Autumn

The air outside is getting cooler, I've worn jeans for the first time in months and there are some leaves beginning to fall from the trees in my yard. I've had Octoberfest and Pumpkin beer...that to me means one thing; Autumn. As you can tell, I have a thing for the fall. I love this season more than the others. I love everything associated with it: apple pie, pumpkins, the leaves, etc. I also find it a prime time to enjoy some music.

I've put together a Autumn playlist with some of my favorite songs for the upcoming season. Most of them have nothing at all to do with Autumn, they just seem to fit the season and most of them are depressing as hell. To me they represent the season and the mood and make for good driving "looking at the leaves" songs. Here you go:


In full Autumn color scheme as well...haha.

S. Carey - "All We Grow"

You may know Sean Carey as the drummer for Bon Iver or you may not know him at all.  His debut album "All We Grow" came out on 8-24 and its been a regular on my ipod since.  It's a fantastic debut and something that will continue to get regular plays from me this fall.  It makes another wonderful companion piece for Autumn.  Carey is opening for the Tallest Man on Earth this fall, be sure to check them out.  Check out these two tracks.

S. Carey - In the Stream


S. Carey - We Fell


"All We Grow" available on Itunes now. 

Love Language and Sufjan

Haven't blogged in a bit, been recovering from the sausage retreat. I'm back today with a short post about two songs I've been loving a lot lately.  First up we have "Pedals" from the Love Language off of their new album "Libraries".  The lyrics get me everytime, especially the end with "lay you down in my chest".  Take a listen.

Second, we have Sufjan Stevens and "Heirloom" off his surprise "All Delighted People" ep.  Haven't given the ep a complete listen but "Heirloom" is wonderful.



All in all two great listens and one short post.  Enjoy.

Mountain Man

Autumn is right around the corner.  Time for sweaters, jeans, fireplaces, pumpkins and Octoberfest beer.  I've recently discovered a wonderful band called Mountain Man, which could turn out to be my soundtrack for the fall.  Mountain Man are Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Randall Meath, based out of Bennington, Vt.  They remind me of the music from "O'Brother Where Art Thou?" and I describe it as hauntingly beautiful.  Take a listen of a few tracks from their debut album "Made the Harbour" and decide for yourself.  Do yourself a favor and pour a Shipyard Pumpkinhead to get into the spirit. "Made the Harbour" available on the iTunes now.

Mountain Man - Animal


Mountain Man - Loon Song

Cee-Lo Green says "F-CK YOU!"

Check out the new track from Cee-Lo Greens upcoming album "The Ladykiller". Brilliant.

It's all fun and games until someone loses a sausage.

It's that time a year again, when men in their mid thirties get to act like they are twenty-one again for a few days out in the woods for the annual "Sausage Retreat".  Starting next Thursday in upstate New York twelve of us will converge on the camp of my friend John, free of wives and children for four days; eating meat, drinking beer, playing golf and horseshoes for the coveted "Sausage Cup".  As current holder of the "Sausage Cup" with my friend Mike,  I can tell you, there is no better feeling than to raise the cup and guzzle some cold ones from it. 

This will be a tournament of some of the greatest and worlds best beer drinkers, golfers and athlete's from New England....yeah OK, its actually a collection of twelve of the most out of shape, beer belly hanging, liver marinating dudes you'll ever set eyes upon.  Needless to say its bound to be a great time and a miserable ride home on Sunday.

I've come up with a play list of some of my favorite drinking songs for sausage retreat and I share them with you now.  "Songs to Sausage By".

Tony Toupee

AWESOME.