Vanessa Carlton - Willows

A: Vanessa Carlton
S: Willows
C: Liberman

The girl who brought us A Thousand Miles is back with a song named Willows and album called Liberman, on which she creates a much darker, almost magical quality to her music, transporting the listener to another place and time.

... our weeping willow is hangin above me.

Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night

A: Corey Hart
S: Sunglasses At Night

Horray, it's Friday. And for this very special occasion, which occurs only once a week and thus far too little, I'm rolling through this day on my nostalgia train. You don't need a ticket to ride, just stay by my side.

... forget my name while you collect your claim.

HVOB - Azrael

A: HVOB
S: Azrael

Even an old, cynical hater like me has to admit, the world is quite beautiful with tons of golden leaves not only covering, but decorating the city. Spring is so overrated, fall is where true beauty lies. Now if only it was Friday ...

... all I am is yours alone.

Grimes - Flesh Without Blood/Life In The Vivid Dream

Grimes - Flesh without Blood/Life in the Vivid... von sothinq

A: Grimes
S: Flesh Without Blood/Life In The Vivid Dream

In case you were wondering, here's what Claire had to say about her latest single: Flesh Without Blood isn't about a breakup! I don't write about love anymore. Personally I don't know if that isn't a contradiction in itself, but it sure as hell makes me rape my repeat button.

... I don't see the light I saw in you before.

Jabberwocky Feat. Elodie Wildstars - Photomaton

A: Jabberwocky Feat. Elodie Wildstars
S: Photomaton

Here's an unusual career start for a band. While studying medicine, three young French producers got together and formed a band. Ta-daah: Jabberwocky. Which is also the name of a famous nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll I never heard of.

... I'm running through your lies.

Roisin Murphy - Unputdownable

A: Roisin Murphy
S: Unputdownable
C: Hairy Toys

Taken from her Mercury Prize Album of the Year, "Unputdownable" is Roisin's latest single. It places its heartfelt admissions into a deeply chic dreamworld. Analogue synths whirr before the chorus strikes with the sort of bold, off-kilter pop prowess that has come to define Murphy's aesthetic. 

... the pages turn so easily.

Fatal Bazooka - J'aime Trop Ton Boule

A: Fatal Bazooka
S: J'aime Trop Ton Boule

Let's keep things French for the rest of the weekend. I came out exactly 15 years and three weeks ago today, and I wouldn't know how better to celebrate this happy occasion than with a big romantic gangsta.

... j'garde mes chaussettes, je trouve ça plus pratique.

Housse De Racket - The Tourist

A: Housse De Racket
S: The Tourist
C: The Tourist

You're so French, and I think I like it. Anyway, here to enhance your Saturday is this fabulous duo from a land where baguettes grow on trees, women look like Brigitte (c'est chic) and Pastis neve runs out.

... gravity always wins.

Adele - Hello

Adele - Hello (Clip officiel) von tuxboard

A: Adele
S: Hello
C: 25

Hello, is it Adele you're looking for? If you are, today is your lucky day. And while I don't think this lives up to Rolling In The Deep, I do acknowledge it being big news. So make this yours, because it isn't mine.

... there's such a difference between us.

Erik Hassle - Natural Born Lovers

A: Erik Hassle
S: Natural Born Lovers

Pimp your Thursday. If Erik Hassle isn't your kind of sound, you should still watch the video on mute, Like a stunning piece of art. And if you are feeling kind of generous today, feel free to buy that Mustang and send it my way.

... love is a drug.

GENER8ION + M.I.A. - The New International Sound (Pt. II)

A: GENER8ION + M.I.A.
S: The New International Sound Pt. II

Just like me, you might be wondering if you should listen to The New International Sound second part if you haven't heard the first part - which you probably haven't. The answer is yes. It's like True Detective, but the other way around.

... keep your fame and I'll keep my faith.

Hot Chip​ Feat. Bruce Springsteen​ & LCD Soundsystem​ - Dancing In The Dark

A: Hot Chip​ Feat. Bruce Springsteen​ & LCD Soundsystem​
S: Dancing In The Dark

We're probably not getting an LCD Soundsystem reunion, so this might be the next best thing: Hot Chip covering the band's masterpiece "All My Friends" inside their cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark."

... you can't start a fire without a spark.

Poni Hoax - The Paper Bride

A: Poni Hoax
S: The Paper Bride

This! Today! All day long. Monday often feels like an intimidating plunge into a big black pool of uncertainty, and this is certainly the perfect soundtrack for these kind of feelings. After all, it takes one to know one.

... there is nothing more to say.

Lady Gaga - I Want Your Love

A: Lady Gaga
S: I Want Your Love

Let's stick with cover versions this weekend. After Britney's take on Ace of Base classic yesterday, Lady G is here, straight outta the American Horror Story Hotel to take over Tom Ford's cat walk. Mighty chic!

... I can't kick this feelin' when it hits.

Britney Spears - All That She Wants

A: Britney Spears
S: All That She Wants

Here's a demo that has been floating around the internet for eight years. Ace of Base front man Ulf Ekberg says it was "never finished ... it was cool though. She took the choruses and wrote new verses about her mom. It was very strong."

... she's gone tomorrow, boy.

YES I'M VERY TIRED NOW - Waiting

A: YES I'M VERY TIRED NOW
S: Waiting

Hello world and good morning lovers of fine songs. My favourite Swiss act is back with a new track, and it is nothing but mighty fine. Here's to hoping that the release of the third YIMVTN EP is just around the corner!

... the future is made for being alone.

Sons Of The East - Into The Sun

A: Sons Of The East
S: Into The Sun
C: Into The Sun

If anybody knows where the sun rises, it's Sons of the East. For anybody who doesn't live down under like this folky trio, sun is much needed on a day like today. So let this hymn of sun drenched music enlighten your day.

... the race is nothing new.

Vanessa Paradis - Manolo Manolete

A: Vanessa Paradis -
S: Manolo Manolete
C: Manolo Manolete - Single

They say that just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes. The same can be said when you realize your entire external hard drive has gone to terabyte heaven. Here's to all my lost memories. I managed to save Vanessa. 

...  tu promènes aux remparts tes remords.

Rocstrong - Go' Head

A: Rocstrong
S: Go' Head

TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNE.

... no one said your journey would be smooth sailing.

The Soft Moon - Deeper

A: The Soft Moon
S: Deeper

Hello world, sorry to say it's Monday. I'm just gonna leave this video by Oakland's post-punk band The Soft Moon here for you, a pretty neat metaphor for anything related to any feelings you might feel this morning.

...

De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Manon

A: De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig
S: Manon

W-O-W, wow! I'm just gonna leave this here for you. This Dutch band will cat-isize and faboulus-isize your Sunday to the extreme and take things to a whole new level. You surely weren't expecting this.

... deze drums drummen alleen voor jou.

Run The Jewels - Oh My Darling (Don't Meow) Just Blaze Remix

A: Run The Jewels
S: Oh My Darling (Don't Meow) Just Blaze Remix

Get ready for cats to take over not only this blog over the weekend, but your entire weekend. Here to kick of things in meow are Run The Jewels and an apocalyptic take on a furry world take over.

... trust me, I'm a doctor.

Chinawoman - Lovers Are Strangers

A: Chinawoman
S: Lovers Are Strangers

Let us ease into this weekend with a slow dance, brought to you by a woman called China and me.

... the truth is told to someone else.

Palace - Bitter

A: Palace
S: Bitter

Meet Palace, an alternative blues-rock band from London combining laid back guitars with brooding vocals. My serving suggestion? Goes well with a rainy doom gloomy afternoon like today, and an Earl Grey, of course.

... a broken promise is to be solved.

Bloc Party - The Love Within

A: Bloc Party
S: The Love Within
C: Hymns

Guess who's back to party! With a perfect reference to their smash hit The Prayer, Bloc Party hit off this comeback tune in style. I never thought we'd see the day this band returns to their original glory, but they just outperformed themselves.

... let the love consume us.

Hunter & The Bear - Forest On The Hill

A: Hunter & The Bear
S: Forest On The Hill

If you like Boy & Bear or Mumford & Sons you might just love Hunter & The Bear. And if you ever wondered where Marcus Mumford's mandolin ended up, you have the answer right here in front of you.

... we are chasing what is real.

Lana Del Rey - Music To Watch Boys To

Lana Del Rey - Music To Watch Boys To von zappingtounsi

A: Lana Del Rey
S: Music To Watch Boys To
C: Honeymoon

All that's left for Lana to do in her oasis is, as she suggests, watch boys. Specifically, she admires some sweaty basketball players while lounging beside a gramophone in her new Sofia Coppola–esque video.

... only the girls know lies can buy eternity.

ABBA - Lovers (Live A Little Longer)

A: ABBA
S: Lovers (Live A Little Longer)

Let's finish the weekend off with a little ode to love and lovers and kissing and missing and all that. And for the rest of us, well, there's hoping. And if not, we still have great songs like this one.

... we've got a reason for each time we're kissing.

K.I.Z. Feat. Henning May - Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter

A: K.I.Z. Feat. Henning May
S: Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter

Dear Germany, happy German Unitiy Day. I handpicked this German song for this very special occasion - which is some kind of a deal, anywhere but in Germany.

... wir wärmen uns auf an einer brennenden Deutschlandfahne.

Don McLean - American Pie

A: Don McLean
S: American Pie

There are some songs that are more than songs, they are poetry that echos through subsequent generations that captures the feeling and events of the time in which they were written. This song shows such poetry, divine poetry that was put into words and set to music.

... we all got up to dance, but we never got the chance.

Israel Nash - The Fire & The Flood

A: Israel Nash
S: The Fire & The Flood
C: Silver Season

Nash’s second album Silver Season is out next Friday and was recorded on his ranch in Texas. Influenced by the peaceful hillside, the 9-song album ventures farther down the acid-soaked trail blazed by his first album Rain Plans, arriving in quite lush and expansive territory.

... we keep burning up.