Song of the Day: "Quelqu'un m'a dit"

I went and saw (500) Days of Summer the other night and the soundtrack is pretty amazing...it's up there with Garden State. The song that I fell in love with is Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni. There's this thing with me and music in French. For some reason it just sounds better and their voices are more calming or interactive...but maybe that's just because I don't understand everything that they are singing.

So this song sounds beautiful and a little sorrowful...and oh my goodness is it. I translated it and here is what it says:

I am told that our lives are not worth much,
They pass in an instant as roses fade.
I was told that the time slips is a bastard that our sorrows He made them coats but someone told me ...

Refrain
That you still loved me,
Someone who told me you loved me still.
Would this be so?

I was told that fate does not care about us
That gives us nothing and promises everything
Seem qu'le happiness is at hand,
Then it reaches out and you find yourself crazy
But someone told me ...

Refrain

But that is what I always said that you loved me?
I do remember it was late at night
I hear his voice, but I see more features
"He loves you, it's secret, tell him that J'vous have said"
You see someone told me ...

That you still loved me, I was really T'on said ...
That you still loved me, would this be so?

I am told that our lives are not worth much,
They pass in an instant as roses fade
I was told that the time slips is a bastard
What our sorrows He made them coats,
But someone told me that ...

Check Bruni out because the rest of her music is just as beautiful...I don't know what they mean, but I'll work on it. And if you love the way French sounds check out Ta Douleur by Camille.

Ahh-Mazing Concert: Chester French and Kid Cudi 6/26

Last night probably was the 2nd or 3rd best concert I've been to in my life. The crowd was hyped, the music was great, and the performers were 2 of my favorites. Paper magazine and Ray Ban brought Kid Cudi and Chester French to the South Street Seaport for a free concert and it was amazing.

Chester French started the big show...after a rain delay. The crowd wasn't into it the whole time, but I definitely was. They did:

1. Jimmy Choos

2. She Loves Everybody

3. Bebe Buell

4. Neal

5. Life in LA but Life In NY featuring Travis McCoy

6. Starting a Band-Two Mans

7.Hella Good Cover

And then it was time for Kid Cudi at about 9pm. I just want to say that he is way skinner than I thought he would be...like way to skinny, but I do have to say that he is a great performer. I loved how he was drinking a Corona the whole time. He's definitely appreciative of his fans too.

Set List:

1.Down and Out

2.Dat New New

3.Is There Any Love sans Wale

A brief little disbelief moment of his Aug. 25 album drop date

4. Cudi Spazzin'

5.Can Be

6. Man on the Moon

MJ tribute moment. " We gonna keep making ill ass joints for mj"

7. Some song i don't remember

8.Excuse My Mood

9. The Sky Might Fall

Announcing tour with Asher Roth

10. Poke Her Face

11. Embrace the Martian

12. Day 'N Nite

Song of the Day: "Nerd Girl"

There are a few reasons why I choose this song, but the main one is because Clinton Sparks is going to be in Des Moines tonight. Kinda crazy. If you didn't know, he was the one that pushed Chester French to make the Jacques Jams mixtape as a promotional tool for their cd "Love the Future."

I also like it because I'm a fan of Janelle Monae and it makes it ok to be a nerd girl. haha

The Review: "Love the Future"

You may be wondering why a post so late/early, but too many activities went down this afternoon and tomorrow is going to be crazy due to no school for MAYFEST. So here goes.

This is from the official email I got from the guys (I have VIP status..haha along with many others I can only assume.)

"We began working on this record when we were nineteen years old and had just finished our freshman year of college. D.A. was squatting in our friend Ko's summer dorm housing and Max would drive to campus each morning so that we could spend the day performing on the street. In our downtime and at night, we started writing the songs for "Love the Future."

Four years, countless all-nighters, tens of sleepovers at each others' parents' houses, thousands of dollars of our own money, three record deal offers, two diplomas, a year in L.A., unspeakable amounts of other peoples' money, six tours, and a few girlfriends later - it's done. We have agonized over every detail of this album, from the tiniest sonic nuance to the beautiful packaging that Francesco Carrozzini and Nick Dart helped us realize, and we're very proud to present it to you." 

You can tell that the guys of Chester French did work hard on this album. The production and musicology is different than what I've ever heard of. It's not your typical synthesized beats that you hear so often these days. There are complex layers of sounds that mesh really well. And there's a variety of these meshes throughout the whole cd. At one point in a song it's all happy and then the next it can have a deep darker tone...it's pretty genius if you ask me. 

The cd. is a lot different from their mixtape, so just beware of that. They do include "Jimmy Choos" and "She Loves Everybody" on the cd but the other songs' sounds are more chill, darker and softer. I guess when you're talking about love, things do tend to get a little soft. 

I did a little run through of some songs. Not too detailed but I just jotted down notes while i was listening/ studying for my test on wed (who gives a test on the day after mayfest?). 

*intro- spanish or some other language i've heard (bad that i can't pin point)? por que?

*Cmon- sound a lot like mixtape songs. 

*Bebee Buell-- more hard beginning but the addition of repeated keyboard chords softens it a lil. " This ain't groupie love. you mean more to me." 

*Fingers--pretty hilarious.  white boy plainly and clearly saying "you're so fresh. you're fresh to death.. but you've turned your tricks made such a mess"

*Country interlude- debbie downer much?then around 2:40 it's sounds like a kids wooden xylophone so it's more playful but still had a dark tone. throw in "live between her thighs" ...new favorite line for singers? hmm this long ass song kinda sounds like a song my sister would make me listen to.

*Beneath the veil---lil johnny cash-ish. like the little tap dancish sound in it...did they read my review with josh and how he wanted to use that in his music? ha 

*Neal- more upbeat. keyboard sounds like stevie back in the day. The repeated line of  "get a girlfriend and take her to the zoo" is just great to me.

*Not over you-some parts of the beat remind me of video game sounds. "i try to do what i got a do but i'm not over you i try to say what i gotta say but im not thru"...gun shot at 3:20...lil dramatic...no?

*Sleep-haha weird voices within in last 45 secs. if high that would freak you out.

So there's my break down. Go out and buy it! It's a good listen.

Oh the Anticipation & Reward

So I'm pretty pumped about 2.5  things. 

1. I pre-ordered my Chester French cd so I'm getting that download when it hits the 22nd. I hope you guys ordered yours too. OH and if you got that email, anyone want to sign up for the safari or slumber party with me? haha

2.  Kid Cudi released a track, "Daps and Pounds," that, if I'm understanding right, will be on his cd when it drops this summer. Go here to get it...but if you go to the link below you don't have to.

And he dropped another mixtape "Dat Kid from Cleveland." It basically has all the tracks everyone has heard and then some new stuff. go here to download it.

Remix

Clinton Sparks did a remix of Chester French's "She Loves Everybody." Now you can get pumped to go out with this song. woo! Click here.

Great Mixtape

I mentioned Chester French previously and their great release idea for their mixtape. I hope you followed suit and went to www.chesterfrench.com/mixtape and signed up to get it, because it's great. The skits are funny and the collabs are pretty amazing. These guys are going to be big. I thought maybe their Harvard intelligence would seep into my brain and help me write this paper, but it isn't. Definitely too distracted by the lyrics and skits.

Go listen to it!

Smart Guys and Music--Chester French

So these guys are Harvard graduates and they're making some sweet music that has caught the ears of Pharrell, Diddy, and a lot more. You've probably seen, heard, or read about them somewhere by now, but if not watch this video to learn more about them. You can also go to http://chesterfrench.com/mixtape/and sign up to get their mixtape emailed to you Wednesday. They also have a nice little blog going on to. The list of songs and skits look like it's going to be entertaining. I can't wait.