LUV MUSIC - Melody's Echo Chamber/ The XX

Summer means beaches. Beaches mean fuzzed-out synth guitars. Fuzzed-out synth guitars lead me here, to today's post, inspired by a recent trip to the ocean.  Melody's Echo Chamber - Endless Shore features garage-y guitar lines circled by airy vocals - a perfect depiction of a sunny seashore afternoon. Next, the new single, Angels from The XX (finally!), feels a little melancholy, with more of a"someone stepped on my sandcastle" kind of vibe, but, in my ears, reminds me more of those quiet moments at a place like the beach where you take the time to observe the tide or the temperature of the breeze. Ahhhhhhhhhh, summer. Have fun listening, have a good weekend and see you next week!

*All photos sampled in artwork taken on personal camera

LUV MUSIC - Yeasayer

              
Longevity is the new single off of Yeasayer's new album Fragrant World out August 21st via Secretly Canadian. A couple years ago i was fortunate to hear Yeasayer at Chicago's Annual Pitchfork Festival (which occurred this past weekend as well) and their performance was the buzz of the entire weekend with one single song. The festival that year had been overshadowed by dark clouds and bursts of untimely rain. As Yeasayer started, one of the heavier downpours began- they pushed through their set, as all of us sheilded under our umbrellas and backpacks, and finally landed upon the song Sunrise off of All Hour Cymbals. Then, as if some cosmic festival gods had been summoned - the rain suddenly stopped, and the sun not only emerged- it pierced the sky. It was a little too perfect - and such was the talk of every press and media outlet, and i suppose, the rest is history. Enjoy the crispy electronic vibe of this new single, join me in patiently awaiting the new album and have a sunny Tuesday.

LUV MUSIC - Purity Ring

Purity Ring's "Fineshrine"