i hate sleeping alone

I'm a sucker for a lo-fi band every time, and ever since I read Stranded last summer and discovered the merits of The Ronettes I can't stop listening to 60's-influenced girl groups. This girl Bethany Cosentino formed Best Coast, and I think her tunes are as good or even better than Lissy Trullie's. They have the California vibe that I love from Girls, and they just express teenage heartache with the sad hopefulness of a classic song like "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."

brittish 3/19/10: the ROMANCE edition

When you're in a great mood, be HAPPY. Listen to songs that sound utterly ridiculous and delusional due to their naivete, innocence, and optimism, and sing them at TOP VOLUME. On life's roller coaster, take advantage of the upswings and don't be ashamed to have hope and believe in something outside yourself. Just know that eventually that fucking coaster's gonna drop you, and your stomach will fly out of your chest at breakneck pace and probably shatter your heart on the way out. Until then, love and listen to cheese ball tunes. And smile because you're lucky to be alive.

brittish 1/25/10 classic flashback craze

At work today I found myself thrilled with the radio tunes that floated from the speakers. First "Baby I'm Yours," the classic Barbara Lewis song that Arctic Monkeys covered in 2006.

Next, "Close to You" by the Carpenters. Imagine the person you die over walking into a room with animated bluebirds flying over his shoulders. Makes you GRIN every time; works like a charm!

How about a little country? "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette for when you want to wallow in pre-feminist blues that surface in every girl from time to time.

"Baby Love" by The Supremes makes me jump around like a conejita, flippin' my bleached blonde pony tail for joy.

Want to slit your wrists? Then how about "The Endof the World" by Skeeter Davis. I dig her hair so much and wish I could sing with such pathetic/awesomeness.

And best for last, "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes. Let the lyrics speak for themselves.

"The night we met I knew I needed you so/and if I had the chance I'd never let you go/So won't you say you love me?/I'll make you so proud of me/We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go/So won't you please (be me, be my) Be my little baby/Say you'll be my darlin'/Be my baby now/Ooh whoa whoa oh-ohh/I'll make you happy, just wait and see/for every kiss you give me I'll give you three/Oh since the day I saw you I have been waiting for you/You know I will adore you till eternity."