• Your Protector – Fleet Foxes

    SONG OF THE DAY “Your Protector” by Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes [self-titled album], Bella Union/ Sub Pop, 2008). Written by Robin Pecknold. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Fleet Foxes is a Seattle-based indie folk band. – The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length …

  • Perfect Day – Lou Reed

    SONG OF THE DAY “Perfect Day” by Lou Reed (Transformer, RCA Records, 1972). Written by Lou Reed. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Perfect Day” is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, and originally featured on Transformer, Reed’s second post-Velvet Underground solo album. – Unlike its predecessor, Lou Reed, eight songs of which were leftovers from …

  • Monsters – Band of Horses

    SONG OF THE DAY “Monsters” by Band Of Horses (Everything All The Time, Sub Pop Records, 2006). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell and Mat Brooke. – The band often draws comparisons to My Morning Jacket, largely due …

  • Boadicea – Enya

    SONG OF THE DAY “Boadicea” by Enya (Enya [self-titled album later re-released under the title The Celts], BBC/ Atlantic Records, 1987). Written by Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (a.k.a. Enya). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Enya’s first full-album recording, Enya / The Celts features music written and recorded for the soundtrack of the 1986 documentary television series, The Celts. …