take offs and landings.

For any of you familiar with Rilo Kiley, you can recognize Jenny Lewis' innocent chords from far off.

Her way with words, especially in the album Take Offs and Landings, is simple, yet so meaningful. The way I picture it is like reading somebody's diary turned into an album. The subject matter of the album is easy to identify with; being in love, breaking up, moving on. Moving on in life in general.

Recommended tracks: Pictures of Success, Plane Crash in C, August, Bulletproof, Rest of My Life.

Rilo Kiley

boards of canada

Right now I'm on a whirlwind of Twoism

Boards of Canada's album released in '95. The heavily relaxed flow will keep you straight for about 40 minutes. Their music can be sleep-inducing, however, so beware.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Boards of Canada, they are an electronic group consisting of two brothers and formed in 1986. A lot of their music includes samples from old television shows, even science programs. Some of their music has an eerie feel to it. Maybe its the nostalgic ghosts that provide the feeling. At any rate, I recommend their music to anybody who is just starting to get into electronic music. Its a great point for push-off and you will find loads of others who try to sound like them, but you might always be returning back to their music like I have been for years.

cheers!