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The start and the stop

Evolving musical taste

03/16/10 at 12:34 AM by bouttogetfancy

Sometimes, I wonder how different my music taste would be if I didn't have certain people in my life, visited certain websites (mainly this one) or had never been exposed to certain gateway bands. Would I be all about the bands and other musical acts I make a point to stay away from. I shudder at the thought of this hypothetical me owning a Metro Station album. I guess all I can say is that I'm thankful for having the music I listen to in my life, to be friends with great people (off and online) and to have a continuing interest in finding more music to listen to.

Currently loving:
The Antlers - Hospice
Fang Island - s/t
Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring
Lady Gaga - Telephone (video)

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My End of the Year Lists 2009

12/30/09 at 05:14 PM by bouttogetfancy

I figured I should post my EOTY lists because it's the day before New Years. There was a lot of music I didn't get to that wasn't even mentioned in my Honorable Mention section but hopefully I can get to it sometime. I hope everyone has a great night tomorrow and stay safe!

Favorite Albums 2009

1. Metric – Fantasies

2. fun. – Aim and Ignite

3. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing

4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

5. Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanist

6. Brand New – Daisy

7. mewithoutYou – It’s All Crazy, It’s All False, It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright

8. A.A. Bondy – When the Devil’s Loose

9. Kevin Devine – Brother’s Blood

10. Cursive – Mama, I’m Swollen

11. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

12. Cassino – Kingprince

13. As Tall As Lions – You Can’t Take it With You

14. The Builders and the Butchers – Salvation is a Deep Dark Well

15. Regina Spektor – Far

16. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love

17. Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band – Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band

18. A Fine Frenzy – Bomb in a Birdcage

19. Thrice – Beggars

20. Silversun Pickups – Swoom

21. Destry – It Goes On

22. The Dear Hunter – Act III – Life and Death

23. William Elliott Whitmore – Animals in the Dark

24. M. Ward – Hold Time

25. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

26. Thursday – Common Existence

27. The Sounds – Crossing the Rubicon

28. Audrye Sessions – Audrye Sessions

29. Nurses – Apple’s Acre

30. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Honorable Mentions:
Russian Circles - Geneva
Coconut Records – Davy
Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
Islands – Vapours
John Nolan – Height
RX Bandits – Mandala
Weatherbox – The Cosmic Drama
Frank Turner – Poetry of the Deed
Why? – Eskimo Snow
Noah and the Whale – The First Days of Spring
Art Brut – Art Brut Vs. Satan
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Biggest Disappointment
Cartel – Cycles

Favorite EPs
Cast Spells/Good Old War – Split EP
Death Cab For Cutie – Open Door EP
Eisley – Fire Kite EP
Lady GaGa – The Fame Monster

Favorite Songs 2009 (After Ambulance no particular order)
Eisley - Ambulance
Thrice – In Exile
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
John Nolan – It Takes a Long Time
Karen O and the Kids – All is Love
Cursive – What Have I Done?
Metric – Sick Muse
fun. - At Least I’m Not as Sad As I used to be
Coconut Records – Microphone
Miniature Tigers – Cannibal Queen
Lady GaGa – Bad Romance
Brand New – At the Bottom
mewithoutYou – Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two)
Kevin Devine – Carnival
Camera Obscura – French Navy
Nurses – Lita
Franz Ferdinand – What She Came For
Manchester Orchestra – Pride
Portugal. The Man – Guns and Dogs
As Tall As Lions – In Case of Rapture

Most Anticipated for 2010 (No Particular Order)
Minus the Bear
Born Ruffians
Kevin Devine/Andy Hull
Motion City Soundtrack
Circa Survive
She & Him
The Shins
Alkaline Trio
Los Campesinos!
Eisley
Murder by Death
Portugal. The Man
Coheed and Cambria
Steel Train
Fleet Foxes
Colour Revolt (I'm hoping)

Best Concerts
Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, The Builders and the Butchers (October)
Murder by Death – Playing two full albums back to back (February)
Cursive, Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band (June)
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn band, Brian Bonz, Miniature Tigers (May)
Manchester Orchestra, fun., Winston Audio, Audrye Sessions (May)
The Gaslight Anthem, Murder By Death, Frank Turner (September)

Favorite New TV show
Modern Family

Continuing Favorite TV Shows
The Big Bang Theory
30 Rock
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Movies (from what I've watched so far this year)
(500) Days of Summer
Up
Inglourious Basterds
The Cove
Fantastic Mr. Fox
I Love You, Man
Zombieland
A Serious Man
District 9
Star Trek
The Brothers Bloom
Away We Go
Moon
A Single Man
Ponyo

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and I know better days will come

12/17/09 at 03:10 AM by bouttogetfancy

I was about to head to bed when the internet pulled me back into my desk chair and now I've ended up on the blog writing page. Sigh.
Let's see, I still have no job and not for lack of trying. My lease ends this month and my options are to spend more money here as I keep searching or go back home. I'm leaning towards home while applying from there because if I do miraculously do get an interview then I can crash at a friend's place for a day or so. The push towards staying here is pretty strong though considering I get quite bored in my small hometown with no car or reliable transit system. Also, I have the opportunity to volunteer at the aquarium affiliated with the oceanography school here and that would help bringing me closer to my marine conservation research goals.

It's been such a great year for music and when making my year end list it's going to suck to have to leave out artists that I didn't get chance to listen to enough this year. There are also the albums that got lost in my itunes until it was too late for them to really contend with the albums I listened to a lot during the year. I posted a rough draft last month and there's definitely some changes but that's kind of close to who is going to be on there.

The holidays are going to be both good and bad. I'm just hoping to make it out the end of this year ok. I didn't proof read too much so I apologize if I sound less coherent than usual.

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Overwhelmed

08/27/08 at 11:22 PM by bouttogetfancy

I'm a bit overwhelmed thinking about all the music that is yet to come out of this year. It's going to be a lot to take in because I'm pretty slow at doing so. I keep listening to the new The Stiletto Formal tracks over and over again. This is not going to be disappointing. It's possibly going to be AOTY, for me. The rapping that's on "sleeping out way to the top" definitely grew on me. The lyrics are very stiletto.

Also, the new Nurses which is slated to come soon, haha.

I've been stressing myself out over the process of growing up. Paying bills, doing my thing, which is strange because I'm a very independent person but lately it's all been very taxing. I'm probably just growing tired of the routine because it hasn't changed for over a year. It's all fine and dandy but change is very much welcomed. Too bad I won't be able to attempt any until I'm done with my degree and then I can make some kind of great leap forward (hopefully). I messed up on how I'm going to finish my minor plan and so now I'll have to switch classes around re-do my schedule for fall. I also have to take a risk in which of the labs that I'll attempt to take. It doesn't help that all the bio majors are required two and yet the classes are small and there aren't many to chose from each quarter. It could end up screwing me up if I don't finish that requirement. I just want to be done. I'm also getting a new roommate, if all goes well, in the middle off next month and I'm hoping for the best. Even though I don't start for a month class and school has been on my mind a lot.

Oh, and with next week's check I'm going to open up a savings account so I can go somewhere on spring break because I've never been anywhere. Europe is my goal, if I'm able.

Tags: the stiletto formal, music, nurses, life, school, stress

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