It’s one of those evenings. Long day, finally home and able to relax, and just when I think I’ll plop onto the couch and stare blankly at the wall, I get this last burst of cracked-out energy and sit down to write one of these really bizarre posts. What can I say, I’m friends with @PigsandPlans. We’re weird. We’re not afraid to hide it. Back off.
So tonight’s topic is “5 Artists I Want To Marry.” Okay, so it’s not easy for me to narrow it down to five, but I’ll make my best attempt. Ready? Here goes.
1. Kid Cudi
Ugh, sorry, this was too obvious. But what can I say, I’m a loyal girl! Ever since the first time I ever heard about Kid Cudi, which, if I recall correctly, was in an obscure blog post or magazine article that talked about a Kanye West concert and mentioned the kid he had opening for him whose named happened to be Kid Cudi. After reading a paragraph about his performance and his style of music, I immediately whipped out Google and started stalking. Err..um…listening to music. And looking at pictures of him on Google Images. No wait, just listening to his music. Yeah. Kid Cudi. Want to marry him.
MP3: “Heaven at Nite” – Kid Cudi
2. Macklemore/Ryan Lewis
Okay, so the question is: would this qualify as a threesome? Not that I’m aiming for a threesome, but I just can’t imagine one without the other. I came across these two my senior year of college when I was really getting into the Seattle hip hop scene. This was before I knew much about Twitter or got any music submissions. I found most of my music by browsing MySpace (God, I should stop talking now.) and if I found somebody whose music I liked, I’d see who their “top friends” were and listen to their music. So I came across Macklemore, and then that’s how I found Ryan Lewis. I remember immediately falling in love with his song “Make You Mine.” Still love that instrumental today. Anyway – these two are unique, Ryan is hot, and they make beautiful art. Yep, I want to marry them. Both of them.
MP3: “The End” – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
3. Bon Iver
This is probably cliche to say these days, but man, I have a THING for Justin Vernon. The beard, the messy hair, the falsetto, the low voice, the ear for music. It’s simple, really: everything about Justin Vernon is fucking beautiful. Want to marry him.
4. Alex Ebert
Alex Ebert. AKA Alexander. AKA frontman of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. AKA one of the best performers I’ve ever seen in my day. He’s wild, he’s unique, he’s artistic, and he seems so damn fun. And anybody who can write a song as sweet as “Home” just MUST have a big heart. Let’s just forget about his run-in with rehab and all that. K? Cool. Want to marry him.
MP3: “Janglin’” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. Peter Silberman
Peter Silberman is the frontman of The Antlers, my musical obsession of late. I saw them perform live and was worried that his voice wouldn’t be up to par live with its sound on record. Thankfully, I was wrong. And by god, I was amazed. The sweet sound of his voice was enough to put him on my top five. Well that and those blue eyes…
MP3: “Two” – The Antlers
Runners up: John Legend, K’Naan, Rob Lowe (Balmorhea)
PS – Don’t tell @PigsandPlans about this. In reality, we’re going to get married someday.
