Jesus Fever Check out, Jesus Fever, a light and shimmery pop track from Philly lofi musician Kurt Vile. It sounds like one of those travel songs that drags you along for the journey, slowly and steady, and all of a sudden 5 minutes has passed, the perfect way to spend a quiet sunday. Look for Kurt Vile’s upcoming Smoke Ring For My Halo, the highly anticipated follow up from his 2009 album Childish Prodigy, out 3/8 on Matador.
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Check out the video for Freelance Whales’ single, Enzymes. This has been one of my favorite tracks they have released, and spurs an all day listen fest every time I hear it. If you haven’t already, they are offering it for free download on Green Label Sound’s website. http://www.greenlabelsound.com/
1 CommentIf I Had a Boat Check out Dublin’s James Vincent McMorrow a vocal talent that’s got to be heard. First track to be released off his upcoming (January 25) debut LP entitled, Early in the Morning, is a beautiful sounding song. The haunting allegory of a man at sea lost in or out of love is one that’s never out of style. The pure emotionality of his voice and the power of it during the bridge and chorus is really fantastic. Look forward to his upcoming LP later this month. http://www.jamesvmcmorrow.com/
Leave a CommentRebel Ghost Last week I got quite the little New Years gift. A submission from Jeremy Lee Given in the form of his debut effort Old Flames. Knoxville’s Jeremy Lee Given, tracked mostly at his father’s home in Fountain City, Tennessee, the album was then produced just outside of Boston in Winchester, MA by producer Will Lakritz. The album, entitled Old Flames, has been in heavy rotation for me and for good reason. It’s a downtempo album with some great sounds. Subtlety in music can be a difficult concept to master and I think Given has got this in spades.…
Leave a CommentCheck out Justin Townes Earle’s performance of ‘Harlem River Blues’ on Letterman last night. If it’s your first time, check out my review of his newest album under the same title.
Leave a CommentHeartbeat Life of Love This cover of Wire’s Heartbeat shows shows off a soulful, wonderful voice in Sara Lucas; and opened me into further inspection to hear what else Callers has done. What I found in their album Life of Love is a collection of songs written and recorded that complement and enhance her sensual, soulful voice, Lucas sounds as though she’s come straight out of a 70’s soul session. The songs are sometimes dark and brooding and as they put it ‘cathartic.’ The band recently signed with western vinyl, and are about to go on tour. If you get…
Leave a CommentSo It Goes Akron/Family have got a new LP to be released next month (Feb 8th) from Dead Oceans records. The album’s title, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, a wordy one, but they will tour it relentlessly over the next 3 months. The lead single, So It Goes, is a bluesy track that basically sounds like dirty Black Keys guitar riff sample. Its rough on the edges but contains these airy vocals, and lightly sprinkled harmonizing in the background gives this track a nice contrast. The song has this nice hectic feel to it, it really brings out…
Leave a CommentCheck out the video for the Vaccines’ track Post Break-Up Sex, from their upcoming album, What Did You Expect From the Vaccines. Out in March, the record features both songs from the band’s debut single, ‘Wreckin’ Bar’ and ‘Blow It Up’, as well as ‘If You Wanna’, the song that first got them noticed.
Leave a CommentDriftwood I got a copy of Kelli Scarr’s Piece and normally speaking I’m not highly inspired by female vocalists. This one stood out to me. Her voice has a tenderness, a gossamer quality, it feels very intimate. It’s beautiful, serene, and easy to listen to. What’s great about this album is the sense of ‘feeling’ in it. You can tell that Piece is largely a reflection of Kelli’s life. It’s extremely personal, and could probably accompany a scrapbook of her journeys in life. This album is worth picking up for a quiet day of listening. Its one of those listen…
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