i wanted this title to just be all the lyrics to 'slipped' by the national but that would be too long a title so this is the title instead

{j.w. anderson resort 2015, photos courtesy of j.w. anderson by way of style.com} 

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looking back at all the things that saved my life in 2013. here's a playlist of some favourites. one per month. backwards we go.

december:  mirror  *ellie goulding

november:  you're not the one  *sky ferreira

october:  no gun  *naomi pilgrim

september:  wrecking ball  *the gregory brothers

august:  bugs don't buzz  *majical cloudz

july:  graveyard  *feist

june:  i need my girl  *the national

may:  primadonna girl  *marina & the diamonds

april:  scary monsters & nice sprites  *skrillex

march:  oblivion  *grimes

february:  they just keep moving the line  *smash/megan hilty

january:  who  *david byrne & st vincent

a very good year for music in my ears and dancing dancing, singing, crying, dancing.

saved my life

it is almost catching fire time. almost.



happy monday, tributes.

saved my life

 {can't get these thoughts outta me}

the national live. for free. in the middle of my city. (the nearest city middle...) how magical can life get? pretty magical. it was beautiful and hard and sad and wonderful. they are so so good live. (and also they shared my photo on their facebook page, no big deal but KINDA A BIG DEAL!!! or whatever...) thanks to emma & megan for being my concert-buddies.



this NPR tiny desk concert is great. be sure to listen through it because it is pretty much all my favourites off the new album. (except slipped... why don't they play slipped? they didn't on friday either. siiigggh.) UGH PINK RABBITS. (i was a television version of a person with a broken heart.) ugh. brass and harmony.

happy moody-heart monday, internets.

awake until the wild feelings leave

(yeah, so basically all the titles for the resort posts are from the national. what of it? maybe i'm still listening to their new album nonstop? so what? that's normal. whateves, you don't know me!)

prairies, up late with the sunset so slow and the glow in the fields, and the only place you're not sure you don't believe, and the long skirts and the long hair caught up in the wind.

{the row resort 2014, photos by arno frugier courtesy of the row by way of style.com}

saved my life

if you would like to bet on what i'm doing at any point today it would be a very safe guess to say i am listening to the national 'i need my girl'. that is about all i'm doing today. (well, you know, work and stuff. but all the while. listening listening. oh i need my girl.) i have been waiting for this song since a MILLION YEARS AGO when they played it (with owen pallett, even) live in toronto and all the tiny tears snuck out my eyes and i was sohappysosadsohappysosad.



if you come over we can listen to the album version cause i have that now and yeah. hi. best day.
happy monday, lonely hearts.
(edit. yeah, i realize now that it is actually tuesday. shhhhhhh.)

saved my life

oh, the national. thank you thank you.

last thursday night jeff and i were lucky enough to catch the national live at the a.c.c. here in toronto. it was an amazing show. they put on a crazy good performance.

highlights included the lead singer wandering through the crowd, his long long mic cord being passed above the heads of all the people on the floor, and right up into the 'stadium' seats. he was singing at the same time, of course. walking on seats. and. them bringing owen pallet on stage to play a few tunes with them. chills... and. a killer pair of brass players - trumpet and trombone. such a great time.

so. here is one of their new songs. (the one owen pallet played along with... SOOOOOOooooo beautifullysadly!) and also an older song with a hilarious video. sigh. thank you.





happy monday!