TUESDAY TUNES v.15 | THE PAPER KITES

TUES Oct 2, 2012

 

I have been waiting for a new band to really captivate me musically and this week, I give credit to The Paper Kites. Their simple yet heavy melody and lyrics got me within the first five seconds. I heard "Bloom" (which I shared in the last post) and was instantly hooked. Plus, I have a soft spot for interesting female vocals exemplified by their band member, Christina and a huge soft spot for the banjo! Definitely a keeper. So far, I've only listened to a handful of their songs including "Woodland" and "Featherstone", but word on the street is that they have a new EP called "Young North" and touring in Australia.

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I'll let the music speak for itself.

Here are my favorites thus far. I still have some listening to do myself.
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SONGS + FLOWERS

SUN. Sept 30, 2012

 

Last Spring, my college roommate Hannah received these beautiful tulips from our friend. They looked wonderful in our plastic-straw-holder-turned-vase, so of course I had to snap a few photos. I've always loved tulips. I have always thought of them as classic, clean, crisp and "springy". Once upon a time a past high school boyfriend bought me some. But sadly, have not received any since. Oh someone, please buy me some tulips! They are definitely in my top five favorite kinds of flowers. I used to say I hated receiving flowers because they were a waste and belonged with Mother Nature, not in my home.

I was such a liar.

You know when you hear 2.5 seconds of a song and know you are going to just love it? Well, it happened with this song. I have been waiting for a musical moment like this. When I heard the song "Bloom" by the newly-discovered band The Paper Kites, it make me think of passing these tulips everyday in our kitchen and watching them bloom in our little mountain home. The photos I took of them were tucked away in an album labeled "March 29, 2012" on my computer so naturally I forgot they existed! This perfect little song made me remember those perfect little flowers and for that, I accuse fate.

The model in the photo is my beautiful college roommate Kaleigh. I have a weird obsession with taking photos of her hands, although her face is quite breathtaking, too.