I know I am a little late on this, but here are the albums that I am looking forward to hearing the most. Please understand this is not my guess at what will be the best albums of 2012, or my attempt at finding the pulse of what the general public is most excited about. These the 12 albums that I am personally the most excited about. Also know that I have excluded several albums that have already been released that surely would have made this list, had I done a month ago, including the new ones by [...]
It's hard to believe that the ever-prolific Jack White has never released a solo album, but it's true that Blunderbuss is indeed his solo debut. It's due out April 24 via Third Man Records/Columbia ... Former Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman will release Fear Fun under the moniker Father John Misty on May 1 via [...]

Producer, singer, songwriter Greg Laswell has pulled together some amazing talent as collaborators on his new album Landline . Featuring guests Ingrid Michaelson, Sia, Elizabeth Ziman (of Elizabeth and the Catapult) and Sara Bareilles, the new album's inclusion of female singers was brought on by Laswell's constant rotation of hip hop records he was listening to while writing and recording the album. Landline was recorded entirely in a church-turned-house owned by Laswell's in-laws and inspired the album's name for its lack of cellular coverage. Besides inspiring the album's title, the recording environment also led [...]
I've always loved Ingrid... just a fact. And after she married Greg Laswell the two of them have nearly bumped Gweneth & Chris off of my favorite celeb couple list. I suppose it would be classified as "chick music" but I happen to be a girl (if any of you hadn't caught on to that [...]

As we noted over the weekend in The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 1: Tribute Albums and Cover Collections , it's been a good year for full-album coverage. Overall, though, despite the fact that, in terms of sheer mass, covers from tributes overwhelm singletons in my collection, what I've found this year is that a significant majority of the songs that lingered, and demanded overplay, came from a mixed bag of borderline genre albums and single shot coverfolk tracks, via the usual sources, from YouTube, Soundcloud, studio appearances, website and bandcamp singles, and more. [...]
¿Cuántos discos "tributo a…" han escuchado? Parece un método eficiente el de reunir a muchas bandas, hacer que elijan la canción que más les guste de un grupo y ponerlos a tocar para así grabar un disco que, seguramente se venderá. Tal vez no es el proceso adecuado el [...]
GLEE can't come up with any new ideas, so they start ripping off other artists' covers of songs, namely Greg Laswells cover of Cyndi Laupers "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

The Damages Soundtrack features 10 tracks all of which were featured in a past season or will be featured on this upcoming fourth season, including the much talked about theme song - The VLA's "When I Am Through With You." The soundtrack also includes an exclusive remix of Fitz & The Tantrums' "Breakin' The Chains of Love" and an exclusive version of Ed Harcourt's "Shadowboxing." The talented artists who contributed to the soundtrack include: Ed Harcourt, Fitz & The Tantrums, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Greg Laswell, Hellsongs, The VLA, Sea of Bees, Phontaine, [...]

It's been awhile since we've heard anything new from the beautiful songstress from NY, Jenny Owen Youngs. Today we got word from one of FGTW favs, Greg Laswell, that we worked on a song from Jenny and they have posted it up on her bandcamp. Check out "Great Big Plans' it won't disappoint. The song is called "Great Big Plans." Production duties were handled by the talented Greg Laswell. He also handled all the microphones and many, many instruments, including his beautiful voice. - Jenny [...]

Jenny Owen Youngs and I shared some one-on-one time a couple years ago out front of The Vollrath Tavern. I walked out and Jenny and friends were firing a pigskin around like Peyton Manning and Co. I jumped in and was immediately impressed with her velocity and tight spiral. Jenny doesn't mess around. Later on that evening, she impressed me even moreso with her vocal stylings and musicianship. JOY is releasing a new digital single today called " Great Big Plans " via her Bandcamp /Internetz today. The new song [...]

Greg Laswell es un músico , ingeniero de grabación y productor nacido en Long Beach, California el 26 de abril 1974 y residente en San Diego desde 1993, desde que asistió a la universidad "Point Loma Nazarene University " . De 1998 hasta octubre de 2001 Laswell fue vocalista de la banda Shillglen con sede en San Diego con algún éxito moderado, cuando la banda fue nominada a Mejor Álbum Alternativo y Mejor Banda Alternativa en los Premios Musicales de San Diego en 2000. Laswell lanzó su primer álbum en solitario "Good Movie" que constaba de 13 [...]
I was thinking this morning that I never did do a "Best of..." list for either 2009 or 2010. It's a bit of a daunting task the way I do it, but in anticipation of doing that, I put together a list of 25 songs from last year that I really enjoyed, and I figured I might as well share that, six months late be damned. The rankings are rough at best, but give a general idea, and it'll be a nice preview for the album list if I ever get around to that. Because this is gonna [...]

♫ "Girl U Want (Devo cover)" - Freelance Whales "look at you with your mind spinning..." ♫ "Exile Vilify" - The National "it takes your mind again..." ♫ "Phoenix Wind" - Yeasayer "you're the only ones..." ♫ "Battery Kinizie" - Fleet Foxes "do not wander through the dark..." ♫ "Beautiful Girl" - William Fitzsimmons "the purging of this dark..." ♫ [...]

As we shared with everyone, aussie songbird, formerly from Decoder Ring, Lenka , a personal favorite and also one who we've met and enjoy her bubbly and sweet personality is on the verge of a breakout year here in the US with the release of her new album, Two , the follow up to her 2008 self titled debut. Lenka does not do many cover songs but today Spinner premiered a rarity with her doing a smashing cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" track, "Deep Blue" . One of the reasons she chose this album according [...]

♫ "Traveling At The Speed Of Light" - Joywave "i wanna feel the warmth of the summer..." ♫ "You Are A Tourist" - Death Cab For Cutie "when there's a burning in your heart, don't be alarmed..." ♫ "This Old Dark Machine" - James Vincent McMorrow "some unseen and wondrous magic..." ♫ "Passion Play" - William Fitzsimmons "should not have hid where my heart can't follow..." ♫ "Let's [...]

IFRAME Embed for Youtube We have a strong feeling this album will make everyone turn their heads, if they haven't already, to the beautiful, "happy", and upbeat music that Australian singer/songwriter, " Lenka " is all about, Check out the track below from her soon to be released, "Two". She's currently on tour with Greg Laswell hitting up all the West Coast cities as we speak. Lenka - End of the World (Two 2011) [...]
Say whhhhhhhhat! A new Smiths tribute album is in the works via American Laundromat Records shamelessly titled Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths. Some of our fav artists - including Class Actress, Elk City and Katy Goodman - among others are contributing. Here is the track list with coinciding artist that are confirmed: Cinerama / [...]

IFRAME Embed for Youtube Lenka is ramping up for her LP2 release and she is performing songs from her upcoming album, " Two ". Watch above her recent performance of " Everything At Once " in NYC. Stream the song below. The beautiful Aussie songbird, will be touring with Greg Laswell this Spring. (see below) Greg Laswell @ Mississippi Studios - Portland, Oregon 2010 [...]