Wannabe

From the South Bay to the Valley

From the Westside to the Eastside

Everybody's very happy

'Cause the sun is shining all the time

After an endless sifting through songs, we've come across a few that all have something to do with or remind us of LA and hopefully are fresh to your ears. Take it easy, pour yourself some pinot, and enjoy!

The Listing

Eagles of Death Metal - Wannabe in LA [the glorious video @ the end of this post]

Jet - She's a Genius [While recording in LA, the band lived in Brentwood and partied hard in Hollywoodland]
Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining [Some country twang about the twats who move to LA]
Gin Wigmore - Oh My [Twenty & in Hollywood]
Ya Boy - We Run LA (ft. Dr. Hollywood) - [We mean... It is catchy though]
Miike Snow - Silvia [Early morning on PCH]
Passion Pit - Little Secrets [...they're everywhere. Welcome to LA]

The Woods, Los Angeles

The Woods of LA, that is. Any of you Westside Los Angeles natives may remember this once-spectacular place of the great 90's that's now occupied by an.... E-Trade. RIP. If the inside of a building could look like the picture referenced above, The Woods did. Here's some songs that are in memorial to the rare twigs, flowers, and delicacies that are no longer there.

The Listing

Vetiver - At Forest Edge [If you aren't familiar with Vetiver, get the entire album]

The Dodos - Fables [Always reliable go-to]

Vetiver - Another Reason To Go [See Vetiver above]

She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? [Deschanel and M.Ward - thank you]

M. Ward - Jailbird [M.Ward's latest album is through and through amazing]

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal [we couldn't help ourselves]

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain [still chills us after every listen]

Blitzen Trapper - Furr [This song is chilling and reminds us of old Dylan both lyrically and structurally]

Paul Simon - Diamonds on The Soles of Her Shoes [We mean...]

Alexandre Desplat - Sunrise on Lake Pontchartrain [Desplat's score for Benjamin Button - this track is curious, as was The Woods]