Honestly, It's Really Just More Amanda Palmer

Former roommates of mine will tell you (probably with a grudging sigh) that when I like a song, I replay it. Over. And over. And over again. For weeks. Or sometimes months. My songs will change every few months, and sometimes I even have a few songs that I play on repeat rather than just one, which makes roommates marginally more happy.

I keep trying to publish this post, but the songs I'm filing through just keep changing. So, before they change again, here's what I've been listening to on repeat:

1. TROUT HEART REPLICA by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra
This song is what I've been feeling lately. I know that I sound really happy and perky and chirpy here on this blog, but I've been going through some very serious things lately, things that don't make me happy. I may be writing a post about it later. Regardless, go listen to this song because it is long, beautiful, and heartbreaking. Oh, look, it just came up on my shuffle (again). Time to listen.

2. WANT IT BACK by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra
There's going to be a lot of Amanda Palmer on this list today, mostly because I've been unable to listen to anything else since I bought her album. Well, not bought. She has an option for free internet download because she understands that there are people like me who can't afford her gorgeous music. She asks that when we can, that we donate towards her art. And I will. Oh, I will. This summer, I will contribute so much to her music so that she can make so much more! Anyway, this song is just so catchy.

3. THE BED SONG by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra
This was the second Amanda Palmer song that I heard and absolutely fell in love with. It's tied with TROUT HEART REPLICA for my favorite song of hers right now. Make sure that you have a box of tissues with you when you listen to it. Don't say I didn't warn you.

4. OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra
WARNING: You're going to want to find an edited version of this song because it only has one swear word in it and it's a whopper. But find that edited version, because this song is so amazing.

5. LOST by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra
Wait for the chorus, because it just keeps getting better. This is one of those songs that I know I like so I don't shuffle it away, but I forget just how much I love it until it hits the repeated chorus in the end (come to think of it, a lot of Amanda Palmer's songs use a similar song structure at the end, but it's not one of those annoying repeated things. It's really good, and I think it might be because you can tell she puts thought into every one of her songs. It's amazing how much creativity oozes from this album).

Okay, so all of these songs are from Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. What does that tell you? It tells you that you need to go get this album now because it's one of the most amazing albums ever produced.