If you like catchy tunes and sweet two-part harmonies and acoustic guitar and autoharp (er, that might only be on one song, but whatever) then you should be down with this. Initially, the only song that really drew me in was “Hard Believer,” but after repeated listenings I realized, “Oh nevermind, I like the whole thing.” So there’s your review: “I like the whole thing.” Yeah, I’m really selling it. And then just a few weeks ago I got their debut album The Big Black and Blue, a few months later than it came out because I’m just not “with it” when it comes to new music anymore, as evidenced by the lack of updates in this blog. And then I got hooked on their EP, Drunken Trees. Just two sisters wearing flannel, harmonizing in the forest (and even though I can’t see what they’re sitting on, in my mind they’re sitting on a giant log). (Note to self: Find time machine, tell 17-year-old self to do something awesome.) I first got into First Aid Kit about one and a half years ago when they put up their beautiful cover of “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes.
Oh god-what was I doing when I was 17? Nothing this good. But that late night listening session made me appreciate the album more.įirst Aid Kit is the Swedish sister duo of Johanna and Klara Söderberg.
Did it put me in snooze-land? Not so much-I think my body was way too high strung to be put to sleep by anything. Last night while curled up in a ball under my sheets in my flu-ridden attempt to fall asleep, I put on my earphones and listened to The Big Black and Blue by First Aid Kit. Aside from your expensive dining-out options. More Norwegian goodness! Norway, why are you so awesome. But she sings in Swedish, so I love ’em instead.ĭustin Wong – Feet Prints on Flower Dreads I’m a bit torn about Alina I’m pretty sure if she sang in English, I would find her songs unlistenably annoying. Remember when these sisters were sitting in a forest in Sweden and covering Fleet Foxes and it was one of the most beautiful things you’d ever heard?
ìžë‹˜)Īnother Eat Your Kimchi rec! I need to follow South Korean music better.Thanks to the unfairly awesome Eat Your Kimchi for introducing me to Glen Check. Artists names go to artists’ websites, song names link to Spotify when applicable, and everything’s on YouTube. Here are some of my favorite songs from last year, in no particular order, mostly without commentary because if I try to think of something interesting to say about every song, I’ll never publish this post (I’ve got drafts from as far back as 2011 for that reason).
I’m a far lazier music listener now than I was when I first started this blog. One has partially resurfaced, with the other remaining completely lost.I didn’t listen to much released-in-2012 music last year…which made it very easy to pick my favorite new songs of 2012. Every episode had a segment with Shadow, a living shadow girl played by Tara Mooney, and a segment with Luna, the Moon, played by Lynne Thigpen.Ģ of the show's episodes are currently missing their complete English dubs. Each episode had a different theme, with segments flowing from one to another, and each episode usually had at least one unique song. The show was very similar in style to Mister Roger's Neighborhood. They would encounter a problem in each episode, which would often be solved with the help of family members and friends. The show focused on the adventures of Bear and his friends as they explored the town of Woodland Valley.
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