serenade me.

wow, it's been 9 months since my last post! wth? it's not like i've been doing anything important or anything. anywho, this post will be short and sweet. this has been swimming around in my head for awhile, so, i am using this post to put my thoughts into order.

there are just certain voices that soothe me. i'm sure you can think of a few on your own, but this is my list... take that! mark's voice is so soothing that i often fall asleep (hi, honey! this is your shout-out!) - just kidding... but the voices i am referring to are singing voices! who has the best voices in the biz? well, i am compiling a list, and this is what i have come up with so far.

the men's side

umm... hello? number one, my favorite norwegian - mr. erlend øye. i can't even put into words how amazing this gentleman is. i can't even stop going on about it, so i will have to end it here.

jeremy greenspan from junior boys - love him! it wasn't until i heard his collaboration with morgan geist did i realize, "man, his voice is nice."

sufjan stevens - of course.

james mercer (the shins, broken bells) - you know, it's interesting, because while i don't think his voice is traditionally beautiful, when i hear his voice, it just makes me feel like i'm home - it's comfortable, it's familiar. there's something very intriguing in invoking that sort of emotion.

the women

emily haines. i fell in love with her voice when i first hear broken social scene. i mistakenly bought two metric cds, just so i could enjoy her pipes, but yeah, i don't care for metric. they average three catchy songs a cd, and 3 out of 10 is 30%. you do the math.

leslie feist. there are no comparisons. when i heard the kings of convenience cd, i had to seek out that voice. she does not disappoint.

maria taylor.

inara george (the bird and the bee).

sarah cracknell (saint etienne).

róisín murphy. this girl is seriously amazing. why is she not more famous? formerly part of moloko, i play her "overpowered" cd all the time! in addition, she sometimes wears outrageous clothes - i just thought i'd throw in that little tidbit.

those are just some of the names off the top of my head, as i am sure i am missing many "classics". in my defense, there's just too many musical artists. maybe next time i will name off the voices that i find annoying.

i wasn't that curious at first, but then i was.

this is embarrassing. just minutes after my post regarding iamamiwhoami, it looks like someone thinks they've solved the mystery. a swedish musician named jonna lee? if it's true, what is up with the swedes? first the fever ray acceptance speech and now this? what do they eat out there in scandinavia?

you better believe it.

i am the girlfriend of an artist - and you know what that means, don't you? a bagillion doodles, an endless amount of art supplies, many nights without talking because projects must be finished, and yes, artwork. while he must compete with a football player and gentleman who owns a bridal shop with the same name, i truly believe that mr. mark ingram will make a name for himself in the art world.

just a taste of the good stuff - tyler and parra.



that is my mini shameless plug for my man. here is his blog for your viewing pleasure.




on another note, i saw this a few months ago - all i have to says is: what the hell (referring to the below videos)?


someone is getting a lot of press based on intrigue. i don't want to say it's brilliant, but i have to admit the marketing scheme works, but it's just sort of creepy. trent reznor, christina aguilera and i think lady gaga have already denied any connection to it, so i guess time will tell? i personally am also ruling out fever ray. karin dreijer andersson need not hide behind anonymity. i don't know if i'm more disturbed about the treelicking (in a separate video) or the fetus-like strawberry cakes. what a waste of cake.

until then, my friends.