quiet flight i don't feel like rambling on at the moment. so i thought i'd share my look & a link. listen to washed out's within and without in its entirety on NPR's website. top: boston proper tank underneath: american apparel jeans: old navy maternity shoes: zara shades & bracelets: forever 21 love, sunlovey
but another anthemic, sparkling, gorgeous, emotional, #chillwave track from ernest greene also known as WASHED OUT. god, i love that kid. washed out's amor fati via pitchfork. hint: this is a downloadable mp3 if you dig it. love, sunlovey
Monday, May 02, 2011
#YAY for new washed out. feeeeeels good.download Ernest Greene's 1st new track, Eyes Be Closed here:
the dress. spotted it on haute look a couple months ago. it's by SugarLips & is such love. especially the back. worn with shoe dazzle wedges & H&M bracelets + my new fave necklace from @MKtiernan, featuring a most appropriate 'L'... you'll have to tweet her & ask where she got it. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
hope your weekends ruled. MINE SURE DID. miss all my loveys, now though. love, sunlovey
Monday, October 04, 2010
will likely be a bit slow around these (sunlovey forever) parts this week. am hitting two shows in miami + am highly engrossed in planning my halloween adventure in massachusetts. you really should try to check out the yeasayer/washed out show AND the lcd soundsystem/sleigh bells show touring about the grand ol' usa right now. i mean it. do it. have already seen three of the four, which only goes to show, they're so worth staying out late on a school night for.
p.s. you withstood monday.
good job.
love,
sunlovey
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Pitchfork Music Festival - Sunday - Union Park
Right when we exited the train the sky let us know who was boss. Rain came down, hard. We anticipated a mudfest. We contemplated buying a crap umbrella. But then...
Best Coast Like that, the sun was back with a vengence. Suddenly it was mad hot & humid. Best Coast's laid back devil may care vibe felt right for the state of things. Chill, beachy, Cali, smoke up sound that felt vintage. Quotes like "This song is about weed!!!" & "This feels like Woodstock in the '90s... minus Limp Bizkit... too bad they're not playing." amused between songs. I think Best Coast is cool ...and good. I did miss the muffled lo-fi sound of their recorded sound, Beth Consentino's vocals rang super clear. #LOVE: mmm, no. i'm sticking with like & respect.
Washed Out a mixture of excited energy & anxiety kicked in in the minutes leading up to Washed Out's (washed out is chill-waving sound genius, Ernest Green) set. he was also a major reason i trekked up to chi-town. once positioned against the rail before the stage, i instantly noticed that the vibe all around me was so right. danceable tunes were being played as he set up. and then, as if sinking into a sparkling dream, his own beats kicked in and i remember immediately thinking he should just play the rest of the day. Ernest sings with earnest. the layers of his sound and the blending happening from song to song make seeing Washed Out live a worthy cause. I will say I DO wish small black was there with him. Hopefully another time. Nevertheless, Belong, You'll See It, Feel It All Around, You and I... all of it. WAS. GORGEOUS. i was in heaven. -summer was MADE for chill wave- that is all. #LOVE: like a junior high obsession. yes.
Beach House I high tailed it from the balance stage to the connector stage knowing that due to the schedule overlap, i'd already missed some portion of beach house. the first thing i noticed was the weather was different from one stage to another. I asked our new & local friend if it was about to monsoon or was the sky just being nice and he smiled and said he thought the sky was in fact, just being nice. overcast and cool, all of sudden, to the gentle musings of beach house. hmmm... they're cool. really. i get it. they are. beautiful even. but. maybe they're a little too chill for me?
#LOVE: don't freak out. no. i don't. like only. Lightning Bolt And like a true clap of unexpected lightning: BAM! Lightning Bolt tore into the atmosphere, mere moments after Beach House faded out. Frenetic blaring madness. The drummer in a whacked out mask. Hot damn. I tried to walk away but I had to come back. I don't know what it was. The speed? The fact that I was getting '90s Ministry vibes? I was in awe. They freakin' rocked. They are so aptly named. They strike.
#LOVE: i tried to fight it. but like a moth to a flame, i do. i love. live, at least. not sure what i'll think of their recorded stuff.
Surfer Blood the crowds thronged to the small balance stage to catch surfer blood. i told the german it was a good time to grab something to eat. but even from the stretch of food booths, you could hear surfer blood wooing the masses. they've got it live.
#LOVE: well, they didn't piss me off this time AND their sound was LOUD & CLEAR in comparison to others that played pitchfork.
Here We Go Magic i watched their entire set. i remember thinking, ah yeah, this is agreeable. at the time. and that's what i've got for you. can't really explain it. what i'd heard recording wise, previously, digable. maybe live they were dream like. maybe it was magic? yeah, that's what i'm thinking.
#LOVE: no, but i do like, i think.
Neon Indian The last of the BIG FOUR that inspired my pilgrimage. (to recap, that's delorean, LCD soundsystem, washed out, neon indian.) A few minutes before they came on, I set out to get as close as I could on my own again. Massive water bottle & camera in tow. I found myself wedged, far too tightly for my own tolerance, within a sea of very young adolescents. I'm talking, not able to drive yet. And that was weird. Did my best to set that aside and the brilliance that is Neon Indian helped in vast ways. Two seconds into the first song I was enraptured. I think I actually tweeted something to the effect of, 'don't let this ever end'. This era of sound, this genre, it is true, dreamlike genius. Songs like Deadbeat Summer, Mind drips, Sleep paralysist = MIND BLOWING DANCE-YOUR-A$$ OFF BEAUTY. layers. atmosphere. beats. are you feeling me? this, kids, is where it's at.
#LOVE: enough to plant myself upfront between 3 million sweaty 15 year olds, i'd say YES.
Sleigh Bells "Are we in a library?" I'd warned the german about how loud he would find Sleigh Bells. then they came on & practically whispered their set (in contrast to their West Palm Beach Respectable Street show just the week before). Alexis, despite volume handicap, still managed to astonish. She's a firecracker. And now I have to see them but again, sans bully relatives & sound issues.
#LOVE: it's an elusive love. i still long for my perfect sleigh bells show.
so there you have it. the #MUSIC i experienced at pitchfork music festival.
STAND-OUT FAVES:
DELOREAN
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
WASHED OUT
NEON INDIAN
+
PANDA BEAR
LIGHTNING BOLT (yeah, strange)
+
BEAR IN HEAVEN (but that goes w/out saying)
love,
sunlovey
p.s.
vids are still to come. look out. no seriously. do. they're going to jolt your brain.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Recovering from Brilliance...
Riding the train to ohare right now trying not to fall apart post one of the best music weekends I've ever had. Festivals are generally a b!tch. They're hot, sweaty, smelly, rainy, congested, chock full of crap food & expensive beers + shockingly ick porto-potties. All that aside, they're celebrations of sound shared amongst thousands, they're an opportunity to mix & mingle w/ those that share your own love for music & most importantly, they're a brilliant concentration of hours of blissful band-after-band over-stimulation.
Further, a whole foods tent purveying cherries, fresh hummus & pico de gallo = love. $5 heinekens weren't TOO ridic either. Fact is, Pitchfork music festival has left me with good, good feelings. Do stay tuned for photos and thoughts on friday's after party, saturday's festival, saturday's after party & sunday's festival recaps.
love,
sunlovey
(p.s. that's washed out in the photo above)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
ANTICIPATION
packing for a trip i'm mad excited about is almost as good as going on said trip. i literally could not sleep last night post-laying out the above clothes in anticipation of chicago & pitchfork music festival. plaid cat eye shades were discovered in a random box of junk from my old car yesterday and they are SO excited to come along too. #fashion aside, it's the #music i'm having trouble containing myself over. here's who i'm MOST excited to see at pitchfork, trust, there are others i look forward to checking out (i.e. local natives, girls, here we go magic, wolf parade, best coast, panda bear, WHY?) but these are the bands i'm flying to chicago to SEE: DELOREAN WASHED OUT NEON INDIAN
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM BEAR IN HEAVEN (have seen, but want more.) BEACH HOUSE wish you were coming too...
(my future's so bright...) PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL July16 thru18 Chicago's Union Park i've spent the last 100 years b!tching & moaning about bands not coming to FL. seems i reached a boiling point today and finally adhered to that stupid cliché, if you can't beat 'em join 'em. done. am going to chicago next month. the holy grail of indie sound is putting on its yearly pitchfork music festival & the line up on both saturday & sunday boast bands i literally ache to experience live. + i've never been to the windy cindy, so what the hell, right? major #yays appear in aqua, a lot of the rest is somewhat foreign to me, so i've got homework to do. Fact is, life is short. Gotta jump on these things. Because remember:
This is the only now you ever get.
Saturday July 17
LCD Sound System
Panda Bear
Wolf Parade The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Raekwon Titus Andronicus WHY? Real Estate Delorean Bear in Heaven Free Energy The Smith Westerns Dâm-Funk Kurt Vile Freddie Gibbs Sonny & the Sunsets Netherfriends
Sunday July 18 Pavement Big Boi Major Lazer St. Vincent Lightning Bolt Beach House Cass McCombs Here We Go Magic Surfer Blood Local Natives CAVE Allá Girls Washed Out Neon Indian Sleigh Bells Best Coast
would SO love to drag my fave #sparklingsisters, #glowkids & #madnessandmayhem cohorts with me. but this girl's done begging. if you want in, let me know. flights haven't been booked yet. but fest tix have been purchased. if you're already going, hit me up! there's nothing as brilliant as meeting up w/ people with killer taste in sound.
what else is on at pitchfork music festival, you wonder? (all info from the festival's own site):
CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) Record Fair & Other Delights is a can't-miss event for music lovers and vinyl enthusiasts from around the country. Bringing you the best selection of vinyl and CDs to be found under one tent, vendors offer everything from rock and pop to psychedelia and folk, soul and jazz to country and international, house and hip-hop to rockabilly and R&B, and even more!
Coterie At Coterie Chicago, you will find handmade goods created by a skilled artisan workforce committed to providing cutting-edge art, style, and accessories that enhance your life. Buying directly from the maker creates a heightened sense of community, and now, more than ever, buying products from local artists and makers puts you at the forefront of real, lasting economic and creative stimulus.
FLATSTOCK presented by API The FLATSTOCK poster show series, presented by the American Poster Institute (API), is an ongoing series of exhibitions featuring the work of many of the most popular concert poster artists working today. The FLATSTOCK shows provide the public with opportunities to see fine poster art in person and to meet the artists who've created it, while showcasing the breadth of individual styles they represent. Since beginning in 2003, Flatstock has presented events in the U.S. and Europe and has become the epicenter of the current phenomenon in handmade poster art.
Rock for Kids Rock for Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free music instruction to underprivileged children in the Chicago area. The Rock for Kids booth features a variety of ways for concert-goers to learn more about Rock for Kids and support their mission, including an auction of unique items from your favorite Pitchfork artists.
love, sunlovey (in a BRILLIANT little dress by BCBG, from my beloved Rue La La)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
can't be sure how i came upon hard mix. had something to do with twitter, but it's fuzzy. it went down something like this, a tweet appeared in my feed, by a person i didn't even know i was following and by chance i saw it. @ahardmix said: Re-recording "Dream Running." So glad I am. Just layed down a sick bass line and beat.10:33 PM Apr 1stvia web and like that my interest was piqued. sick bass line and beat? I'M IN. vowed to check it out the next day. and did, on hard mix's myspace page. found myself letting the sounds i found there loop and loop. shot DMs & emails to a few people on my same sound wave length, saying something to the effect of "HEAR THIS. it pretty much rules." then i got greedy. or needy? i had no choice but to ask Noah Smith (= Hard Mix) to give me mp3s. i had to. and he did. like that. and my day turned brilliant. Upon my first few listens i felt a washed out, pictureplane vibe. what i love though is, Noah associates himself with moby. MOBY! that's so killer. and he's right. i hear that too. I asked Noah, about vocals & samples in his music and he said "I use my own vocals on You are Gold and Twenty-Fifth but everything else is sampled. I have a giant collection of acapellas from the 1960s and up. After I get done creating the music for a song, I search through the acapellas and try and find one that can be sampled into the song." And what inspires/influences his sound? "I am mainly inspired by my life and everything around me. My current mood plays a big role in my songs too." He also mentioned listening to Parallels, a band from Canada, a lot lately, note to self: check them out. Pre-Hard Mix, noah played in the band, Read In Response. Mad glad he's gone on to do what he's doing now. Hard mix has yet to play live shows. he wants to though. so stay aware people, should he come to city near you. hey hard mix, south florida, please. thanks. Within his music you'll find so much texture. so many layers and tangents. it's so right. i dig. hard. a few fave tracks:
dream running
you are gold
earth
ballin'
just tell me
control this
one thing
twenty-fifth
hard mix plans to have a full-length album,In and out of My Life, finished no later than december 2010. want hard mix right NOW? lucky you, noah smith is extremely giving, just ask & i'll hook you up. i feel perfectly confident assuring you that these sounds are going to make your monday a little less painful, a little less mundane. ;-)
gettin' fit then ODing on Olympic coverage. thus, not a lot of blogging going on. which really is a shame. with it being #NYFW & all. J'adoring twitpics galore from @mrjoezee - fashion addicts: even if you're not on twitter, now's the time to check in on his tweets. hold tight for substantial posts please. i feel mad behind. ick. eek. love, sunlovey
p.s. a Depeche Mode show transpired today that included the rarest of reunions—Alan Wilder performed with the remaining members of the band. yep, you got it, i'm #JEALOUSASHELL
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
post-mad good times in MIA (nope, not for the super bowl), imagine my shock & awe, whist driving, upon the name Miami Horror popping up on my XM & the sound related to said name, coming out of my speakers, being one i knew i must add to my ever overflowing collection of mp3s ASAP... Miami Horror hails from Australia & boasts a nostalgic, electro wonderfulness that delights. in sometimes, i hear tinges of new order bass lines & i nearly die. thanks to umstrum.com for making that dream a reality. thank you. thank you. read more & get their track, Sometimes HERE: MIAMI HORROR - SOMETIMES (ElectroPop - Australia)
Also? More delicious fuzzy dreamy sound I can play over & over & over.
That's Washed Out's Belong. Yum, right? Must confess I'm mad about all this dreamy synth pop & shoe gaze being unleashed upon us daily. Gems of sound galore. I did recently obtain the new Yeasayer & Hot Chip albums too, will try and discuss soon. + notes on a couple places in the fab city of Miami. But for now... What's better than a boyfriend blazer?
Well... a boyfriend blazer that shines. Check out my sequin blazer from Forever 21. It rules my world.
love, sunlovey
quiet flight
LISTEN TO: WASHED OUT: WITHIN & WITHOUT HERE
