Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle on Letterman
Check 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.
Callers
Callers - Heartbeat (Cover)
Heartbeat 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
Akron/Family
Akron/Family Album Details and New Single
So 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 Vaccines
Video | The Vaccines - Post Break Up Sex
Check 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
Kelli Scarr
Kelli Scarr - Piece
Driftwood 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
Born With a Broken Heart
David Wax Museum’s Born with a Broken Heart
Born With A Broken Heart Boston based folk band David Wax Musem craft Latin / Americana / Folk music by fusing Mexican roots with country, folk, and rock. With an assortment of lesser known instruments (Whats a quijada anyway?) they perform some amazing sounding music. Gaining momentum after their show at the
December Mixtape
a Music Savage December Mixtape
This is my mixtape for December. This marks the entire calendar year of mixtapes. One Per month. Happy Holidays, hope you enjoy it. Tracklist: 1. Middle Brother – Me Me Me 2. Sweaters – Can’t Stop Winning 3. Beady Eye – Four Letter Word 4. Turbo Fruits – Keepin’ On 5. G. Love
Big River
Secret Sisters ft. Jack White - Big River
Secret Sisters ft. Jack White – Big River (Johnny Cash Cover) by musicsavage This Secret Sisters’ Cover of Johnny Cash’s Big River might just be one of the most rollicking and wild covers I’ve heard in a long while. Big ups to Jack White’s bluesy riffs and frenetic
Beady Eye
Beady Eye - Four Letter Word
Liam Gallagher’s band, Beady Eye, also known as the Noel-less Oasis, are set out to release a full length album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, on 28th February 2011. The video above is for the opening track on the album, entitled Four Letter Word. What I’ve noticed between
joe pug
Joe Pug Undercover Session
Joe Pug performs a few of his tracks at Undercover – ‘How Good You Are’, ‘Unsophisticated Heart’ and ‘Call It What You Will’. The session is really beautiful and the sound is so fantastic. Joe Pug’s music is earnest and so enjoyable, I’ve seen him multiple times and I
January Hymn
The Decemberists - January Hymn
January Hymn January Hymn is the second shared track from the Decemberists’ upcoming release, the King is Dead. January Hymn is near the archetype for a Decemberist track. In no way is that a bad thing. Meloy employ’s his trademark vocals, the subtle echo that feels like a tremble.
Me Me Me
Middle Brother releases Me Me Me
Me Me Me If you haven’t heard of them, Middle Brother, is made of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith, and Delta Spirit frontman, Matt Vasquez. Together they form a young supergroup that I couldn’t be more excited to hear them play together. These guys