A Beautiful Saturday

A human face makes a better punching bag than I had previously thought. I happened to learn that the hard way last night with my face getting the worst of it. Oh well.

It's a beautiful Saturday here in Champaign. Clear blue skies, temperature in the mid-70s, a gentle breeze and relatively no humidity. I feel like I need to go out and buy a grill and some steaks just to take full advantage of today. Illinois and the Midwest's weather in general is unbelievably weird. Yesterday, a storm hit southern Illinois in what the National Weather Service is calling an "inland hurricane." A comma-shaped low-pressure system is completely standard, but what made this storm different was its ability to produce winds from 75-100 mph across a wide area. It was similar to a tornado, except to a wider scale. It has been an absolutely crazy 24 hours weather-wise in this state.

The past week I've been listening to a majority of upbeat, summer-influenced music, but today just felt a little bit different when I woke up. I'm not sure if it was my forehead being swollen, the gorgeous weather, remembering how the Cubs managed to spoil a terrific first MLB start by Wells, or what. All I know is that I didn't really feel like listening to music that made me want to move.

Instead, I've decided to opt for some relaxing remixes and covers while watching the Red Sox - Rays game. The game is proving to be pretty uneventful, the score is 13-4 through 6, but I am enjoying the music while looking over the afore-blogged biology study guide. Here are some tracks to enjoy along with what I hope is a wonderful Saturday.

Love this song. Love Styrofoam's previous remixes of The Postal Service, Jimmy Eat World, The Submarines, etc.
of Montreal - An Eluardian Instance (Styrofoam Remix)

New two-disc album coming out for Iron & Wine. It features b-sides, some previously unreleased. More on it coming in the near future.
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights (The Postal Service Cover)

Better than The Kooks cover, in my opinion.
Ben Lee - Kids (MGMT Cover)

I know this was previously posted, but I like it and check out that new Wilco cover art!
Wilco - The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie Cover)

Okay, not a cover... but check out that new Wilco cover art! Who says Wilco takes themselves too seriously? (Yes, I do like Wilco a lot.)
Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)