There is something very special about vinyl records... I've been buying more than I can afford lately, but it makes me happy so why not? I'd choose an awesome LP or kick-ass 7" with beautiful artwork above a new pair of shoes any day :)

Next week is Valentine's Day. Great. Another reminder that I am all alone and very very miserable. But whatever, it's nothing but a made-up holiday for consumerist whores who know nothing about love or pain or.... err sorry got a bit heated. It's true though. Anyway I was thinking about making a sad-and-lonely mixtape to listen to all day and allow myself to wallow a bit. Problem is, my mind is absolutely blank and I can't come up with a single song to put on it (obvious choices like Love Will Tear Us Apart or any Smiths song are not allowed). Anyone got any suggestions? Maybe some nice moaning 90's emo. or perhaps some good ol' Bright Eyes. In other news; I hate my fucking job and I have realised that I've become the disillusioned wage slave I always promised myself not to become. Great!

Pavement, Pavement... on of my all time favourite bands. The thing about Pavement is that when I listen to them I get that "everything is alright" feeling. While I love tearing my heart apart with depressing emo shit, there is something so purely likable about Pavement that often makes me want to listen to little else. Everybody should own at least one Pavement record, preferably Crooked Rain or Terror Twilight. Or Brighten The Corners. And the Spit On A Stranger EP. If "Harness Your Hopes" doesn't make you smile you have probably lost all sense of humour and should seriously consider suicide. So go on, go down your local indie record shop, stock up on Pavement, and watch (or hear) your broken heart heal, one song at the time.

In other news, I've just re-discovered the Survival Sickness record by The (International) Noise Conspiracy. It's not Refused but Dennis sure has a knack at writing good pop songs. So while you're in the record shop, you might as well stock up on some T(I)NC too.

Pavement - Gold Soundz
Cursive - The Lament of Pretty Baby
Brand New - Degausser
Morrissey - Now My Heart is Full
Texas is the Reason - If It's Here When We Get Back, It's Ours
Pigeon Detectives - Romantic Type
Disco Ensemble - This is My Head Exploding
Nightmare of You - Ode to Serotonin
Northstar - To My Better Angel
Built to Spill - Car
The Promise Ring - Why Did We Ever Meet
Babyshambles - I Wish
Ali Love - K Hole
Les Savy Fav - Knowing How The World Works
Therapy? - Die Like a Motherfucker
Rival Schools - Travel By Telephone
Pulp - Mis-shapes
Tullycraft - Popsongs Your New Boyfriend's too Stupid to Know About
Starmarket - Into Your Arms
Last Days of April - Two Hands and Ten Fingers
Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
Okkervil River - Black
Cat Power - I Found a Reason
Songs:Ohia - The Lioness

On a slightly different note, Jesus is livejournal addictive! It's up there with sudoku and amphetamines in the MOST ADDICTIVE SHIT EVER list (google it).