Want to be forever cemented as the coolest aunt/uncle/mom/dad/friend to a teenager? Get them a turntable. Then save everyone’s sanity with a pair of headphones. Bonus points for including a classic album, like The Beatles’ Abbey Road.

Want to be forever cemented as the coolest aunt/uncle/mom/dad/friend to a teenager? Get them a turntable. Then save everyone’s sanity with a pair of headphones. Bonus points for including a classic album, like The Beatles’ Abbey Road.

More music I’ve been loving lately. Mates of State played a show in Chicago last Friday, and they played every single song I would have wanted them to. (Thanks, guys! Just for me, right?) Palamino is the opening track on their newest album, Mountaintops.
I’ve seen Jens Lekman a couple of times, but he’s playing a show again tonight in Chicago for which I was unable to get tickets.
Sad face. But this song is making me smile. It takes place here:

Heads up: there is some profanity.
If you like Jens Lekman, perhaps you’d like to check out his Facebook page? Also, buy his albums of course.
My Eleanor likes music from this Eleanor. (Me too.)
Brandon (who normally doesn’t like Christmas music) told me about this and I thought it was such genius I had to share. Christmas music. Done in chip-tunes. In the style of various old games.
Awesome.
Download it here: 8-Bit Jesus.