I don't have many New Year's Resolutions.
other than to BLOG MORE...
To write letters to friends abroad, penpals anyone?!

And to learn this dance.
I'm sure everything else will fall into place.



My favourite (yes, that's One Direction) songs from 2011...





More soon.
Happy New Year!

Behold a photo that has nothing to do with music, but these look delightful!
One day I'll make s'mores/smore inspired biscuits.


Miles Kane - Rearrange
Washed Out - Amor Fati
M83 - Midnight City
Kleerup ft. Lykke Li - Until We Bleed

Listening to these as I make some salsa and guacamole for NACHOS ce soir. Is there a better cuisine than Mexican? I think not. Well, apart from French. And maybe Indian.
Okay, nachos are perfect for TONIGHT. It's lashing outside so I'm going to drink some Brama, eat the aforementioned food stuffs. And maybe watch a little Vampire Diaries!
Oh Irish Summer, what are you like?

Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song
Cults - Go Outside
The Strokes- Machu Picchu
SBTRKT - Wildfire

Sounds of the moment

Primitives - Crash
The Weeknd - Morning
Nicola Roberts - Beat Of My Drum
Foster The People - Houdini
Oasis - Morning Glory
The 2 Bears - Church

....When it stops raining.

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What song are you listening to?

Fun video where a guy in NYC asks just that to people on the streets.
Cute.



(My iTunes is currently playing Suedehead by Morrissey)

First World Problem:
My iPod is too heavy when I go jogging.
It would make sense if I had two,
then I could distribute the weight evenly,
but that would be ridiculous.


So, what did I do? I got an iPod shuffle.
And, it's the cutest thing in the world.
I don't know how Stevie (Mr. Jobs to you) does it,
but this little lady has room for about 280 songs!
It weighs nothing and the only music I've put on it,
is music that I can run to!

Some of which includes...
Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Noisettes - Never Forget You

Villagers - The Pact (I'll Be Your Fever)
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
Death Cab For Cutie - You Are A Tourist
LCD Soundsystem & Arcade Fire - North American Scum
Elbow - Neat Little Rows
James Blake - Limit To Your Love

Playlist of sorts for the day that's in it!

Give Two Door Cinema Club a listen (if you haven't already), you'll love them.
Some of their tunes: Undercover Martyn, Something Good Can Work and Now I Can Talk.


And here is some cheesy/appropriate music for this amazing news on the best day of the year!

I've got applications and such to do, so I'm having a subdued Patrick's Day. I'll probably go for a pint later (I'm such a ladette on Paddy's Day) but will most likely end up watching some Father Ted. Party On!

What I'm listening to... in which i revert back to my teen years.

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
Destiny's Child - Say My Name
Westlife - My Love
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
All Saints - Pure Shores

February Playlist consists of:

The Beatles - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Villagers - That Day
The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Robyn - Hang With Me
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby / Julia
Wolf Parade – You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son
Modest Mouse - One Chance
Hercules and Love Affair - My House
James Vincent McMorrow - Follow You Down To The Red Oak Tree

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The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
The 2 Bears - Church
The Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have to Leave it
Janelle Monae - Faster
Maps & Atlases - Solid Ground
The Beatles - Julia
James Vincent McMorrow - This Old Dark Machine
Death Cab for Cutie - Passenger Seat

Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves

Harry Connick, Jr. - A Wink and A Smile

Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Taylor Swift - Mine (Yes, seriously)

Fleet Foxes - Mykonos

Michael Bublé - Cry Me A River

Dead Man's Bones - In The Room Where You Sleep.
Ryan Gosling. Singing. With Children.
Be still my beating heart.

This little theme may be a bit lame but the songs here are most definitely not!

Modern Age


Modern Man


Modern Romance


This Modern Love

Stromae - Alors en danse
Ella Fitzgerald - Manhattan
Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
Faithless - We Come
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait
Eileen - Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work

Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
Genesis - Invisible Touch
She and Him - Thieves
Stars - Dead Hearts
Scissor Sisters (and Ian McKellan!!) - Invisible Light
David Guetta feat Fergie & Will.I.Am - Getting Over You
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

This is such a great song.
It's the first song I listen to when I go for a jog.

If you haven't seen the film it's from, L'Auberge Espagnole...
then what are you waiting for?!
It's the ultimate Erasmus film!
Set in Barcelona, it follows the year of a French student
and all his crazy European roommates.

Anyway,
watch this film!


Bonus: It stars the hot Romain Duris (he's a little nerdy, but still cute)
and everyone's favourite poulette, Audrey Tautou!
There's a sequel too, not as great but it's set in Paris yay!
And, fun fact: It's directed by the same guy who did the film
'Paris'. I believe he and Romain are not only creative partners,
but good friends too. Who wouldn't want to be friends with Mr Duris?!

New favourite song:
at the indie disco

I love The Divine Comedy and Neil Hannon, the lovely man, seems so humble too.

This is an old one of theirs... with a theme tune intact.

It is 17°C today!
Pretty incroyable considering the start of May was
freezing.

These tunes always remind me of summer, for some reason:

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Daft Punk - Digital Love
The Killers - Human
Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to Rule The World
Animal Collective - My Girls
Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
The Magnetic Fields - Strange Powers
Belle & Sebastien - The Boy with the Arab Strap
Ham Sandwich - Keepsake

Tunes of the Summa

Every year I listen to a few songs on repeat... All. Summer. Long.

They're usually by artists I wouldn't normally listen to
but it's SUMMER so it calls for something different.

My guilty pleasures so far (bearing in mind, it's only May):

Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco
Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed
Katy Perry - California Gurls

Florence + The Machine - Kiss With A Fist



Take That - Hold Up A Light
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
MC Solaar - La Belle et Le Bad Boy
The xx - Islands
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Kouz 1 - L'auberge Espagnole Générique
Beach House - Norway