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Neon Indian - “Deadbeat Summer”

Ahhh, summer. It’s so nice to be practically carefree again, isn’t it? If you’re in college like I am, you’re probably either done with the semester or finishing it up this week or next. If you’re in high school, hopefully your last month’ll fly by. This song perfectly captures the feel of my favorite summer days in Florida: capricious and lazy, spent with friends and wondering aloud about what we should do that night.

Going blind from the heat
In the middle of a sunlit street
Seeing thoughts on repeat
But I’d rather get something to eat

See you next Wednesday!

- Callie

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe

I want to start this off by saying Pearl Jam has never been one of my favorite bands. I’m usually more into current alternative than Eddie Vedder, however, something about this song just stopped me in my tracks. The beautifully simple lyrics combined with the passionate vocal makes it, to me at least, an unforgettable song. It evokes so many emotions: sadness, love, and longing to name a few. It makes me want to cry, and at the same time, find those I love most and gather them close around me. For as the song says, “I’m a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love.” 

-theturntabledaily

The Beatles - “I Feel Fine”

I’ve always respected and admired The Beatles, but it wasn’t until I saw this flash video while I was in middle school that I really started to get into their music and appreciate their impact. It was difficult deciding which song to post, but I think that “I Feel Fine” really captures the funky 1960s-era Beatles vibe that I love so much, and when I listen, I can’t help but smile and feel just fine as well.

See you next Wednesday!

- Callie

Dougou Badia (Feat. Santigold) - Amadou & Mariam

I heard this for the first time this week and when I did it was like an explosion going off in my head. I’m cursed with rarely loving music the first time I hear it so this was an awesome freak occurrence. I am loving this ferocious conglomerate of French-African Malian Blues Pop, it just makes me want to run naked through fields and dance till my feet bleed.

It’s only March but I think I’ve already found the soundtrack to my Summer!

- Rosie

The Park - Feist

I would say this is one of the very few ‘perfect’ albums I have in my collection. This is an achingly beautiful song; I think I have conditioned myself to be so emotionally bound to it because of where I was when I first heard the album. It was one of those silver days in October when the sunshine is so rich that it illuminates every drop of dew on the grass and bounces off the trickling ebbs of the stream. I had just been to the first funeral in my life and was walking back through the park in our town and her voice was my company. Four years on and when I listen to this I am still walking by the stream that Autumn morning.

Steam from the cup and snow on the path
The seasons have changed from present to past

- Rosie