T-Shirt Weather and Sunshiney Tracks

Hello warm weather lovers,

Well, those of us graced with living in the southern hemisphere are probably ready to peel the warm jumpers and jeans off our frozen bodies and thaw out with the spring sun. It's time to revamp, time to recuperate, and time to embrace the spring sun.

Well, why don't we do that with our music as well?

I find as the weather gets warmer I like to listen to songs that remind me of long summer drives and kicking back in the sunshine. I do a seasonal spring clean of my playlist as much as I do with my wardrobe, so here's a small playlist of songs that I'm bringing in to bring some sun into my life.

T-Shirt Weather by Circa Waves

Here's a fun little track that I've been loving recently. It's long summer car road trips to me, in all their burning glory.  They're a British indie-rock band formed in Liverpool. Their debut album was released earlier this year in titled "Young Chasers". Definitely check it out, it's got that youthful British indie sound that we all know and love. Keep an eye out for these guys, people riding in my car will definitely hear a lot of Circa Waves over the next few months.


Rock It by Little Red

An oldy, but a goody. Rock It is a classic summer song that has been played many a time when I am craving sunshine and lazy afternoons. This song has been on my summer playlists for years, it's a boppy track that helps me keep the warmth in my heart when it's looks nice outside, but it's almost as though the weather needs a little pick me up track to get the heat going. This is the sun's pump up track, I'm sure. We all know Little Red; the Melbourne band rose to the Triple J fame in 2010. Unfortunately for us, Little Red split up three years ago. Doesn't stop this song keeping the warmth in my life during the winter-spring transition.

Bullit by Watermät

Okay, so you know those songs that you hear everywhere but never really know who sung them or what their names were? This song was one of those for me until I found it again a few weeks ago. HOLY MOLY. Summer anthem much? This song was so big a few years ago, and I think everyone knows why. It helps you forget that winter is a season that exists. Endless summer in my ears. Forever. Basically, just proving that the French do everything right when it comes to electronic music, producer and artist in every sense of the word Watermät (or Laurent Arriau) brings summer vibes that pretty much ruled all the music charts in 2014. Love it. Bring on summer.

Hope you are showing a little more skin and embracing the changing seasons!

Keep it real,

Kristen

#ThrowbackThursday - Spotify and Dream Indie Pop

Hello friendos,

I'm back in the world of listening to music! I used to say I don't really have time to enjoy music anymore, but I've just discovered "Spotify Premium" (Not a sponsor, this is out of the expense of my own wallet *sob*). Which is fantastic really, I have all this music at my fingertips and I really can listen to as many songs as I want without all the hassle of transferring onto my various devices or using the dreaded iTunes rigmarole of buying each song I want individually. The Premium feature really is just an added bonus I've decided to fork out for because I a) have limited data on my mobile devices and b) I HATE advertisements.

The only downside, I've discovered, is that if I want to listen to T Swizzle's 1989 I have to load it up from my CD. Oh well, it's totally worth it for the ease. I think as I've gotten older I've just given into paying for convenience, rather than slogging it out like I did in my youth to save a few cents. For example, I drive now (hence my Spotify Premium comes in handy), but whereas I'd take the bus everywhere and save myself like 40c (+ the daily cost of fuel) and get some much needed fresh air and exercise walking from stop to stop. I now pay a little extra out of my own pocket just so I don't have to deal with the patrons of public transport. Fellow citizens, comrades in arms, but the enemy when considering I could spend the the 20 minute commute in solitude with my rad tunes blaring out to the loudest possible volume my speaker system can handle.

So, in this vein, I'd like to Throwback to this awesome little song from 2011 that reminded me of those peaceful summer days of bus riding and lazy afternoon walks home.

Jona Vark by Gypsy and the Cat

Mmm this song is so sweet. Sounds like something like a mix between Fleetwood Mac and Icehouse, with a simultaneous MGMT feel. I remember belting this sweet tune out in car rides and when dancing alone in my room. In fact, I still do. Gypsy and the Cat are an Australian band made up by Melbourne boys, Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers. This is a reaaaal sweet sounding track with some of that dream indie pop that I crave whenever I'm feeling down. I generally like most of Gypsy and the Cat's music and I encourage you to check out their album Gilgamesh (on Spotify or iTunes, whatever you like really :P). 

Anyway, that's all for today,

Lots of love,

Kristen