doodles & a friday mix

happy friday!

i can't wait for this weekend, although i don't really have plans. i'm excited to hang out at home and start sketching for ideas that i have for new drawings.

since i've been home, i've been hanging out in my bed from the time i get home from work to the time i fall asleep. lazy, yes... i love sketching in bed with the company of my cat carli while watching shark week documentaries or listening to music. it's the perfect way to relax after a long and stressful day at work :)

here's a little doodle i did last night of just that!

i also wanted to share an awesome mix by the guys of washed out. i've been trying to get my hands on their new album, but haven't had any luck (wanna help a girl out?)

in the meantime, check out this mix! my favorite song from it is "a horse with no shame" by america.

Washed Out - Rough Trade Mix by Abeano on Mixcloud

anyways, have a great weekend!

gabrielle

august mixtape volume 7

hey there! can you believe it's already august? where did the summer go?!?

i haven't made one of these mixtapes in a long time! however, i was feeling very inspired by my recent trip to california when choosing what songs i was in the mood for. my friend joe and i listened to a ton of country music in the car while i was there, so i created this mixtape that reminds me of the good ol' summer days, with lots of good guitar riffs, banjos and folksy sounds. not all of it is new music, but they're the good tunes i know i can always rely on...

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download playlist:

1. iron & wine- peace beneath the city

2. fleet foxes- sim sala bim

3. bon iver- towers

4. thao & mirah- little cup

5. m. ward- never had nobody like you

6. soggy bottom boys- i am a man of constant sorrow

7. she & him- you really gotta hold on

8. the black keys- she's long gone

9. the decemberists- rox in the box

10. the felice brothers- radio song

the album artwork is a film photo that matthew took one day when we were at the beach. it's so washed out but i love how summery it feels.

so check it out and follow the simple instructions! download and play on repeat in the car with the windows down :)

happy summer!

gabrielle

february mixtape volume 6

Happy February! I can't believe how fast the months are going...  At least it means that we are only that much closer to spring, although it feels like this snow is never ending.

I've created a new mixtape to get you all through the rest of the winter. I hope it cheers you up! Click the image to download the whole mixtape, or the links below to get the individual songs... Enjoy :)

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1. Belle and Sebastian- Write About Love

2. Decemberists- This Is Why We Fight

3. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues

4. Lykke Li- I Follow Rivers

5. Reading Rainbow- Prism Eyes

6. Real Estate- Fake Blues

7. Spectre Folk- The Blackest Medicine

8. Sufjan Stevens- I Want To Be Well

9. The New Pornographers- Crash Years

10. Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know

11. Warpaint- Warpaint

-gabrielle.

december mixtape volume 5

Hello there and happy Tuesday! I am happy to announce my final mixtape for 2010! Can you believe it's December already? I'm in denial. Anyways, this mixtape is a collection songs I can't stop listening to (*cough* Rihanna...) and maybe after giving it a listen you will feel the same way :)

I also designed the 'album art', using one of my photos from over the summer from my roll of film, and overlayed it with a pretty leaf patter. Don't you love the font?! It's called Hoedown and you can download it at Dafont.com!

I hope you enjoy!!!

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1. Crookers- Cooler Couleur

2. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse- Little Girl

3. Decemberists- Down By The Water

4. Deerhunter- Memory Boy

5. Dirty Projectors- No Intention

6. Gayngs- Faded High

7. Kanye West- Lost In The World (feat. Bon Iver)

8. Lightfoot- As You Can

9. Rihanna- Only Girl In The World

10. Two Door Cinema Club- Something Good Can Work

-gabrielle

music monday mixtape! vol. 4

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Hello there!!!

I feel like I've neglected my blog this past week... My job sent me to take web design classes in the city, which was awesome, but left me with little free time to blog and such! Now I am back to work in the office after a nice weekend and I will try to resume my normal blogging schedule as best I can.

So just in time for the second week of November, and more importantly Music Monday.. here is a little mixtape I made for you all! If you ask me it's pretty good; enjoy!!! :)

Tracklist:

1. reading rainbow- always on my mind

2. warpaint- undertow

3. lykke li- get some

4. la sera- never come around

5. deerhunter- coronado

6. silje nes- the glass harp

7. bon iver & st. vincent- roslyn

8. crocodiles- hearts of love

9. twin shadow- slow

10. glasser- mirrorage

Have an awesome Monday and stay tuned this week :)

-g.

october mixtape

Happy October!

Well, to celebrate the beginning of the month I am posting another mixtape!!! It is a combination of songs I'm loving at the moment and songs that remind me of autumn...

I am so happy to share this with you all, and I hope you enjoy it :)
 

click here to download!

Much love <3

-g.

september mixtape

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Happy September everybody!

It feels like the other day that I was posting my first summer mixtape on here...

Volume 2 is a compilation of ten songs that I love and can't stop playing on repeat!

I hope you like!

-g.

ps. I used PuglyPixel and GraphicsFairy for my mixtape artwork :)

tunes 4 you

Hey all!

I hope everyone had a great fourth of July! What did everyone do? I ended up spending the day at the pool, swimming, bbq-ing, drinking beer & margaritas, watching fireworks, and making s'mores afterwards... it was such a nice relaxing day!

I have decided to start making mixtapes for you guys to enjoy. I figured it would be nice to share the music that I sometimes can't help talking about. So about every month I will be posting a new mixtape with 10 songs on it. I'll try to keep it interesting :)

So here is the first one!



1. Real Estate- Beach Comber
2. Toro Y Moi- Blessa
3. Beach Fossils- Sometimes
4. Twin Sister- The Other Side of Your Face
5. Janelle Monae- Tightrope
6. Thao- Cool Yourself
7. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- Home
8. Dum Dum Girls- I Will Be
9. Tennis- Marathon
10. Best Coast- Our Deal

All you have to do is click the image and download the files. Then play on repeat until my next mixtape :)

I would also love to hear feedback from you! Tell me if you like the songs, song requests for next mixtapes, bands you think I might like... really, anything!

-g.

ps- Fun Fact: The picture I used for the mixtape image was taken one day when it was reallllly humid outside, and my camera lens fogged up... It's a pretty neat effect sans Photoshop.