the wire box.

Portugal. The Man - Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)

2012-02-14T00:12:00.000-08:00

Portugal. The Man - Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)

The Answering Machine - You Should Have Called

2012-02-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

The Answering Machine - You Should Have Called

Jason Chen - Best Friend

2012-02-12T00:05:00.000-08:00

Jason Chen - Best Friend

EPonym & Esta - One For The Good Times

2012-02-11T02:53:00.000-08:00

EPonym & Esta - One For The Good Times

Jesse Barrera - Try

2012-02-10T00:04:00.001-08:00

Jesse Barrera - Try

Coldplay - Lovers In Japan

2012-02-09T00:33:00.001-08:00

Coldplay - Lovers In Japan

Epik-High- Map The Soul

2012-02-08T08:29:00.000-08:00

Epik-High- Map The Soul

Tokimonsta - Bready Soul

2012-02-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday J Dilla & Nujabes

Tokimonsta - Bready Soul

Young the Giant - Your Side

2012-02-06T08:15:00.001-08:00

Young the Giant - Your Side

Fugazi - Last Chance For A Slow Dance

2012-02-05T00:02:00.000-08:00

Fugazi - Last Chance For A Slow Dance

Modest Mouse - Dramamine

2012-02-04T12:39:00.001-08:00

Modest Mouse - Dramamine

Linus' Blanket- Blanket Song

2012-02-03T00:01:00.000-08:00

Linus' Blanket- Blanket Song

Karmah - Just Be Good To Me.

2012-02-02T08:57:00.000-08:00

Karmah - Just Be Good To Me.

This Day And Age - Second Place Victory

2012-02-01T00:18:00.000-08:00

This Day And Age - Second Place Victory

Thrice - Eleanor Rigby (Cover)

2012-01-31T00:01:00.001-08:00

Thrice - Eleanor Rigby (Cover)

Witness - Watercolors

2012-01-30T12:55:00.000-08:00

Witness - Watercolors

Stars - Calendar Girl

2012-01-29T00:03:00.000-08:00

Stars - Calendar Girl

The whole album "Set Yourself on Fire" is a really great listen. Check it out and see for yourself.

Frankie J - More Than Words

2012-01-28T00:05:00.000-08:00

Frankie J - More Than Words

Barzelay - Fight Song Melodies

2012-01-27T11:08:00.000-08:00

Barzelay - Fight Song Melodies

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Mr. Little Jeans Remix)

2012-01-26T07:33:00.000-08:00

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Mr. Little Jeans Remix)

John Lennon - Happiness is a Warm Gun

2012-01-25T10:02:00.000-08:00

John Lennon - Happiness is a Warm Gun

Jamiroquai - "White Knuckle Ride"

2012-01-24T22:02:00.000-08:00

A cool jazz-funk tune that I happened to hear in H&M. Really catchy!

Clint Mansell | Moon OST #1 - Welcome to Lunar Industries

2012-01-24T21:55:00.000-08:00

Clint Mansell, the renowned music composer for acclaimed films like Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain, also created the eerie, mysterious, and provocative soundtrack for an independent British film known as Moon.

The soundtrack for Moon will be presented by Mansell himself at the Largo at the Coronet in April 4 and 5, 2012. A sample of Mansell's mastery of music and art is posted below. (And, if you haven't already done so, please watch this fantastic movie known as Moon!)

Clint Mansell | Moon OST #1 - Welcome to Lunar Industries

Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me/ My Sundown

2012-01-24T15:35:00.000-08:00

Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me/ My Sundown

Miike Snow - Animal

2012-01-23T12:53:00.000-08:00

Miike Snow - Animal

The Jazzment - Long Days

2012-01-22T00:10:00.001-08:00

The Jazzment - Long Days

Gemini - Blue

2012-01-21T18:33:00.000-08:00

Gemini - Blue

Taking Back Sunday - Swing

2012-01-20T00:06:00.000-08:00

Taking Back Sunday - Swing

The Temper Trap - Love Lost

2012-01-19T00:05:00.000-08:00

The Temper Trap - Love Lost

Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe

2012-01-18T00:01:00.000-08:00

Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe

Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory

2012-01-17T00:03:00.001-08:00

Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory

Gotye -- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

2012-01-16T21:16:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I last posted, but I heard this song on the radio today and instantly fell in love with it. Strangely, seems a bit relevant for times like these.

JBM - In A Different Time

2012-01-16T00:07:00.000-08:00

JBM - In A Different Time

Porcupine Tree - Sentimental

2012-01-15T14:48:00.000-08:00

Setting Fires - The Search

2012-01-15T00:20:00.000-08:00

Setting Fires - The Search

Jarrod Gorbel - I'll Do Better

2012-01-14T00:56:00.000-08:00

Jarrod Gorbel - I'll Do Better

The Daylights - Happy

2012-01-13T02:41:00.000-08:00

The Daylights - Happy

Amy Winehouse - I Heard Love Is Blind (Duncan Powell Remix)

2012-01-12T00:02:00.000-08:00

Amy Winehouse - I Heard Love Is Blind (Duncan Powell Remix)

M83 - Wait

2012-01-11T18:09:00.000-08:00

Memoryhouse | Bonfire

2012-01-11T16:33:00.000-08:00

Ambient. Soft. Summer. Sun rays. A lazy day in a hipster coffee shop.

I'm somewhat in an "easy listening" phase. Nothing too harsh or loud is perfect at the moment. Canadian band Memoryhouse has vocals resembling Zooey Deschanel (in my opinion) with melodies that are slow, but not quite melancholic. I would describe "Bonfire" as the title implies: warm, cozy, and hopeful.

Sub Pop Records is on a role with artists like The Album Leaf, Iron and Wine, CocoRosie, and of course Memoryhouse. Memoryhouse's album The Slideshow Effect, which includes "Bonfire", will be released February 28, 2012.

Memoryhouse | Bonfire

Another video by Memoryhouse:

Memoryhouse | Lately

"Lately" is a spin off of the original track "Phone Call" by Jon Brion featured in the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack:

Jon Brion | Phone Call

Washed Out - Belong

2012-01-11T00:15:00.001-08:00

Washed Out - Belong

Jason from LA - Dream of the 90's

2012-01-10T00:07:00.001-08:00

Jason from LA - Dream of the 90's

Bruno Mars - It Will Rain

2012-01-09T00:21:00.000-08:00

Bruno Mars - It Will Rain

Radiohead - High & Dry

2012-01-08T00:13:00.000-08:00

Radiohead - High & Dry

Foo Fighters - These Days

2012-01-07T00:18:00.001-08:00

Foo Fighters - These Days

Young Empires | The Earth Plates Are Shifting

2012-01-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

Thought of "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode when I first started listening. Good, relaxing music for my fogged ears (curse you, rhinovirus).

Young Empires | The Earth Plates Are Shifting

Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You back)

2012-01-05T23:58:00.001-08:00

Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You back)

Ljones - July

2012-01-05T00:33:00.000-08:00

Ljones - July

Bjork - Aurora

2012-01-04T01:38:00.000-08:00

Bjork - Aurora

Youth Lagoon | Daydream

2012-01-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

I heard this song in Urban Outfitters. It was one of those songs where I just knew I would bitterly regret not asking an employee what the song playing in the background was. Youth Lagoon is described by last.fm as:

The dreamy, reverb-laden outlet of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Trevor Powers (Boise, ID), sharing his emotions in every drop of his music, leaving no room for any sort of privacy.

While listening to this song, I really feel as if I am in a daydream (if such a thing could be transfigured into music). Another song of note is "Montana".

Youth Lagoon | Daydream

Stevie Wonder - All I Do

2012-01-03T00:02:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder - All I Do

Breezewax - Bright Lights

2012-01-02T01:08:00.000-08:00

Breezewax - Bright Lights

Scarub - Just Like the Sun

2012-01-01T00:25:00.000-08:00

Scarub - Just Like the Sun

The Cure - Bird Mad Girl

2011-12-31T00:54:00.000-08:00

The Cure - Bird Mad Girl

Rythmatical - Flea ft Lorisoul

2011-12-30T00:43:00.000-08:00

Rythmatical - Flea ft Lorisoul

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - What Are You Doing New Years Eve?

2011-12-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - What Are You Doing New Years Eve?

Relient K - Charles In Charge

2011-12-28T01:44:00.000-08:00

Relient K - Charles In Charge

Elton John - Daniel

2011-12-27T03:00:00.001-08:00

Elton John - Daniel

Nyan Cat [Piano Cover]

2011-12-26T02:41:00.001-08:00

Catchy

Nyan Cat [Piano Cover]

Album of the Year 2011

2011-12-26T02:25:00.000-08:00

I'm curious as to what your guys' Albums of the Year are and why.

I'm going to say Bon Iver's Bon Iver.

Radiohead - Staircase

2011-12-25T20:11:00.000-08:00

B-side from their King of Limbs sessions. I think I actually like this one best, next to Bloom.

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

2011-12-25T00:27:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas Wire Boxers!

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Pockyroad - Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw Cover)

2011-12-24T01:29:00.000-08:00

Pockyroad - Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw Cover)

Polock - Fireworks

2011-12-23T00:37:00.000-08:00

Polock - Fireworks

Hammock - I Can Almost See You

2011-12-22T00:27:00.001-08:00

Hammock - I Can Almost See You

The Go Find - Adrenaline

2011-12-21T20:33:00.000-08:00

The Go Find - Adrenaline

Sleepingdog - It Leaves Us Silent

2011-12-20T00:33:00.000-08:00

Sleepingdog - It Leaves Us Silent

DJ Sorama - Samurai Dance

2011-12-19T00:58:00.000-08:00

DJ Sorama - Samurai Dance

Secret Panda Society ft Erika Anderson - London's Calling

2011-12-18T01:05:00.000-08:00

Erika Anderson is my friend in high school, so happy that she's making it.

Secret Panda Society ft Erika Anderson - London's Calling

Röyksopp - This Space

2011-12-17T11:24:00.000-08:00

Yet another awesome song discovered while chilling at Memphis.

The Naked And Famous - Girls Like You

2011-12-17T00:22:00.000-08:00

I'm still in awe

The Naked And Famous - Girls Like You

Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

2011-12-16T01:08:00.000-08:00

Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

Ten Feet - Windward Skies

2011-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

Ten Feet - Windward Skies

Crystal Castles | Baptism

2011-12-14T16:38:00.000-08:00

Obsessed.

Crystal Castles | Baptism

Hold my head under water
Take a breath for the Father
Learn to love. Lessons repeating
The Chronicles are so misleading

This is your baptism
And you can't forgive them
This is your baptism
And you can't forgive them

Hold my head under water
Take a breath for the Father
Learn to love. Lessons repeating
The Chronicles are so misleading

This is your baptism
And you can't forgive them
This is your baptism
And you can't forgive them

Epic Sax Homer

2011-12-14T00:48:00.000-08:00

Epic Sax Homer

Metronomy - Heartbreaker

2011-12-13T09:06:00.000-08:00

Metronomy - Heartbreaker

Mogwai - Take Me Somewhere Nice

2011-12-12T20:24:00.000-08:00

Coconut Records - West Coast

2011-12-12T00:09:00.000-08:00

Coconut Records - West Coast

"True Loves" by Hooray for Earth

2011-12-11T21:23:00.000-08:00

Hooray For Earth - True Loves from Young Replicant on Vimeo.

"Midnight City" by M83

2011-12-11T00:21:00.001-08:00

I was assigned as co-class rep alongside this 29-year old girl whose dad struck it rich in the late 80s for writing a screen play that got turned into a film that grossed so-many millions of dollars. Growing up in Hollywood, she exudes this aura of superficiality, but underneath it all she does in fact care about life - down to the most minute level (she has been a veterinary tech for more than five years). We hang out alot in this platonic fashion that I can only describe as "two parts complementing each other" because she regards me a being quietly cerebral and I see her as an over-the-top loud-mouth. In many ways it appears that the concept of us being assigned as co's was either strategically planned or serendipitous. Given the nature of my professor's decision making, it's a good chance that she did a mix of both.

In our furor of stress and finals, this girl and I have been basically tearing up downtown LA, jumping bar to bar, ceaselessly fighting sleep and responsibility. And this girl always plays stuff like Empire of the Sun and M83 [and she actually showed me that Bag Raiders' song I posted a few days back]. When I inquire about her tastes, she tells me, "I am a product of the 80s."

So here we are, driving up and down Fairfax, listening to music. She's pumping her fist to "Midnight City" and I'm smoking a cigarette [which I swear to God is something I never do], and I'm just like, "This song is this moment right now."

And I guess that's the point of my story: This song is this moment right. Or was that moment right then. Or this song just is.

Oh Laura - Release Me

2011-12-11T00:04:00.000-08:00

Oh Laura - Release Me

Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us

2011-12-10T00:38:00.000-08:00

Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us

Phantogram - Mouthful Of Diamonds

2011-12-09T00:34:00.001-08:00

Phantogram - Mouthful Of Diamonds

The Spinners - Working my way back to you

2011-12-08T04:51:00.000-08:00

The Spinners - Working my way back to you

"Shooting Stars" by Bag Raiders

2011-12-07T15:03:00.000-08:00

Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars from Modular People on Vimeo.

Planningtorock | Doorway

2011-12-07T00:36:00.001-08:00

A great song by The Knife's frequent collaborator, Planningtorock. The video is weird (not gonna lie), but this is the first time in a while I've heard a new song that is by a band that sounds similar to The Knife. I like.

Pitchfork said this song was remniscent of Silent Shout, the famous work of The Knife. I don't entirely agree... It seems more more fit in the album Deep Cuts.

Planning to Rock | Doorway

Röyksopp - Were You Ever Wanted? (feat. Lykke Li)

2011-12-07T00:12:00.001-08:00

Röyksopp - Were You Ever Wanted? (feat. Lykke Li)

The Weepies - Painting by Chagall

2011-12-06T01:19:00.000-08:00

The Weepies - Painting by Chagall

Death Cab For Cutie - Brothers On A Hotel Bed

2011-12-05T00:59:00.001-08:00

Death Cab For Cutie - Brothers On A Hotel Bed

Best Coast | Sun Was High (So Was I)

2011-12-04T19:32:00.000-08:00

Best Coast | Sun Was High (So Was I)

The Joy Formidable - Whirring

2011-12-03T00:09:00.000-08:00

The Joy Formidable - Whirring

Rogue Wave - Publish My Love

2011-12-02T00:03:00.001-08:00

Rogue Wave - Publish My Love

A.C. Newman- "On the Table"

2011-12-01T01:33:00.001-08:00

A.C. Newman- "On the Table"

"Polish Girl" by Neon Indian

2011-11-30T14:54:00.001-08:00

Beulah - Popular Mechanics for Lovers

2011-11-30T00:15:00.001-08:00

Beulah - Popular Mechanics for Lovers

The Walkmen - Little House of Savages

2011-11-29T00:01:00.000-08:00

The Walkmen - Little House of Savages

"Dark Storm" by Jezebels

2011-11-28T15:43:00.000-08:00

Interpol - Specialist

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Interpol - Specialist

Crustation - Life As One

2011-11-27T00:36:00.001-08:00

Crustation - Life As One

James Blake - At Birth

2011-11-26T01:21:00.000-08:00

James Blake - At Birth