The Kooks - Kids (MGMT Cover)

I can't really explain my reaction when I first heard this. I love The Kooks. I love MGMT. Put them together and what do you get? See for yourself.

Jukebox The Ghost - Hold It In

A brilliant, frank insight into the absurdities of those awkward, blissful years when you straddle the line between childhood and adulthood and the I-like-her-does-she-like-me game that we've all played, wrapped up in a catchy beat and some wicked piano. These guys are the best piano rock I've heard in a while. They're moving up on several of my lists.


Baby I'm in love and maybe it's not to tell
Only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in

I was told that I'm a man now and I'm not allowed to cry
The only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in

Life is "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her, and then she will know I like her!"
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer
I will not hold it in.


Enjoy.

The Orion Experience - Obsessed With You

From the gov study party today with Lisa and Cameron. Haha.

Your smile sets my heart aflame.
Electrocute me with your eyes.
The very mention of your name,
My stomach fills with butterflies.
Your love is better than cocaine
I need you more than oxygen.
Oh God I've got it bad again,
An o-b-s-e-s-s-i-o-n.

I want to get next to you.
Yeah I love all the things you do.
I want to get close to you.
You are my dream come true.
I want to have sex with you.
Your sweet caress won't do.
Cause I'm obsessed with you.
Yeah I'm obsessed with you.

Cameron, your reaction was the best.

Shout Out Louds - You Are Dreaming

Lisa made me start listening to these guys again. I missed them. This is one of my favorites, both musically and lyrically. I mean, just look at these:

Say what you say, I am listening, I am all ears
But if you still believe I'm thinking of you
you're dreaming, yes you're dreaming

Where were you when they sold their house?
I was stuck in a conversation about going out
oh no, a cigarette can't cover up the mess I'm in
But it makes me feel less lonely, again and again


Anyways, this one is for Lisa :)

The Killers - Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straights Cover)

This makes two posts in one day, but I came across the original on tumblr and pondered which was better, ultimately deciding on the Killers version. Brandon Flowers' voice seems to work better. Plus, it sorta goeswith Valentine's Day.

Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet, and you exploded in my heart
And I forget, I forget.. the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
...
Well, you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah
Now you just say, "Oh, Romeo, yeah, you know
I used to have a scene with him"

Regina Spektor - Real Love (Lennon/Beatles ‘95 Cover)

Happy Valentines Day!

All my little plans and schemes
Lost like some forgotten dream
Seems like all i really was doing
Was waiting for you.

(via hrrrthrrr)