unravel
- björk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCBotbZTw-U

'nuff said.

http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/2414/27

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http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/2376/27

you love me to death
- hooverphonic
this is one strange band whose songs i either love completely or don't give cher's ass about. they started out with the lovely "2 wicky" track years back, but everybody thought it was Portishead, so the sound since has taken on various shapeless forms in an effort to differentiate themselves from the trip-hoppers from Bristol. Geike Arneart has a pretty dramatic voice when she tries but the songs often don't give a chance to. my infatuation with "you love me to death" has to do with timing and impact though. at first i…

I've waited for the new Kylie Minogue sound happening long enough. it's been a long long time since 'Body Language' (although to give her credit, it hasn't been as long as since we last heard anything from Portishead… which i now hear the new record is in final stages of production as you may be reading this.. about fuckin time.) anyways, Kylie's been through a lot - the big C, and the exit of scrumptious squeeze Oliver Martinez, not to mention constant (though futile, ha) Princess of Pop title takeover efforts by sister notorious, Dannii. so imagine my…

crowd surf off a cliff
- emily haines & the soft skeleton
this is one mutherfucking sad depressing, "sitting in your room alone at night thinking baout slitting your wrists" song. i love it to the slightest distorted piano note, and emily's hoarse sigh. metric and garbage are my two favorite rock bands of all time. and while i have not had a chance to see the latter live yet, i did attend emily haines and co. performing live at metro in chicago and it blew me away. talk about digital tracks coming to life on stage. with a background…

loveology
regina spektor
-is it just me or is regina totally tori circa little earthquakes?? i mean, the solo piano thing, the ethereal voice that can flutter to all sort of places with manic intensity, the brave emotional lyrics, um, the red hair.. and so, regina should really learn from tori on how to take her career to the next level. quirky piano chic vibe is cool for an album or two, but you gotta evolve. and i'm not talking about cover stitching your songs with horrific synthesizer beats and passing them on for 'new' desperate radio-friendly itunes. ("begin to…