A BEAUTIFUL CONTROVERSY: LANA DEL REY

 >>> photos: one//nicole nodland; three//sean & seng; four//nine//ten interview magazine; six//bella howard; thirteen//jane stockdale; fourteen//karim sadli <<<

lana del rey is no stranger to controversy. often critiqued for her polished and perfected persona, lana del rey is perceived by some as a recipe for a pop superstar. a recipe that was the vision of execs and questioned for its authenticity. rising to recognition largely by a cult following via videos and songs on the internet, this beauty has worked her way into being a house hold name. love her or hate her, it is pretty undeniable that she is a timeless beauty. the camera loves her. face it, lana del rey is a talented, sexy, and intriguingly mysterious woman. it's hard not to be lured in by her smokey vocals and pouty red lips. even for a skeptic such as myself. 

BAND TO WATCH: ▼FATHER JOHN MISTY▼

 ///photos:two + three-maximilla lukacs via sub pop records//with bird by cody cloud//others collected via tumblr///

father john misty {aka j. tillman from the fleet foxes} just released his album fear fun in may of this year. a drummer for fleet foxes since 2008, tillman left the band in 2011 and is now exploring things on this musical journey, solo. singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer...not only does he do all those things, he does them very well. his voice has a timelessness about it. it's comforting, like an old friend. something you feel you have known for a long time but yet manages to sound fresh. for more information, mp3 downloads, tour dates, and links to articles + videos, check out sub pop records >>> here <<< 

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WANDERLUST: PLAYLIST SIX

soon i will be hitting the open road, my tiny car stuffed to the gills with the essentials. i will be starting over. new city. new friends. new life. it is as exhilarating as it is terrifying. it makes you feel alive. stretches your previous notions of what it is you are capable of. i'm ready for the challenge. i welcome it in and hold it tight. all this thinking about new beginnings is what created this playlist. hope you enjoy. xo cedra 

△THAT WESTERN SKYLINE //// DAWES
△COFFEE CUPS /// LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW
△SUMMER LIGHT /// THE CAVE SINGERS
△FIYA WATA /// EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
△RIDE THIS OUT /// IMAGINARY CITIES
△MEAN MONSOON /// DAN AUERBACH
△THE START OF SOMETHING /// VOXTROT
△I'M GOOD, I'M GONE /// LYKKE LI
△OH HOME /// LUCY MICHELLE AND THE VELVET LAPELLES
△WAIT /// M83
△NEW YEAR /// BEACH HOUSE
△CAUGHT A LONG WIND /// FEIST
△ONLY SON OF A LADIES MAN /// FATHER JOHN MISTY
△STREET JOY /// WHITE DENIM

△CAN'T KEEP /// EDDIE VEDDER 

 

::: WANDERLUST ::: from thecedrasessions on 8tracks.

>>>photos via tumblr; inspired by me; sam robinson; mateo musci; collected in passing <<<

MY HEART IS FULL: BON IVER

if you still have a chance to catch bon iver on tour, do not hesitate. go. i had the good fortune to find myself staring down at the elaborate stage lights at my favorite outdoor venue in colorado, red rocks amphitheater. the city lights in the distance and mother nature's grandeur surrounding me with her half waxing moon and grand sandstone peaks. it was the perfect evening. justin vernon's falsetto on an acoustic version of re:stacks was chilling. then the next moment he began singing in his low smoker's register on hinnom, tx. it had me wondering what this minnesota genius couldn't do. and now there is an album collaboration in the works with minnesota rapper astronautalis. vernon is just keeping us on our toes and i for one, am loving it. 


///photos via tumblr; vanity fair; jagjaguar///