; if they be actors at all. I just find it insulting that someone would consider this a potential “career-ender” to play gay. Why? The characters are not coming out in real life (although, that shouldn’t be a career ender either, but I do live in the real world, and I do realize that it would possibly happen). Jake and Heath are just as straight as they were before making this movie; so why should showing that they can take on a challenge be a possible career-ending move? I say that is complete rubbish, and I also don’t understand how something that gains this much praise could be considered bad. 
