The term singer-songwriter has acquired a bad reputation, unjustly so. As I've said before, the genre is in its best state since the days of Joni Mitchell and her contemporaries. The critics, it seems, seem to conflate the rich diversity of artists thus categorised with a glut of performers who have found mainstream success, but who are not actually representatives of the genre. They are not
Wow, three x's! Intense! All right, here we go: The Inaugural Mix(xx). 1. MGMT-Electric Feel (Justice Remix) 2. Fleet Foxes-He Doesn't Know Why NOTE: Sub Pop is giving this one out for free ! 3. ALO-Lady Loop 4. Will Dailey-Rise 5. The Kills-Last Day of Magic SOME ADVICE: If you are really liking the Kills, we suggest downloading "Goodnight Bad Morning." On iTunes, you will probably notice that this [...]
Paul Fryer - Nagasaki (2007) Sounds of 2007 continue to dance in our heads and so does my countdown " More Great Songs of 2007 "... a list of my father's additions to my 100 Great Songs of 2007 project. [ See previous #s 1-10 , 11-20 ] Aside from great music, the list subtly introduces his interests in African public health, dark beer, and anything connected to Broken Social Scene. [...]
The Note Books series features musicians discussing their literary side. Past contributors have included John Darnielle , John Vanderslice , and others. A Fine Frenzy's debut album, One Cell In the Sea , crept up on me last year. Some records are immediately favorites, but I found Alison Sudol's lyrics growing on me with each spin. Her literary allusions and poetic storytelling bear repeated listens and mark her as a singer-songwriter in the true sense of the word. Alison keeps her fans apprised of her [...]
This is over a week late, but I've been pretty busy with work and school. That being said, there's been some really good bands that've released some really good songs in March. Here's the best of them: I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie) - A Fine Frenzy - I saw this one performed life at the Iron Horse recently - one of the best covers that I've seen of this song. [...]
1. Muse I like Muse due to their genre-crossing tendencies, fusing of rock and classical music. Maybe something my Beethoven loving mother and I could both enjoy. mp3: Starlight [Muse] website / myspace 2. L.A.H.E. I have no idea who L.A.H.E. is nor could I find a picture of him/her/them. Let me know if you know? Apparently my googling [...]
We've all been there. You're out with your friends and then, out of the blue Come Sail Away comes on your iPod. Everyone looks at you like "What the hell man?!" All you can really say is "I don't know, my brother must have been messin' with my playlists. I *DON'T* listen to this shit". Of course, they don't believe you. You can blame it on your bro, the wife, even the damn cat and they aren't going to believe you. Now they know what you [...]
1. James Morrison Morrison's aptly named solo album "Undiscovered" is sensational. Yet, he doesn't seem to be garnering as much popularity and attention you would like to believe real talent brings in the music industry. I absolutely adore his voice...it has this tinge of yearning which makes you want to keep listening. mp3: The Last Goodbye [James [...]
I'm a huge fan of the TV show House, MD . It's got good stories, even better characters and a fantastic taste in music for it. Last fall, FOX released a soundtrack of some of the songs that made it onto the show. It's a very fun soundtrack, with some really good, and some rare songs onto it. Beyond that album, there's a bunch of other songs that have made it onto the show that didn't make it onto that soundtrack (and a couple that did, but are still really good.) [...]
I don't know if it's bcause I've been sick all week, or that I'm just getting soft in my old age, but I somehow (mostly) got over my bitter disposition on this manufactured holiday and put together a mid-week mix of LOVE . The only qualifiers for this mix was that the song or artists had "love" in the name, and that the song was good. So, it's not all kisses and roses here- the whole thing starts off with the remix of A Fine Frenzy's farewell tune Almost Love r , includes Atlanta's Novah making some [...]
I was planning on posting this entry for the Sabbath, but the snow's getting deep outside, and in my rural area, that often means long-term network outages. Hope no one minds getting this "Friday" post a bit early... Today we celebrate the holiday coversongs of Jewish-American songwriters, most notably the prolific Johnny Marks , who is best known for penning a holy host of non-canonical Christmas songs, and lesser known for being the head of ASCAP from 1957 to [...]
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Und welch Wunder, "NEWS " mach sogar Kultur-Journalismus. Auch wenn's aus Blogger-Sicht natürlich wenig Sinn macht, über eine Newcomerin wie A Fine Frenzy aka Alison Sudol ein Interview abzudrucken, wenn sich die Leserschaft überhaupt kein Bild von der Musik machen kann, sprich gar nicht weiss wie die Musik sich konkret anhört. Wir schaffen gerne Abhilfe: A Fine Frenzy ist betörend, zerbrechlich und verführerisch und tönt so: A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover (Audio) / (Video) A Fine Frenzy - Come On, Come Out [...]
A kind reader recently tipped me on an artist that I've been enjoying a great deal. A Fine Frenzy is the stage name of singer-songwriter Alison Sudol. And it's perhaps a sign of just how idiosyncratic my music-gathering process is that I missed out on hearing about them earlier, since they're apparently relatively popular ( One Cell in the Sea made it to #91 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to Wikipedia ). It's not actually that surprising that she's already had a minor hit and entered the public consciousness since A [...]
As promised, we begin more Best of 2007 counting down. Every Friday from now until the end of the year (expect next Friday as I'll be on vacation), I will focus on a list of TEN best of's. We start with a look back at this year's Guiltiest Pleasures . Kelly Willis ( original post ) Alt-country blond babe: Kelly Willis ~ Nobody Wants To Go [...]
Ekim ayının Ay Tutulması listesi biraz uzun kaçtı çünkü elemenin imkanı yok. Bu sefer 15 parçayla karşılaştık. Notasız gününüz geçmesin. 1) Radiohead - Nude 2) Mark Knopfler - Punish The Monkey 3) The Verve - The Thaw Sessions 4) Radiohead - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi 5) PJ Harvey - Grow Grow Grow 6) Devendra Banhart - Seahorse 7) The Orb - Vuja De 8) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Rosetta Goes Before Us [...]
MP3: Amy Winehouse - "Cupid" MP3: The Decemberists - "O Valencia" MP3: A Fine Frenzy - "Almost Lover" MP3: The Kills - "Love is a Deserter" MP3: The Boy Least Likely To - "Be Gentle with Me" MP3: Candie Payne - "One More Chance"
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Carry You Away
indie indie la la la
I'm Just Sayin Is All...
largehearted boy
Music for Moodies
Sell The Lie
MusicWarship
SquirrelFood.net
This Recording
Cover Lay Down
Heartache with Hard Work
The Late Greats
Pretty Much Amazing
Proodos
mp3: soko – i just want to make it new with you
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
VIDEO: Shearwater – Breaking the Yearlings
Woah. I think Diplo has just brought Usher back into the...
