I'm Still Here w/ Music Obsessions (October) Twin Shadow, Indestructible, Linda, Runaway...

I realize I haven't posted here in a while, but I have been on Tumblr so you can check out any Crystal Veil interim extras there, if you so choose (or whenever they decide to return your page without an error message, pfft)

Now let's catch up shall we...

 Hope everyone had an eventful/boring/exciting/scary Halloween, and endured the fright fests, costumes, pumpkins, and strangers with candy, and  honored our veterans on Veteran's Day, even if it was simply done by watching The Pacific miniseries on HBO.

On to the beginning of November we watched as American politics were turned inside out, Lil' Wayne got out, Tyler Perry released the much anticipated For Colored Girls...(still haven't seen it) but I did see Night Catches Us which also stars Kerry Washington, and that I really enjoyed. (it's also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award!!) What else? Michael Jackson's Breaking News, Willow Smith whipped her hair (back and forth), the Oscar race  started, more music releases, film releases, Misfits became my favorite show on TV, and just after the Thanksgiving holiday and nearing Christmas I finished a post of Crystal Veil music obsessions for the month of October (which I never got around to posting and honestly I'm still listening to this music so it's relevant)

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas/Holiday Season and are ready for the new year.

Now here we are with 2010 a little less than 48 hours away, and I've been searching for a nice comprehensive music video list/best of, what have you, and I couldn't seem to find one that catered to  my erratic listening sensibilities, so I decided to make my own, and then I figured I'd share.

My favorite videos of 2010 will be up later but I don't want my October music obsessions to go to waste so, Music Obsessions first and then... newness)

Twin Shadow - Forget

This album is in my top favorites for 2010. It's perfect for Fall, with all of its distant echoey vocals, clever lyrics, and killer hooks. I've already featured the single "Castles in the Snow" from Forget, but make sure to check out the album in it's entirety. So good.

These kids and their covers nowadays. I would gladly welcome a year full of remakes if they all sounded like this.

I just love the whole atmospheric dark pop element to this song. Very cool!

I love this "Single" reworking just as much as my other favorites this month. I'm also glad that  Mar and Full Crate decided not to include Wayne's third verse on their track. It would get a side eye of ridiculousness every time, no matter who's singing it. As it stands Mar's smoothed out version is a worthy replay, and combined with the video it was a welcome addition for the month of Oct. I love Full Crate, and I love Mar. Done.

She is fly, she is 10, she is Willow Smith, and she's awesome.

"I am a creative person." "I'm not a good celebrity but I'm a great artist... I'm tired of using my celebrity to sell my art."- Kanye West

Honestly, I think artist and celebrity are irrevocably intertwined at this point, but when Kanye sticks to expressing himself through music, he can do no wrong.

As long as Robyn is releasing amazing singles from her Body Talk three-album catalog, she will probably wind up on this list. If I haven't mentioned before, I love her. The radio version of Indestructible is great, but the acoustic version of baroque pop epicness from Body Talk Pt. 2 is the one that I'm obsessed with. Click play to be enchanted by lush strings and things.

Indestructible (acoustic version) by robyn