Thursday, July 17, 2008

bnat - best of summer [2008]

summer greetings to all. i am proud to introduce my summer mix. i have collected many songs that i feel fit well into the summer feel this year. some are new, some are old, all are fan-freaking-tastic. i am excited for this post. i'm sure you'll recognize some of these songs from recent posts...that's because there hitting my playlists this summer so they make this one too. some of you arrested development fans will recognize track six from a couple episodes :) michael jackson is a part of akon's latest released (which isn't actually released yet) but i love mj so he makes the cut. and check out ryan adams "dear john" which is a cover of his song from jacksonville city nights but favors the guitar more than the piano in this version. i hope you enjoy. 

special thanks for my friend jake @ postfontaine for this AMAZING album art!! guys a genius!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

guggenheim grotto - happy the man [preview]

this album is not actually released yet. i, for one, cannot wait until it IS released (sept. 5th). until then we'll have to deal with a couple of early releases from these guys. their first album "waltzing alone" (posted previously) is in my top five albums of 2006. 2008 is an AMAZING year in music so far. i can't wait to see what will happen. if the album sounds anything like these songs there's no doubt it will be up there with guillemots, travis, and coldplay for the best albums of the year. anywho, check it. on the song, "fee da da dee" they enlisted the help of jenny lindfors for the female vocal in the bridge....really does it for me. awesome. awesome. awesome. btw--i CAN'T even tell you what i went through to get these....there's still no official release. it was messy :)


Wednesday, July 9, 2008

gotye - like drawing blood [2006]

this isn't the greatest post i've ever done but this guy, gotye, is definitely worth a listen and worth following for the future. he's some aussie phenom who has a pretty natural knack for songwriting. reminds me a bit of ed harcourt actually....very versatile. this is his second album,"like drawing blood". his first is pretty good but a bit more electronic than this. plus a couple of these songs impress the crap out of me. check out "hearts a mess" (especially around the 2:50 mark), and "learnalilgivinanlovin"....that's a mouthful...


  1.  like drawing blood
  2. the only way
  3. hearts a mess
  4. coming back
  5. thanks for your time
  6. learnalilgivinanlovin
  7. puzzle with a piece missing
  8. a distinctive sound
  9. seven hours with a backseat driver
  10. night drive
  11. worn out blues

Monday, July 7, 2008

the ting tings - we started nothing [2008]

i wanted to get this one posted because it probably won't be too long til you hear this album on american radio and then, almost instantly, it will drive me crazy. for now, it's still a goodie though. the first time i heard the song "that's not my name" it seemed a little annoying to me but i still thought it was catchy. it caught on and now i sorta enjoy it. you might too...


  1. great dj
  2. that's not my name
  3. fruit machine
  4. traffic light
  5. shut up and let me go
  6. keep your head
  7. be the one
  8. we walk
  9. impacilla carpisung
  10. we started nothing

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

happy birthday to me...

no. not yet. not today. but good news about my birthday will hopefully pump up more than one of the bnat readers. travis' latest album, ode to j. smith, will be released on the date of my birth, the twenty-ninth day of september in the year two-thousand and eight (sept. 29, 2008 for all the non-english speakers). this having been reported by "the.man.who.wordpress.com". i'm stoked. needless to say. 

also, travis released a small sampling of the greatness in the form of a three-track ep titled j smith. this is not an official single but still very good travis. because some of you are wondering, yes, i am among the select few with a precious copy of this delightful ep. email me for the link since i don't feel like posting it, probably because i feel special being special to have it. here's the three songs though to sample. and you can't buy this album so....hhmmm....

enjoy :)