Because
sheepy_hollow asked for it (moooonths ago, I'm sorry it took so long!), I put together a little mix with some of the songs I've used as inspiration for the textures & etcetera. Hopefully, you'll hear something you'll like (& don't know already)!
view full size YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE & NOT WHAT LOVES YOU BACK - PART I
Light & Day by The Polyphonic Spree
Set Yourself on Fire by The Stars
Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Breathe Me by Sia
The Pioneers by Bloc Party
Are you a Hypnothist? by The Flaming Lips
Closer to Me by Dar Williams
When I Was a Young Girl by Feist
Seventeen by Keren Ann
The Songs That We Sing by Charlotte Gainsbourg
Phantom Limb by The Shins
Death of an Interior Decorator by Death Cab for Cutie
You Are What You Love by Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
The songs will stay up for two weeks. If you like what you hear, buy the albums! :)