Summertime: A Blogger's Mix

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Latrina makes these lovely, collaborative mixtapes every so often by taking suggestions for songs (from other bloggers) for a certain subject. The recent summertime mixtape is just so lovely — I've been listening to it today while doing housework. And hey, I suggested #14! Radiation City is my ultimate, favorite summer jam. It was fun to hear Foreign Bodies among some other favorites! Visit Of Trees and Hues to see who submitted the other songs and be sure to give the playlist a listen!
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01. Hemiplegia — Haerts
02. Geri — Superhumanoids
03. Carried Away — Passion Pit
04. Riptide — Vance Joy
05. Words are Weapons — Birdy
06. Hey Now — London Grammar
07. Gethsemane — Dry the River
08. Radio — Lana Del Rey
09. Electric Twist — A Fine Frenzy
10. Pompeii — Bastille
11. Missing You — DWNTWN
12. Runaround Sue — Dion
13. June — Wild Belle
14. Foreign Bodies — Radiation City
15. The Look — Metronomy
16. Video Games — Lana Del Rey
17. Hoppipolla — Sigur Ros
18. Instant Crush — Daft Punk & Julian Casablancas
19. Ocean Avenue — Yellowcard
20. Money On My Mind — Sam Smith
21. Love Runs Out — One Republic
22. Happy — Pharrell
23. Summer — Calvin Harris
24. Sing — Ed Sheeran
25. F.U.Y.A — C2C
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What's your favorite artist to listen to in the summertime?
xx Emorie

Horse Feathers

Ready for a confession? Will and I tend to be pretty huge home bodies on the weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday is usually spent hanging around the house with each other and getting ready for the next week ahead. We'll enjoy hikes, time with family, and fun activities around town on occasion, but normally we keep to ourselves and we like it that way. But when my favorite band comes to town, you bet your ass I'll be there dancing.

I had had the pleasure of seeing Horse Feathers perform twice already, years ago, both times at the Bell Tower ( a pretty, old, repurposed church) in Pullman, Washington (minutes away from Moscow, Idaho where I use to live). Horse Feathers was the first band I introduced Will too when we met — we both have excellent taste, what can I say — and he quickly fell equally in love, as I am, with their sound. Bon Iver, Horse Feathers, and Sucre are kind of our go-to's when listening to music together — for sentimental reasons and simply because they are always good. I prefer to listen to Horse Feathers when we are road-tripping or when experiencing a lot of creative energy. This is perfect crafting music, guys.

Well, it has been long discussed that we wanted to see Horse Feathers perform together. We love shows, especially together, so one of our favorite bands is a must. Plus, I felt guilty for having seen them twice already without Will (but hey, it was before we met). So when I saw that Horse Feathers was on the schedule for this year's Treefort Music Fest (Boise's music festival, in it's third year), I was instantly excited and then depressed. Because I knew I couldn't afford a weekend pass. But! We later found out that you could pay to get into individual shows, so we made a quick walk into downtown late Friday night to catch their set.

They played at Pengilly's Saloon at midnight on Friday night and it was perfect. The bar scene was a little different experience then seeing them previously in that pretty old church in Pullman, but boy was it just as enjoyable. They kept things more upbeat, and I was certainly dancing along. If only everyone in that bar could have been as mesmerized by their music as I was (jeez, bars are noisy). So, excuse the background noise in the video below.



Hope your weekend was equally as care-free.
xx Emorie

Gloomy Day | Playlist

A little playlist, for gloomy days and/or grumpy moods.

It has been quite a gloomy day here and I am one giant grumpy butt about it. This Wednesday feels a whole lot like a Monday. I had a lot planned but I sorta kinda didn't get any of it done. I'm trying not to care too much about it. We're allowed grumpy, unsuccessful days every so often. I smothered my feelings in craft projects and pretty music. Putting creative energy to use is always a good thing in my book. Well, here's a little sampling of what I've been listening to today.

Enjoy, preferably with a hot cup of tea and under a pile of blankets.

xx Emorie

Kiss My Face | Playlist

Here's a little playlist I put together full of some lovey dovey tunes for you to enjoy just in time for Valentines Day. I tried to make it an eclectic mix including some of my favorite folk artists, classics and covers of classics, jazzy tunes, sexy numbers, and of course a perfect Bey love song. Enjoy!

xx Emorie