A posthaven for Eric…

By 3:00 today, I just wasn't feelin it.  Exhausted already and with the weekend and Seattle seemingly so far away, I blew off my big plans to hit up yoga and cook.  Went home and took a nap and then spent some time on the Ini' just trolling around, mostly on Garry's Posterous actually.  His latest post included a YouTUBES video, spoofing the lyrics of Pearl Jam's Yellow Ledbetter in the subtitles.  The opening chords really captured my mood and reminded me how much I love PJ and this song in particular.  After checking iTunes, I realized I didn't have the song, so I spun up NewsLeecher and got to downloading the record the song comes on, Lost Dogs (2003), double-quick.

Album was actually in FLAC format which my sophisticated audio software complex was not equipped for.  No problemo though, just download WinAMP and you're good.  I actually also employed this quick and easy method of converting to MP3 format so I could get the tracks into iTunes and eventually onto my iPizzle.  But even though I have the tracks in mp3 format now, I am really enjoying this compilation in FLAC.  The guys of Pearl Jam are real musicians so a lossless format really suits them.  You actually can tell a difference.  I'm serious.

But anyway, I will listen to this mellow album and work on my dinner of pita chips and avocado.  Sip my beer and read my books or maybe latest The Economist, before getting some sleep ahead of another early start....

When I first heard "Quiet Little Voices" by the Glasgow 4 piece on KEXP about a month ago, I thought, "This song rocks, but more importantly, that is the coolest name for a band EVER!"  I like most of their stuff I have heard so far.  However, I do look forward to the day when We Were Promised Jetpacks releases an LP so I can stop listening off their MySpace page.  I hate MySpace.  The puddle of vomit they call UX is going to make a whole generation go blind.

They are from Aussie Land.  I was there in August and I have to say, those kids really know how to do it right down there...

If you're American, I recommend kicking off your holiday weekend with this sweet cut...

After working from 6a-7p, I grabbed sushi with Jeff.  Naked Fish is moderately good sushi restaurant on Chestnut St. in the Marina district of SF.  The sushi is good for quick weekday meal but I wouldn't recommend it for a nicer weekend dinner.  But tonight, I was satisfied and I got my omega 3s for the day, plus their music was pretty cool.  They played a song I recognized from KEXP Seattle and after asking about it, I was told it was "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John.  The song is from their 2006 album, Writers Block which is almost done downloading now.  Check it out...

Just got back from work.  After being there since 6am, my tired body and soul only long for the full and total release I get at the end of a good yoga class.  I'll try to hit that up tomorrow.  Until then, I think I will listen to some of the music from the class.  This remix of "Breath Me" by Sia should help.

Been listening to Death Cab's latest, Narrow Stairs this weekend.  Its pretty good. 

I feel the first single, "I Will Possess Your Heart" 's much criticized long intro (4:31) actually serves the song/album well.  The music and lyrics of the song are assertive which is refreshing because in my opinion, much of Death Cab's music is an exercise in catharsis.  Not that I don't like that catharsis, its one of my favorite aspects of their stuff and has certainly helped me during some more lonesome times of my life.   However, I also really like songs that are on a mission, like this one.