a return from the depths

my last post was in february of 2009; it is now may 2010. the natural question is where have i been for the past year. the answer is without internet.

now, however, i am internet enabled once again and hope to return to some regular navel gazing. i am committed to getting back into the habit of talking about the music, books, and movies i'm encountering with whatever else i happen to see fit to cover.

to get the ball rolling once again, i'm dedicating this maiden post to something light and easy: a quick and dirty mix of some of my favorite songs that i've encountered in the past couple months. thanks to the hennepin county public library, i've been able to access and sample a wide variety of music, new and old alike. i've decided i'm just going to link to youtube since lala is going away and i don't know what else to use to replace it. if you have any good suggestions, please leave it in the comments. this is a kind of post i hope to do fairly frequently so anything will help. now, on to the songs (note: i don't vouch for any of the videos):

1. "10,000 claps" by phantogram
2. "roll up your sleeves" by we were promised jetpacks
3. "like a pen" by the knife
4. "do the astral plane" by flying lotus
5. "they never got you" by spoon
6. "timeless form, formless time" by rafter (no youtube link available, sorry)
7. "last call" by love is all
8. "shades" by wale
9. "siamese" by wye oak (no youtube either)
10. "gila" by beach house
11. "here come the warm jets" by brian eno