black x white

It's been a ridiculously long week for me, and this is just what I needed to pick me up and get me through today. thank you, interwebz, for these gems. reggie watts makes (freestyle) music with Childish Gambino and then with jack black. i'd buy both these albums.

check out the rest of the "reggie makes music" videos if you need a little extra help today.

- james

weekend jamz

for whatever reason, this morning has been dragging on and feeling like just another day.

But it's not just another day!

It's a dang Friday. 

Music set your mind right.

wildcat wildcat! - mr. quiche

alt j - breezeblocks

wild cub - thunder clatter

warpaint - keep it healthy

vance joy - riptide

- james

the royal concept

this swedish-formed band feels like a cross between Fun and a hipper, some hipper version of dashboard confessional if they had withstood the test of time. I know that describing a band like that may instantly detract a lot of people from giving it a chance. And yeah, maybe I'm a little bit ashamed of listening to a band described as futuristic dashboard, but sometimes there are songs so dang catchy that you can't really do much about it.

That's exactly what happens for me whenever I hear their anthematic (like unto an anthem) song On Our Way.

The rest of their jams are decent as well, with a few guilty pleasure gems. But this one just felt right to start the weekend. Here are a few others in case you liked the first one.

gimme twice

cabin down below

world on fire

girls girls girls

busy busy

- james

garage sessions - perfect weekend.

Taylor and James tell us what their ideal weekend consists of. Apparently it doesn't take much to please Taylor.

- drip cult