1 post tagged “badly drawn boy”

Grab bag today.

i.  Once Around the Block
I bought Badly Drawn Boy's The Hour of Bewilderbeast back in 2001 and it was because of this song.  Five years later it's still my favorite song in the history of everything.  I can't even talk about it in words.

ii.  Elevate Myself
I don't know a lot about Grandaddy, which is unfortunate, but--I've got this song, and it's sort of become my latest chin-up-stop-being-so-down-on-yourself-Nichole song.  I'm mostly posting this because I was leaving PE class today and this was the video playing on all the TVs on the cardio balcony.

And now the main event: (The) Apples in Stereo (I like it without the article).  They're part of the fabulous (!) Elephant Six Collective, which also includes Of Montreal (technically part of "The Extended Family") and Neutral Milk Hotel (I'll get to them some other time).  They're fun and upbeat (mostly, except when they're a little melancholy), sort of Beatles-esque and dreamy, low-fi '60s pop/rock-inspired.  Instead of giving you crappy commentary, which I am not at all in the mood to do, here's some music.  :P

01.  Benefits of Lying (With Your Friend)
02.  Go!
03.  If You Want to Wear A Hat
04.  Strawberryfire
05.  Show the World
06.  Please

Okay, that's already one over my usual 5!  Actually I think I could really use some of this right now.