Might as well stop kidding myself. Here’s the Random ten, as if you really gave a shit

In The Sweet Embrace of Life – Wynton Marsalis Septet
Bus Stop Boxer – Eels
The Wretched – Nine Inch Nails
Fresh Blood – Eels
Glamorous Glue – Morrisey
BBB – How To Destroy Angels
Opium Tea – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
What We Begin – Beth Orton
Love U – Blitzen Trapper
Car Thief – Beastie Boys
and Dig For Fire – Pixies

In other news…. Had I heard M83′s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming last year, it would definitely have been on my end of the year best list. In particular, I’m fascinated by the child narrated froggy bedtime story Raconte-Moi Une Histoire

Gonzalez often co-writes with his older brother, Yann, whom he credits with introducing him to different bands at an early age. One of the tracks that the Gonzalez brothers wrote together is the playful “Raconte-Moi Une Histoire,” which literally means, “Tell Me a Story.” Set to a bouncy, hopping beat, the voice of a young girl sweetly narrates a fantastical story about “a very tiny frog.”

“Yeah, this is one of my favorite tracks on the album,” Gonzalez says. “Zelly, the little girl talking on the track, she’s actually Justin Meldal-Johnsen’s daughter. Justin is my producer on the album. And yeah, Zelly is amazing. The first time I met with her she was only 5. She started to talk to me for 30 minutes. She wasn’t shy at all. It was pretty amazing to see this little child talking like an adult almost, you know? She’s a born actress.”

The leap from idea to idea in the song’s storytelling mimics a child’s wandering stream of consciousness. Of course, like everything Gonzalez does, the final product, in actuality, is much more precise.

Also, too. My growing love affair with the arrangements of  the Pizzicato Five

Oddly enough, the music matches up well with Shakiras ass.  Almost like The Dark Side Of The Rainbow