280/365 - Another New CD - Tiger Suit by KT Tunstall

I generally don't buy new music completely "unheard", unless the music is from an artist I admire. Lucky for me, two of my favorite artists released new CDs in the last 4 weeks. Sara Bareilles released her beautiful sophomore "Kaleidoscope Heart" in the beginning of September and last week, KT Tunstall's "Tiger Suit" was finally released in the US (the lucky UK got it a week earlier).



I've been listening to the CD in the car since Wednesday morning. This album is certainly KT's most upbeat, with hardly a slow song. I like the rhythmic beat that weaves throughout, giving the entire album an African feel, of course fitting for the album's namesake. My only complaint, is why KT feels she needs to make a "Black Horse and Cherry Tree" wanna be track on each of her albums. It was "Hold On" on Drastic Fantastic, and for this album, "Come On, Get In" just sounds like more of the same. But one small song is a minor thing to complain about, I guess.

Tracks that have made an impression -
Difficulty (the lyrics here make you think)
Glamour Puss (totally rocking fun)
Fade Like a Shadow

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September 6-8, Days 247-249

Monday, September 6 - Day 247:
A new home project has sprung life - Erica wants to paint her room a turquoise color, with huge circles spattered around the room. We picked out some color chips and a sample that has been chosen as THE color.



Tuesday, September 7 - Day 248:
Baseball game, Brian playing second base. At bat, he hit a big triple, then was out at first, and finally he hit a single. The team won.


Wednesday, September 8 - Day 249:
I didn't have time to get to the store yesterday, but I made it to Target this afternoon to purchase the newly released Sara Bareilles CD, Kaleidoscope Heart. I chose the Target version, as it contains three bonus tracks. I had been listening to a preview on IHeartRadio, and know it's a great follow up to Little Voice.



Instant faves:
Uncharted
Hold My Heart
Let the Rain

... although I'm sure I'll love them all after listening more.

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310/365 - GLEE Fix

Even though the World Series has pre-empted GLEE for the 2nd week in a row, I've been able to get my Glee fix due to the release of Volume 1 songs yesterday. I purchased my copy at Target after reading their version included 3 extra songs.



The verdict? If you are GLEE fan because of the music (and who isn't?), I highly recommend it. The extra tracks include "I Want to Sex You Up" (which I love because it is sung acapella), "I Could Have Danced All Night" (I love My Fair Lady), and "Leaving on a Jet Plane".

I can't wait for the next new episodes to see how they work "Defying Gravity" into the show. Yeah, it's fabulous on the CD.

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Don't Stop Believing - Watch GLEE

I finally caught the Pilot Episode of the new Fox Series, GLEE. I Love, Love, Loved it. I don't watch much TV, but I plan to catch this series when it resumes this Wednesday at 8:00 my time.

Yeah, it's about Glee Club in High School - yeah, I see the parallels between it and High School Musical. But it portrays more than the "don't be defined by the cliques you belong to in High School" - OK - maybe there's a heavy dose of that, plus a bunch of funny characters that draw you in. And there's the music. Who doesn't love Journey's Don't Stop Believing, sung by performers who love to sing?

If you didn't catch it the first go around, you can watch it as I did, on hulu.com. I've even embedded the video here:


And a sneak peak from the coming episode - it's only 1 minute long, so you have time to watch now!

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