mid-week jam session

when people mention their essential song or artist for the summer time only one band pops up in my head and that's animal collective. i remember being introduced this eccentric group in 2007 and the first song i heard was "Peacebone", from their album Strawberry Jam, the only thing that was going through my head was "what is this noise?" 3 years later and after owning all of their albums they are one of my beloved and favorite bands. animal collective has a rugged sound that is amazingly groundbreaking. you can listen to any song by them and get a good sense of who they are and their musical identity. Their songs are incredibly imaginative and creative. This particular album has a lot of experimental and refreshing sounds. Its skewed, psychedelic pop with accessible, catchy melodies just grab you after every verse and beat. This band is totally worth listening if you don't like it at first like me, give it a couple of listens, it takes a while to get it if you aren't familiar with animal collective.

what to wear: park

despite reports of crazy thunderstorms and nasty humidity nothing can stop me from going to park and just relaxing. so i took my chances and went out to catch up on the latest news stand magazines and the weather couldn't have been better. even though I'm about ten shades darker it was worth it. as i was sitting enjoying the summer air i started thinking of future park outfits so next time i can be a bit prepared for whatever wacky weather came my way. my ideal outfit are some comfy skinny jeans for a nice game of Frisbee or a nice walk, a breezy blouse and accessorize it with fab sandals, cool shades and a fun hat and of the course a chic saddle bag to seal this summer outfit.