"An album as a whole that I love is Lucky by Nada Surf. "See These Bones," that to me is a person, and an album, and a song. My girlfriend, Courtney, is completely embodied in that album. Every time I listen to it, it's like she's there, and that's really helped me a lot. It's really strange to have an album be a person. It's the first time I've kind of thought about it in that way, but it's true, and that brings a comfort in itself. The music is super comforting because it's got amazing harmonies. The thing I love about Nada Surf is you don't give a shit what year it is, they still sound like 1995. They've done it on their new album (You Know Who You Are) as well. I love that band."
"Rockollection 008" is a 2008 re-release by French artist Laurent Voulzy, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his 1977 hit "Rockollection." The song, originally a nostalgic blend of French lyrics by Alain Souchon and covers of 1960s English-language hits, was reimagined in this version with a duration of 15:43. It’s part of the album Recollection, certified platinum in France. For the first time, Voulzy included a French song, Michel Polnareff’s "L’Amour avec toi," alongside covers like The Beatles’ "Ticket to Ride," The Troggs’ "With a Girl Like You," and The Buggles’ "Video Killed the Radio Star." The tracklist features classics such as "Paint It, Black," "Eleanor Rigby," and "California Dreamin’."
"Now, I’ve never paid them much mind, let alone bought any of their guitarless records, but every bedwetter has its day and Keane’s arrived when they decided to beef up a bit, tighten up the songs and listen to a shedload of A-ha records. Because that’s what the best bits of Perfect Symmetry are – Scoundrel Days ‘08. ‘Spiralling’ was the eye-opener, the rather too eager Bowie-aper that put down an emphatic marker saying, “We’ve changed! We’re still pop, only more so, and look – guitar!” (seriously, it said that), but ‘The Lovers Are Losing’ has one of the most startlingly great choruses of the year so here it is."
