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

two days.

two looks.

crochet & lace

creamy crochet dress -forever 21

creamy lace-trim slip -vintage

medallion necklace - banana republic

wedges -mukluk sun luks

exotic brights

paisley kimono silhouette dress -forever 21

white stone necklace -jewel mint

gold platforms -steve madden

shades - marc jacobs

so damned glad monday is behind us. may the rest of your week be awesome & fashiony.

p.s. don't forget the release of Depeche Mode's Remixes 2 comes out tomorrow...listen to royksopp's remix of puppets here, on pitchfork.

love,

sunlovey

so yeah, i wore blue.

AND white.

to L's 1st shower.

so that worked out swimmingly.

on the sound front:

i totally suggest you download

THIS

mp3 right now.

dear GOD let monday be gone.

in process of loosely trying to plan a little break of dawn breakfast for this friday's royal wedding. yep, brain's all the hell over the place. hope this finds you surviving your monday in fine fashion.

love,

sunlovey

have been sitting on this one for a bit & for that, i sincerely apologize...
benoit & sergio's boy trouble.
IS SUCH LOVE. can't explain it. i want you to get it. so do that here.am eternally grateful to pitchfork for subtle brilliance like this.
love,
sunlovey

more benoit & sergio:

Latest tracks by benoitandsergio

SoUnD cRuSheS.

as i accumulate mp3s, some become such sparkling staples of my shuffle i have no choice but to shout it from the roof tops of my little blog. a delicious taste of what i've been playing over and over and over again in recent daze. turn up the volume.

love,

sunlovey

DJ Brian L
JD Duran
Pop 'N Wave

5-10-15-20s
seriously. grab yourself a beer/glass of wine/huge cup of coffee & settle in for some truly cool music-listening histories, prepare to laugh, dance, shed a tear, kick something & in between take a potty break or two. this is a LONG, but GOOOOD one. from the short & sweet to the thoughtful and in depth, i asked & i received pitchfork-inspired 5-10-15-20s from some of the music-minded individuals i've come to admire, bounce sounds off of, get good music info from. some DJ, some blog, some make music themselves. i've taken the liberty of adding hyperlinks to some songs and artists that didn't have them (i didn't ask for them, just to be clear). anyway kids, check it out.

love,
sunlovey

jdduran , a blog writer for Miami New Times tweeted me his: @sunlovey 5 simon & garfunkle (my dad's record), 10 nirvana, 15 garbage, 20 nine inch nails, 25 dance music... i need more than 140 characters

popnwave, a DJ at Tampa, Florida's The Castle, that commands the room with sound AND video 'til the wee hours in Ybor City:
FIVE! My first music memories are tied to MTV and my dad lifting weights in the basement (LOL), nothing edgy just pure pop: FIVE! Michael Jackson & Paul Mccartney - Say Say Say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9jGSdGVNFI
TEN! I was under the Stock Aitken Waterman spell. Banarama, Kylie.. and UGH yes Rick Astley! Luckily, my brother, being 6 years older exposed me to Smiths, New Order, Cure, Depeche Mode, RHCP, etc though at the time I didn't remotely appreciate it! Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtIS0Qv2U_Y
FIFTEEN! By this time I was pretty confused, not sure if I wanted to be straight outta Long Beach , Seattle or somewhere over in Europe! Dr Dre - Ain't Nothin' But A G Thang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9jGSdGVNFI
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ppF2yK4NM TWENTY! I had gone to the dark side, I was stomping around the local club The Castle clad in jeans and my newest "industrial" band shirt from KMFDM or whomever. It wasn't until the year after that I spent a semester in Prague during them summer of '99 that I got back into lighter/brighter electronic stuff. That was the year trance pretty much owned the world. KMFDM - Megalomaniac: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZqWq0ZNjk And One - Get You Closer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9o2CGunWsM

coslive, (Alex, founder & CEO) Consequence of Sound, a chicago and new york based music blog I follow religiously filled us in on is music-listening history:

5

Raffi, duh. Seriously, what kid growing up in the late 80s/early 90s wasn't subjugated to the inspiring sounds of "Bananaphone" and "Down by the Bay"?

10

Bruce Springsteen - "Glory Days"

I'm fortunate enough to have a mother who is a diehard Springsteen fan, so my first "real" concert was The Boss, and for whatever reason the uber cheesy yet fantastically catchy "Glory Days" seemed to resonate with me the most during this age. Can't say why, but the whole baseball angle had to help.

15

Beastie Boys - "Interglatic"

Sure I'm now just as much a Springsteen fan as my mom, but during my teenage years, it was hard not to consider the Beastie Boys the first "cool" concert I ever attended. And as a 15 year old boy, no song from the Brooklyn outfit resonated more with me than "Interglatic", what with its funky yet hard hitting, mosh approved beat and even more spectacular music video. Robots and white guys rapping... what's not to like?

18

My late teens saw a short-term immersion into the world of punk music. This included but was not limited to The Clash, Dropkick Murphys, Anti-Flag, and Bouncing Souls; but it was ultimately Rancid which proved to be my go-to band. I can't choose my favorite Rancid songs because there's just too many, but, for the sake of this discussion, I'll go with "Time Bomb". After all, the two minute and twenty-four second number is the definition of punk perfection: one could sing a long to the catchy hook while moshing along to the pure punk blitz of Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen's guitars. And as someone who attended five Rancid between the age of 18-20, I can tell you that from experience.

22

Aside from The Clash (who remain my favorite act of all time), my fascination for punk music ended at 19. Around that same time, I created Consequence of Sound and since then, no two acts have captivated me more than Kanye West and The National. Kanye because, well, he's Kanye and there's no one more fun to cover than him. It also helps that the guy is a master of both rhymes and beats (see: "Jesus Walks"). The National because, well, their last three albums have consisted of the most beautiful and masterful songs I've ever heard. Plus, "Mr. Novemeber" has served as a particular inspiration for me; as someone who is responsible forsome 50 contributing writers and a readership 10x that, the "I won't fuck us over" serves as an added boost when the going gets tough.

RK9RK, a cool creator of sound himself (a song of his will be featured on my upcoming #MusicIsTherapyMix, you'll dig!) weighed in too:

5. I was listening to my parents music of course. primarily classical, jazz and plenty of queen. My dad is an amazing piano player so I heard a lot of that as well.

10. Around this time or maybe 12 I bought my first albums and got interested in music. My first album was californication by the red hot chili peppers, then I got the gorillaz first album and went nuts for it. I also listened to smash mouth (hey now, your an allstar... Haha) and blink 182.

15. I was crazy about music, and discovered limewire to download my music. I started to play the guitar and my favorite band was the Mars Volta (still is). After a short bout with angsty screamo music, I listened to a lot of indie stuff (islands, franz Ferdinand, arcade fire etc) and a ton of punk rock (rage against the machine, dead kennedys)

20. Ah I had a revelation. I had always thought rap/hiphop was ignorant and that house music was soulless. I realized at 18 how wrong I was about this. (admittedly with the help of some substances and forced listening). So I fell in love with electronic music and hop hop, and at the same time started making that music on my pc. Since then my appreciation for these genres has expanded to a huge level. At this point, I listen to new music in new styles everyday.

DJbrialL, last & so not least, DJ (duh), album reviewer, blogger, fraternal twin music tweeter:
I've decided to follow a musical kindred spirit, the lovely and awesome, Sunlovey. She and I had this same idea to pretty much steal Pitchfork's "5-10-15-20" feature and do one of our own. It's a pretty cool concept where some hipster indie artist waxes poetic about the music they were listening to ages 5, then 10, then 15...you get the idea. Anyway, the difference between me and Sunlovey is that she went ahead and did her list (check it out here: http://sunloveyforever.blogspot.com/2010/08/inspired-by-pitchforks-5-10-15-20.html) Now I follow in her ever-fashionable footsteps. So here it is, my my life story in music, in multiples of 5.

Age 5
Thinking back to 1981 is tough. I may not have been as cool as I would become at the age of 5, but there were hints of what direction my musical taste would go. To think, just a year later, I would go on record to admitting that my favorite band was the Clash; I made this bold statement at my 6th birthday party when the magician brought me up for a trick and asked me what my favorite band is. Then I proceeded to sing "Should I Stay Or Should I Go." Anyway, back then I was living in Brooklyn. The first music I remember listening to and actively liking was The Beatles and The Stones. I was too small and too young to be allowed to work the record player so I had to wait until my older brother or sister were there to play records for me. I remember listening to a lot of big rock bands like The Who and Styx. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite songs of all time is "Come Sail Away." To this day, I listen to it and just love it. But again, this was the beginning of the 80's so I have fond memories of seeing videos for the first time and being enthralled by it all. The ones that stood out most did so for very different reasons.



First, there's Gary Numan's "Cars." He sounded like a robot and the video was so bright but the song was just so catchy. My older brother or sister bought me this 45 and I still have it. It's one of my most prized possessions in my record collection (by the way, the B-side is "Metal.")



Then there's Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' "I Love Rock N' Roll." She will always and forever be the definition of "BADASS." Shaggy hair, thick eyeliner, leather jacket...just utter coolness. I consider this to be the start of my obsession with big sing-along choruses and handclaps.

Age 10
I have to admit that I had to look online for a list of what albums came out in 1986. It turns out that there was some really good stuff that was released then. Songs I'd be tempted to say that I loved back when I was 10 just to maintain some cool points. For the record, those would be "Bigmouth Strikes Again" from The Smiths and "Bizarre Love Triangle" from New Order. But again, it was Brooklyn in the mid-80's and heavy metal was pretty popular. Hell, I can't even lay claim to liking Slayer's "Raining Blood" at this age...it was out back then, but I definitely did not know it. That being said, this was the time that my slow evolution into becoming metalhead really began.



Yeah, that's right...Van Halen. I friggin' LOVED Van Halen. This was the first single without David Lee Roth. Now I loved Diamond Dave, but I loved VH so much that I really wanted to like his replacement, Sammy Hagar. I'll be honest, I do really like this song. I dug the album, 5150, as well. But then they would really go into the crapper. I prefer old Van Halen to Van Hagar, that's for sure. Yeah, this song is still good, but it will never top "Dance The Night Away" from Van Halen II. That one is still proudly on BriPod. On another note, I remember being at a friend's birthday party and there was a singing contest (yes, an actual singing contest with a $10 prize) and even though I had a sore throat I went up there and sang "Why Can't This Be Love." After I sang it, I even bragged to one of my friends and said "Yeah, that was the new Van Halen song."



And here begins my unhealthy love of hair metal power ballads. I can't even call Poison a guilty pleasure because I happily proclaim my love of their music even now. And not in the ironic sense. They just wrote some really great pop songs. Hell, on more than one occasion when out doing karaoke, I have gone to Poison for my song choices ("Talk Dirty To Me" and "Fallen Angel") AND I was told that I was charismatic and that I could sing on key upon finishing each "performance." Now that I think about it, I think I sang this song when I tried out for Glee Club. Hmmm, that explains my unbreakable bond to Bret, CC, Bobby, and Rikki.

Age 15
By this point I was a full-fledged metalhead. I spent my Saturday nights staying up late watching "Headbangers Ball" with Riki Rachtman. This is how I got exposed to the heavier stuff, like Pantera, Exodus, Sepultura, etc. I was so into metal that I tried to grow a mullet. Seriously.



When I was 15 every one of my friends loved Metallica. There was also an all metal station on AM radio back then; AM 1480- Z Rock. I remember the day that "Enter Sandman" came out, Z Rock played it non-stop. And I don't mean every hour...I mean they played it on repeat for what felt like a whole day. Ever the non-conformist (well, as non-conforming as someone who still liked the floofier hair metal could be, I suppose) I was more into Megadeth. I totally wore out my cassette copy of Rust In Peace. This was the first song off that album and it's just a total killer. I still remember arguing with friends over who's better: Metallica or Megadeth. I still can't believe I always sided with Dave Mustaine.



Yeah, that's right....I just went from Megadeth to Mr. Big. Like I said before, I'm a sucker for power ballads...even ones that didn't have much power. Also, around this time my perpetual case of being girl crazy really started to get bad. Needless to say, if you were a girl I had a crush on then this song ended up as the centerpiece of the mixtape I'd make. Really, just try to resist this song...it's almost impossible.

Age 20
At this point, I was living in Boston going to college. I was just under a year away from getting involved in college radio (which I still am to this day.) I was also slowly becoming a goth. It was a couple of years after NIN's The Downward Spiral so it seemed like industrial bands were sprouting everywhere. I was one of those kids who hated Stabbing Westward but loved Gravity Kills but also went backwards to discover older industrial bands like Front 242 and Skinny Puppy and just about anything that Wax Trax! put out. Industrial music also opened the door for straightforward electronic music. I had pretty much ignored anything with keyboards while I was a metalhead (though I secretly liked Depeche Mode and New Order) but with a supposed industrial music revolution kind-of happening I opened up my musical palette. Oh and I also still dug Weezer.



I had seen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds when I went to Lollapalooza '94 but I just didn't get it then. It took this song with Kylie Minogue to turn me around to both artists, as I'm a fan of both of theirs to this day. This was on Murder Ballads and it might be my favorite "he said/she said" type of song. And this is what led me to becoming a bit of a goth.



SKINNY PUPPY!!! This was definitely case of "better late than never." Sure, Puppy pre-dated NIN; sure, Trent even used "Dig It" as the prototype for his own "Down In It." The Process wasn't a typical Skinny Puppy album, if such a thing even exists. I grew to love this band's older stuff more but this song, "Death" holds up very well over time. Just hearing it makes me want to thrash and stomp about flailing wildly. I met Ogre a couple of years ago and he was very very nice. We talked about our favorite Cure albums: mine is Disintegration, of course and his is Pornography. I told him that that was my second favorite Cure album...I lied, it's really The Head On The Door.



Like I said, I still liked Weezer. Pinkerton was such an awesome album. I can't believe how much this band sucks now. Stupid Rivers Cuomo. This album was so full of awkward charm. One of the many reasons I like this song is the pro-wrestling references: "Watching Grunge leg drop New Jack through a press table"...ECW! ECW! ECW!

Age 25
So after college, I went through a bit of a dark period where all I listened to was industrial, classic goth and New Wave and well, that's it. When it came to new music, I was a bit lost. I'll admit, the only new stuff I was into for a while was that band that won VH1's "Bands On The Run"-- Flickerstick. Oh and I liked Incubus but only the album, Morning View because I thought "Wish You Were Here" was an awesome song. Thankfully, I started dating a girl who was very much into indie rock (our first date was an Interpol concert.) That was enough to open the door for me to rediscover good music.



The Faint was one of the first bands I remember reading about after 2000 that was being compared to some of my favorite New Wave bands. It was an interview I read where they mentioned that the song they most wanted to hear in dance clubs was "It's A Sin" from the Pet Shop Boys. Based on that alone, I picked up Danse Macabre and instantly, "Glass Danse" jumped out as my favorite song by them. It makes perfect sense that an ex-goth (or a supposed ex-goth with goth tendencies) would fall head over heels for this band.



During the great Britpop War between Oasis and Blur, I chose my side wisely. My pick was Pulp. To me, they were head and shoulders better than either Oasis or Blur. And the thing that separated them was Jarvis Cocker. Easily one of my favorite lyricists (up there with Reznor, Robert Smith, Martin Gore.) The lyrics to "Common People" is one of the biggest reasons that that's in my Top 10 favorite songs of all time. Anyway, "Bad Cover Version" appeared on the last Pulp album, We Love Life and Jarvis is at his sarcastic best comparing a former love's new boyfriend to himself by saying that it's like a bad cover version of him, even going so far as saying that the new beau is like "a later Tom & Jerry, when the two of them could talk, or the Stones in the 80's." Just brilliant. As much as I dig Jarvis' solo work, I still pray that Pulp reunites.

Age 30
By now, my music taste is fairly well-rounded. Sure, I'm still a big music snob, but can you really call someone who loves Robyn, Robbie Williams, M.I.A., and Spoon equally a snob? That's something to ponder.



With a name like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it was inevitable that I'd like them. On that same note, I do tend to gravitate towards bands with clever names whether it's I Love you But I've Chosen Darkness, A Place To Bury Strangers, or The Go! Team. But there is the occasional letdown-- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, I'm looking in your direction.



Sure, it'll never beat "House Of Jealous Lovers," but The Rapture is one of those bands that demand dancing. The part in this song that goes "People don't dance no more, they just stand there like this, they cross their arms and stare you down, and drink and moan and diss" is pretty great, mainly because I used to be that guy. Now I dance like no one is watching. Is that a line in a song? There's no way I could've made that up just now.

inspired by pitchfork's 5-10-15-20 column i'm going to grace you lucky loveys with my own. you should try it too. it's kinda fascinating to reflect on the music that shaped you. hmm, but yeah, i need to call myself out now. there's a major difference between my 5-10-15-20 & those found on pitchfork. am not some bada$$ indie artist with a brain the hipster masses are dying to pick. whatever. and you know what i think? i think all the super star indie bloggers out there SHOULD do their 5-10-15-20s too so that the rest of us can get a legit idea of where they're coming from when they pitch sounds. anyway, here's what i listened to around age 5, 10, 15, 20+:

5
i was living in raleigh, n.c. and big into putting on dance routines in head-to-toe neon for my parents. it WAS the 80s after all. said dance routines were all about the sounds of blondie & cyndi lauper. not sure how i stumbled on these, i think it was in the car. my dad was a member of one of those album/cassette clubs and i vividly recall him buying me blondie 45s and the she's so unusual cassette tape. he was big into hippie sound. my mom dug the beatles. they played their respective records from time to time. (keep having to edit as i think, did love MJ, i admit. but man, prince was WAY cooler.)


10
still in raleigh and spending long summer days on the swim team at the Weswyn swimclub afforded me the opportunity to totally soak up all sounds new wave. that was my childhood soundtrack. and i wanted my MTV (LOVED peter gabriel vids, hard!). boy george, tears for fears, pet shop boys, level 42, inxs, human league, thompson twins, modern english, flock of seagulls, wham!, OMD... it was around this time that i first heard depeche mode too, just didn't realize it was depeche mode, thought it was tears for fears (people are people). also remember dancing about to LL cool J, run DMC, young MC. that's when i dug rap.


15
by 15 i was full-blown music obsessed. and getting my first taste of seeing the bands i loved live. very first show: depeche mode/nitzer ebb. my tastes were all the hell over the place. i was experimenting with my ears. sounds spinning on my CD player: depeche mode, the cure, new order (dabbling in joy division too), REM, dead milkmen, violent femmes, helmet, fugazi, henry rollins band, rancid, operation ivy, jane's addiction, echo & the bunnymen, ride, happy mondays, nine inch nails, front 242, lords of acid, meat beat manifesto, my life with the thrill kill kult, the farm, they might be giants, and ugh, of course, a foray into grunge—really really dug alice in chains and soundgarden back then, more than the much more hyped nirvana or pearl jam.












20
could. not. get. enough. dance. music. and just back from a semester in london. i fell hard for all sounds electro and under the spell of major DJs & dance artists, around 18-19 actually, but such an obsession definitely carried over into my early 20s. bouncy, happy house music, deep heart-felt thudding, the trance-y mental ambient stuff— allister whitehead, faithless, jeremy healy, keoki, moby, underworld, the chemical brothers, leftfield, john digweed, sasha, fat boy slim. The chill sounds of St. Etienne, the whole brit invasion lot of blur, oasis, cornershop, suede, pulp, super grass. i also saw trainspotting in the theater. like six times. and found its soundtrack, original and disk 2 killer to the core.







25
and then there was something of a lull in my music listening development. i reverted without regret to my sound trifecta (the cure, new order, depeche mode) and kind of lingered there. for like, well, a few years. then the curiosa festival happened, created and headlined by the cure. this festival submerged my head back into new indie music in a major way. interpol, mogwai and the rapture opened. i fell hard for interpol, mogwai and the rapture. thank you, robert smith. bands like bloc party, keane, the killers, the bravery, the strokes, the hives, also made their way into my consciousness. time frame was transitional. pale in comparison to...





30
hot. damn. bam. the internet explodes upon my ipod & suddenly i'm 15 again, flooded with so. much. killer. new. sound. i love right now in music. hard. and the access we all have to tracks almost the second they're created. the fact that so much brilliant stuff IS being created. that every single week you can encounter like five new dig-able bands. so please do DIG IN.

and the super star indie bloggers i referred to earlier. i'm going to name names. give us your 5-10-15-20s too. i beg. i insist. i demand. i doubt.
hipster runoff
gorilla vs. bear
stereogum

(damn i'm forgetting so many, help me out.)

Or what about you

COSlive?

Gotta Dance Dirty?

Cream Team?

Right Hear?

Or just music lovin' individuals like

popnwave

DJBrianL

ilikethebass

jesus_suns

poken girl

show me your 5-10-15-20s.

love,

sunlovey

(dress from dress candy boutique)

(my future's so bright...)
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 16 thru 18
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)

have fallen for it. Pantha du Prince
Here's Stick to my side...

Am gonna be honest, after seeing Animal Collective live last year, I've been weary of projects involving Animal Collective & all members of. Really not fair. The live show wasn't bad, it just got old. And we left early. Something I have NEVER EVER EVER done. Something that has shocked the minds of those i've confided this info to, prior to broadcasting it here. I say a lot of this tongue in cheek. 

But yeah, I hear Panda Bear involvement & I'm like, hmmm, perhaps I'll pass. But this sh!t on the whole is a gorgeous, dreamy journey that I find myself grooving to blissfully. Have to be grateful Noah Lennox participated or I probably wouldn't have encountered this ambient German sound. Listen. Listen a couple times. Listen with headphones. Listen loud in the privacy of your vehicle. Do your eyes roll back in your head a little bit? No? What's wrong with you? Heh heh.

Pantha du Prince's LP, Black Noise is out already if you dig what you hear above. Not sure, hear the whole thing at the top right of Pitchfork's review of Black Noise. 

Tomorrow am going to blog on & on about shoes & socks. Nope not a band, the real deal.

Hope your weekends ruled.

love,

sunlovey