Hey Rosetta - Bandages One of the better videos in the “do-it-yourself” vein I’ve seen in a long while. Hey Rosetta is one of those regionally famous bands, as very few people outside of Canada seem to know who they are. If you fall into that category, you’d be wise to spend some time digging in. // http://www.heyrosetta.com/

Yesterday I turned 33; it's my favorite age in a while because it is symmetrical and feels balanced. Since I like appropriate soundtracks, my brain yielded up two tunes to loop in my head yesterday that sing about my new age, as I get accustomed to it like a pair of squeaky-soled new shoes. In the first part of the day, the Counting Crows lyrics at 17 had a better dream, but now I'm 33 / and it isn't me took the lead in my mental symphony, and then was eclipsed by the opus "Welcome" [...]
Heycoolkid! 100 Best Songs Of 2011 - (26 - 40) . . 40. Hey Rosetta! - "Bandages" Before saying anything about this song, I fully realize that "Bandages" was not released in 2011. It was though new to me this year and the video they put out over the summer for it really impressed me. [...]
If you took the concept of "chamber pop" and adapted it in epic fashion for the big stage, you might end up with the music of Newfoundland's Hey Rosetta! . Originally conceived by songwriter/frontman Tim Baker as a way to put substantial meat on the bones of his solo songs, Hey Rosetta! has become one of the finest practitioners of intelligent, vigorous and sonically progressive "big picture" art/rock. With their 2008 album Into Your Lungs , Baker and band crafted a melodic masterwork of substantial heft and full-bodied dramatic power while providing a balance [...]