swedes take on london

i saw the swedish electro-pop outfit little dragon at koko in london tonight. the lead singer, yukimi nagano, is quite the entertainer... so fun to watch! koko is very webster hall-meets-BAM's harvey theater. give "runabout" a listen if you please.

music for movement

i'm not across the pond yet as promised in my last post, but i wanted to share another mixtape before i go. the songs are perfect for an autumn day in brooklyn (or wherever you might be)... uplifting and smile-inducing. most are new, but there are a few oldies tossed in for good measure. preferential order encouraged.

mixtape #5

1. "heart to tell" - the love language
2. "boyfriend" - best coast
3. "fixed" - stars
4. "ruby" - apples in stereo
5. "ghost train" - summer camp
6. "windstorm" - school of seven bells
7. "sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)" - arcade fire
8. "i walked" - sufjan stevens
9. "leave everywhere" - toro y moi
10. "les cactus" - jacques dutronc
11. "slow" - twin shadow
12. "lewis takes off his shirt" - owen pallett
13. "go do" - jonsi

bon voyage(ish)

i posted ages ago about having a bit of a travel bug.

well, in t-minus 48 hours i'll be checking several cities off my lengthy list. i'm heading across the atlantic for work for three weeks, making stops in london, paris, geneva, istanbul and munich. i'm also going to san sebastian, spain to visit my dear biddy, katharine (!).

i've been planning this trip for months now, so it's a little difficult to wrap my head around the fact that it's quickly approaching. in preparation for my adventures, i've been doing a little reading. i thought this trip was a good excuse to get my paws on the pocket-size wallpaper* city guides that i've been ogling for months. since i'm going to be bouncing around every few days, i thought their sight-seeing/eating/shopping suggestions were perfect and condensed. kind of makes me want to travel just so i can collect the books...

as usual, i hope to be more regular with my updates. next time i write will be from ye old london town.