I could sleep wherever I lay my head

[unknown]

Vampire Weekend - Diplomat's Son

"If I like you, it means at least one of these things: you are disinterested, I am scared to admit I like you so I am not going to call you back, I will write about the possibility of us everywhere, I will email my best friend about your voice, you are not single, you don't know my name, I really have to know what your favourite type of music is, I like to eat green apples and think of you, I didn't mean to become your best friend but now I don't know how to tell you that I'm in love with you, you are not my type but I like your t shirt (and your eyelashes), I am an idiot, you are beautiful, I really want to call you, I didn't see you today so I am going to yell at everyone, you are miles away, I am desperate, you don't even know me, I want to get drunk with you, let's sleep under the sky together, I wonder if you would like to wake up next to me, I want you for my birthday."

- Mehmet Erdogan (via madeofglass)

Happy Halloween

Atlas Sound - Danse Infernale

Atlas Sound - Danse Macabre

Some special Halloween songs for whatever you have planned for tonight from the prolific Atlas Sound. I'm dressing up as a preppy vampire from Vampire Weekend. Have a spooky night.

In the world

[Fleet Foxes, photosource: Stereogum]

[Vampire Weekend, photosource: Stereogum]

[Fuck Buttons, photosource: Stereogum]

Photos from Pitchfork fest in Chicago in July which I am fully aware is quite old news now. I love looking at pictures of my favourite musicians performing, there's something so dynamic about performance photos, I just can't get enough of them. Speaking of, Brisbanians should also look out for Yeasayer (3/10, The Zoo), Ladytron and Familjen (1/10, The Tivoli) and The New Pornographers (7/10, The Zoo) who are swinging by in the next couple of months, can't wait. MGMT (I know, I know) has also just upgraded venue size for the Sydney and Melbourne shows, might be able to get some tickets this time.

I might post some more festival pictures tomorrow, I have tonnes and this is fun.

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Also:

Air France who released one of my favourites, No Way Down EP, this year has done a version of 'Sweetness' by Taken by Trees and it's really freaking great. Find it here.

Listen to and watch this lovely live version of my favourite song off Beach House's Devotion - 'Holy Dances':

Anything you want

[Image: Ruvan Wijesooriya]

of Montreal - Id Enganger

Of Montreal's album of last year, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, was definitely one of my favourites, turning self-hate into dizzying crescendos and hurtful regrets into funky escapisms. This time round of Montreal is sexually overt (possibly naked), seductive and, as usual, witty as all fuck. The introversion and self doubt is not completely gone as the first verse in this new jam is a hesitation, full of eloquent criticisms, however, the indecision is overcome and disregarded during the chorus: 'I can’t help it if its true, don’t wanna be your man, just wanna play with you…'. It feels like an emancipation, embracing a mania and narcissism that is inherent in all of us and the triumph is crazed, glamourous and euphoric. I can't wait for this album, Skeletal Lamping, which you can preorder from Polyvinyl from September 1. I have a feeling it's going to be a favourite like Hissing Fauna but for completely different reasons.

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Also:

Fantastic Fleetwood Mac cover of 'Everywhere' by Vampire Weekend recorded by Triple J here.