Jam of the Day: Arca - "Sheep"

Creepy and intriguing track from Arca.

Jam of the Day: Boxed In - "False Alarm"

Oli Bayston, the main guy behind pop project Boxed In, has crafted a self-titled record that is so solidly put together there is no room for filler. Honestly, I almost couldn't put down just one track as my favorite. At the moment, I would say it is the piano and bass driven floor pounder "False Alarm." Seriously, buy this fucking record. It is amazing.

Videos of the Week

Finally the sun comes out in Atlanta. Here are the videos that made this foggy, dreary week more bearable:

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Hypnotic clip from FKA twigs.



Surprisingly dancey collaboration between Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds with Johnny Marr.



Slightly surreal clip from Mount Eerie.



Retro-big beat track from The Prodigy gets an animated fox hunt clip.



Evocative black and white clip from 2:54.



Bouncy track from Shura gets a typical, but intriguing, look at planning a night out.

Jam of the Day: Purity Ring - "Begin Again"

"Begin Again," the second song previewed from Purity Ring's eagerly anticipated sophomore release Another Eternity, doesn't really reinvent the wheel with their sound, it is unmistakably a Purity Ring track.  Corin Roddick's intriguing electronic soundscapes envelop Megan James' earthy yet ethereal vocals in a warm bath.  You can tell their production budget has increased significantly, their sound growing cleaner, crisper, and more big-room ready.  "Begin Again" immediately enthralls and brings you back to listen again and again.

Non-Sequiturs

Wet daddy.

Nice chest.

Nice everything.

More chest.

Must be a chest day.

Wouldn't mind waking up to that.

Bull daddy.

Cute smile.

Furry belly.

Yum.

Nice lean frame.

Bear belly.

Woof.

Kissing daddies.

Grrrr.

Wet and wonderful.

Beefy.

Hey there blue eyes.

Lovely beard and fur.

Nice legs.

Nice belly.

UNF.

What is up with all the Interpol backlash lately?

I find it funny when people say things like "Oh, I hate 'x city' because everyone there is rude and unfriendly." A city itself cannot define its citizens, you met some rude people that just so happen to live there. There are rude people everywhere.

The movie Moulin Rouge is a two hour migraine to me.

I will admit I never got into Sleater-Kinney.

Perfect.

Growing up, I always wanted a Suburu Brat.

Line from Birdman which cracks me up: "Popular is just the slutty little cousin of prestige."

I just don't understand when sports fans riot; you're a fan, not on the team, you have no personal stake in this.

On the season premiere of Looking, one of the characters mentioned that this guy had a "house in Virginia" which is slang apparently for having HIV. One, I had never heard that expression before and, two, who has to resort to slang or something secretive to discuss someone's HIV status?

Togetherness, the new show on HBO, is rather horrible.

Also, the season premiere of Girls felt very off.

Good question.

Sometimes nothing is better than just a bowl of plain vanilla ice cream.

Karl the Fog has decided to have another vacation in Atlanta. Go home Karl!

I miss the sun.  We haven't seen it all week.

If you tell me you don't want to see a certain kind of pic on my Tumblr feed, I am definitely going to put more of such pics up there.

Exactly.

Bjork's new record Vulnicura comes out in March and I couldn't be happier.

The Shaky Knees Festival here in Atlanta has a lineup that is much stronger than Coachella or Bonnaroo.

Why do I always have deepest and best sleep 10 minutes before the alarm goes off?

I love how the new session of the Georgia Assembly opens up with an anti-gay prayer.  Way to stay in the past Georgia.

Your cute for the day.

Lyrics Rattling Around My Brain

"She wakes up on her own
And opens her eyes
The sun tries to burn through the pain
She still feels inside

I've seen you fall apart
I know you wouldn't care
But I wish you were mine

She looks into his face
Just to be near him
And the clouds come round again
Nothings changed

I saw you for a lifetime
I know I shouldn't care
But I wish you were mine
And the rain keeps on falling
In my heart."

Slowdive
"Country Rain"

"I've had good times
With some bad guys
I've told whole lies
With a half smile
Held your bare bones
With my clothes on
I've thrown rocks
Then hid both my arms

I don't know what good it serves
Pouring my purse in the dirt

But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be your cheerleader no more
I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be your cheerleader no more

I've played dumb
When I knew better
Tried too hard
Just to be clever
I know honest thieves
I call family
I've seen America
With no clothes on

But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more

I don't know what I deserve
But for you I could work

'Cause I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more."

St. Vincent
"Cheerleader"

Appealing Things

Noble Fare
Cute greeter cub at the Jepson Gallery in Savannah
The sun
Ghost Culture
Shaky Knees Festival
Cooking at home
Scotch on a cold day

Annoying Things

Know-it-alls
Lorde and Trent Reznor being snubbed by the Oscars
No sun
Too much to do at work, and not enough time to do it
Working on a collective project and then having nothing you do on it appear in the finished form

Jam of the Day: Eves the Behavior - "TV"

Formerly known as Eves, the Aussie pop singer releases a new track under the name Eves the Behavior. "TV" is another great track following her wonderful track "Zen" which made my top tracks of last year. I really thing there is something really wonderful about this girl, and can't wait for more music.

Video: FKA twigs - "Pendulum"

Watch FLA twigs get tied up in her own hair in this intriguing video for this spectacular track from her debut record LP1.

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