Music Mondays - The Perfect Five

If you are like us (my Mikey and I) we LOVE discovering new music and uncovering old tunes. We are always out on the look out for new soundtracks to our current adventures. Our second favourite thing after discovering new music is to share it usually in mix tape form with custom artwork. This is Mikey's blog where he posts his fav new tunes occasionally. The website that's now fueling our discoveries and rediscoveries came through into my world through the awesome Frankie news.

The perfect five showcases a song in five categories - Hyped, Covered, Classic, Remixed, Loved. The perfect combination to get a nice slice across music genres. Hope you enjoy some new tunes.

Where do you find your music?

You must listen to Avalanche City

I've found the new soundtrack to my new adventures - Avalanche City by Dave Baxter. Life has been quite the stressful time at the moment. Album's like this one make me want to jump, skip, create, love and laugh. You must listen, it's FREE to download (or you could donate if you like, which you should!).

Here is the story from the website...

The story of Avalanche City begins in a house, alone, for hours and hours each day for months, slowly learning how to sing by process of scales, recording, and self critique. Six months after taking the first steps towards singing, Dave Baxter played his first solo show as Avalanche City. Six months after the first show, one year after beginning the process of teaching himself how to sing, the first tracks were laid for Avalanche City's debut album Our New Life Above The Ground.

Armed with a sack full of vegetarian single serve curries Dave Baxter headed into the countryside and moved into a little community hall called the Kourawhero Hall, just north of Auckland. There he spent the week alone recording and playing everything himself with only the cows and the milk trucks as company. 

The album is now available and is free to download. The reason it is free; so you'll feel good about sharing it with others, so please give it away to all your friends.

ENJOY! X

Music video of the week - Grizzly Bear

Music videos of the week

Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie.

Dinner at My Place by The Navigators. Designed by Pavel Fuksa

The Drums - Forever and ever amen ♥

I heard this new song Forever and ever amen by the drums yesterday and had a little 'ooh who is this?' moment. Thinking I'd made a new discovery I was informed by my significant other I already liked and knew about this band... Oops. Check out the cute mini indie kid. Their other song I love (video 2) reminds me warm sun, car trips, hot sand and cool waves. It also makes wish I could whistle really well.

The Naked and Famous - Young Blood ♥

I am totally obsessed with the new single from The Naked and Famous. Check out the video. I can't wait for their album.

New song of the week - Foals

I heard this song on the radio yesterday and turned it up loud! My husband sent me the video when I was work. Turns out he was listnening too. It's our new favourite song.
Spanish Sahara by Foals

Listomania cover by PS22 Chorus

I love how passionate these kids are not to mention talented...


Their blog is here.

Mia Doi Todd "Open Your Heart" Music Video directed by Michel Gondry

I love how Michel Gondry takes such simple concepts and turns them into stunning compositions. I also love the rainbow effects!

Notice the guy somewhat collapse at the end? Dizzy maybe?