I used to hear this song a lot when I was younger. Not sure if it was part of a marketing campaign back then or if it’s just what my friends were listening to (I know it was at least that). The song came to me this morning and the lyrics are too delicious to pass up. Paul Simon is one of the best singer-songwriters ever, and here he is as elegant as ever (even if this performance looks a bit awkward; I prefer the studio version but there’s no video for it). Kodachrome by Paul Simon

My favorite music is both technical and groovy, lyrically deep but catchy, smart in the studio and on stage. As far as I’m concerned, Mutemath is the total package. I’m not sure if they’ve ever gotten much attention, but I just discovered they did some live recordings for VH-1 (which still exists!) and you NEED to go find their cover of “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys, which I must add has a heavy dose of “House of the Rising Sun” mixed in. As excited as I am about that, an unlikely song has been haunting my thoughts these past few months: an instrumental broken into two tracks, called “Sun Ray.” Very smooth and chill, but with…