Just like any music fan, I have my life long favorite band (Simon and Garfunkel- oh YES!) and the ever changing current favorite. And when the two of them combine, let's say, for the sake of a simple cover song (especially one involving tree playing…), it is just love, love, LOVE! As I'm preparing for our garage sale today, I'm going to be listening to a lot of these boys, my current favorite, Local Natives. I just wish I had their Cecilia cover on my playlist.

P.S. I know I "forgot" wardrobe wednesday yesterday… I'm hoping I can do it today instead, in between manning the garage sale and painting our apartment! :D

Recently I've become re-enamored with Cleveland, Ohio, my neighbor city. I've even decided to stay here in the area, and not flee to a city where the coolness factor is already established and where success supposedly comes easier. Who knew there were so many cool kids here! And speaking of cool kids, a few local boys recently put together a band that I'm really excited about. I was able to hear them play an intimate show a couple of weeks ago, and afterwards sat a couple feet away watching them pack up their vehicle. I sat there thinking how I really wanted to talk to them, because they seemed like nice guys (and good Lord, their music was exactly what I have been needing in my spring music mix). However, I was a bit too intimated by their handsomeness, so I just sat there and watched them. :)

Please, take some time to listen to these two songs by The Lighthouse and the Whaler. You will not be disappointed, I assure you! And if you ever get a chance to see them live, you will definitely not be disappointed. I wasn't kidding about the handsomeness.

In the perfect world (concocted in my weirdly idealistic mind) the best Spring mixes are nostalgic, sunny, fresh, kind of sweet, and maybe even a little bit sleepy. If one isn't careful, a Spring mix might take on Fall mix characteristics. This can easily be avoided by including less mellow and more upbeat jingles with a British vibe rather than southern soul. But take care to not include electronic diddies or songs that make you want to wear leather and denim. That's what summer and winter mixes are for. Or so says the perfect world inside my head.
P.S. My perfect world includes a larger player than this, but you know… this is the real world. :)