currently obsessed with: pete yorn/scarlett johansson -- breakup

addicted to this album. discovered it via spinner (also in love with this website--it's one of the few streaming music sites not blocked at work), borrowed a copy of it at the library. i have been listening to it at least 3x a day since last week. when i'm not listening, i'm yearning for the next time i can get a listen, and humming the melodies (most likely terribly off key)

http://www.spinner.com/interface/pete-yorn-scarlett-johansson

that link above has the duo performing a handful of the songs from this album. there is also a very informative and cute interview at the end. these kids actually recorded the songs in 2006, but the album was not released until 2009.

not gonna lie, on first listen i wasn't really into it. give the songs a few listens. it's worth it.
also, scarlett should really be draped across an old piano, in silk and fur, with smoke curling around her lips, lazily purring the lyrics. because this standing up, wearing jeans and a vest, really isn't working for me. it's very awk.

here are a couple of my current faves:





side note: one of my favorite 'states' or emotions or whatever is becoming completely enraptured by new music. it's such a whirlwind romance. you meet. maybe a friend introduces you, or you meet at a bar. sometimes you are immediately drawn to each other. you can tell this is going to be something big, something that will last years. something you will tell your kids about. sometimes you find that you aren't that interested at first, but can feel a little tickle that maybe there is more to be discovered. so you stick around. you are giddy to introduce your new love to your friends, hoping they will share the feeling. eventually, you realize you need to take a step back, things are moving too fast. maybe you even begin to hate the voices that initially drew you in. or you want to save some of the magic for later, don't want to overstay your welcome. so you put the album away, saving it for a rainy day. you hope that when you meet again, you will relive those first listens. but it's never the same. the obsession has evolved, into a comfortable appreciation. but no matter how the relationship ends up, you are always grateful for the time you had together. nothing can replace that feeling of addiction to a new sound.