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Headphones at the Ready: February 2015

Introducing a new feature sometimes takes a bit of catching up (as evident from my last post). Completing the process, here are my February favorite new album releases: Now, I have just realised I can directly post albums and playlists from Spotify here (and, hopefully, they’ll work), so I’ll try that for this post. Do let me know if you face any problems or if you just prefer the Spotify/ Soundcloud combo of the January post, though. Note that the Elwins’ ‘Play for Keeps’ album is not included in the above playlist, since I couldn’t find it on Spotify. You can, however, listen to it here if you’re so inclined. Enjoy and let me know what you thought (or if you share any of my favorites)!

Headphones at the Ready: January 2015

January was a bit of a “slow” month for me, music wise, but it did usher in a couple of new releases I enjoyed and thought I’d share with you all. Now, since ‘Headphones at the Ready’ is a new feature, let me clarify: I’m far from a music expert so there won’t be any reviews here (lengthy or otherwise). Just a list of new albums that have caught my eye & provided me with a soundtrack for the month(s) in question. Feel free to take me up on any/ all recommendations and let me know what you thought, in the comments below… January Milo Greene – Control Night Terrors of 1927 – Everything’s Coming Up Roses The Sidekicks – Runners in the Nerved World If you wanna get a taste of what these sound like, you can listen to the songs below (not necessarily my favorite, just what I managed to find on Soundcloud) or check out the full length albums on Spotify (you can click on each album name above, to be taken …

Pick Your Five: Queued to View

Those of you who know me, know I am really not a big TV fan. That said, I do enjoy a bit of good drama and/ or comedy and have been known to occasionally spend hours in front of the screen, in DVD series marathon weekends… In a bit of an odd post, today I’d like to share with you five, relatively new, TV series that have caught my attention and found their way onto my to-watch list – namely: I’ve always loved the story of these amorous ruffians (and the 1930’s vibe, in general) so I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy this mini-series. The UK DVD version was released on May 19th – retails for £18.81 and is already on my Amazon wish list. This is one I keep hearing raves about and – given the fact that I’ve always loved Woody Harrelson – simply do not intend to miss. Matthew McConaughey is a welcome addition ‘since, despite the fact that I do not particularly like him, I have to admit his acting has matured …

UHH ‘Future Souls’ album pre-order…

Today I was beyond excited to find out about the upcoming release (on the 25th of March 2014) of the new Uh Huh Her album – a signed copy of which I promptly pre-ordered. Uh Huh Her is a band I was first introduced to a couple of years back and have – religiously – followed ever since… For those of you not yet familiar with these amazing ladies, here’s their two latest albums: Common Reaction (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01AtcmEHs40&feature=youtube_gdata_player Nocturnes (2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENaJIqAEtzg&list=PL5FF10C9586B7CCB9 Are you, by any chance, an UHH fanatic like me? If not, what do you think of their sound?