What’s in our CD rotation this month

We tend to go in musical phases while designing; finding a couple of CDs that can be agreed upon, listening to them incessantly, than moving on. Here is what has been in our CD rotation this past month:

Bon Iver – this album is far and away the most listened to in our office as of late, infact it seems nearly impossible to get sick of. Great mellow music… apparently this album was written in a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter. Upon listening to it, it sounds plausible.

Death Cab For Cutie – we love this band… just about anything they do.

The New Amsterdams – A solo album from a once pop/punk band singer… mellow acoustic music with a bit of an edge. 

Boston – It is impossible to be in a crabby mood when ‘More than a Feeling’ comes on. This must be why we love Boston. That, and… Look at these guys! (above)

Free Design – It might be an exaggeration to say we love the band ‘Free Design’ but we absolutly love the song, ‘Kites are Fun’ by Free Design. Give it a listen!

Sondre Lerche is a singer-songwriter from Bergen, Norway… it’s kind of ‘indie-rock meets swing’ music. He did the soundtrack for ‘Dan in Real Life’ with an awesome remake of ‘Let my Love Open the Door’

And with that, we’re open to new music suggestions.

Our 3 office dogs; Burle, Kiley, and Simon

Hi I’m Burle the two pictures above are of me.  I’m named after Roberto Burle Marx.  I’m really loud and have an irrational fear of hats and stairs.  My favorite things to eat are carrots.  Or maybe it’s just the noise I like.  They’re crunchy.  Anytime someone in the office is eating carrots for lunch I look deep into their eyes willing them to give me one.  They cave every time.  I’m very powerful.
 I’m Kiley, named after Dan Kiley.  I like carrots too, but not as much as Burle.  I’m also afraid of people wearing hats… but not as afraid as Burle.  What I’m really about is playing with wet slimy balls.  A lot of times the humans in the office sit and stare at this big rectangular screen… when they’ve been doing this for a while I take it upon myself to invite them to play with my slimy ball.  I do this by maneuvering my head between their arm and leg always being sure to slime them with my nose to get their attention.  They love it, they simply must.I’m Simon.  I don’t know who I’m named after I should really ask mom.  I’m not afraid of anyone, not even hats and I don’t think I ever have been… but I should probably ask mom about that too.  I love to lean.  I’ll lean on just about anyone.  Sometimes I like to lean my head against people, sometimes my torso, sometimes my bum.  Whatever, if there’s anywhere to lean I’ll be there. Leaning.