Breakfast In Fur: NY Band Channels Inner Wild Things

"I Don't Care" and "Shine"—songs by New Paltz, New York band Breakfast in Fur—make me want to hide my electric guitar and bury my punk records for fear of disturbing this innocent and wildly engaging acoustic wonderland. The songs on the band's EP— in turns adventurous, mischievous, and purposely disengaged from the adult world—recall Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are as much as the EP's album cover, an illustration which features a very Max-like child fitted in an animal onesie. The line between children's entertainment and psychedelia has always been shifty and hard to pin down.  On their EP, Breakfast In Fur prove there's no need to make the distinction. Whether covering the traditional bus song "High Hopes" or singing about flying saucers, what's important is delivery—and Breakfast in Fur have the goods.

Download the full EP for free here.

Breakfast In Fur - "Shine" 
Breakfast In Fur - "I Don't Care"

Trailer: Where The Wild Things Are

The second trailer for Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic Maurice Sendak book Where The Wild Things Are looks even more breathtaking than the first. With music courtesy of the Arcade Fire and Jonze at the helm—a director whose produced some of the finest films and music videos of the past decade (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, "Weapon of Choice")—I simply cannot wait. And how good does James Gandolfini sound as the lead monster, Carol? The film hits theatres October 16th.

Aracade Fire - "Wake Up" (from Funeral)

Playlist: Where The Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are is coming to the big screen October 16, 2009. With director Spike Jonze of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich at the helm, the film will undoubtedly be an interesting venture. Here are a couple songs to celebrate the giant fuzzy monsters in all of us. 

Jimmy Cliff - Wild World (Cat Stevens)

David Bowie - Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Live)

David Crosby - Wild Turkey (a.k.a. Leather Winged Bat)

Black Mountain - Wild Wind

Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation