Friday Song Picks...on Saturday!

A day late, but I've decided to try and keep up with the Friday Song Picks (for April, at least!). So here's a few more songs worth checking out:

Meiko, "Under My Bed"

Also check out Boys With Girlfriends, if you haven't heard it already...it's a bit more pop-y and bouncy.

Josh Ritter, "Kathleen"

"All the other girls here are stars, you are the northern lights"...gorgeous. A beautiful song all around.

The Weakerthans, "Left and Leaving"

One of my favorite bands and songs ever, full stop. This is a live version of the song; click here for the studio version (ignore the weird wolf video...).

I have a girl crush on Zooey Deschanel (by which I mean I think she is pretty and funny and cool and should be my friend). I don't think I'd be missing the mark to say that a lot of women do. So I'm pretty jazzed to see her new movie "500 Days of Summer". Plus if there's a lot of the Smiths on the soundtrack, I can drag Dana with me and watch him do his Morrissey impersonation. It's pretty classic.

Any upcoming movies on your must-see list?

Friday Song Picks

A few of the songs that are in heavy rotation on my iPod lately...

Okkervil River, "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe"

This video takes a few seconds to load, but is worth it. You can also check them out at okkervilriver.com. Check out the "Band" tab for one of the longest but best band bios I think I've ever read...

St. Vincent, "Now Now"

I couldn't find any good video clips for this one (the one above is just the song playing over a still photo), but check her out at ilovestvincent.com. There's a link in the left sidebar to listen to this song, as well as "Paris is Burning" and "Marry Me" (in which there is some fabulous strategic hand-clapping).

Sufjan Stevens, "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!"

I feel like there's a joke in here somewhere pertaining to my deathly, paralyzing fear of wasps, bees, hornets, and all bugs of that ilk. But phobias aside, Sufjan Stevens is an amazing story teller, lyricist, and songwriter. This is just one of many, many examples. See more of him here.

That's all for today, kids. Have you got any song recommendations for me?

I know it's a little bit late to be buying a 2009 calendar, but if by chance you still need one I'd highly recommend checking out these adorable options from Etsy seller little brown pen. They're a witty twist on the British WWII Keep Calm and Carry On poster.



There's a women's and a men's version of the calendar (February for women: "Bat Lashes and Pound Chocolate"...for men, "Strum Guitar and Look Sensitive").