The Heather Van De Mark Top 5

What happened to Colmus? You're guess is as good as mine. HSV really saved the day with this one...and three days before she thought she was going to have to go. Thanks, HSV:

no preface, i'm too tired to type much. just know, nothing's ever really all-time for me, everything changes.plus, i don't think i've even been exposed to my top five all time favorite songs yet. i know two for sure, the other three i'm just into.

Sierra by Cursive



i heart this entire album, it's epic. but sierra stands out because it's such a melancholy scenario. i particularly like when everything builds up and breaks around 2:16. i can just feel it. listen to the whole album, it's amazing. this song won't ever come off of my top-5 songs.


Waste of Paint by Bright Eyes



this is the other song that won't come ever fall from my top-5. i like his story telling style (particularly for the first half), some parts are happy and some are sad, and his lyrics just work for me. i can't be in a crowded place and not think, "the way they spin and turn and jockey for positions."

Some Kind of Wonderful by Joss Stone (editors note: sorry for the shotty youtube video. Heather's version was from iTunes so I couldn't play it or post it here. Let me know if this is the wrong song or something.)



i like female artists, and rather than include some lifelong favorites like shirley manson, brodie dalle, gwen stefani, karen o, etc., i went with joss stone. i'm not sure, i'm not familiar with her work (nor do i even know who originally wrote this song). but i like songs from this era/genre, whatever it is.

Dramamine by Modest Mouse



maybe not the most exciting song, but something about it puts me into a special place. the sort of song i put on repeat and fall/cry asleep to. i like it, but i could see it falling from grace at some point.

Labeling Keys by Taylor Mali



okay, not a song, but spoken word definitely has rhythmic elements. taylor mali is fantastic and his whole cd is really good. basically, after i listened to each one i wanted to add it to the list. some are sad, some are funny. i also like that he doesn't incorporate music into his poetry, which a lot of spoken artists will do, and i'm not crazy about that.

bonus track: my summer jam: Laugh Love Fuck by The Coup. You'll have to click on that song, the first song isn't it.
link to : http://www.myspace.com/thecoupmusic
yeeaaaaah. this just gets me into a mood. a real good mood.

that's all folks.