Petite Panoply

Do you like cool stuff? What about cool history stuff? Cool WWII history stuff? Then you need to listen to this song and watch the documentary the band made to go along with it. I didn't know the back story to this ultra catchy song until I looked up the music video and watched the mini-documentary. It's such a cool story. Plus it was shot in the Netherlands and the scenery is amazing. I want to go to there. I first heard of Hollerado through CBC Radio 3 on my satellite radio. That's honestly how I discover a lot of my new music and probably why I listen to so much Canadian indie music. Now they just need to tour in the US so I can see them! Happy Tuesday!

I have a very new song to share with you today! Since I'm doing a lot of commuting I get to listen to my satellite radio a lot and therefore I hear plenty of new songs on the indie rock station. I heard this song by Painted Palms on Sunday and loved it. I'm going to need the whole album. They remind me of The Beatles mixed with the Of Montreal album Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies . It's a very cool sound. I hope you give this song a listen! Maybe you'll discover a new band this week too! Happy Tuesday!

I listened to a lot of music my freshman year of college. I tend to associate music with seasons or months. Delta Spirit is one of the bands I remember listening to quite a bit around this time of year (But years ago. You know what I mean.) " Ode to Sunshine " is just a really great song. The entire album is the right amount of laid back without being solemn. I don't need to be further depressed by the music I'm listening to when this time of year is naturally kind of depressing. So check out the rest of this album if you like this song! Plus, isn't this a great song to share when most of the United States is experiencing epic winter weather right now?

I always tend to like Christmas songs from around the 60s and before better than any new versions that come out. Contemporary Christmas music just isn't the same. I like the classics the best and this version of "Sleigh Ride" is one of my all time favorites. 60s girl groups are pretty awesome, after all.  I hope you guys are having a great week and that this song helped put you in the holiday spirit!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I'm featuring Rah Rah again because they're so glorious. My sister and I definitely rank Rah Rah as one of our all-time favorite bands. Back in April I shared their song " The Poet's Dead ". I absolutely love the male-female voice dynamic in bands like Rah Rah, but today I'm sharing a song of theirs that primarily features Erin Passmore 's voice. This song has been getting a lot of attention the past year (probably because it's incredibly catchy), so I hope you guys like it too! If you want to see the official music video, click here . (It sadly won't let me embed it.) I found an equally wonderful live performance for you though! I also found this lovely acoustic performance by Erin Passmore: I just love Rah Rah so much. Please come to Athens, Georgia!

The Nightmare Before Christmas  is one of the movies I have to watch right around Halloween (and probably a couple times between then and Christmas too). I just love all of the songs and the amazingly cool animation and style of the film. The bad guy song is always one of my favorites in all animated movies, so here's Oogie Boogie's Song on this Tuesday before Halloween.

In the year 2000, when I was 9-10, this song replayed constantly on either Disney Channel or Nickelodeon. Probably Nickelodeon since it was used as a song in the commercial for the Hey Arnold movie. That means it was stuck in my head a lot even though I was never into the pop music of the late 90s-early 2000s back then. (Now it's wonderfully nostalgic and I realize I know more lyrics than I let myself believe.) You're probably asking yourself, "Why are you subjecting me to this piece of nostalgia?" Because I'm going to an Aaron Carter concert on Thursday right here in Athens, Georgia! Jeanie thought a nostalgia bomb would be the best birthday present ever and I agreed. Plus we both love to quote Aaron Carter in the Food Network  Celebrity Cook-Off from last year when he complained about how hard it was to cook pasta. Oh Aaron Carter.  This venue he's performing at is really small so I'm sure I'll get to see him up close. Isn't it al...

I would be exaggerating if I said this past week has been trying. I steadily worked on reading many academic articles, doing a take-home midterm paper-majig, researching for another paper, writing said paper, writing another paper, and constructing a presentation. I really don't even have time to be updating right now, but who needs sleep anyway?  Matt got me out for a 1 mile run on Sunday (which is all I can do because I almost died,) and this song came on the radio right after some delightful David Bowie. I just love 93XRT out of Chicago. They play the greatest mix of things and I can stream it on my phone. I, of course, immediately remembered how much I love this song. It's kind of a perfect song for running. It's even better tonight as I finish up the last of a presentation and look back on how much work I did the past few days. Unfortunately the end is not quite in sight yet. Until then, I have great tunes to cheer me on. A great live version of this so...

This is yet another song that brings me back to a very specific time in my life. This one screams freshman year of college for me. I listened to a lot of music that year, but I definitely played Headlights' entire album Some Racing, Some Stopping  a few dozen times. (I also played a lot of The Essex Green, The Decemberists, & Ron Sexsmith.) This song is just so good. It's upbeat but also very chill. Perfect for a cool fall day. In a related but strange note, this song is on the Snellville, GA Big Lots' music playlist. I've heard it multiple times while shopping in there and am always confused about how such a cool and unknown song ended up broadcast in Big Lots. (Big Lots can  be pretty awesome though...) Happy Tuesday everyone!

This song from Vampire Weekend's new album has been getting stuck in my head lately. It's incredibly catchy. I'm also really enjoying this live version of it. You gotta love the guy harmonizing the entire time - or is that just me? Also there's a trumpet in the song so it automatically goes up 10000 cool points. Happy Tuesday!

Sanders Bohlke's music is just perfect for fall. Yesterday I put his entire Ghost Boy CD on, drank coffee, and relaxed. Once the fall season hits my music choices tend to get a little less peppy. "Serious" is a beautifully layered song and one of my favorites from his new CD. The music video really reflects the song too. I love the emptiness of the Jackson, Mississippi basketball court and the slowed-down action. Have a listen! I posted Sanders Bohlke's song " Ghost Boy " a while back, so check that out if you liked this one! His album is also available on Amazon . Happy Tuesday!

Hey Mercedes is another one of those bands I listened to a lot during the last couple years of high school. For some reason I'm having a nostalgic music time right now. Actually this happened last year around this time too. Strange times... Anyway, Hey Mercedes is the band that came after Braid. A lot of the members are the same, including the guys on vocals so the sound is very similar. I love both bands. P.S. you may have noticed the blog layout update. I'm tweaking a few little things and still need to update the menu pages, but so far so good. Also I'm a .com now. So exciting! More on that later. Happy Tuesday!

This was one of my all-time favorite songs during the last couple years of high school. It's still wonderfully good. I'm sure everyone has those songs that bring you back to a specific time. This one is all junior and senior year of high school. Jets to Brazil is one of the first indie bands I started listening to after my cousins burned a bunch of CDs for me. We were up in Illinois for Christmas. We drove around, went to the one music store that actually sold some lesser-known stuff, and blasted the tunes around town. The winter of 05-06 really sticks in my mind as a musical awakening. My music taste was forever changed - or broadened, I should say. Thus began my never-ending search for new/interesting/talented/entertaining bands.  I'll never get enough of this song.

Ah Braid. What a wonderful band. They'd moved on to other projects by the time I discovered them in high school, but they've reunited! My ears need to have an audio feast on their new tunes as soon as possible. Jessica from Midwest Muse  just posted that she'd seen them live and I freaked out at the awesomeness of that. She also reminded me I hadn't listened to Braid for entirely too long! I found this live video of Braid performing the song in 1999 so I thought that'd be a pretty cool one to show you! A story about this song: My cousins, Jeanie, and I were driving around listening to this song and - at the part of the song about 11 seconds in to this video - heard the words "potato chip if I had a chance". We all turned to each other and were like, "what?" He actually isn't talking about potato chips. It's "but to tell you the truth if I had a chance" but I'll forever hear "potato chip".   Now wa...

You guys. This music video is so cool! The face painting will amaze you! Jeanie showed it to me probably a year ago, but I've been hearing this song a lot lately so it's time to share it with you. The song is delightful too. Definitely catchy and easy to sing along with. Happy Tuesday!

This is Phoenix's new single and I really enjoy it! I have no idea what's going on in the music video, but the song sure is catchy. It has a really energetic beat and every time I hear it it gets stuck in my head. Skip to 25 seconds in to get to the actual song! Have a happy Tuesday!

I just love this song and the entire album it's on. I discovered The Essex Green during freshman year of college and listened to their album Cannibal Sea over and over. It's a great summer album even though I associate it with fall. They have an indie pop/60s feel that's perfect for this time of year.  I found this song on YouTube with these fun old videos playing underneath, so of course I had to share it with you guys. Though I'm pretty sure this isn't an official music video, the vintage outfits and adorable dancing really mesh well with the song. Happy Tuesday!

I just recently discovered Whitehorse . They're a super cool Canadian group made up of a husband and wife duo. I was watching this live performance and around 2:00 in she gives him this look and I was like - there's definitely something going on between those two. And I was correct! They're really creative in the way they utilize multiple instruments and voice looping to put on a layered performance with only two people. Enjoy! Happy Tuesday!

I've been hearing this song all over the place lately! That's a good thing because it's a super catchy tune. It has a neat little music video too, so check it out. I really like videos like this that focus on the song and have fun visual elements rather than dragging you through an pseudo-emotional mini movie.  This song is off of Frank Turner's newest album, Tape Deck Heart . I suggest checking it out if you enjoyed this tune! Happy Tuesday!

I've heard this song a few times while driving around. It gets stuck in my head so it's time to stick it in your head! It just seems like a perfect summer song. I'm pretty sure that was the band's intention. I hope you're having a good week so far!