Category — music

I don’t know who this Jim White character is, but he’s got the “sitting alone at midnight, in the summer, thinking” feel down pat.

Thanks, Ben. Sorry I didn’t appreciate this one quickly enough when you sent it. It’s lovely.

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Photo credit: Midnight playing, by Juän_, via Flickr. Click on the photo to see it on the artist’s page.

Lately these two songs are playing in a constant loop on my car’s CD player and IN MY HEAD. And I don’t want to make it stop. Enjoy.

1) “North American Scum” by LCD Soundsystem. Fantastic lyrics that you can’t help shouting along with. Great beat; completely rough and danceable at the same time. Mmmmm, so good. And oddly, it may possibly be the most patriotic song ever written. (The official video for the song is really boring to watch, so here’s a great live performance of it they did on Letterman.)

2) “That’s Not My Name” by The Ting Tings. Katie White kicks ass for us overlooked “nice girls,” telling the rest of the world how it is, and looking damn hot while doing so. Plus, the beat’s infectious. Like, malaria infectious. If there was a good kind of malaria. I dare you to listen to this and then not sing the chorus to yourself all day (and night–I actually dreamed this song in my sleep the other night).

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