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How are you friend? I hope your days of late have been as music filled as mine. Do you ever pretend that your life is a movie and that the music you listen to is the soundtrack? It’s pretty fun, you should try it. You know when your walking somewhere or doing something and the perfect song comes on in your headphones and it makes you smile? Has this ever happened to you or am I just crazy? Either way, there is so much good music out there these days and I hope whatever you are listening to it is making your days just a little bit nicer. Here are some of the bands/artists that I’ve been listening to lately. I hope you like them…

Maia Hirasawa

I found out about Maia Hirasawa on one of my random internet roaming sessions. I don’t know much about her except that she is Swedish-Japanese and that makes some beautiful and catchy songs that I like to listen to. Take a listen:

Maia Hirasawa – Mattis & Maia

Cotton Jones

Cotton Jones is the new project of two former members of the disbanded Page France. The project is pretty much all Michael Nau, but Whitney McGraw also plays a big role in making this band sound as good as it does. If your in the mood for something on the mellow side; something to listen to on a stroll through the park; something to listen to to take the edge off, then Cotton Jones is for you. Their album is called Paranoid Cocoon and it’s out now. Go pick yourself up a copy, you won’t regret it.

Cotton Jones – Gone The Bells

Mirah

Mirah! She has finally come to back to us. It seems like forever since we had new music from her. I have heard her new album, (a)spera, and let me tell you, it is absolutely wonderful. It’s as if she gets better with every album she releases. I love Mirah because she reminds me of the first time I went to France. I listened to her album, You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This every night to put me to sleep. I was in my mid-teens and alone in a foreign land for the first time in my life and Mirah made me feel less alone. She will always have a special place in my heart. Ok, enough of that sappy shit, here’s the music!

Mirah – The Forest

Apes & Androids

Looking for something a little different? I’m completely obsessed with this NYC band. I have no idea where they got their band name but for some reason it seems quite fitting with their style of music. What exactly that style of music is is hard to say. For some reason terms like ‘dance’ or ‘electronica’ just don’t seem to fit. The only way to really know what I’m talking about is to listen to them. And while I’ve never seen them live, I’ve heard their live show is completely insane. So check them out…you’ll be glad you did.

Apes & Androids – Nights of the Week

CocoRosie

I have known about these two sisters for awhile. It took me awhile to get into them but after hearing their newest album, The Adventures Of Ghosthorse & Stillborn, I became thoroughly obsessed. I haven’t been hearing much about them lately but I know they are working on a new album. If you go to their myspace page you can listen to a song from it called “God Has A Voice, She Speaks Through Me”. I must admit it’s pretty special.

CocoRosie – Rainbowarriors

That’s all for this week. What’s been livening up your life lately? The new Andrew Bird CD? How about the new Antony & the Johnsons CD? Or have you just been listening to “Help I’m Alive“, in hungry anticipation for the next Metric album? Whatever it is, just do me a favour and keep on listening.

-The Middle Distance Runner