Washed Out - Feel It All Around

If you watch Portlandia, then you'll recognize this song as the theme song. I know the music video suggests that it's more associated with summer, but I've been playing it on repeat all day. Be sure to check out Washed Out's other songs. It's impossible to listen to them and not just vibe out completely. I'm kind of embarrassed that I used that phrase, but I'm going to stand by it.

Anyway, here's the song.

Blood Orange: Perfect Music For A Dreary Day (or any day really)

It's been dreary here for the past few days, and it takes everything in me to get out of my warm and cozy bed. I'm trying to cut back on my Netflix watching, because you can easily waste a day away on Netflix, and I have wasted many. Instead, I'm trying to focus more on music – both discovering new artists for fall and re-listening to ones that I've forgotten about. Blood Orange doesn't fall under either one of those categories, but I figured I'd share anyway.

Blood Orange, which is perfect for a sunny day or a typical fall day or a gray day like today, is the music of Devonté Hynes. Hynes is currently living in NYC and has also made music under the name Lightspped Champion. If you're interested in the man behind the music, you can read his background here.

This is the song that originally got me into him, so hopefully it will do the same for you.
Sutphin Boulevard by Blood Orange


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"Tiny Hands" by Forbidden Friends

I graduated from college on Saturday, and I'm still not ready to put all of my feelings into meaningful words. This song is called "Tiny Hands" and is by Forbidden Friends (the side project of Hutch Harris of The Thermals). I like this song a lot and have been listening to it non-stop lately.