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30

Dec

Hullo!

I decided to resurrect this blog after, well, nearly a year of absence. But then again, I’m not coming back with empty hands - I’m bringing you a full-on mixtape this time! There’s no constant theme, just songs which:

  • seem to be stuck in my head lately
  • fit together in some way
  • I absolutely love

So here’s that. The title (“Now We’re All Just Thoughts in the Sky”) came from the closing track by Kimbra - “Wandering Limbs”.

Now the sun’s gone today, I can lest towards space
Now transcend into blues, fade out from the ground breaks
I feel so beautiful, cut me off from the crowd
I got the birds eye view, now we’re all just thoughts in a sky

Enjoy and don’t forget to share this all around, but also - that’s the important part - to support the artists in any way you can. The ask box is open, so feel free to send in opinions, comments, questions, reviews, or future suggestions!

“Now We’re All Just Thoughts in the Sky”

Tracklist:

  1. Bon Iver - Perth
  2. Band of Horses - No One’s Gonna Love You
  3. The National - About Today
  4. Daniela Andrade - Big Jet Plane (Angus and Julia Stone Cover)
  5. Cœur de Pirate - Saint-Laurent
  6. Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Clean
  7. Beirut - The Penalty
  8. Missy Higgins - Warm Whispers
  9. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
  10. Belle and Sebastian - Fiction
  11. Amanda Palmer - Blake Says
  12. Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon - Remains
  13. Birdy - White Winter Hymnal (Mumford and Sons Cover)
  14. Tristan Allen & Amanda Palmer - Janos vs Wonderland
  15. The National - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
  16. Kimbra - Wandering Limbs

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    The Dresden Dolls - Mrs O

    Mainly ‘cause I’m on a constant DD kick lately. Loving it. And they had a 10 year bandniversary this Hallowe’en! 

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    Amanda Palmer - Behavior (Steel Train Cover)

    And when I caught her, she said to me:
    “Look at love,
    It’s nothing but a shadow
    Where you saw a heart -
    That was hollow
    Look at you,
    You’ve been chasing shadows.”

    Trying to decide on a first song to post here was…well, hard. I’m terrible at making decisions. After narrowing my choices down to five songs I realised I had a completely different one set on repeat for the whole time. And suddenly I knew what I was going to post.

    Amanda recorded “Behavior” for a compilation of Steel Train covers, “Terrible Thrills vol. 1”. Which, I gotta add, is a really good record, with covers at times much better than the originals. This song being one of the examples of it happening.

    It starts with a really charming piano melody, quickly joined by quiet back-vocals. Amanda’s softer, but also much more haunting take on the song ends up playing in your head hours after you first listen to it. In a good way. Or maybe it’s just me, seeing as AFP is basically my hero. See for yourself, I guess.

    And look out for the hilarious whisper-y ending, too.

    The song is up for name-your-price download (which means you can, but don’t have to donate): HERE

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