I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY

No prizes for guessing what this post is about!
I'm sorry for:

• never posting on here, like, ever.
• going back on my promise to post often.
• knowing all the words to possibly every *NSYNC song [I'm listening to them right now though, so don't expect me to change or anything. Srsly tho, who do you think I am? Some kind of decent music fan? LOL, you fools]

Yeah, basically, I never post on here and it sucks for the people who scour Facebook for new bloggers with little to say. I've started about 3 different posts in the past fortnight, but never bothered to finish them because I was either "too tired" or "too busy" [both of which actually mean "too lazy"] So here I am, making a post about nothing at the last minute because I'm unreliable and useless. Sorry again!
The main reason I haven't been posting is because it's GCSE time - YES, EXAMS! I've only had three exams so far, but I should really be revising. To be fair, I am, just not for the right exams and not at the right times. Never mind, it's not like you need 6 A*s at GCSE to get into Oxford or Cambridge two years later... oh wait, you do. Goodbye, pretentious "sexy-nerds" who think they're brilliant because they're intelligent as well as capable of shaving without scarring themselves [see Matthew Chan, Magdalen's team captain on the 2010-11 series of University Challenge. Oh, how I loathe thee] As you can see, I'm not that bothered that a terribly poncy higher education is slipping through my fingers already. It's cool.
Anywho, in case you were interested, here's what I've been up to:

• saw pretend-local band Brother at Slough West Wing Centre [that place isn't even a proper venue and it wasn't full... awkward] I was gonna post about that, but it wasn't really that interesting. All you need to know is that they have one really good song 'Darling Buds of May' and a reeeeeeally fit drummer. Like, really, I didn't know you could get guys that hot in Slough.
• went to Macclesfield for the annual May Day Parade celebrations at The Canvas Lounge. It used to be super amazing and I'd meet incredible people, but now it's reminiscent of The Only Way Is Essex. Needless to say, it wasn't my favourite trip of all time.
• bought my prom dress... no, I'm being serious. I know it doesn't interest me at all, but it had to be done. It's cool though, I was rewarded with Wild Beasts' new album, 'Smother'. Oh my God, I think it's another Vaccines moment, except for completely different reasons.
• got a gnome... there's nothing more to that point, I just really like my gnome and need to name it. A little help?

So yeah, that's me since about a fortnight ago. I hope you like me, cos I'm on special offer at Sainsbury's right now. [LOL, just re-read that and sound like a prostitute. I didn't mean that... or did I? No, srsly, I didn't]
HERE'S A FANTASTIC [and incredibly accurate] PICTURE OF A CAT BEAR THAT I DREW ON MY BLACKBOARD:

I probably won't write again until I post my May Playlist, and then it won't be for another fortnight. I'm really sorry, but hey, at least I'm warning you this time!
KTHXBAIGUYZZZZZZZ.
x,.

THE APRIL PLAYLIST.

I was planning on posting on the Royal Wedding and a bunch of other stuff that has currently escaped me, but I've been pretty busy, so I guess it'll just have to wait until after the hugely anticipated [LOL JK] playlist post. Let's get going, then!

1/. 'Volare' - Dean Martin.
Y'know when a song comes up on shuffle that you would usually skip, but you can't be bothered, and then you're really glad you didn't because you forgot how much you loved that song? Well, that's kind of what happened here. Basically, both of my parents are pretty big Rat Pack fans, so I put Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Greatest Hits albums on my iPod about 3/4 months ago. Needless to say, I didn't really listen to them at all. But one day I was walking into school and 'Volare' comes on, and I'm just thinking, "WHY did I skip this before?" And now I love Dean Martin - hooray for him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI

2/. 'Rearrange (Skreamix)' - Miles Kane.
This is a weird one for me to like really, because a) it's a remix and b) it's a remix by acceptable dubstepper Skream [I like what you did there btw, Skream. Skreamix? Genius.] The truth is, I heard this version before I heard the original. I never expected to like it - I downloaded it because it was free - but once I'd heard it a few times, I began to really like it. It's not "proper dubstep", nor is it really dubstep at all [no filthy drop or any of that - sorry to disappoint!] Personally, I like the fact that it's only vaguely dubsteppy, plus Miles Kane's voice sounds amazing with the electronics. Subsequently, I heard the original and really liked that too, but in a completely different way - everything about it, even the video, is reminiscent of 60s mod culture. Feel free to make your decision on which version is better; I've stuck links for both below.
original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SV422fSYE4
skreamix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhShcq7ECVM

3/. 'A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic)' - Incubus.
I love an acoustic guitar and beautiful voice, and that's exactly what this song is about. If you don't know Incubus, they're an alt. rock band that have been around since 1991, and are still going now. This acoustic rendition of the song, however, is from their 2009 greatest hits album. There are loads of Incubus songs I absolutely adore, including the original, heavier, shoutier version of 'A Certain Shade Of Green', but this is up there in my top 3 Incubus songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPZqRktTSNI

4/. 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue' - The Ramones.
Right, so here's a funny story. I was in an R.E lesson [absolutely banterific... just sayin'] and my teacher was asking us to work in groups, revising different passages from Mark's Gospel. We were given the fantastic 'Caesarea Phillippi' to focus on - y'know, the "GET BEHIND ME, SATAN!" one - which basically consisted of me reading it aloud once, while the other three didn't really listen, followed by simply doing whatever we wanted, providing we stayed in the confines of our corner. For me and my friend, this was fantastic, as it allowed us to sing along to shockingly random music without being told off. When we were asked to feedback about the passage, I began by reading it to the class. However, I forgot to take my headphone out so as I get about halfway through, already managing to ignore the distracting pokes and sniggers from around me, this song comes on. As expected, I burst out laughing, though still ploughing through the passage, and when I finished I looked at my friend to see her shouting, "Now I wanna sniff some glue! Now I wanna have sum'n to do!" Okay, not funny? Maybe you had to be there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwJnnf1Ogcw

5/. 'Jake Ryan' - Summer Camp.
There's always one song on every monthly mixtape that I become obsessed with and listen to for months on end. In April, it was this song. I love how creepy, yet relatable, the lyrics are: "You say you'll never leave, but, God, I hope you do. Come back in the middle of the night, no calls or texts from you. And that's called heartache, and that's what I want." The music's really tranquil and beautiful, which makes the song sound so much more optimistic than it really is. Definitely one of my songs of the summer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpdzdH-ppvk

6/. 'Ladder Song' - Bright Eyes.
I'm aware that there will always be people who come up to me and say "Do you remember when you were an emo? You were so pathetic! Pahahaha!" or something, followed by, "But that's okay, 'cos you're not like that anymore! Bwahahahaha!" Obviously, I'll kinda laugh along and look down, all embarrassed, but the fact of the matter is, I'm still that girl sometimes. Despite Bright Eyes being branded an emo band, very few of their songs are actually emo. I find the haunting piano compliments the hopeless tone of Conor Oberst's husky voice perfectly to remind me of those days where I'd be proud of my studded belt and idolise Hayley Williams. I don't even care - this song's beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVWQekc_Rw

7/. 'Norgaard' - The Vaccines.
Let us take a moment to fully appreciate The Vaccines... HOLY MOTHER OF PAUL MCCARTNEY, I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. IT'S SO UPBEAT AND CATCHY. IT'S SO SHORT THAT IF YOU BLINK, YOU'LL MISS IT... AND I LOVE THAT. GOD, IT'S JUST SUCH A PERFECT SONG. "She's only seventeen, so she's probably not readaaaaay! A-M-A-N-D-A Norgaard, saw you on a cover on Cross Bay Boulevard!" Moment over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blxusFwdgbs

8/. 'Georgia' - Alex Day.
There's a pretty obvious reason why this song is on here: I met Alex Day in April <333333333 [Apologies for the use of <3... it seemed fitting, seeing as I'm a massive fangirl] Either way, I love this song, particularly because he wrote this song about somebody he'd never even met before. Georgia, you're a very, very lucky girl, that's all I'm saying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTsLkhEOSig

9/. 'Friends' - Adam & The Ants.
If there's one thing I love, it's a comedy pop song that references people I recognise. In this song, it's that person who never shuts up about the fact that they know somebody whose cousin's grandmother's sister-in-law sometimes sees Tinie Tempah at the local pub... or something similar. The line "I'm a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend. And if I come here tonight, can I get in free?" reminds me of those tools you see in Windsor, y'know? Also, Adam Ant does strange impressions of the people he mentions when he says they're names, which is hilarious. My favourite? "I'm a friend of... BRYAN FERRAAAAY!" lolinmypants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgYD_uCUbcc

10/. 'Guess I'm A Fool' - Hugh Laurie.
Yes, Dr. House does music. And it's bloody great. I loved him from Fry & Laurie, so I really wanted him to be good. Maybe I'm being biased, but I just think his voice works perfectly with his jazzy/bluesy music. You should absolutely give it a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVytrNO5Tk

11/. 'Unprofessional Wrestling' - Art Brut.
This is another song that I'll love for ages, I know it. I first heard of Art Brut in an episode of Skins, when their song 'Good Weekend' was playing in the background. I did a bit of googling, found it pretty quickly and it wasn't long before I was obsessed with it. I didn't really bother to listen to their other songs, but when I discovered they had a new song, I had to listen to it immediately. Both of these songs are about sex. 'Good Weekend' seems to be from the perspective of a teenage boy with raging hormones, as you can see in the line "I've seen her naked... TWICE!", but in 'Unprofessional Wrestling' it appears as though this boy has become rather more experienced, and is now comparing his mating ritual with his ladyfriend to wrestling. My favourite line? "I can wear a leotard if that's your thing, we're unprofessional wrestling!" Brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkcgQ_FtNSE

12/. 'Internet Love Song' - Tom Milsom.
I never bothered listening to Tom Milsom until I heard a cover of this song by another YouTuber, called ConstellationLCD [check him out, he's awesomely nerdy and totally under-rated.] I felt it was wrong to not listen to the original after hearing such a beautiful cover, and discovered that it was actually pretty similar. I proceeded to download 6 Tom Milsom albums, though most of them are pretty strange, and then when I met him, I ended up telling him about how I'd put this on a mixtape for one of my friends. However, this was after I'd insulted him, so he wasn't really having it. Either way, this song is so adorable and tells the story of a cyber-relationship that seems a little one-sided.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmhSEExbmJw

13/. 'The Look' - Metronomy.
Hey, look! Metronomy are still awesome. I got their new album, 'The English Riviera', from Rough Trade East on Record Store Day and it's really good. 'The Look' is their latest single release, and has a tranquility about it, though it would be difficult for a paralysed man not to tap his toes to the beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrNsSnk8GM

14/. 'Fashion' - David Bowie.
It's a shame I've never been a Bowie fan, but so be it. I tried so hard to like him, but it just wasn't happening. Not until I came across this gem! It's just such a great party song, it's unbelievable. I think the best thing about it is the fact that as soon as you hear the music, you know it's from the 80s. It's as though 80s music has a trademark or something, but I can't put my finger on it. I'm still not a Bowie fan, not by any stretch of the imagination, but at least now I like one song. That's where it starts, dunnit?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA27aQZCQMk

15/. 'Mr Understanding' - Pete & The Pirates.
Again, a chance to reminisce about Record Store Day. This is probably the most famous song, and I still love it. I was impressed with myself for still knowing all the words, and so were they by the looks of it! Not only are they a great indie band, but they're also really lovely guys and disgustingly talented. [Anyone who reads NME, they're in the On The Road section this week! WIN!] This song's so catchy - it even has claps and an abundance of 'do's in it! I know you can't resist claps and 'do's, so just give it a go!
I tried to upload a video I took from their performance at Rough Trade West, but it didn'tt upload D: I guess this'll have to do. SORREH! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14_U78314T8

16/. 'Till There Was You' - The Beatles.
It's a beautiful Paul McCartney love song. Need I say more?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUjFpdxFWHU

17/. 'In Arms' - David's Lyre.
There's something fascinating about this song. It begins in a very typical strings-and-fantastic-male-vocals-from-a-guy-who-probably-comes-from-the-countryside way that you expect from 21st century British folk music but then the piano and drums begin to warp slightly and it becomes ever so slightly electronic. I don't know whose idea it was to do that, but kudos to them, because it adds originality to the song and I simply can't help but adore it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQtzatoiY5g

18/. 'The Balcony' - The Rumour Said Fire.
This song is just so lovely - the harmonicas and the spectacular harmonies; the cutesy, yet completely nonsensical lyrics ("so your mouth tastes like sunshine, baby") - it's just such a perfect summer song. It's pretty much guaranteed to cheer anybody up and I'd definitely dance in a forest to this. [There's a story behind that, but it's not very interesting. It's a good thing though!]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZVPLlXcV6A

19/. 'I Saw The Dead' - Villagers.
I performed my devised piece of Drama last Thursday; it was possibly one of the most horrible experiences of my life. I think I was shaking more on stage that night than when I met Alex Day, and that's certainly saying something! Anyway, this song was used in one of the stylised physicalisations we used in our performance, and I felt it had to be on this mixtape. It's such a creepy song, but I love that about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eCykKwW4XQ

20/. 'Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want' - The Smiths.
I'm aware that it's not always possible to make happy music, but seriously? As much as I love The Smiths, this song's a bit of a joke to me. I like it, but in that "Oh, God, my life is so horrendous I think I might just hang myself from my curtains! LOL JK, I'm not that much of an attention seeker." way. Morrissey needs to stop complaining and give me music that's perfect for "good times, for a change" [See what I did thur? Smiths puns FTW!] Listen to it because it's The Smiths, but it might make you vomit - just a warning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMQbzLrvwlE

I hope you enjoyed this month's mixtape, and I'll leave you with a great story and an even greater picture:
Today I was playing rounders in P.E and got hit in the face with the ball. What was the best bit? I hit the ball after it bounced off my face. DAMN, I'M AWESOME.

Byeeee! x,.

The Day of Amazing Days.

Sup, [insert preferable slang term for 'friends' or 'sexual partners' here]!

I figured a week is long enough to put off writing this post, as I am now able to talk about the day without going into an excitement-induced coma or a serious shaking fit. "But Grace, what on earth are you talking about? What day is this you speak of?!" I hear you shout, like a crowd of impatient, yet very well spoken children. This day was the almighty Record Store Day!

I woke up and ate what felt like three bowls of Coco Pops, when it actually amounted to about 3 Coco Pops [I can't eat when I'm excited or nervous, particularly in the mornings]. I decided to celebrate Record Store Day with my Dad, because he was the only person who would fully appreciate the experience apart from the person I had planned to go with [he ditched me for the Cotswolds, whey!], so I got on the tube at Hatton Cross station until we reached... some place I can't remember the name of. But anyway, we got on a different tube and took the tube to Liverpool Street - that really excited me, because it's on the Monopoly board and I've never been there before.

We then proceeded to try and work out the route to Rough Trade East, which was certainly easier said than done. However, with my father's knowledge of the main streets of London from being a bus driver for years, and my awareness of hipsters who look like they'd shop at Rough Trade, we managed to find an Indian guy in a Dinosaur Jr. t-shirt and follow him some of the way. Then he disappeared, and as I squinted against the sun and searched for him, resenting my height, or lackthereof, a man with a pink folder shouted, "Are you looking for a guy with a pink folder?". Apparently, I was staring right at him and his congregation of nerds, and though I half wished I could stay with them [I felt like I really fit the bill - glasses and an air of quirkiness] I had to say "no" and carry on my voyage. It was actually really easy to find it then, because my Dad had a somewhat frightening knowledge of the backstreets of the Brick Lane area. As we neared the store, which was obvious as the streets were brimming with hipsters and music snobs, it suddenly dawned on me where I was. I'd made it to Rough Trade East.

Unfortunately, there was a queue, but my Dad was happy to wait with me. We were standing in that queue for about 30 seconds, shuffling along instinctively with the ebb and flow of vinyl-lovers, when he walked past: Alex Day. I saw him from the corner of my eye, thinking "he looks an awful lot like Alex Day, and look! His friend has his hair dyed blue like Tom Milsom!" I then took a double take and muttered, "That's... Alex Day. Oh... oh my God. Alex Day." My Dad, being awesome, pushed me out of the queue, saying "I'll wait for you!" I ran towards them, unaware of anything else around me, and tapped Alex on the shoulder. He turned around and I say, "Hi!", shocked that I could squeeze any sound out of my shaking vocal chords, to which he replied "Hello!" in that Alex Day way I adore so much. All I could think to say was "You sound the same!" *FACEPALM*, before explaining that I had only been discussing my favourite member of Chameleon Circuit with a friend the day before. "My friends all love Charlie, but you're my favourite," I told him. "Your favourite should be Charlie too! He makes good videos," he modestly replied, to which I imagine I made a noise that would have sounded something like a quiet "Pffffffffffsdasfhsft" and assuring him, "YOU'RE my favourite." Tom then cut in, stating that although Alex wasn't his favourite member of Chameleon Circuit, he was his favourite member of Sons of Admirals [don't worry if you don't get the joke, it's a YouTube thing ;D], to which I felt I had to reply with, "If it's any consolation, Tom, you're my second-favourite member of Sons of Admirals!" Clearly, he didn't feel it was any consolation. Alex and Tom were just about to leave when I remembered I had my camcorder [WIN!], so I asked if I could take a picture of Alex, which he modestly accepted. I took the picture, my hands, knees and most other limbs shaking furiously, and got a hug from Alex [UNDERSTAND MY EXCITEMENT, YES?!]. Then they left, and that was the end of the greatest moment of my life. And there he is, in all his neriglory.

I returned to my Dad, who had edged much closer to the entrance of Rough Trade East, threw my arms in the air and matter-of-factly stated, "I am a God." We then entered the store and who did I see? None other than Laura Snapes, a writer at NME, who just so happened to act as my mentor during my work experience week [when I wasn't saying embarrassing things to Jaimie Hodgson, that is]. We exchanged that awkward 'acknowledging each other without saying hi' smile, and I continued in the shop. It was honestly one of the most incredible places I've ever been, the bustling atmosphere only adding to my excitement. I was given £15, so I bought Metronomy's 'The English Riviera' on disc and The Wombats' single 'Anti-D/Valentine', as it was the last copy of the limited stock of 1000 which were released specifically for Record Store Day, plus I have a sort of inside joke with the friend who couldn't make it that day about the fact that Murph sings, "It's hard to smile when you're as flattened as a panc-c-cake", thus ruining the mood of the whole song. I also managed to grab a bunch of flyers, an album sampler by a band I'd never heard of called Hest and a Rough Trade paper cup, all for free. I love free stuff.

By the time we'd left the shop, it was only midday, so my dad suggested [in his terribly embarrassing Ali G impersonation voice] "We've been to da Eeeeast-side, so why not go to da Weeeest-side?" And so we did. We got on the tube to Notting Hill Gate and walked along Portobello Road, stopping at a fish and chip shop for lunch, where I had chips and my dad had the local delicacy: Jamaican patty. Once we had finished gorging ourselves on greasy food, we walked over to Rough Trade West, just in time to see the 3 o'clock performance: Pete & The Pirates, who saw a glimmer of fame in 2008 with their song 'Mr. Understanding'.

They were playing outside Rough Trade West, because the shop itself is miniscule, and were incredibly impressive. By the end of their "gig", there were so many people watching that they were obstructing the road, and so the police had to move them. Afterwards, my Dad and I approached them, having a nice little chat I even got a picture with them, in which I look awfully excited.

Overall, I'd say that Record Store Day was a pretty successful day for me. Actually, no, I wouldn't. I would say that Saturday 16th April 2011 was, if not the greatest day of my life, certainly in the top 3.

Here's an awesome picture:

Later, [insert similar preferable slang term for 'friends' or 'sexual partners' here]!

x,.

German Day, followed by Record Store Day!

It's Friday, Friday, comin' into school on Friday. Everybody's lookin' forward to the coursework, coursework.
It's Friday, Friday, doin' German on Friday. Everybody's lookin' forward to the coursework.
...I think that's enough. Strange situation actually, sitting in the car with my dad, singing 'Friday'.
But ANYWAY, that little rendition was an ode to the German coursework and revision I spent all day doing. During my holidays. AT SCHOOL. I had to go to school to do a piece of writing... really?
It was actually really odd, more than anything. Apparently today was a serious school-cleaning day, because the whole place stank of bleach - And I'm obviously familiar with that smell, being a woman. I walked past one of the cleaners scrubbing a wall... it seemed like a pretty clear "look like I'm doing something while a stranger walks past" move really but if not, fair enough, each to their own I guess.
The worst thing was that I finished my writing piece half an hour early, so she just let me leave early for lunch. I immediately thought "I HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD!" and walked into Slough, thinking I would have enough time to read a chapter of the book I'm currently reading, before walking to Sainsbury's to meet the others. Rookie Mistake. I walked to Slough and then realised I would just have to walk to Sainsbury's straight from the town centre, or else I'd probably miss them. Silly Catgrace!

Yeah, so that was a fun day... or something, but do you know what day will be even more fun? TOMORROW. Do you know why? IT'S RECORD STORE DAY. I plan on hopefully going to one of the Rough Trade stores in London and experiencing the beauty of vinyl with an abundance of other young music snobs, like me. I want to go to Rough Trade East and see Wild Beasts perform, but my Dad looks more set on going to Rough Trade West, which seems to be absolutely miniscule. Never mind, I'm not gonna be fussy - I need money for a souvenir, and who else am I going to get it from?

On a final note, I made a mixtape for my friend [the same friend who insists they are mentioned in every single post I make] on Tuesday, and I think it was the best mixtape I've ever made - I suppose I could be deemed as slightly biased though, having made a "this is all music I like at the moment" mixtape. In return, I got a pretty damn good mixtape, except I discovered the true horror of Dubstep Bieber. Please never let me be put through that again.

So here's a picture I drew, BYE.

x,.

...Lenten Sports?

Unlike every other school in the south of Britain, who have already begun their Easter Holidays, my school are still going until tomorrow. However, instead of having a couple of useful, proper school days, I guess they tried to make up for it by attempting to reignite our spirits with the 3rd annual Lenten Sports, a day which consists of "old school" sporting events (egg and spoon race, sack race, three-legged race and the like..), during lunchtime.
In all fairness, it went down rather well - my team came 2nd in the sack race and 1st in the 'mysterious' team game, plus I got to dust off the old Super Mario hat and moustache - but I had a couple of qualms with the day:
Firstly, what in the world does any of this have to do with Lent? Fair enough the money made from the day went to charity, but really? Egg & Spoon race for God? It didn't make an awful lot of sense the first time around, and it still doesn't make sense now. The strange things Catholic schools come up with, eh?
Secondly, we were given strict rules as to what we had to wear for the day. Personally, I would have been happy to wear my school uniform throughout lessons and simply change into my P.E kit when the time came for us to embarrass ourselves. Instead, we were instructed that we had to wear either our P.E shorts or any tracksuit bottoms, but if we were to wear leggings we must wear P.E shorts over them. INSANELY PATHETIC. Like, our deputy head, Mr Cornell (or Corn Dog, if you'd rather), kept telling people off for wearing leggings when clearly he was fighting a losing battle, as there were swarms of girls in leggings who didn't want to look any more stupid than they already had by doing the wheelbarrow race. Face it, Corn Dog, nobody listens to you. Ever.

To be fair it went better than I had expected, so kudos to the organisers of the day. It always helps when you have God on your side, doesn't it? He clearly summoned the sun for us, cos it was boiling during the events, but was raining by 4.30.

Anyway, I'll write again soon. Here's the picture I should have drawn last time:

Night, guys.
x,.

THE MARCH PLAYLIST.

Drumroll please, guys! Or not... that's cool too.
Yeah, so after careful consideration, compilation and... something else beginning with 'c', I have finished my March Playlist. Here goes:

1/. 'I Follow Rivers' - Lykke Li.
It's not uncommon for artists to make reappearances on my monthly mixtapes, because I usually become obsessed with bands for a couple months and then forget about them. Lykke Li's an example of this, but this song is completely different to 'Get Some'. It's upbeat and catchy but doesn't include the word 'prostitute', for example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU

2/. 'Anti-D' - The Wombats.
I love The Wombats so much, and this song reminds me why. It's so sad, but hopeful, and I just want to give everyone I see a cuddle after I hear it. On a slightly related note, here's a funny story: I did my work experience with NME, the music magazine, in September and it was, unsurprisingly, the most amazing thing I've ever done. The last job I was asked to do was transcribe an interview with The Wombats, and I was asked by NME's beautiful new music editor, Jaimie Hodgson. It was about 3 when I started and by 4.30, the end of the day and my work experience week, I was still only halfway done. So I had to shuffle over to one of the most gorgeous men I've ever seen in real life, give him back his Blackberry, and explain the situation. You could tell that he was a little disappointed, but he said it was fine. Earlier in the week, I was asked to write a review of a single, which would then be given to one of the NME staff, and guess who mine was? Yeah, I had to shuffle back to him and ask him what he thought, but instead of acknowledging him in a normal way, I said "long time, no see". He wasn't impressed, and those words have haunted me ever since. God, I'm an embarrassment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti1W7Zu8j9k

3/. 'Young Parisians' - Adam & The Ants.
I got the Adam & The Ants Greatest Hits album in March, having only heard about 5 songs by Adam & The Ants. One song that jumped out at me on the album was this one, because it's so lyrically basic, yet hilarious. My favourite bit: "Allo!" It gets me every time :']
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ybRTNl1JJk

4/. 'Shell Games' - Bright Eyes.
I've been a fan of Bright Eyes since I heard 'First Day Of My Life', so when I heard that they were releasing a new album I nearly cried. I got this song as a free download, actually, but I bought the album anyway. It's really good, and they're actually not emo at all, so there.
Just a little aside comment: This is the first time I've seen the video, and Conor Oberst is still FIT. You're welcome for this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MnpD5_4GI

5/. 'Us' - Regina Spektor.
I watched '500 Days Of Summer' in December. I expected it to be amazing and to fall in love with it like I did with 'Juno'. I didn't. However I really liked the soundtrack, so I stole it from my sister. This song is from the film, but I already adored Regina Spektor. Her songs are like little emotionscapes [I think I just made up that word...] By this, I mean that they span from one emotion to a completely different one: in 'Us', it starts off happy but by the end it's all sad and super emotional and kinda just makes me want to cry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fczPlmz-Vug

6/. 'New Ceremony' - Dry The River.
This song is GORGEOUS. I just love his voice and the background harmonies and the simple guitar and then the beautiful violin and... yeah, I love this song. I heard it at the end of February and really liked it. Not long after, various friends of mine went to see Two Door Cinema Club and guess who was supporting? Yep, Dry The River. Apparently, they sound exactly the same live as they do on the single. Of course I'm not jealous...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNEq1dKU8dY

7/. 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now' - The Smiths.
Remember my brainworms post? Yeah, this brainworm stuck all month and I didn't mind one bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfkvPnjb9hs

8/. 'Still Here' - Brother.
"Now, where do I recognise that name? Brother. Broooother. Bro-ther. OH, they're that band from Slough!" I've heard so many people say that before. I really like Brother and, I'll admit, at first I did only listen to them because they're from Slough, but they're a legit band. Like, they remind me a little of Oasis, except... good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUeW6y6aHg

9/. 'Friday' - Rebecca Black.
COMMON SCENARIO #1: "Hey, Bob, when's the Biology homework due?" "FRIDAY, FRIDAY, GETTIN' DOWN ON FRIDAY!" COMMON SCENARIO #2: "Yo, Jerry, what's the plan for this weekend?" "PARTYIN', PARTYIN', YEAH! FUN, FUN, FUN. LOOKIN' FORWARD TO THE WEEK-END." COMMON SCENARIO #3: "Excuse me, Sir, what's the date?" "YESTERDAY WAS THURSDAY, THURSDAY. TODAY IT IS FRIDAY, FRIDAY... TOMORROW IS SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY COMES AFTER-WAAARDS." "Cheers, Sir." Need I say more? You all know this song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0

10/. 'Where Is My Mind' - Pixies.
I watched 'Fight Club' in March and I reeeeeeeeeeeally liked it. This is the song that plays in the end credits and although I already loved this song, hearing it at that point just clarified its amazingness to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDZEdkoaY4

11/. 'Metabolism' - The Strokes.
I haven't got an awful lot to say about this, because I couldn't actually tell you anything about this song. I've listened to the new album by The Strokes once, and this song jumped out a little more than the others. You may be able to tell that I wasn't overly impressed by 'Angles' at first listen. Meh, never mind, I'm sure I'll give the song a listen now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPMOEF-asbw

12/. 'Crazy For You' - Best Coast.
Best Coast are just so cute! I aspire to one day be as in love with someone as Bethany Cosentino is with whoever she was with when she wrote this album. "I'm always waiting by the phone, can't wait for you to get home. I'm always crazy when I miss you, I'm always lazy when I miss you." God, the adorabubbles are foaming over!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzz8SojS3D8

13/. 'She Wants' - Metronomy.
If you like embarrassing, yet irresistible electro-pop attempts, you'd have loved Metronomy, circa 2008. But Metronomy have grown up now, with their serious songs about serious stuff! They're big boys and now one of the four is black and another one's a girl - how things change! Their music was pretty good then, and is really good now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntVV3dTo-qw

14/. 'To Kayley, Who Is Sad' - Alex Day & Tom Milsom.
"HAHAHAHA-HAHA! Your card got stolen again! Your country's stupid and so are you! HAHAHAHA-HAHA!" It's a YouTube thing, and here's a brief synopsis: owlssayhoot [Kayley] had her credit card stolen, so nerimon [Alex Day] and hexachordal [Tom Milsom] decided to, uh, cheer her up with a song they wrote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yccM6dAnsho

15/. 'Blood Bank' - Bon Iver.
It's kinda spooky and atmospheric, but only consists of guitar and harmonies. Maybe it's because this Canadian singer recorded it in his shed in a forest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=774mOmdKtZM

16/. 'You Make My Dreams' - Hall & Oates.
Another '500 Days Of Summer' song! This was the only bit of the film that I really liked, the little dance routine that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has after he meets Zooey Deschanel. This song reminds me of a road trip my brother and I took with my dad, and how happy we all were after it came on the road mix. Oh, the happy time.
I found the scene from 500DOS, it's legit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgVNgYXFi_Q

17/. 'Dreaming Of Another World' - Mystery Jets.
I really love songs that give me advice, and this sone certainly does: "Just try, try to scrape the sky. Only once, once before you die. Do something that would make your mother cry, and dream, dream of another world." I guess it's open to discussion and could be interpreted in various ways. For me, it just tells me to forget everything around me for a while, which I consider reeeeeeeeeally good advice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBRsXKgRAHc

18/. 'If You Wanna' - The Vaccines.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, I LOVE THE VACCINES. I won't do the big speech again, but I think you get the idea. They're amazing. I urge you to listen to this song, at least.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQKjI6395iU

19/. 'Falling Down' - Scarlett Johansson.
Many of you will not know that Scarlett Johansson is my girl crush, and many of you will also not know that she sings. She did an album of Tom Waits covers and it was truly beautiful. And I'm not just saying that because I love her. I managed to get my hands on that album in March and this was my favourite track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USiLOQFW3X4

20/. 'Yellow Submarine' - The Beatles.
What a terrible song! That's because it's Ringo, y'see, and his MASSIVE JEW NOSE. Basically, I got the album 'Yellow Submarine' in March and it's easily the worst Beatles album so far [I'm collecting them chronologically] I know all the words to it though and it seems to be the first Beatles song that anybody knows, so I guess it's got something about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtiu3CA2KUU

And that's it. I hope you liked :]
I didn't have time to draw a picture, am so sorry. I'll just post a picture tomorreh, yeah? :D
BYEEEE. x,.

OH MY GOD, I love The Vaccines.

I've been listening to 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?' recently and I've discovered that I have a love for it that I haven't experienced since 'Would It Kill You?' by Hellogoodbye.
The songs are short and snappy, a quality that I appreciate because I have a short attention span and get bored easily; Justin Young's voice is really easy to listen to, as well as sing along with; and it has a simplicity to it that can only suggest that the band really care about what they're doing. Seriously, listen to it now - it's incredible.

In other news, I got my ticket to Reading festival!
Do you know why that's awesome? Because The Vaccines are playing there, WHEY! Not only them, but also The Strokes, Noah & The Whale and Panic! At The Disco. Y'know, I love seeing my 13-year-old self fuse with my current self, to become the super-weemo-indie-music-snob I really am. But anyway, I'll probably mention that more nearer the time.

And a final piece of information, I finished reading the last book in 'The Hunger Games' trilogy yesterday. It's  called 'Mockingjay', and there's a reason why it's not a big deal in Britain: it's a bit shit really. I mean, I read 'The Hunger Games' and really enjoyed it, then I read 'Catching Fire' and it wasn't bad, but then I started reading 'Mockingjay' and could only utter the word 'meh' the whole time. Suzanne Collins isn't a literary genius by any stretch of the imagination, and I found that the plot was what interested me, not the actual book. In all honesty, I could have read the synopsis on wikipedia and got the same thrill out of it. Plus, apparently a film is being made from it, so I can only hope it doesn't pollute our planet like 'Twilight' did. It disgusts me that Earth could literally be in flames and people would still be more interested in discussing Edward-Bella-Jacob love triangle. But whatever. Rant over.

I'll post more frequently than I have been recently, I promise.
BYE, GUYS.
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