Some new favorites.

A couple days ago, I took the initially scary but eventually liberating step of restoring (i.e. deleting) my entire IPod.  I was sick of the same old stuff on it that's been accumulating over the past 5 years.  Now that the clean slate is filled up with new stuff, I've got a whole bunch of random songs to share (in addition to some songs I just haven't been able to get out of my head for a while).

Sylvan Esso - "Uncatena"

Amelia Meath's innocent, folksy vocals laid over infectious beats

Hiss Golden Messenger - "Mahogany Dread"

Classic American roots rock... done right.

Alt-J - "Nara"

Off their newly released EP, "This is All Yours".  If you're short on time, just start the video at 2:55.  Enough said.

FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks"

Listened to this for the first time while on a plane, looking out the window as we soared back and forth between massive cloud formations.  The chorus fit the setting to a tee.

Marissa Nadler - "Drive"

This checks off all of my typical boxes:  sad, haunting lyrics, pedal steel, angelic harmonies... super emo.

Song of the Day: "Matilda" by Alt-J

Was blasting this song in my car while running errands today... Alt-J is a quirky U.K. based band that has gained a bit of a following here in the states as well.

Alt-J

This track is off their 2012 album, An Awesome Wave.  The video's nothing to write home about, but the song is.