In their own words

I'm shallow. For realio. For all my weak faux-hipster guises, I know after listening to the first 15 seconds of a song if it's going to be my next obsession of the week, lyrics and all that meaningful shit be DAMNED.

But sometimes, my instincts are spot on! Songs that sound rad in 15 seconds turn out to be totally effing rad the whole way though. It's almost like talented musicians got together and, like, thought about it or something. Those creators of awesome hooks also seem to be good at words too, or at least enough to please me (which may not be saying much).

EXEMPLARY EXAMPLES! (You are most welcome!)

Let's start with DORKY lines and make our way towards SUPER BADASS lines.



"all i want is a DeLorean"
robyn, time machine






"you in your kerchief, and me in my hat, we can settle down for an afternoon nap"
the features, the idea of growing old






"i need you to go down to the slurpee station...and get me a DRANK"
ghostland observatory, codename rondo




"modern science, i put my faith in your capable brains"
the black and white years, to modern science






"they seem wild but they are so tame"
arcade fire, rococo






"yeah, all the white girls trip when i sing at sunday service"
the dead weather, blue blood blues




Lurve,
Tilly

P.S.: This is time capsule from 2010 because I wrote it so long ago and was too lazy to post (ergo the staleness of the music choices).

L'Amour

Ahhh, love. Can't you feel it in the air tonight? We here at 2g1k, the romantic types that we are, want to wish you a very happy Valentine's Day. Here are some songs to get you in the mood, the mood for love.



From Thom:

I can't think of a more romantic evening than one with minimalist composer Mr. Philip Glass.

How much do I love you? Count the stars in the sky. Measure the waters of the oceans with a teaspoon. Number the grains of sand on the sea shore. Impossible, you say. Yes, and it is just as impossible for me to say how much I love you.

"Knee 5" - Philip Glass

From Tilly:

These songs set my heart aflutter, and yours as well...if you let them.

"Crown of Love" - The Arcade Fire
"Thirteen" - Ben Kweller

From both:

Quite possibly the most romantic and best song to sing duets with:

"Elephant Love Medley" - Moulin Rouge

Love,
Tilly and Thom

XOXO

Meteorological Misogyny?

Now, who could think of a better way to express themselves than through the timeless and tactful words of one Mr. Rush Limbaugh? Not me, certainly. Especially when discussing the sensitive gender, ethnic, and meteorological issues which affect our world. Oh yes, meteorological. Of course, I mean hurricanes, er—hurricane names. Limbaugh, take it away:

“You know it used to be that hurricanes were named only after women because they were destructive and unpredictable…the feminists grew upset about that, demanded that hurricanes be named after men, and so now, the civil rights leaders are demanding black names for hurricanes.”

Oh those crazy feminists, what with the hormones and the evil lesbian witch magic, they are a danger to us all! And even worse, they wanted nomenclature to be changed just because they felt blamed for causing thousands of deaths and centuries of destruction. How dare they! And now we must have ethnic diversity, too? Whatev. After all, Rush Limbaugh tells us that “it is these elected black leaders, the civil-rights coalitions – they're the ones that keep causing all this racial divide.” Srsly guys.



So the next time you hear about the imminence of another hurricane, listen to these marine tunes and remember who you should blame: everyone but white men.



"Oceania" - Bjork
"Calm go the wild seas" - Beulah (coincidentally, Beulah is an official hurricane name)
"Black wave, bad vibrations" - The Arcade Fire
"Sea ghost" - The Unicorns
"Hurricane Jane" - Black Kids