Moved in!

After four days of hauling, unpacking, and organizing, I'm glad to say that we're completely moved in.  Everything went smoothly and nothing broke, so that is a relief.  Other than not being able to get our box spring up the stairs, there was nothing out of the ordinary.  I am also finding out how expensive it's going to be to fill this place with stuff.  We spent a cool grand at Ikea this weekend, and will be back this week to buy a new bed.  I am looking forward to making it feel more like our place now, and can't wait to start having people over.

But as the title of my blog would suggest, music is a passion of mine, so I had better give props to some good stuff I've been listening to while unpacking.  First of all, I can't get enough of the new Rilo Kiley album Under the Blacklight. 

 

I have a thing for bands with female lead singers (maybe because I can sing along), and Jenny Lewis has this sweet and girly, yet powerful voice.  Much of the album reminds me of some upbeat 70's disco tunes, and it's catchy and fun throughout.  "Silver Lining" will get stuck in your head for days, "The Moneymaker" makes me want to put on something sexy and dance around my living room, and "Breakin' Up" will instantly turn your commute into a rollicking romp in a gay bar.  I can't exactly explain that one, but the song seriously reminds me of being in a gay bar; maybe because they play the best dance music.

I have also been listening to The New Pornographers' latest, Challengers.  

Another group with a female singer (two, actually).  My friend Mike and I saw them a while back when they were in town at First Ave; we had also seen them in the summer of '06 at Lollapalooza in Chicago.  Both shows were phenomenal, but I kind of liked the MPLS show a bit better for two reasons: first, Neko Case was with the band, and not on her solo tour, and second, since it wasn't at a festival with another band starting exactly at the time TNP would end, the band was free to improvise a bit, joke around, and provide some non-musical entertainment for the crowd.  On this album, my faves are "All the Old Showstoppers," "Myriad Harbour" (another ear-worm), and "Adventures in Solitude."  I recommend listening to this album on a Saturday afternoon while the sun is shining.  This is a great soundtrack for cleaning your house, playing solitaire, or frolicking with kitties.