It's Monday, which means it's time for our Monday Mixer--a weekly, multi-blog themed playlist for your listening pleasure. While the Mixer started over at Metropolitan Jolt, recently it's been on the move, with hosting rotating between various members of the Mixer crew, and this week, it's landed right here at LOOSE L!PS. This week's theme deals with the drearier side of spring: April Showers.
This Sunday's post is abbreviated, but nonetheless fun... Presenting: Israel Cannan Israel Cannan is from the Australian state, New South Wales. He's made a point of traveling his beautiful country, and has found inspiration in every corner. He's a young singer/songwriter who demonstrates a ton of potential, and we're excited to share a couple of his recent singles. Check out: Israel Cannan – Set Me Free [mp3] [...]
Last February Israel Cannan set out on a road trip around his native Australia that lasted over 6 months. Armed with just a guitar he set out in a van with an aim to play to as many people possible around the entire country. Following his previous release the singer/songwriter held mixed feelings about the [...]
I love to fall in love with an album, don't you? That feeling of excitement and anticipation you get as each song unfolds and you think, Oh yeah, this is good! My latest affair is with Israel Cannan's Walk , a set of warm and darkly beautiful songs from a young Australian musician. He wrote, engineered and played everything on the record. How is it that someone so young can have so much talent? It almost doesn't seem possible. In the months just after [...]
Arborea , popped in my mailbox last night. Her lovely, ethereal voice with the bare guitar behind her is a nice way to ease into your work week, eh? I'm giving you just the bare bones today, just music... have at it! by cat stevens photography Blue Crystal Fire by Arborea Kitty the Lion comes to me from one of my favorite tweeters, [...]
In February of this year singer songwriter Israel Cannan left his home on the East Coast of New South Wales to travel around Australia, creating, inspiring and promoting his music as he went. Completing his debut album Walk on which he wrote, engineered and played all the instruments on, Israel strapped his guitar to his back and set off in an old van with a friend by his side to film the experience and share his journey with the world. Driving through every state in Australia and visiting some of the most [...]
From the inbox: A few weekend songs for youz kids to sample.: ++Hailing from Wales, Israel Cannan left home to walk throughout Australia and hand out free singles to people he met. The result is Walk , an album written and engineered by Cannan, that documents his travels. Israel Cannan: One Fine Day.mp3 ++ Kitten 's debut EP Sunday School arrives 10/19. The band plays the Sneak Attack/Steve Madden [...]
This song from Australia's Israel Cannan fit my mood. http://www.myspace.com/israelc annan
Welsh singer-songwriter Israel Cannan has a soft, somber acoustic style that one can't help but compare to Elliot Smith. "Letting Go" is from Israel's debut album Walk . Israel Cannan - Letting Go (mp3)* *mp3 provided by & posted w/ permission of artist's PR rep Buy @ Amazon (not yet available) Israel Cannan Official Site
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