This issue’s Vodkast is a special tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, a fashion designer icon who took his life in early February. He was an inspiration to me throughout my life, and his creative and artistic visions shine every single season on the runway. He will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, McQueen.

Download this playlist and plug it into your iTunes and iPod. Listen to it on your way to work, make it your workout song, etc.! This month’s issue features music by Lady Gaga, Bjork, Vampire Weekend, HEALTH, She & Him, and more.

1. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
2. Bjork – Alarm Call
3. Kate Nash – I Just Love You More
4. She & Him – In The Sun
5. Mew – Vaccine
6. Vampire Weekend – Diplomat’s Sun
7. Theophilus London – Humdrum Town
8. Chew Lips – Slick
9. Beach House – Zebra
10. Local Natives – Airplanes
11. Yeasayer – Madder Red
12. The Pass – Cross Walk Stereo
13. Hussle Club – I Have High Expectations For What I Want To Be But In The Mirror I Don’t See Them Staring Back At Me (Felix Cartal Remix)
14. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
15. HEALTH - Die Slow

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Keep on reading for a song-by-song write up of the Vodkast:

1. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Alexander McQueen debuted Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” on his final Spring runway season. Lady Gaga was his muse, and he was hers. Lady Gaga has worn the greatest looks by McQueen numerous times in award shows and music videos.

2. Bjork – Alarm Call
Bjork was another muse of McQueen, and has always been. She has worn his clothes and he has directed the music video for “Alarm Call”. I actually never really ‘understood’ Bjork until 2 years ago. Before that, I thought she was just a weirdo.

3. Kate Nash - I Just Love You More
I remember my phase when I just simply loved Kate Nash and she was on repeat on my iPod. I grew out of that phase, and she got too boring and repetitive for me (maybe because I kept on playing her?) In this new track, Kate Nash channels her inner Karen O. She screams, yells, and rudely chants out the lyrics “I just love you more”. The lyrics aren’t very complicated to learn. I think I’m starting to love Kate Nash all over again.

4. She & Him – In The Sun
Fast forward to the sweet, cute song. What can’t Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward do to cheer you up?

5. Mew – Vaccine
This has to be one of my personal favorites from their album ‘No More Stories…’. It has grown on me within the past months, and the lyrics are haunting but beautiful. The beginning is so pretty!

6. Vampire Weekend – Diplomat’s Son
Vampire Weekend’s sophomore album ‘Contra’ wasn’t as good as the first, but there were some tracks that stood out from the rest, like “Diplomats Son”. I think it’s clever how they sampled M.I.A. in this song. When I worked at American Apparel this song came on all the time, and I still haven’t gotten tired of it yet.

7. Theophilus London – Humdrum Town
I believe with enough promotion that this single can chart pretty
high. Theophilus London (such a cool name!) reminds me of the next Kid Cudi, based on this one track. I think this is what Kanye West was trying to go for in ‘808’s and Heartbreak’, but Theo simply does it better.

8. Chew Lips – Slick
These three kids from Chew Lips are irresistible. They’re the right example of perfect electropop, and will become your next guilty pleasure.

9. Beach House - Zebra
Beach House wins our love with their opening track from ‘Teen Dream’, titled “Zebra”. The minimalistic arrangements are taken over by woozy organs, which seem to hypnotize us while singing the lyrics “black and white horse”

10. Local Natives – Airplanes
It was hard to choose a favorite Local Natives track for this. There were about 3 or 4 that I wanted to put in, but ended up choosing “Airplanes” based on asking people what their favorite was. I
actually never paid attention to this group (I really wanted to but kept on forgetting) until right before I asked Will Oliver from We All Want Someone… to write an article about them for me.

11. Yeasayer – Madder Red
I don’t know what to write for this song. I tried writing something but nothing good came out. It’s just a fucking rad song.

12. The Pass - Cross Walk Stereo
As a blogger, you have to be open about all talents and acts. I’m horrible at that. Unless a friend recommends them to me or I get forced to listen to them, I don’t usually pay big attention to small bands that send their work in to me. When I asked Zach Hart from We Listen For You to write an article for me, he asked if he could write about The Pass. My reply was ‘Can you write about someone bigger?’. He sent me a song and from then on I was seduced by their music. Hopefully I will teach myself to be more ‘open’ from now on.

13. Hussle Club - I Have High Expectations For What I Want To Be But In The Mirror I Don’t See Them Staring Back At Me (Felix Cartal Remix)
The song title describes what I feel every morning.

14. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
“Unfinished Sympathy” has been listed as ’best songs of all time’ in numerous publications in the 90’s, and it still is. This song is actually older than me! They recently dedicated this song to Alexander McQueen at a recent concert.

15. HEALTH - Die Slow
“Die Slow” is such a powerful, hard-hitting song. HEALTH knows how to deliver it best. Rest in peace, Lee Alexander McQueen.

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