Office by Alex Penny
daily nuggets of music for those who actually love music...
The Cure - Prayers for Rain
It’s a gloomy crappy Friday. Probably one of the drabbest my NYC soul has weathered. It calls for the Cure. Robert Smith knows all about it.
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy
Someone from the past dedicated this song to me today. I’d never heard this song before. It’s pretty amazing.
Thank you.
Frightened Rabbit - Yawns
This song tore my guts out. Which is not unusual for Frabbit.
Love infectious wind we breathe.
Fills up the portal that lust leaves.
He yawns.
She yawns as well.
She yawns because she’s bored.
He yawns because he can’t sleep anymore.
They go out, fill their mouths with drink and food so they don’t have to speak.
And in between courses they’re gasping for air, so they yawn and look at their feet.
She yawns.
He yawns as well.
She yawns because she’s bored.
He yawns because he can’t sleep anymore.
She yawns
And he yawns as well.
He yawns because he’s tired
The girl that he slept with sleeps too soon at night.
When she yawns she tells the truth
That the boy she adores is just a man she’s contracted to.
And what of you and me
Admit that you’re bored
You’re bored of electricity
I’ve had enough of love,
It just ends with two yawns in unison.
Dead Man’s Bones - Pa Pa Power
Really digging this song. I got back into Dead Man’s Bones after having to justify to my BF why Ryan Gosling had slid into my “Top 5 Celebrities we’re allowed to f*ck” list. He only plays the keys in this song, but it’s good and he’s dreamy. The whole album is a trippy little jaunt into a Ghastlycrumb Tiny Universe…
Dan Auerbach - Whispered Words (Pretty Lies)
Just because.
Band Aid 1984 - Do They Know It’s Christmas?
As “sad bastard” as it is, this is my all time favorite Christmas song. Seeing all these people in one room gives me goosebumps. Thank you, Bob Geldof!
Damien Rice - Delicate (Why’d you say)
Jesus Christ this man! He can emote like none other. I believe him when he asks the questions that tell the story.
And a cello or violin added to a sad bastard song is always a plus. Always.
Kevin Calaba - Come Down To Earth
This is my song…<3
Eskmo - We Got More
The song is whatever, but the video is AMAZEBALLS with a dash of HOLY SHIT! Plus it’s NYC themed, and I have a huge hard on for this city, so there.
The Holidays - Broken Bones
Good Stuff.
Villagers - That Day
I don’t know what it is about this song, perhaps it’s the simplicity, the story, or the way it all culminates in a burst at the end. Either way, it made my morning. I hope it makes yours too.
John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
This is my favorite John Lennon song. I can’t explain why, it just is. 30 years ago today his life was taken. Much too soon.
You’re no longer riding on the merry-go-round… Rest in Peace dearest, John.
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Heart in Your Heartbreak
Groovy whimsy for a Wednesday afternoon. A little sunshine in the cold cold wind…
“She was the miss in your mistake”
<3
This is my list based on a serious love of good music, knowledge and opinion. Do with it what you will…
#10 HISTORY FROM BELOW - DELTA SPIRIT
#09 BROKEN BELLS - BROKEN BELLS
#08 GORILLA MANOR - LOCAL NATIVES
#07 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD & SONS
#06 THE SUBURBS - ARCADE FIRE
#05 EYELID MOVIES - PHANTOGRAM
#04 THE WINTER OF MIXED DRINKS - FRIGHTENED RABBIT
#03 INNERSPEAKER - TAME IMPALA
#02 HIGH VIOLET - THE NATIONAL
#01 BROTHERS - THE BLACK KEYS
Radiohead - True Love Waits
Don’t mind the lyrics in the video. One of them is wrong.
Here are the right ones:
I’ll drown my beliefs
To have your babies
I’ll dress like your niece
And wash your swollen feet
Just don’t leave
Don’t leave
I’m not living
I’m just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kitten smile
Just don’t leave
Don’t leave
And true love waits
In haunted attics
And true love lives
On lollipops and crisps
Just don’t leave
Don’t leave
Just don’t leave
Don’t leave
Perfectly chosen words used to plea to a loved one to stay above all things from a tortured love sick soul. I <3 You, Thom Yorke. I love you and your pain.
