new tunes Tuesday. Round 21. life after The Polyphonic Spree

SO. after listening to former Polyphonic Spree member St. Vincent on my bus trip to new york, i started wondering if any of the other countless rotating members of the psychedelic symphony were up to anything notable. i stumbled upon Jesca Hoop's work and loved her sound immediately - passionate, sensual and oddly twangy. her work hasn't turned too video heavy, but give here a listen here:

Feast of the Heart

by jesca hoop 

and an interesting fact about jesca - she used to nanny for Tom Waits' kids! TOM WAITS!

the music to accompany a weekend of travels

how have i NOT listened to this 'til now....

{the strangers, st. vincent}

holy pasta

among other excitement during my weekend in new york, we grabbed dinner one night at a new handmade pasta place in the east village - Spina. it was AMAZING. if you find yourself in the neighborhood i recommend a trip there for cute outdoor seating, awesome wine, great service and one of the best pasta dishes i've ever had.

{cute tables}

{great art}

{parents}

{my brother chris and his girlfriend tori}

{tori, chris, aj, me}

new tunes Tuesday. Round 20. before and after: Metric

{raw sugar, metric}

{rock me now, metric}

before: charmingly sweet electro-pop featuring front woman Emily Haine's kid-like vocals

METRIC
i discovered these guys while living in austria and sharing musical gems with my canadian friends. kathy turned me onto metric. i was totally content listening to the songs above + the likes of their 2001 release, Grow Up and Blow Away for the rest of time. until i finally gave their new stuff a shot and HOT DAMN is it good.

after: edgy glam-rock featuring themes of sex and loads of adrenaline

{gold guns girls, metric}

{satellite mind, metric}

further scenes from west virginia

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fingers crossed

for another few weeks out there

for day hiking,

leaf peeping,

and more pictures like these

...

to kick off this monday

{heroes, tv on the radio}

an attempt at vlogging

gah! i missed new tunes tuesday yesterday! i dont know where my mind was. i'll make up for it with an extra awesome NTT next week and this insight into the fun that is had on M street after dark. ENJOY: