Playlist: December 18, 2012

My apologies, I have been rather busy this past week and I did not update my December 18th playlist. Silly me. Well, here it is! And remember, I will be back on the air on January 8th!

"Taro" - Alt-J - Album: An Awesome Wave

"Europe" - Allo Darlin' - Album: Europe

"Wishes" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"No Bones" - Yeasayer - Album: Fragrant World

"It's Christmas So We'll Stop" - Frightened Rabbit - Album: Single

"Shelter" - Birdy - Album: Birdy

"Four Bulbs" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Boots Met My Face

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - She & Him - Album: A Very She & Him Christmas

"Keep Your Head Up" - Ben Howard - Album: Every Kingdom

Playlist: December 11, 2012

First half was filled with Christmas and holiday tunes. Hope you all liked it! I sure did. Was waltzing all by myself in the station.

"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" - The Head and the Heart - Album: Holidays Rule

"Driving Home For Christmas" - Lucy Rose - Album: Single

"The Christmas Waltz" - She & Him - Album: A Very She & Him Christmas

"Xmas Cake" - Rilo Kiley - Album: Maybe This Christmas

"We Need A Little Christmas" - AgesandAges - Album: Holidays Rule

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - Death Cab for Cutie - Album: Maybe This Christmas

"The Christmas Song" - The Raveonettes - Album: Music From The OC Mix 3

"Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day" - Wye Oak - Album: Single

"I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Sufjan Stevens - Album: Silver & Gold

"Christmas Day" - She & Him - Album: A Very She & Him Christmas

"Senor Santa" - Y La Bamba - Album: Holidays Rule

"Just Like Christmas" - Low - Album: Music From The OC Mix 3

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Sufjan Stevens - Album: Silver & Gold

"Christmas is Going to the Dogs" - Eels - Album: Music From The OC Mix 3

Playlist: December 4, 2012

Officially December. So, I definitely got in the holiday spirit a bit today. Tunes tunes tunes:

"Hold Off the Dawn" - El Perro Del Mar - Album: Pale Fire

"Guts" - Alex Winston - Album: King Con

"Dust on the Ground" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: Flaws

"Other People" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"Baby It's Cold Outside" - Rufus Wainwright ft. Sharon Van Etten - Album: Holidays Rule

"Secret Heart" - Feist - Album: Let It Die

"Human Being" - Cat Power - Album: Sun

"Rolled Together" - The Antlers - Album: Burst Apart

"Soon, My Friend" - M83 - Album: Hurry Up We're Dreaming

"Let It Go" - The Neighbourhood - Album: Single

Playlist: November 27, 2012

Hey guys! This playlist was a bit of a re-cap from a bunch of my past shows combined. Some of them are "oldies" in my eyes. Such as, Friendly Fires, Delorean, Band of Horses, Broken Bells, and The Wombats. Enjoy!

"Dead Against Smoking" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Boots Met My Face

"Strobe" - Friendly Fires - Album: Friendly Fires

"Run" - Daughter - Album: Smother

"Infinite Desert" - Delorean - Album: Subiza

"Lines" - Lucy Rose - Album: Like I Used To

"Balmy Night" - Department of Eagles - Album: In Ear Park

"Ghosts" - Los Encantados - Album: Single

Playlist: November 20, 2012

Almost turkey day! Thanks to everyone who tuned in, you are truly amazing. As always, here are the tunes that made it on the air this fine Tuesday night -

"Heartbeat" - JJAMZ - Album: Suicide Pact

"Ease Your Feet in the Sea" - Belle and Sebastian - Album: The Boy With the Arab Strap

"Lonely Lonely" - Feist - Album: Let it Die

"Beta Love" - Ra Ra Riot - Album: Single

"When They Fight, They Fight" - The Generationals - Album: Con Law

"Silent Song" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Silent Hour/Golden Mile

"Love That's Gone" - La Sera - Album: Sees the Light

Playlist: November 13, 2012

What am I going to do without these Twilight Soundtracks? This one is the last one!!! There better be some better compilations coming up. Actually can't wait to start playing some Christmas compilations, as it is almost December. Be prepared for that! Here is today's playlist loyal listeners:

"You're a Wolf" - Seawolf - Album: Leaves in the River

"Swansea" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: Flaws

"Roslyn" - Bon Iver & St. Vincent - Album: Twilight Saga: New Moon OST

"The Antidote" - St. Vincent - Album: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 OST

"The Way You Were Raised" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Tree Bursts in Snow

"Candles" - Daughter - Album: His Wild Youth EP

"Siamese" - Wye Oak - Album: The Knot

"A Dedication" - Washed Out - Album: Within and Without

"You" - The 1975 - Album: Sex EP

"Throw a Parade" - Cookies - Album: Summer Jam EP

"Snow" - Colour the Atlas

Colour the Atlas is a lovely band from Swindon, UK that I just discovered a couple days ago. "Snow" is featured on their self-titled EP, and I can't wait until they have a full album out! 

They've got a subtle hip-hop feel to them, and the male vocals are a bit reminiscent of Milo Greene. The male vocals (to me) are smoother than the female vocals. She's got a secret behind that sound. I think it's her voice that pushes out a hip-hop vibe to the tune. 

Head over to Colour the Atlas' Facebook to find out more about this awesome band! 

Playlist: November 6, 2012 ELECTION DAY!

Well, I tried to play the most celebratory Watercolours tunes as possible because just 15 minutes into my show... Barack Obama won the election for another term!! Celebratory playlist was as follows:

"Gone" - Vacationer - Album: Gone

"Love Love Love" - Of Monsters and Men - Album: My Head is an Animal

"I Am The Lion King" - PaPa - Album: A Good Woman is Hard to Find EP

"Summer Girl" - Family of the Year - Album: SongBook

"Henrietta" - Yeasayer - Album: Fragrant World

"Chained" - The xx - Album: Coexist

"Orange Blossom" - Gardens & Villa - Album: Gardens & Villa

"Easy As All That" - Miniature Tigers - Album: Mia Pharaoh

"Keep It To Your Own" - POP ETC. - Album: Mixtape

"Not the Same" - Tanlines - Album: Mixed Emotions

"Trouble" - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Album: Trouble *Request

"If Children Were Wishes" - Wye Oak - Album: If Children

Playlist: October 30, 2012

Tonight was a poppy one wasn't it? I liked the vibes I was getting from everyone! Seemed like my loyal listeners enjoyed the tunes. As always, here is the playlist in full from tonight's show:

"Manners" - Icona Pop - Album: Iconic EP

"Ce Jeu" - Yelle - Album: Pop-Up

"LAX" - JJAMZ - Album: Suicide Pact

"Amongster" - Polica - Album: Give You The Ghost

"Only You" - Ellie Goulding - Album: Halcyon

"Wilhelms Scream" - James Blake - Album: James Blake

"Still Sound" - Toro Y Moi - Album: Underneath the Pine

"Loveliest Creature" - Savoir Adore - Album: Our Nature

Playlist: October 23, 2012

I had the pleasure of having Kim McKeown in the studio with me today. She observed and helped out of course, (my social media queen). Here is the playlist, folks!

"Unto Caesar" - Dirty Projectors - Album: Swing Lo Magellan

"Mason Jar" - The Morning Benders - Album: Big Echo

"Dreamers" - Savoir Adore - Album: Our Nature

"No Rules" - Vacationer - Album: Gone

"Little River" - The Tallest Man on Earth - Album: Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird EP

"Prove to Me" - Seapony - Album: Falling

"Female Robbery" - The Neighbourhood - Album: I'm Sorry... EP

"Half a Person" - The Smiths - Album: Best Of

"Tamer Animals" - Other Lives - Album: Tamer Animals

"Wonder" - Tad Wagner - Album: Single

Playlist: October 16, 2012

I really enjoyed making today's playlist, so I hope you all enjoyed it too! Unfortunately, we have a new recorder in the station... and since I am technologically inept, I of course have to get trained on it as I can't figure it out myself. So STAY TUNED (please) for recorded shows. Love you all! Don't forget to check out super dreamy tunes you heard today:

"Save Me From What I Want" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor

"Northern Lights" - Allo Darlin' - Album: Europe

"The Sweetest Thing" - Camera Obscura - Album: My Maudlin Career

"Knots" - Olympic Swimmers - Album: No Flags Will Fly

"Summer Jam" - Cookies - Album: Summer Jam 10"

"White Coats - Foxes - Album: Warrior EP

"Flaggin' A Ride" - Divine Fits - Album: A Thing Called Divine Fits

"Blood Red Youth" - California Wives - Album: Art History

"The Socalites" - Dirty Projectors - Album: Swing Lo Magellan

"Take A Step" - Milo Greene - Album: Milo Greene

"One Day This'll All Be Fields - Meursault - Album: All Creatures Will Make Merry

"Star Fire Power" - Gardens & Villa - Album: Gardens & Villa

"Never Enough" - JJAMZ - Album: Suicide Pact

"Night Swim" - Frankie Rose - Album: Interstellar

"Cartographist" - Purity Ring - Album: Shrines

"Always Like This" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose

"King Of Spain" - The Tallest Man on Earth - Album: The Wild Hunt

"Apocalypse Dreams" - Tame Impala - Album: Lonerism

"A Simple Answer" - Grizzly Bear - Album: Shields

"Locomotive" - Alex Winston - Album: King Con

"Watch Over" - Lucy Rose - Album: Like I Used To

"William Powers" - The Maccabees - Album: Wall Of Arms

"Leading to Death" - Polica - Album: Give You The Ghost

"My Sweet Friend" - Allo Darlin" - Album: Europe

"Earthboy" - DIIV - Album: Oshin

"Kevin's" - Sharon Van Etten - Album: Tramp

"Further Out" - Callers - Album: Single

"Brand New Kind of Blue" - Gold Motel - Album: Gold Motel

"við spilum endalaust" - Sigur Ros - Album: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

"Golden Light" - Twin Shadow - Album: Confess

"Everyone Knows" - Vacationer - Album: Gone

"Bikes" - Lucy Rose - Album: Like I Used To *Listener Request

Playlist: Subbing for Brickhouse - October 14, 2012

I had a fantastic time subbing for Kyla's show Brickhouse this lovely Sunday afternoon. Twas a lengthy slot, but it was perfect because I got to play mine and Kyla's picks! It was like Brickhouse b2b Watercolours. Well, here is the playlist my listeners --

1. "Chloe in the Afternoon" - St. Vincent - Album: Strange Mercy

2. "Brickhouse" - The Commodores - Album: Absolute Disco

3. "Longevity" - Yeasayer - Album: Fragrant World

4. "Lazarus" - David Byrne & St. Vincent - Album: Love This Giant

5. "What I'd Say" - Ray Charles - Album: Rhino

6. "Running" - Jessie Ware - Album: Devotion

7. "Remember Me" - Otis Redding - Album: Remember Me

8. "Run My Heart"- Twin Shadow - Album: Confess

9. "Take It In" - Wye Oak - Album: The Knot

10. "I Can't Get Next To You (Stereo)" - The Temptations - Album: Favorites: The Temptations

Playlist - October 9, 2012 I'm back!

Proud to be back on the FM waves this fall at KCSB! Didn't think it was likely to happen, but I am back in the Santa Barbara sunshine and the first thing I thought of was -- I get to have my show back, yippee!

Watercolours has a brand spankin' new time at 8-10pm PACIFIC on Tuesdays. How awesome is that?! The blog also got a lovely new header and graphics done by Miss Kimberly McKeown! So, my first show back was this past Tuesday, and here is the full playlist! PODCASTS are also COMING SOON I PROMISE! I have made a promise to myself and to my loyal listeners that I will be recording my shows from here on out!

1. "Leave You in Love" - Gold Motel - Album: Gold Motel

2. "Weekend in the Dust" - David Byrne & St. Vincent - Album: Love This Giant

3. "Medicine" - Alex Winston - Album: King Con

4. "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It" - Stars - Album: The North

5. "Smother" - Daughter - Album: Smother Single

6. "Wildest Moments" - Jessie Ware - Album: Devotion

7. "My Blood" - Ellie Goulding - Album: Halcyon

8. "Sweater Weather" - The Neighbourhood - Album: I'm Sorry EP

9. "Yet Again" - Grizzly Bear - Album: Shields

10. "Night Bus" - Lucy Rose - Album: Like I Used To

11. "Heartbeat" - JJAMZ - Album: Suicide Pact

12. "Always One Step Ahead" - Gold Motel - Album: Gold Motel

13. "Dance For You" - Dirty Projectors - Album: Swing Lo Magellan

14. "Lay Your Cards Out" - Polica - Album: Give You the Ghost

15. "Sunset" - The xx - Album: Coexist

16. "Handshake" - Two Door Cinema Club - Album: Beacon

LAST SHOW!!!! :( - June 19, 2012

My very last show with the lovely Jamie Booth. I want to thank all of my wonderful loyal listeners for tuning in each week. You are all amazing and I LOVE YOU. Perhaps I will keep this blog going with my own weekly special handcrafted playlists just for your liking. Hmmm, possibility! Let me know your thoughts on this. Here is the playlist folks. 


"Isn't This World Enough" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Tree Bursts In Snow

"Gimme Twice" - The Royal Concept - Album: Single

"Wild" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"Careless Love" - Camera Obscura - Album: My Maudlin Career

"Black Gold" - Foals - Album: Total Life Forever

"Temecula Sunrise"- Dirty Projectors - Album: Bitte Orca

"Smile" - David Byrne - Album: Look Into the Eyeball

"Jungle" - Emma Louise - Album: Full of Hearts and Empty Rooms

"Winter"- The Dodos - Album: Visiter

"How Can I Swallow So Much Sleep" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: A Different Kind of Fix

"My Heart is a Drummer" - Allo Darlin' - Album: Allo Darlin'

"It's Not You It's Me" - Coconut Records - Album: Nighttiming

"The Way You Were Raised" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Tree Bursts in Snow

"Silent Song" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Silent Hour/Golden Mile

Playlist Number Thirty-Two - June 5, 2012

Only one more show left.... :( ....

"Man On Fire" - Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeroes - Album: Here

"Actor" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor Out of Work

"Ripe" - Givers - Album: In Light

"Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" - Father John Misty - Album: Fear Fun

"Bugs" - Emma Louise - Album: Full Hearts and Empty Rooms EP

"Black, White & Blue" - Ladyhawke - Album: Anxiety

"Sleeping Ute" - Grizzly Bear - Album: Single

Playlist Number Thirty-One - May 29, 2012

Only TWO more shows left y'all! Gettin' a bit soppy. I am trying to compile a "covers only" playlist for my last show. So if you have any good covers that you can find that some cool artists have done (preferably ones that I usually play, just to get a theme going) then comment below or send me a message on my Facebook page here: Watercolours Facebook Page


Here is today's playlist: 

"Young Lions" - The Maccabees - Album: Wall of Arms

"Summer Holiday" - Wild Nothing - Album: Gemini

"Lately" - Memoryhouse - Album: The Years EP

"Grand Rapids" - Princeton (RAC Remix) - Album: Remembrance of Things to Come

"Fireworks After Midnight" - Gold Motel - Album: Summer House

"Trip" - Vacationer - Album: Gone EP

"Home" - Daughter - Album: The Wild Youth EP

"King and the Lionheart" - Of Monsters and Men - Album: My Head is an Animal

"Time Bending" - Loquat - Album: We Are Arsonists

"Settling Scores" - POP ETC - Album: Mixtape

Playlist Number Thirty! - May 22, 2012

Wow only three more shows left! Playlist number thirty-three will sadly be my very last. Cheer up though, here are today's lovely tunes from first to last :) -- 

"Interstellar" - Frankie Rose - Album: Interstellar

"Love" - Daughter - Album: The Wild Youth EP

"Yes Way" - Tanlines - Album: Mixed Emotions

"Corsicana" - The Antlers - Album: Burst Apart

"Replica" - Flock of Dimes - Album: Replica Single

"Swans" - Camera Obscura - Album: My Maudlin Career

Admiral Fallow, oh my!

So, one of my favorite Scottish bands are back with their sophomore album titled Tree Bursts in Snow. My oh my, is it amazing! It compliments their previous album Boots Met My Face oh so well, but not TOO well, meaning it is not that similar per se, but beautiful nonetheless. You can stream the entire album here:

http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/features/listen-admiral-fallow-tree-bursts-in-snow/

Please take a listen, it is well worth your while I promise! Their album will be out next week on the 21st of May, for the UK at least. I imagine it will be out in America quite soon as well! Recommended tracks: The Paper Trench, Isn't This World Enough, Brothers, and The Way You Were Raised. The lyrics and melodies are equally gorgeous, and are sure to bring a smile to your face :). Enjoy!

Playlist Number Twenty - Nine: May 15, 2012

Thanks Emily for joining! Here is the playlist in FULL my lovelies: 

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" - Sigur Rós - Album: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

"Lost Somewhere" - Tanlines - Album: Mixed Emotions

"Robin" - Tennis - Album: Young and Old

"Let's Go Swimming" - Allo Darlin - Album: Allo Darlin

"Delivered" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Boots Met My Face

"Your Own Religion" - TV Girl - Album: Benny and the Jetts EP

"The Paper Trench" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Tree Bursts Into Snow

"Go" - The Maccabees - Album: Given it to the Wild

"Flagstaff" - Atlas Sound - Album: Parallax

"Goshen" - Beirut - Album: The Rip Tide

"Where Are Your People" - We Have Band - Album: Ternion

"All We Grow" - S. Carey - Album: All We Grow

"Well-Alright" - Spoon - Album: Dark Was the Night

"Awkward"  - San Cisco - Album: Awkward EP

"Deconstruction" - Fanfarlo - Album: Single

"Too Young for Love" - Superhumanoids - Album: Urgency EP

"The Neighbors" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor

"I'll Never Know" - Charli XCX - Album: Nuclear Seasons

"Lazuli" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"At Your Door" - Chromatics - Album: Kill For Love

"Oh Man" - Born Ruffians - Album: Say It

"Down" - Summer Camp - Album: Welcome to Condale

"Apples and Pairs" - Slow Club - Album: Yeah, So?

"Swansea" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: Flaws

"Fish" - Wye Oak - Album: Civilian

"Candles" - Daughter - Album: His Young Heart EP

"Young Blood" - Birdy - Album: Birdy

"Benny and the Jetts" - TV Girl - Album: Benny and the Jetts EP

"Mimizan" - Beirut - Album: Dark Was the Night

"Island Cottage" - Sea Oleena - Album: Sea Oleena

"Careful What You Say" - Class Actress - Album: Journal of Ardency

"Abby" - Tanlines - Album: Mixed Emotions

Playlist Number Twenty-Eight - May 8, 2012

PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST: 

"Take Me to Heaven" - Tennis - Album: Young & Old

"Kevin's" - Sharon van Etten - Album: Tramp

"Five Seconds" - Twin Shadow - Album: Single

"Slippery Slope" - The Do - Album: Both Ways Open Jaws

"Finish Line" - Fanfarlo - Album: Reservoir

"The Only Place" - Best Coast - Album: The Only Place Single

"Love Me Girl" - Yeasayer - Album: Odd Blood

Playlist Number Twenty-Seven - May 1, 2012

Today's playlist!

"Ayla" - The Maccabees - Album: Given to the Wild

"Atlantic" - Givers - Album: In Light

"Night Winds" - Geographer - Album: Animal Shapes EP

"Red and Purple" - The Dodos - Album: Visiter

"I Found You" - Tilly and the Wall - Album: O

"No Intention" - Dirty Projectors - Album: Bitte Orca

Playlist Number Twenty-Six - April 24, 2012

Wowwweeeeee fun show today! Here is the playlist folks:

"Laughing With a Mouth of Blood" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor

"Smile" - David Byrne - Album: Look Into The Eyeball

"Pigeon" - The Hundred and the Hands - Album: Pigeons Single

"Hungry Like the Wold" - POP ETC - Album: Mixtape

"Enter Through the Sun" - Young Empire - Album: Wake All My Youth

Downloadable mp3 of April 18th show!

Click HERE to download an mp3 of tonight's lovely show.

Enjoy!

Special playlist - April 18, 2012

Subbing for Secondhand Sounds! Here's the folky-esque playlist:

"Bohemian Dances" - The Do - Album: Both Jaws Wide Open

"Strange Vine" - Delta Spirit - Album: Ode to Sunshine

"I Found You" - Alabama Shakes - Album: EP

"Up On High" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Silent Hour/Golden Mile

Concert Review: tUnE-yArDs @ SOhO - Santa Barbara, CA

From bangin' on some drums to samplin' her very own voice during her live sets, Merill Garbus did more than please the sold out crowd at SOhO in Santa Barbara this past Sunday. After opening with a track titled, "Do You Wanna Live?" which really got the kids in SOhO ready to live as well as dance, she shouted, "Last time I played a show in Santa Barbara there were THREE people!" She then continued to rock on with "Gangsta," which also had the crowd fully singing and dancing along. Garbus and the rest of the members of tUnE-yArDs are the true definition of a "spunky" band. While Garbus samples and loops her very own voice and melodies played with the ukelele during their live set, her two sax players  get the crowd lively and thrilled to be witnessing this genius musical set. I will only say this once, if you want to experience a magical and spunkified live show, then you MUST see tUnE-yArDs!

As the band continued with their set, which included tracks such as "Es-So," "Powa," and "Riotriot," it was evident that everyone was eagerly waiting for those sparkly beats that grace the opening of one of tUnE-yArDs' awesome hits titled, "Bizness." After "Riotriot," those lovely first few beats of "Bizness" arose and the crowd began to sway around. tUnE-yArDs is definitely one of those shows that require an intricate way of dancing. Arm movements above your head while swaying back and forth are essential, and hopping up and down is also acceptable for the hoppy boppy and unique tunes of tUnE-yArDs.


Photo taken by Cara Robbins of SB Independent 


Closing with another awesome track off their album "W H O K I L L," titled "My Country," it was clear that everyone wanted more Garbus, bass, and way more sax. The most epic thing about their encore was the way in which the audience summoned the group back out. The opening tune of "Gangsta" that sounds somewhat like a siren (which is about 37 seconds into the song) was being sung among the crowd. Garbus came out and said, "That was awesome." Good ol' Santa Barbara wins for creativity!

tUnE-yArDs will be playing several more dates in California, with a few dates supporting my other favorite lady, St. Vincent. tUnE-yArDs are also playing during some music festivals over the summer in Europe after touring North America. You can find out more on their Facebook page HERE. Be sure to catch their live show if you can. Trust me, it is something that every music lover must witness!

Playlist Number Twenty-Five - April 17, 2012

Here is this afternoon's playlist in full! Keep your eyes peered for a concert review of tUnE-yArDs that will be posted very soon!

"Lazuli" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear - Album: Dark Was The Night

"Like What" - Tim & Jean - Album: Like What

"Albatross" - Wild Beasts - Album: Smother

Playlist Number Twenty-Four - April 10, 2012

"Silent Song" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Silent Hour/Golden Mile

"Gobbledigook" - Sigur Ros - Album: Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

"This Must Be The Place" - Talking Heads - Album: Speaking Tongues

"Now Now" - St. Vincent - Album: Marry Me

"Golden Mile" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Silent Hour/Golden Mile

"Civilian" - Wye Oak - Album: Civilian

"Take Me to Heaven" - Tennis - Album: Young & Old

"Teeth" - Thao & Mirah - Album: Thao & Mirah

"I Am Not in Charge " - Walk - Album: Vol 1: Icebreaker

"Dance Till the Morning Light" - Slow Club - Album: Yeah, So?

"Wolf Pack" - The Vaccines - Album: What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?

"Crush" - Sleigh Bells - Album: Reign of Terror

"Turn Your Love Around" - TOPS - Album: Tender Opposites

"First Love Never Die" - SOKO - Album: I Thought I Was an Alien

"All of Me" - Tanlines - Album: Mixed Emotions

"The Dreamer" - Tallest Man on Earth - Album: Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird

"My Little Japanese Cigarette Case" - Spoon - Album: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

"Ask" - Sharon van Etten - Album: Tramp

"This Time Around" - The Radio Dept. - Album: Clinging to a Scheme

"Lakehouse" - Of Monsters and Men - Album: My Head is an Animal

"Shelter" - Birdy - Album: Birdy

"Girls Like You" - The Naked and Famous - Album: Passive Me, Aggressive You

"Halfway to Heaven" - POP ETC. - Album: Halfway to Heaven Single

"Biggie Smalls" - STRFKR - Album: Jupiter

"Dino Damage" - Miniature Tigers - Album: Tell it to the Volcano

"The Ghost Inside" - Broken Bells - Album: Broken Bells

"Shine a Light" - Wolf Parade - Album: Apologies to the Queen

"Two Steps, Twice" - Foals - Album: Antidotes

"No Kind Words" - The Maccabees - Album: Wall Of Arms

"Heirloom" - Memoryhouse - Album: The Slideshow Effect

"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" - Birdy - Album - Birdy

Playlist Number Twenty-Three - April 3, 2012

And here is Master Jamie Booth's playlist:

"Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors & David Bryne - Album: Dark Was the Night

"Trials of the Past" - SBTRKT - Album: SBTRKT

"Kid Gloves" - Marmaduke Duke - Album: Duke Pandemonium

"Shallow Grave" - The Tallest Man on Earth - Album: Shallow Graves

"Two Lovers" - Endor - Album: Endor

"Pen and Notebook" - Camera Obscura - Album: Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi

"For Today I was Boy" - Antony and the Johnsons - Album: I am a Bird Now

"Broken Dreams Club" - Girls - Album: Broken Dreams Club

"Holland, 1945" - Neutral Milk Hotel - Album: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

"The Limit to Your Love" - Feist - Album: The Reminder

"Strange Mercy" - St. Vincent - Album: Strange Mercy

"Blue Blood" - Foals - Album: Total Life Forever *Listener Request

"Crank Resolutions" - Meursault - Album: All Creatures Will Make Merry

"Until the Earth Begins to Part" - Broken Records - Album: Until the Earth Begins to Part

"Short Bursts" - We Were Promised Jetpacks - Album: The Last Place You'll Look EP

"Hounds" - The Antlers - Album: Burst Apart

"Snake" - Frightened Rabbit - Album: Sing the Greys

"The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil Young - Album: Harvest

"Take Care of You" - Gil Scott Heron and Jamie XX - Album: We're New Here

"The Room (Mogwai Remix)" - The Twilight Sad - Album: The Wrong Car

"A Case of You" - James Blake - Album: Enough Thunder EP

"My Night with a Prostitute from Marseille" - Beirut - Album: March of the Zapotec and RealPeople Holland * Listener Request 

"Jamie Marie" - Girls - Album: Father, Son, Holy Ghost

"In the Dirt" - S. Carey - Album: All We Grow

"Tea for the Tillerman" - Cat Stevens - Album: Tea for the Tillerman

"My Year in Lists" - Los Campesinos - Album: Hold On Now Together Youngster...

"Geese of Beverly Road" - The National - Album: Alligator

"Howling" - The Phantom Band - Album: Checkmate Savage

"Plains" - Wye Oak - Album: Civilian

"avril 14th" - Aphex Twin - Album: drukqs (disc 1)

"Floating in the Forth" - Frightened Rabbit - Album: The Midnight Organ Fight

"Good Night" - The Rural Alberta Advantage - Album: Departing

Playlist Number Twenty-Two - March 20, 2012

Here is today's playlist folks! I will be on a break next week, (spring break actually) and I will be back on the air for ya on April 3 from 1-3pm!

"Myth" - Beach House - Album: Bloom

"The Party" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor

"That I Do" - Wye Oak - Album: The Knot

Playlist Number Twenty-One - March 13, 2012

So many new tuuuuunes. Also, I was inspired by SXSW for this playlist :)

"I Was Thinking..." - Gauntlet Hair - Album: Single

"River By The Garden" - Zeus - Album: Say Us

"Form" - Hooray for Earth - Album: Momo

"In Your Nature" - Zola Jesus - Album: Conatus

"Hex Girlfriend" - Neon Indian - Album: Era Extrana

"With Just One Glance" - Nicolas Jaar - Album: Space is Only Noise You Can See

"Born to Lose" - Sleigh Bells - Album: Reign of Terror

"Pale Blue" - Memoryhouse - Album: The Slideshow Effect

"Surgeon" - St. Vincent - Album: Strange Mercy

"Lessons" - Beach Fossils - Album: Shallow

Playlist Number Twenty - March 6, 2012

WOW can't believe I'm at my twentieth playlist! Hope you enjoyed this afternoon's show :)

"Oblivion" - Grimes - Album: Visions

"Higher and Higher" - Born Ruffians - Album: Say It

"Lately" (Deuxieme) - Memoryhouse - Album: The Years EP

"Party People" - Winter Gloves - Album: About a Girl

Special playlist - March 3, 2012

Subbin' for Fists and Horns this lovely Saturday night!

"The Universe is Going to Catch You" - The Antlers - Album: In The Attic of The Universe

"For Prayer" - Wye Oak - Album: The Knot

"Sand & Ice" - Fanfarlo - Album: Reservoir

"She Wants" - Metronomy - Album: The English Rivera

Concert Review: Wye Oak @ The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA

Alright, alright. This will be the very first edition of concert reviews by Watercolours. I hope to have much more to come, as I will be attending several shows within the months of April and May.

It's only natural that I start off this (soon to be) long stream of reviews with one of my favorite and dearest artists, Wye Oak. I found out the duo was heading to the Troubadour on February 23 and I immediately got onto the Troubadour's website and purchased tickets for myself and my roommate. She didn't know the band very well, but I assured her that it was going to be an amazing time and experience.

Any who, a little background about of the band is essential. Wye Oak is comprised of the lovely, adorable, and yet badass Jenn Wasner and her partner in crime, Andy Stack. The two are from Baltimore, Maryland. Their original name was actually "Monarch," but they decided to stick to their roots and thought "Wye Oak" was a better fit considering it is the state tree of Maryland.

So yes, Wye Oak makes up an awesome duet. And really, who doesn't love duets?? You may think you need a full band to get the full effect of their live show--well think again. The tiny, crammed, and charming Troubadour atmosphere made for an amazing setting for these two as well. Their sound was so loud (in a good way) and so crisp that I was sure there was a full band lurking around somewhere. I am not sure if any of you have listened to their new album titled "Civilian," (if you haven't, shame on you!) but the very first track off of the album reminded me so very much of the chatter that surrounded the venue prior to when Wye Oak hit the stage on Thursday night. Although they did not open with this track, (titled "Two Small Deaths") "The Alter" also made for an epic, yet ethereal opening.

Surprisingly following "The Alter" was their single off of their new album, titled "Holy Holy," (I thought that they'd play this in the encores, but I was not complaining of the song's early arrival). As soon as I heard those first few chords and the synchronized banging of Stack's drums, I knew this song was going to be promising. Wye Oak is the perfect example of an "indie rock" group. Wasner's soft voice adds a comforting and soothing feel to their music, but the two can easily switch from mellow and graceful guitar riffs to some rockin' and (almost) head bangin' jams. "Holy Holy" definitely exemplifies these incredible transitions, as does "The Alter" and "Civilian."

"Dogs' Eyes" was also equally stunning live. On the record, "Dogs' Eyes'" chords (as my friend Rachel mentioned) resemble some of Modest Mouse's tracks. However, seeing and hearing it live added a whole 'nother twist, a "Wye Oak twist" if you will. This track was a little speedier live, which was just great. I loved swaying along to the chorus and then breaking down to some foot stompin' and intense listening when the tune inevitably shifted gears from an elegant folky melody to heavy guitar riffs.

With all this said, let's just say I was more than happy to hear that they were coming back to play three more encores. This included, "For Prayer," "Strangers," (which is a Kinks cover) and "Doubt," which Wasner played "all by her lonesome," as she said before she switched from her electric guitar to her acoustic. I never really appreciated "Doubt" all that much (it wasn't my favorite off of their album Civilian) until I heard it live, and until I realized what the lyrics were all about. To put it simply, as Wasner said, "this song is about anyone who has loved someone, but the timing just wasn't right." The lyrics read, "What I have learned of you/Does not assure your bow before my will/But I believed it then/Believe it still/Oh I believed it then/Believed it still," which shows the difficulties of timing and love. "Doubt" was beautifully sung by the smooth and gentle voice of Miss Jenn Wasner, and it was a wondrous yet quick ending to a memorable show.

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Stay tuned for a concert review of Wye Oak, whom I had the pleasure of viewing this past Thursday at the Troubadour. Truly amazing stuff! The post will be up soon!

Playlist Number Nineteen - February 28, 2012

Congrats to Perry for winning those He's My Brother She's My Sister tickets at SOhO! Here is the playlist in full my listeners:

"Dance My Pain Away" - Wye Oak - Album: Baltimore Collaboration

"Bohemian Dances" - The Do - Album: Both Ways Open Jaw

"The Wrestle" - Frightened Rabbit - Album: The Winter of Mixed Drinks

"Let's Go Swimming" - Allo Darlin' - Album: Allo Darlin'

"Landfill" - Daughter - Album: His Young Heart EP

"Bedroom Eyes" - Dum Dum Girls - Album: Only in Dreams

"Mona Lisa" - Atlas Sound - Album: Parallax

"Ease Your Feet In The Sea" - Belle and Sebastian - Album: Boy with the Arab Strap

"Helicopter" - Deerhunter - Album: Halcyon Digest

"Rinse Me Down" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: Flaws *Listener Request

"Take It In" - Wye Oak - Album: The Knot *Listener Request

"Losing My Mind" - Summer Camp - Album: Welcome to the Condale

"Trycolour" - The Jezabels - Album: Prisoner

"Away Frm U" - Oberhofer - Single

"How'm I Gonna Get Back Home" - He's My Brother She's My Sister - Album: He's My Brother She's My Sister EP

"Summer House" - Gold Motel - Album: Summer House

"Phantom Other" - Department of Eagles - Album: In Ear Park

"Gold Coast" - Grouplove - Grouplove EP

"Orange Blossom" - Gardens & Villa - Album: Gardens and Villa

"Sundialing" - Caribou - Album: Andorra

"Lose It" - Austra - Album: Feel it Break

"Saw You First" - Givers - Album: In Light

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Playlist Number Eighteen - February 21, 2012

"We Are Fine" - Sharon van Etten - Album: Tramp

"Tamer Animals" - Other Lives - Album: Tamer Animals

"Summas Bliss" - WU LYF - Album: Go Tell Fire to the Mountain

"I Found You" - Tilly and the Wall - Album: O

"Petition" - Tennis - Album: Young & Old

"Herringbone" - Department of Eagles - Album: In Ear Park

"The Wild Hunt" - The Tallest Man on Earth - Album: The Wild Hunt

"King and Lionheart" - Of Monsters and Men - Album: My Head is an Animal

"O Lilac" - Wild Nothing - Album: Gemini

"Wolf Like Me" - TV On the Radio - Album: Return to Cookie Mountain *Listener Request

"The Same Thing" - Cass McCombs - Album: Humor Risk

"Courage" - The Whitest Boy Alive - Album: Rules

"Little Cup" - Thao and Mirah - Album: Thao and Mirah

"Squealing Pigs" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Boots Met My Face

"In A Dream It Seemed Real" - Islands - Album: A Sleep and A Forgetting

"Blackberry Stone" - Laura Marling - Album: I Speak Because I Can

"Godless Brother in Love" - Iron and Wine - Album: Kiss Eachother Clean

"Changing the Rain" - The Horrors - Album: Skying

"Afternoon" - Youth Lagoon - Album: The Year of Hibernation

"Parted Ways" - Heartless Bastards - Album: Arrow *Listener Request

"Winter Song" - The Head and the Heart - Album: The Head and the Heart

"My Angel is Broken" - Atlas Sound - Album: Parallax

"Ten Thousand Words" - The Avett Brothers - Album: I and Love and You *Listener Request

Playlist Number Seventeen - February 14, 2012

So much LOVE on today's show! Here is the full lovey dovey playlist my lovelies: 

"Lover of Mine" - Beach House - Album: Teen Dream

"Careless Love" - Camera Obscura - Album: My Maudlin Career

"Heartbreaker" - Girls - Album: Broken Dreams Club

"Don't You Give Up On Me" - Milo Greene - Album: EP

Playlist Number Sixteen February 7, 2012

Here is this week's playlist in FULL! Get ready for next week's romantic Valentine's Day show.

"Six Weeks" - Of Monsters and Men - Album: My Head is an Animal

"60 Years" - Portugal. The Man - Album: So American

"I'm Still the Same Person" - Sister Crayon - Album: Bellow

"A Marriage in the Dark" - Night Beds - Album: Night Beds EP

"Anything You Want" - Spoon - Album: Girls Can Tell

"Girl of 1000 Dreams" - Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Album: Belong

"Saint Nothings" - Daniel Rossen - Album: Single

"Plains" - Wye Oak - Album: Civilian

"South Carolina" - Tennis - Album: Cape Dory

"Undertow" - Warpaint - Album: The Fool

"I Belong in Your Arms" - Chairlift - Album: Something

"Summer Holiday" - Wild Nothing - Album: Gemini

"Corsicana" - The Antlers - Album: Burst Apart

"Zebra" - Beach House - Album: Teen Dreams

"Heart Skipped a Beat" - The XX - Album: XX

"Burning" - Wild Beasts - Album: Smother

"Vanessa" - Grimes - Album: Darkbloom EP

"You and I" - Washed Out - Album: Within and Wihtout

"Asleep at the Wheel" - Sea Oleena - Album: Sea Oleena

"Green Aisles" - Real Estate - Album: Days

"Happy" - Mazzy Star - Album: Among My Swan

"Cheerleader" - St. Vincent - Album: Strange Mercy

"Come Back to Me" - The Rapture - Album: In the Grace of Your Love

"Put Me To Sleep" - Porcelain Raft - Album: Strange Weekend

Playlist Number Fifteen - January 31, 2012

Oooooh so many new tunes! If you didn't catch the titles, here they are:

"Beetle in the Box" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Single

"Walk With Me" - Memoryhouse - Album: Single

"If We're Still Alive" - Slow Club - Album: Paradise

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Playlist Number Fourteen - January 24, 2012

Oh heyyyy here is the playlist from today's show. Still a fun show, although everything that could go wrong, did go wrong! I apologize my lovely listeners.

"Better Off Without You" - Summer Camp - Album: Single

"Two Cousins" - Slow Club - Album: Paradise

"California" - Delta Spirit - Album: Delta Spirit LP

Playlist Number Thirteen - January 17, 2011

First prime time afternoon show was a blast! Thank you to all my listeners, you are truly amazing. You have no idea how much I appreciate your listening ears! Be sure to tune in next week, same time and same day! Love you guys. Here is the playlist from today in full:

"Video Games" - Bombay Bicycle Club - Album: Lana Del Rey Cover

"Daydream" - Youth Lagoon - Album: The Year of Hibernation

"Graveyard Girl" - M83 - Album: Saturdays = Youth

Playlist Number Twelve - January 14, 2012

Last time at 4am y'all! Woohoo!

"Hard Believer" - First Aid Kit - Album: The Big Black and Blue

"Summas Bliss" - WU LYF - Album: LYF

"Fade to Black" - MNDR - Album: Single

"Seekir" - Zola Jesus - Album: Conatus

"Safari Disco Club" - Yelle - Album: Safari Disco Club

"Your Love is Calling My Name" - The War on Drugs - Album: Slave Ambient

"With Just Once Glance" - Nicolas Jaar ft. Scout LaRue - Album: Single

"You" - TV On the Radio - Album: Nine Types of Light

"Wolly Wolly Gong" - tUnE-yArDs - Album: W H O K I L L

"Born to Die" - Lana Del Rey - Album: Born to Die

"Falling Without Knowing" - Tilly and the Wall - Album: O

"Holy Holy" - Wye Oak - Album: Civilian

"Don't Say Oh Well" - Grouplove - Album: Colours

"This Is My House, This Is My Home" - We Were Promised Jetpacks - Album: These Four Walls

"A New" - Little Dragon - Album: Machine Dreams

"Miranda" - Surfer Blood - Album: Tarot Classics

"The Party" - St. Vincent - Album: Actor

"Fireworks After Midnight" - Gold Motel - Album: Summer House

"Middle of the Bed" - Lucy Rose - Album: Middle of the Bed

"East Harlem" - Beirut - Album: Riptide

"Ridin in My Car" - She & Him - Album: Volume Two

"Something Or Nothing" - Netherlands - Album: Single

"Knife" - Grizzly Bear - Album: Yellow House

"Sleep All Day" - The Rural Alberta Advantage - Album: Hometowns

"Fake Blues" - Real Estate - Album: Real Estate

"Chateau" - Housse de Racket - Album: Single

"Train Song" - Feist & Ben Gibbard - Album: Dark Was The Night

"Lovers in Love" - Portugal. The Man - Album: Satanic Satanist

"Future Sick" - Neon Indian - Album: Era Extrana

"Dead Against Smoking" - Admiral Fallow - Album: Boots Met My Face

"Rolled Together" - The Antlers - Album: Burst Apart

"Mason Jar" - The Morning Benders - Album: Big Echo

"Tip of your Tongue" - Porcelain Raft - Album: Single

"Acid Food" - Mogwai - Album: Mr. Beast

"Weather" - Meursault - Album: All Creatures Will Make Merry

"Floating in the Forth" - Frightened Rabbit - Album: The Midnight Organ Fight

"We Broke Free" - Metronomy - Album: The English Rivera

"Let's Get Out of this Country" - Camera Obscura - Album: Let's Get Out of this Country EP

"Soon, My Friend" - M83 - Album: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

NEW TIME!

Beginning this Tuesday January 17, Watercolours will have a new time from 1-3pm! Yes people, that is in the daylight and in the afternoon! Be sure to tune in if you can THIS Tuesday. I'll be on the air at 1 sharp, don't be late!