P L A Y List: Summer Songs

Summer is eight days old already. My last post was over a week ago. And, the last P L A Y List was quite some time before that. All of this means it's about time to give you something fitting for the new season.

Summer to me means a whole lot of nothing good. I dwell on the bugs and the allergies and the terrible Pennsylvanian humidity. I'm not a 'people person', so I enjoy a season when there are a whole let less of them out and about. I don't vacation often, and when I do, it's to some Northern city with a good music festival or bars that stay open past 2am. I'm not a beach guy. I don't dream of sand while listening to Jack Johnson or Jimmy Buffett.

While I could have given you something more subdued or depressing, you may have not appreciated it. So, I'm trying to keep a light, positive attitude; being that this summer, so far, has been unnaturally kind to me.

It's Summertime - The Flaming Lips
Go Jetsetter - The Postmarks
A Summer Wasting - Belle & Sebastian
Northern Lights - Bowerbirds
Bummer in the Summer - Love
Here Comes Your Man - Meaghan Smith
Cocaine and Ashes - Son Volt
Pain Killer (Summer Rain) - Turin Brakes
Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway - Wilco

P L A Y List - (one)

The snow dumping continues here in the 'Burgh. No worries. I will be off to see Horse or Cycle opening up for dream-popsters, Action Camp, at Howler's tonight (we may have a little more up on that show in posts to come). I was considering staying in, seeing that my co-worker Joe let me borrow his Netflix arrival, The Brown Bunny. I had the pleasure? Yeah, I had the pleasure of seeing that one in a small theater downtown during its limited 2004 US release. I've been fondly recalling the silence of the room during a particularly gripping scene, ahem! Anyway, my viewing companion and good friend, Sarah, strode out of there feeling slightly changed. I remember us both not wanting to admit that we actually liked Vincent Gallo's newest offering. Ah, awkwardness. Ah, memories.

Still lots of big things to come, here at psov. We've got the facebook fan page up and running, and our first 'Follower' (every blog must have its first post, hence, every blog must announce its follower). Thanks, Karen!!

And, finally, thanks to Andrew Duncan over at ZapTown for worlds of support!!

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There's a ton of new music in the banks. I figured it was time to serve up some of the goodies, new and old, that's been splashing the walls.



A little P L A Y List for you...

01' Speed (Rush Ah) - ArpLine
02' Doubt/Hope - Wildbirds & Peacedrums
03' Please Don't Put Me on a Slow Boat to Trowbridge - Hugh Cornwell
04' January Wedding - The Avett Brothers
05' Silver Trembling Hands - The Flaming Lips
06' Last Flowers - Radiohead
07' Kingfisher - Joanna Newsom
08' Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Radar Bros.
09' Cold Milk, Big Bombs - Alan Charing
10' Quiet Little Voices - We Were Promised Jetpacks
11' I've Smoked Too Much - Lawrence Arabia
12' Everyday - Vetiver

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