La Sera - “I Can’t Keep You in My Mind”
La Sera is the artist name of Vivian Girls’ Katy Goodman’s solo project, and her second album is titled Sees the Light. The title perfectly describes the type of breakup album that Goodman’s written. She sounds understandably sad that the relationship is over, but incredibly accepting that the breakup had to happen; the ending is bittersweet for her. Lyrics aside, the clangy and repetitive guitar makes for some really nice classic pop sounding songs. Clocking in at just around thirty minutes, Sees the Light is an absolute delight to listen to.
La Sera
I Can't Keep You in My Mind
Who’d have thought that such a funky R&B track would have come out of Sweden? Indeed, singer Andreas Cavaco provides the silky voice layered over producer Tim Lundblad’s beats and they hail from the beautiful city of Stockholm. Stockholm winters can be brutal, and Cavaco and Lundblad have got the track to warm you right up next to your honey. Even if I’m a few months late to this, who doesn’t want a cuddle with their boo even in April?
Check out the yus remix, too. It does some different things and morphs it into a totally different track perfect for late night chillin’.
Newtimers
January Love
Major Lazer - “Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors)”
Good morning. Start your morning off right with a dreamy, chilled out tune from Diplo and Switch. Amber Coffman’s got such a lovely voice that you’ve got to wonder why she doesn’t sing more on Dirty Projectors’ tracks.
Download the track along with the Bonde do Role remix for free right here.
Major Lazer
Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors)
My falling shape will draw a line between the blue of sea and sky. I’m not a bird; I’m not a plane.
Sleater-Kinney
Jumpers
Opening for Wild Flag is no easy feat, but Hospitality was more than up to the challenge last Thursday in Chicago. Bloggers might call them twee, but that doesn’t give the band nearly enough credit. The band’s got a little edge to them, too; listen to the lyrics and you’ll find references to naughty sexual acts or watch them live and see lead-singer Amber Papini pull off a leather jacket just as well as Carrie Brownstein (no easy feat). I complimented Amber after the show who was manning merch, and she graciously thanked me and smiled despite my tongue-tied muddling of their label (Merge, not Wichita) and lack of cash to actually buy merch. I bought the album a couple of days later, and I highly recommend you do, too. 2012 has been a little quiet for me in terms of releases, but Hospitality is phenomenal.
Hospitality
All Day Today
Carousel - “Where Have You Gone”
Normally, I shy away from the spring and summer seasons and stay indoors. I loathe the heat and the humidity that always make me wonder how I ended up in the state of Texas. However, it seems as though these warmer months make for the perfect backdrop for airy tunes such as this one. “Where Have You Gone” takes me back to long, summer nights spent chasing fireflies and living in my own little world filled with, well, love. I guess spring and summer aren’t so bad after all.
Carousel
Where Have You Gone
