I’ve noticed that I watch a lot of late shows. NBC, really. And “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John with Victoria Bergsman was performed on a rerun of Carson Daly’s late show (don’t worry, I’m not a wild fan, he’s not standup material) and I think Conan or Jay the other night. So, I take this as another sign. That and I really like the song, so I’m going to share. Its been running around the mp3 blog circuit a lot, too.

It’s delicious. No history here, just a good song, and I admit I have not heard anything by PBJ before, so this could be the beginning of a good music-and-me relationship.

P.S. Soon we’ll have the remix done by Kanye West. Oooh!

Peter Bjorn and John Official Website // MySpace // Buy Writer’s Block

Young Folks - PBJ ft. Victoria Bergsman

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Seems like we're having our own little mashup madness here at LTM this week. Paths of Possession and Blue Stone are two artists that are somewhat local, and referred to me by friends. Blue Stone was discovered my esthetician-friend, who was on the hunt for music to play during her sessions with clients. She found Blue Stone on Amazon, decided to splurge and buy the album, and fell in love with it and referred me to it, knowing I appreciate ambient stuff. 

Blue Stone is a band signed by Neurodisc Records, who are based out of Fort Lauderdale, with a focus on techno, new age, world beat, trance, and drum and bass.  

The track "Worlds Apart" is relaxing, moving, and beautiful, all at the same time. Don't think Enya with a heavier beat, think Portishead-like vocals, with a great mesh of blippy take-me-away sounds. Yeah, dig that description.

This is probably one of my favorite tracks of the album, as well as being the name of album itself. If you're into more ambient, trancey stuff, definitely check this album out. I love listening to it while working, it helps me meditate to what I'm doing, especially if I'm trying to give myself a break and do nothing, and relax.

Blue Stone/Neurodisc Website // MySpace // Buy Worlds Apart 

Blue Stone - Worlds Apart (Searching For You) (MP3)

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Kings of Leon. Came in threes, I swear. Played on Conan, Leno, and then I heard them the other day while shopping.

They're also playing at Bonnaroo, which could be considered a fourth sign, but as I have artistic license, I'm going to say thats not a fourth sign.

I really, really dig this song. I haven't quite figured out why. It could be considered annoyingly repetitive, but I like the voice of the lead singer, Caleb Followill. 

Check it out. Purtiness shall follow. And consider the album, Because of the Times.

Kings of Leon - On Call

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Kings of Leon Official Website // MySpace // Buy CD 

Another very well-conceived but poorly-named concept from LovetheMusic: Mashup Madness.  I like mashups in a very similar way to how I like cover tunes [I have more tribute albums than is healthy], so I thought I'd share one of my all time favourites. Danger Mouse's Grey Album sparked about a billion similar projects, none of them nearly so inspired.  The big gem that I pulled from the heap was this bonus track from the Black & Blue Album, it hasn't gotten nearly as much exposure as it deserves.  Give it all your lovin'.  Also, if you got time, dig "Surf Wax Off Your Shoulder", it's the best non-bonus number.

Jay-Zeezer Official Website 

Yeah In the Sun - Usher et al. vs. Weezer

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I've been inspired to start a series of posts, lamely named Under the Covers. While I pride myself on being quite good at snagging and digging the internet for cover songs, Damon exceeds at this much more so than I, so we should be able to rock your socks. And we're all about rocking socks. 

And if you come up with a better name for this series, let me know.

First up we have a classic high school jam (for me, anyway) by an Austin cover band called Pictures. I found this track on one of my favorite albums, Like a Version, which was released by Australia's hot radio Triple J. Why do I like it? Because it's fucking funny. And acoustic. And just cool. And hearing a bloke sing about his Milkshake is pretty good, too. It was originally done by Kelis, on her hit 2003 album Tasty.

Consider buying the album. It's awesome, and has an excellent cover of "Message In A Bottle" by one of my favorite artists, John Butler, which I will have up here soon.

Pictures - Milkshake

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