This year in music has been quite impressive. While 2010 gave us clear-cut, stand alone winners, it was much harder to determine which album was Top Ten worthy, let alone the best of 2011. Most sites have published their lists already, and while many albums appear on the same lists, the top ten varies greatly from list to list. Don't expect us to be any different. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

My friends over at The Voice Project sent over this beautiful new video of Firehorse covering The Low Anthem's, "Charlie Darwin" for an FWBA exclusive. Here's a blurb from Anna Gabriel (TVP Co-founder) about the experience: I tried to find the place in Williamsburg for ages as I had gotten the wrong address, which was actually a construction site, and by the third time I passed the builders were my new friends trying to point me in the right direction. I finally got to this amazing studio/office space where her [...]

Firehorse is the new project from Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Leah Siegel. The band has a new album called And So They Ran Faster... . In addition to Firehorse, Siegel fronts the vintage soul band Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout and sings in the Citizens Band, a cabaret styled band that that features musicians from the group Beirut. Below, download "Our Hearts." Our Hearts by Firehorse from And So They Ran Faster... Download

Photo courtesy of Sherri O'Connor I recently had the pleasure of getting some attention from one of the better songwriters to spring from CMJ this year. Given national attention from NPR, Leah Siegel wants to make sure that everyone knows she is no rookie. With chops like hers, it's no surprise. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Hey, a band from Brooklyn! And I'm not going to try and tear them apart! Seriously, that last part seems to be a rarity this year. Leah Siegel is a serious songwriter in front of a powerful band. This is the good stuff. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Firehorse is the new project from singer/songwriter/instrumental ist Leah Siegel who recently released the eclectic debut, And so they ran faster… via PledgeMusic Recordings on both vinyl and CD. Produced by Geoff Stanfield and with Steve Elliot on guitar, Tim Luntzel on bass, and Brian Wolfe on drums, And so they ran faster... explores the sonic possibilities and personal expression of an artist reaching for the next horizon. Download Our Hearts [...]

Firehorse is the captivating new project from singer/songwriter/instrumental ist Leah Siegel and recently released the eclectic debut, and so they ran faster… via PledgeMusic Recordings on both vinyl and CD. Todd Martens of the LA Times commends Firehorse, "Has crafted a nine-track album that shows off her vocal range and drapes it in adventurous orchestral pop arrangements" is his feature on the songstress and she impressed the masses during CMJ 2011 in her home city. Produced by Geoff Stanfield (Mark Kozelek, Sun Kil Moon, [...]

► He goes by Gotye , but this Aussie-by-way-of-Belgium's moniker should be “sold out” considering that’s the status of so many of his shows on his “Making Mirrors” tour including tonight’s show at the Satellite. Experimentally indie, oddly soulful, and great hair. [See Goyte's brilliant video "Somebody That I Used To Know" . ] After party action comes courtesy of Caught a Ghost and Lemon Sun . RSVP HERE for the $5 list for the after party. ► Elegant, precocious, and a little dynamic, St. Vincent graces the stage of the [...]
...And So They Ran Faster is nothing short of vocal-driven femme fatale goodness: tough-as-nails with an I-am-woman-hear-me-roar spirit.

We've been following Leah Siegel for at least two years, after some of our friends who book bands in NYC's venues directed our ears towards her music by voting her (for two years in a row) as one of NYC's Best Emerging Artists of the Year - she placed 36th in the latest edition . Leah has been working on a new project called Firehorse , which sounds (and also looks) like a departure from her previous alt rock oriented material. From what we can hear from "Our Hearts" - the only track available online - Firehorse offers [...]

We've been following Leah Siegel for at least two years, after some of our friends who book bands in NYC's venues directed our ears towards her music by voting her (for two years in a row) as one of NYC's Best Emerging Artists of the Year - she placed 36th in the latest edition . Leah has been working on a new project called Firehorse , which sounds (and also looks) like a departure from her previous alt rock oriented material. From what we can hear from "Our Hearts" - the only track available online - Firehorse offers [...]

Photo credit: Sherri O’Connor Firehorse (no, not Firehose and certainly not Firehouse) is a shiny new project from singer/songwriter/multi-instru mentalist Leah Siegel that is preparing to trot out its debut and so they ran faster… on September 27, 2011 thanks to the upstanding individuals at PledgeMusic Recordings. Ms. Siegel is hardly a household name at this juncture, but that could all change quickly based upon the talent she has assembled for this record, including bassist Tim Luntzel (Rosanne Cash, Loudon Wainwright III) on and drummer Brian [...]