Somber-ness & Zombies

Sorry in advance if this is more of a downer. Just seems to be how the day is going. Anyways, normally I try to stick to the upbeat (no point in being down in the dumps on purpose) but if you're already down and in the mood for some tunes but the happy stuff ain't doin' it for ya, here's a few that I have been known to enjoy.

And, once again, this is only for those who are ALREADY down (If you weren't, you probably will be after listening to all these). So, if you're happy and you know it... just walk away! Otherwise, continue on. As always, the individual songs are below (minus the Beatles- Grooveshark doesn't play those) or the entire playlist  is HERE
Shimmer- Fuel
Adam's Song- Blink 182 (These two really take ya back to 2000, huh?)
The Ascent of Stan- Ben Folds
Real Love- The Beatles (I don't know why but I've always felt this expressed my feelings about my older brother. Miss you, Nate :\
Breakdown- Jack Johnson (This song represents that phase in life when I was just home from Germany trying to figure out what to do with life and coming up empty handed all on a long train ride to Machu Pichu)
Slip Slidin' Away- Paul Simon
Someday Never Comes- CCR
Gravity- Embrace (This song makes my thoughts happen in slow motion)
Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel)- Billy Joel
Ruby Falls- Guster (Make sure to close your eyes and CRANK it at about the 2:15 mark)

So, there's that. Did I miss any? What are your favorite somber songs? Have a meh-y Monday, everyone!

Also, in a completely insufficient attempt to offer something happy after all that down, here's something that everyone should listen to AT LEAST 10 times (it's pretty catchy, not to mention hilarious). The Zombie Song- Stephanie Mabee.

October Music!!

Okay, so I was only going to blog up to November to make it an even year of blogging then call it quits. Turns out I didn't make it to Oct... I'm still not entirely sure how much longer I want to keep this up if at all. Maybe just a monthly post? Who knows.

At any rate, October was AWESOME for music. My lovely wife took me to see SWITCHFOOT!!! They finally came to Utah!! After over 3 years of checking their tour dates almost daily my dream finally came true. It was at an all day festival so it was a short set (only 8 songs: set list below) and they didn't play all of the ones I wanted but it was enough to hold me over until I can see them again. I even got their new CD autographed! There's some good tunes on it too.

Coldplay & Kelly Clarkson both released new albums which are sure to please. I caught the last 8 songs or so of Coldplay's Live Madrid show on youtube which reminded me of why I like them. Truly spectacular. Here's the WHOLE SHOW.

Switchfoot- They played Stars, Dare You to Move, Dark Horses (new), War Inside (new), Sabotage, Meant to Live, The Sound, Mess of Me but not in that order. My favorite from their new album is TheOriginal.

I found out another favorite band of mine (Fiction Family) is close to releasing their 2nd album and have been playing new songs at small venues.

Fiction Family- For starters, this is what I like to refer to as a Super-cool-mash-up-and-of-epic amazingness (I'm pretty sure that's the scientific term for it...) It's made up of Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek Fame, Jon Foreman from Switchfoot, and... 2 other guys from 2 other bands, I'm sure... but they're great. Now, I know what you're thinking (at least some of you). You think I like them just because of Jon Foreman but I'll have you know that I loved Fiction Family before my love for Switchfoot came to full bloom. But they're great.  When She’s Near, Betrayal, War in My Blood, Look For Me Baby and their new one Give Me Back MyGirl is AMAZING!!