I must admit that I wasn't always the music enthusiast (snob?) that I am today. I've come a long way from the worship music on Sunday mornings and the hum of classical records seeping from my father's darkroom on which I was raised. I guess I owe it all to the emo-indie kids at my high school, not necessarily for their playlists, but for bringing me into the world of 'talking music' and subsequently encouraging me on my own quest for a musical taste. It was that same music-talk that brought me together with my college buddies-come roommates-come best friends forever.
And so, I begin my musical blogging journey with Bex's Top 20. These are the songs that never get old and have kept me company when no other music could through the last 5 years of my semi-adult life. They take me back to dance parties in dorm rooms, road trips, sunny days spent on the lawn, and the feeling of well-being I associate (however exaggerated) with my college days.
"Sodom South Georgia" Iron and Wine
"Heartbeats" Jose Gonzales
"Neon Golden" The Notwist
"Fake Palindromes" Andrew Bird
"Thirteen" Ben Kweller
"Still Fighting It" Ben Folds
"Just Like Heaven" The Cure
"Caring is Creepy" The Shins
"The Boy Done Wrong Again" Belle and Sebastian
"Triggering Back" Benoit Pioulard
"Long Haired Child" Devendra Banhart
"He War" Cat Power
"The Dress Looks Nice on You" Sufjan Stevens
"Say It Ain't So" Weezer
"Grass" Animal Collective
"I'm Looking Through You" The Beatles
"Take on Me" Aha
"Deceptacon" Le Tigre
"Glass Dance" The Faint
"Falcon Settles Me" Rogue Wave
Check em out.
Until next time...
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