Music Monday: Patrick Watson

Happy Music Monday! So I've started listening to the NPR All Songs Considered Podcast again, and I just happened to pick up with the Best Songs of the Year so far episode. Although I wasn't a fan of all the tracks they chose, there were quite I a few gems, including my beloved Kishi Bashi, but the one that stood out for me was Patrick Watson. I adore this album, it's full of so much quiet exhuberance and enthusiasm for life.  I hope you enjoy this track, Into Giants from his new album "Adventures In Your Own Backyard"; it reminds me of a less gospel Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Enjoy!

Music Mondays: Kishi Bashi

Welcome to Music Monday! Time to inject a little melody into the hardest day of the week! Today was a particularly difficult Monday for me, because I had such a wonderful weekend away with family and friends, enjoying fresh air, good weather, fun and food! I miss it already.

However, if any song could pull me out of a post holiday slump, it would be Manchester by Kishi Bashi! I found this on We Are Hunted, a fantastic music site that curates and streams charts based on what's featuring on music blogs, which is great if you're like me and don't have time to browse the plethora of music blogs out there.
Anyway, take a listen to this is song. It's got a Jonsi like swell, and Bon Iver like delicacy, and it will lift you up above all of the working week monotony and carry you away on pockets of warm air to places you would rather be.