The Strokes have just released their new single to the world. If you were having problems downloading it from their official site like I did then you can download it here. The Strokes have been away for some time and this single sees them right back in form with a catchy, fun and dancable tune. Check it out. Download: The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness.mp3 [Mediafire] [ Other Download Links | 1 [...]
So anyways, did you like Jason Mraz's I'm Yours ? How about Bedouin Soundclash's When The Night Feels My Song ? And we all know everyone likes Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's Somewhere Over the Rainbow . Well then you'll like this. It's that simple. I discovered this track from a promo video advertising my first university's summer ball so props to whoever chose the track. If you recognise any of those earlier tracks then you'll know what to expect - a strumming banjo, a carefree vibe and a fresh, feel-good sound: perfect for the summer. [...]
She & Him are a duo consisting of actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. I discovered this band after listening to the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack which also featured the awesome " Sweet Disposition " by the Temper Trap. A cover of a Smiths song "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" by She & Him was also on the soundtrack which prompted me to go out and research a little more about the band. Having no idea that Zooey Deschanel (one of the lead actresses in the film) was also a musician, I was pleasantly [...]
I discovered this song on a site called thesixtyone which describes itself as "a musical adventure". The site is definitely worth checking out. I first came across it a year or so ago but found the site to be cluttered and difficult to navigate, however now it is as simple as pie to use. It works by giving you points each day you sign in which you then use to promote songs that the site plays for you. If you like a song, you use one of your points to promote it and if other users also rate [...]
Kina Grannis is someone I discovered some years ago on the site Digg.com when the site creator Kevin Rose spoke about her on the video podcast Diggnation . She made a rather cringe-worthy song dedicated to the site which got a lot of diggs (votes) providing her with plenty of exposure. A couple of years later and another story was posted on Digg about a new single and video announced from her called "Valentine" (released at an appropriate time) which is one of those tracks that I feel compelled to share. This song is an [...]
I previously posted a track from Tilly and the Wall some time ago which I still listen to this day and get the same feeling that I did the first time I heard it. Realising this fact makes me content because it hopefully reaffirms the notion that the songs I post on this blog will live on long after I end up no longer updating it. Well here's another that I hope to see have the same longevity as " Rainbows in the Dark ". It has a beat thats hot enough to grace any dance or hip hop dance [...]
Been sitting on this track for a while now when I first heard it on the " 500 Days of Summer " trailer. Now that the film is being released and I've started hearing it about here and there I figured I better share it. The track definitely has that hazy summer feel and is gleaming with positivity. It provides you with a carefree, emancipated mood, one that is sure to lift you. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition [ Mirrors | 1 [...]
Here's a song that I discovered on Spotify . Just a quick word about it, if your in the UK (and a few other places in Western Europe) you can enjoy Spotify for free. It's a great completely legal service that allows you to stream a huge library of music for free as many times as you wish, and due to it's underlying technology the stream starts instantly with virtually no buffering time at all. The catch is you apparently have to listen to an advert every now and then but I have been using the service on and [...]
I heard this track on my own recommended station on Last.fm which I recommend highly because if you like the music that you've heard on this blog then you'll definately like the tracks they play there. To this day, no matter how many times I am bored with my own collection of music and decide to pop on that station, I end up finding so much great music that leads me to new artists so I recommend you check it out. As I've said, this is a track I heard on that very station and it lead me [...]
Recently I went to a gig to see Joshua Radin, an artist who I discovered on an emmy-winning episode of Scrubs with his song "Winter". It's a great song, similar in mood with the song I am going to share now by an artist called Maria Taylor, who was the opening act for this gig. The problem was I turned up late, missing her act which really sucks now that I have got hold of some of her albums and realised how good they are, arguably stronger then that of the main act I paid to see. This track is [...]
It's always a strange thing when you discover music that you think is awesome only to find that when you go away to check on what the artist is up to at the moment, you discover their death that happened several years before, as is the case for the lead singer of this band. This track comes from the bands self-titled post-homously released album which is full of feel-good tracks with a funky, sun-drenched sound. This particular track is my favourite from the album and shares similar traits to Griffith Project's track "First Train Stop" which I posted about [...]
I randomly came across this artist when trawling through a torrent site and was intrigued when I found that this one track featured three artists I've already done posts about on this blog ( Jack Johnson , Missy Higgins and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees) mashed up into a single, surprisingly cohesive song. The artist, who is a bedroom-producer currently still studying for a career in music production, definitely shows flair and promise in these mash-up tracks he's created. He's released 3 albums (this taken from the most recent and brilliantly titled "Appetite for Reconstruction") and [...]
At the moment I still can't seem to get enough of Colbie Caillat, an artist who I've mentioned several times on this blog. I went to see her perform in London a few months back and I'm eagerly waiting for a new release from her to come. What draws me to her music became even more apparent recently when she described in a recent interview that the two biggest influences of her music were John Mayer and Bob Marley (both of which whose music I share a particular passion for). I went [...]
Alright, alright. Here's my update. Sorry about the delay, I've started doing a Masters so time isn't as ample as it was. I've decided to add an extra page to my site to let you know about the site status and when to expect new posts etc. A friend of mine shared me these two feel-good remixes of tracks that were good in the initial form but the remakes definitely add something new and inventive as opposed to 99% of the usual remixes that aren't worth bothering with. The first is a track I heard in it's original [...]
I recently got my hands on some pre-"In Between Dreams" releases from Jack Johnson as I heard the track "Posters" being played on the rather awesome Radio Paradise which I recommend if you fancy some alternative laid-back tunes. The album "In Between Dreams" along with Frank Turner's first LP "Sleep is For the Week" were the soundtracks that featured heavily on my hungover mornings at uni which I played in constant rotation annoying anyone within the immediate, and non-immediate, vicinity of my room with my incessant... well I was going to call it singing but it sounded more [...]
I recently got my hands on some pre-"In Between Dreams" releases from Jack Johnson as I heard the track "Posters" being played on the rather awesome Radio Paradise which I recommend if you fancy some alternative laid-back tunes. The album "In Between Dreams" along with Frank Turner's first LP "Sleep is For the Week" were the soundtracks that featured heavily on my hungover mornings at uni which I played in constant rotation annoying anyone within the immediate, and non-immediate, vicinity of my room with my incessant... well I was going to call it singing but it sounded more [...]
Apologies for the lack of posts recently. The main reason is that I have not been struck by any new music that I felt compelled to share lately and it is only when I am genuinely excited about a song or artist that gives me the urge to post music on this blog. So instead of waiting for something to hit me, I thought I'd share some tracks from an artist that struck me some time ago when listening to Hitz Radio during my uni years. Whilst I probably wouldn't recommend you listen to the station now [...]
I was first acquainted to this song after hearing it at the close of the film "The Beach". At the time I didn't pursue the track as I didn't know who the track was by, or realise how awesome it was, which is why it took me a while to research and rediscover it. [...]
So here's that track I found on that random porn site. Don't ask me how I came across it... or indeed why I'm telling you that I found it there, but it is a great track that probably doesn't deserve the association I've given it with the erotica industry, as it isn't by any means [...]
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