I love covers. Hardly matters who does the cover, as long as it’s good, or what the cover is. But when a new up and coming band that I really like (Those Willows, new album review next week) covers another band that practically …
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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – I Don’t Believe a Word You Say
Not up and coming by any stretch, but Ben Harper has become one of the most prolific artists of our generation relatively quietly. He’s also become the Carlos Santana of our generation, beginning as a solo artist and gradually becoming a professional collaborator …
Dawes Album Preview
This is kind of cheating, but it’s enough Dawes to whet my appetite. It’s short, but it hints at an album that will sound significantly different from Nothing Is Wrong, our 2011 Album of the Year. Enjoy this small sampling of what’s to come …
Fiction Family – “Up Against The Wall”
Fiction Family just released a new album, Reunion, and you can look for a review coming up soon. Here’s one of the songs, one of the best songs, from the new album, “Up Against The Wall”.
Robinson – “Sidewalk Reunion”
Robinson recently released an EP, Fits & Starts, that we talked about before Christmas and the first track on the 3 song EP is this one, called “Sidewalk Reunion”. It’s a really cool, mostly acoustic track with some great vocals and interesting percussion. The …
John Fullbright – Hallelujah
I’m a vocal fan of covers. I love them and I love when artists I love cover songs I love by other artists I love. Case in point, John Fullbright (incredible musician) covering Hallelujah (incredible song) by a bunch of incredible musicians. Just …
Passenger – “I Hate”
Passenger is a prolific artist that you haven’t heard of because he’s not American. I’m embarrassed about this, but I’ll remedy this in a coming week or so with a review. Until then, here’s a hilariously honest song called “I Hate”. Couldn’t agree …
Griffin House – The Guy That Says Goodbye To You Is Out Of His Mind
Griffin House is a pretty good songwriter. This song, one of my favorite love songs, is a particularly well written one. It’s an oldie but a goodie. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsnlrXza57o]
The Staves – Icarus
Awesome find by Greg on this one. The Staves are a very popular group in their native England, having played with Bon Iver and Fionn Regan. Their sound is sort of a slightly more mellow, female Mumford and Sons. It’s a cool vibe. …
The Barr Brothers – “Dear Mrs. Claus”
One of favorite albums and bands from last year was The Barr Brothers and their self-titled debut. While this Christmas song wasn’t on that album, it certainly has that soft, harp rock sound that made the album so incredible. Some snow to go along …
