Drive out with the sun in your eyes, you wasted my time, it's true, it's true

Band Of Horses - Evening Kitchen

I got to see BOH in concert last night and although I got chills when they sang 'The Funeral' and didn't think they could top that, they did when they came back for the encore and sang this song. I don't know all of their music and this song was new to me, but it is just beautiful. Seeing two of them just stand there with one guitar and sing it so perfectly in harmony was so special. I just forgot everything around me for those three minutes and lost myself in their voices. I think everybody in the hall did. It is such a simple song with simple chords but it really reflects the talent in this band.

http://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=04t3#/watch?v=oSqu7zmqKos

There's nothing I could do, in order to save myself I had to cut you loose.

David Usher - Wake Up And Say Goodbye

It is very unfortunate that I'm such a slacker and rarely post songs these days. In my defense, I have been super busy. Decided to do a quick post today, because I just heard David Usher after SO long and it made me SO happy. I first heard him when he was part of the band Moist. Only knew one song by them (Breathe - really good...I think it was part of the Godzilla soundtrack. I swear the soundtrack was better than the actual movie). Anyway, I saw him perform at a small venue in university and it was so wonderful. He has an amazing voice - soothing and simple, and sounds awesome live. This is one of my faves of his. Couldn't find a good link on youtube, so I hope this one works. Just find the track and hit play. I hope you like it!

http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Wake+Up+And+Say+Goodbye/2879479

We can be heroes just for one day, we can be us just for one day

The Wallflowers - Heroes

I watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower a couple of weeks ago. Great movie, takes place in the 90's, and therefore has a phenom soundtrack. This song was what they referred to as the tunnel song, the song that made them feel infinite. The movie uses the original version by David Bowie, but I've decided to post the version I heard growing up. It reminds me of when the Godzilla movie came out because it was on the soundtrack. Pretty sure that soundtrack was better than the movie itself. Awkward.

The song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ0J602X53c

The scene from the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPH1I1-SUp4

When we taste the bitter end, and hunger life again, we take another turn with a better hand.

Lights - Flux And Flow

Crazy beat on this track. If you don't have speakers hooked up, don't listen to this one until you do. I heard this song at an Owl City concert while the band equipment was being set up. It really stood out to me; the intense electronic pop sound suited the atmosphere so well. Kind of dreamy (which is the word I use to describe Owl City's music) with an awesome edge to it. Her voice blends so well with the music in this song, almost as if it's another instrument. I hadn't been exposed to much of her music, but I never pegged her music as multidimensional. Now I do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbebU0xLntI

Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck, some nights I call it a draw.

Fun! - Some Nights

Okay, for the longest time I could not stand this song. I wrote Fun! off as a one-hit wonder. I'd just change the station whenever it came on. But just yesterday, I found myself humming it out of the blue and it was like my subconscious was telling me to give it a chance. So on the way home today, of course it came on the radio, and instead of changing the station, I turned it up. And now, I just think it is awesome. SO good. The choir style singing, the beat...they just nailed it. It's funny how my feelings towards a song can change so fast. I truly appreciate it now. Imagine hearing it live. What a great atmosphere it would create. Damn. Woooah-O, woah-oh Ooooh oh! That's me typing out part of te chorus. If you've already heard it, and don't think much of it, just try it once more and really take it in. If you don't like it after that, then....well, that's fine.

The song starts two minutes into the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnekzXs9R4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

And I may go to places I've never been to just to find the deepest desires in my mind

Two Door Cinema Club - Sleep Alone

I just had to post this today. Their new album, Beacon, comes out this week and this was the first release. I've listened to their first album hundreds of times and will probably listen to it another hundred times and enjoy it just as much every time. This song is a good sign, no, a great sign, that their new album will be just as good as the first. I think this song has just the right amount of energy, and the transitions from soft sound to bursts of energy make it perfectly catchy from beginning to end. It's a like-the-first-time-you-hear-it type song. That happens a lot with this band. TDCC has the type of music that can be played full blast so you can feel every piece of it and get lost in it, or faintly in the background to calm you down. It's very refreshing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNXybY2DtwM

Say my name and every colour illuminates, we are shining and we will never be afraid again

Florence + The Machine vs. Calvin Harris - Spectrum (Say My Name)

Another house track for you as the last week of August looms before us. Stellar song to say the least. Enjoy the fist pumping fun in the car with the windows down and the sunshine around you while you still can! The original song is already pretty decent, but the house beat just amplifies Florence's voice and takes the track to a whole other level. What a voice, especially the chorus, which is the best part of the original and the remix. It was meant to be a house song. I feel like I wouldn't have been surprised if I found out there was no original track. I'll be honest, I haven't listened to much music by Florence + The Machine, only radio releases, but based on a couple of remixes I've come across, I find that the twisting of the originals gives the tracks more power and emotion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-6Y_91v5I