Introduction

top 5 favorite songs as of june 26:
(in no particular order)

"paints peeling" - rilo kiley

when you are listening to a CD as good as the execution of all things, its hard to find a song that grabs your attention. luckily, when jenny lewis begins screaming towards the end of paints peeling, you realize that this song is way better than any previous songs on the album/in general.

"stop breathing'"- pavement

to clarify- this is the stop breathing from the crooked rain reissue disc two, NOT the original. the reason is not to be pretentious, it is simply better than the one they picked for the CD. this version is less slow and all together much more awesome than "stop breathin'." crooked rain, crooked rain: LA's desert origins holds more songs that are in fact, better than pavement originals. for example: "pueblo domain"- better than wowee zowee's "pueblo" and "ell ess two" is better than "elevate me later." the sutcliffe catering song and hands off the bayou are both incredible songs that didn't even make it to a real album.



"sweet adeline"- elliott smith

XO is another breathtakingly good album, as are all CDs made by elliott smith. however, about half way through the song he belts "sweet adeliiiiiiiiine" thus making it unforgettable. other elliott smith contenders: junk bond trader, cupid's trick, southern belle, twilight, oh well okay, all cleaned out etc.

"house fire"- someone still loves you boris yeltsin

despite the stupid name, this band rules. despite lackluster reviews, both CDs rule as well. "house fire" is from their debut album Broom, which was a "lo-fi" masterpiece. the thing is the album would be great even if it wasn't lo fi or whatever because each song is a perfectly crafted pop gem. most songs on both albums epitomize indie pop but "house fire" is a pretty melancholie jam with great piano hooks. I would recommend buying both Broom and Pershing because not only are SSLYBY great musicians they are also really nice people.

"liar"- built to spill

you in reverse is definitely not the best built to spill album, "but liar" is their best song. I have it on practically all of my playlists yet for some reason I am unable to get sick of it. that is probably because of the gorgeousness of dough martch's voice and really catchy guitar hooks. doug's voice is so unique yet there is no way to find it annoying in this song (and pretty much all built to spill albums) that you can't help but get the chills when he starts singing "you see-ee, that shes minor to me-ee."

"Introduction"

My name is Jolie and I go to high school in Florida.
I like: stephen malkmus, CDs, cake, 90s music, reading, boston, jenny lewis, bicycles, flight of the conchords, camping, boggle, hip hop, arrested development, nail polish, the onion, etc.
I don't like: radiohead, any meat products, coldplay, r&b, heights, animal collective, capri pants, the liars, vegetables, people that take elliott smith too seriously, needles etc.

at some point I want to be some kind of "music" journalist so I figure I might as well start now, even though I have absoultely nothing to post about. perhaps when I figure out how to post music illegally that might spruce things up a bit, but until then I have nothing.