You Feel It In Your Legs And In Your Heart

Jenny Wilson “Love Ain’t Just A Four Letter Word” – On a Valentine’s Day when the sentiment of my own heart is closer to that of “The Classical” than most any earnest love song, this bittersweet art-pop/cabaret ballad from Jenny Wilson sits in a comfortable middle ground between cynicism and romance that feels like some kind of emotional truth to me at the moment. I’ve posted this song before, and my estimation of it has only improved in the time since I’ve found it as it has become a playlist staple that feels just as right on both good and bad days. (Click here to buy it from Rabid Records.)

Dreamdate “The One I Need” – This is a song for those of you who may be feeling some kind of romantic bliss on this day. Oakland’s Dreamdate are the next in a long line of indie pop bands who specialize in one of the genre’s best selling points – sweet, extremely low key love songs ideally suited as a soundtrack for cuddling after exchanging flowers and chocolates. “The One I Need” sounds a little like Unrest, and a lot like Electrelane with a crush. (Click here for Dreamdate’s MySpace page.)