Monday, November 26, 2012

Mundane Mondays: Sibling Rivalry

Mondays are tough. Sibling relationships can be even tougher! Here is solid mix chock full of songs about brothers and sisters. Enjoy!

1. "Brothers and Sisters" Brother Ali
2. "Sisters" Pomegranates
3. "Brother" Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
4. "Sister" The Black Keys
5. "Sisters are Doin' it for Themselves" Eurythmics
6. "Unknown Brother" The Black Keys
7. "The People I Know" Eric Hutchinson
8. "Sisters" Rosemary Clooney and Betty Clooney
9. "Sisters and Brothers" Sisters & Brothers 
10." We Are Family" Sister Sledge


Mundane Mondays: Sibling Rivalry from MaryMargaret8 on 8tracks Radio.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Mundane Mondays: Homecoming

Mondays are rough. The holiday season is now upon us, and we must begin the pilgrimage home. Home takes many shapes. It can change or remain exactly the way it always has  been. Home is where your family is. It is where you forgive each other and sit down together. Home is where everyone wants to be, until they actually get there. Here is a mix dedicated to the complicated idea of going home.

1. "Celebrate Me Home" Kenny Loggins
2. "Home" Michael Buble
3. "Honey Come Home" The Head and the Heart
4. "We Lived Alone" Connie Converse
5. "Tear Down the House" The Avett Brothers
6. "English House" Fleet Foxes
7. "Home" Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
8. "The Once and Future Carpenter" The Avett Brothers
9. "Homeward Bound" Simon & Garfunkel
10. "Small Town Moon" Regina Spektor
11. "You Ain't Alone" Alabama Shakes
12. "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" Perry Como



Monday, November 12, 2012

Mundane Mondays: You, my Darling, are a Pioneer

Mondays are hard. Remember that you are a pioneer. You are wild and young and capable. Go be it. 

Pioneer
1. "Wake Up" Arcade Fire
2. "Swim Club" The Cave Singers
3. "Grown Ocean" Fleet Foxes
4. "Can't Go Home" Good Old War
5. "Down in the Valley" The Head and the Heart
6. "Peter Pan" Jinja Safari
7. "Bloom" The Paper Kites
8. "Icarus" The Staves
9. "Emmylou" First Aid Kit
10. "Mistaken Hands" Jude Moses
11. "Janglin" Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
12. "Flowers in your Hair" The Lumineers
13. "Blue Ridge Mountains" Fleet Foxes

 

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mundane Mondays: Girl Power

Mondays are rough. You, my lovely lady, are going to need some power anthems to help you through the week. 

Girl Power
1. "Mansion Song" Kate Nash
2. "Spectrum" Florence + the Machine
3. "Love on Top" Beyonce
4. "Japanese Eyes" Kitten
5. "Generals" The Mynabirds
6. "Most Wantes" Cults
7. "You Know I'm No Good" Amy Winehouse
8. "Schoolin' Life" Beyonce
9. "I Am Not a Robot" Marina and the Diamonds
10. "Pot Kettle Black" Tilly and the Wall
11. "None of Your Business" Salt-n-Pepa
12. "Heart of Glass" Blondie
13. "He's Not a Boy" The Like
14. "If You Can Afford Me" Katy Perry
15. "You Don't Own Me" Lesley Gore
16. "I'm Every Woman" Whitney Houston




An apology..

This is a sincere apology for my extended absence. These past months have seen some great musical discoveries (Least of which being the release of The Carpenter, by the Avett Brothers). I have discovered new jazz artists as well as some great pop. As I became enveloped in school and college applications (Bleh.), these discoveries helped me along the way. I'm back, my darlings. And I'll do my best to stick around.