Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
29 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: awake, electric guest
Electric Guest: “Awake” (2012)
Electric Guest are a duo made up of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton. “Awake” is from their Danger Mouse-produced debut. Their sound is similar to MGMT but with a smoother sound and more addictive songs. No, wait: they sound like classic Motown updated for the 21st century. Scratch that–they sound like Broken Bells…
I guess it depends which song you happen to be listening to. Anyway, I think this particular one is hard to shake.
29 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: josh rouse, sweetie
Josh Rouse: “Sweetie” (2007)
I wish I could remember who said, “If you don’t fall in love at least once a day you have no imagination” because I’d love to give him credit (I’m pretty sure it had to be a “him”). Anyway, it’s very much like that for me with songs.
I fell in love with this affecting little ballad just today, and I send it along hoping it finds a place in your heart too. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to share it with your sweetie today. Or with someone else tomorrow…
Two lazy dreamers on a winter’s night
Making plans for the spring
You paint a picture while I put away my clothes
A crooked couple standing side by side
Is that you? Is that me?
We laugh in circles and we dream of some place to go
We’ll sleep on roof tops
We’ll ride on bicycles
Maybe we’ll get married
Don’t you want to, sweetie?
With so much talent you’re not fit for this world
As an actress, there’s no screen
A couple movies now you’re stuck in this broadway show
Sink full of dishes and a dirty face
Where’s the passion? Talk is cheap
We laugh in circles then we turn the lights down low
We’ll sleep on roof tops
We’ll ride on bicycles
Maybe we’ll get married
Don’t you want to, sweetie?
We hear some music
Coming from the street down below
And the melody carries
Won’t you sing with me, sweetie?
Won’t you sing with me, la, la, la, la, la…
I hope I can love you
Just like you deserve to be
Tell me what you’re feeling
Don’t you want to, sweetie?
29 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: morcheeba, skye, solitary
Skye: “Solitary” (2006)
I’ll let Amazon.com’s review and product description speak for me here, because it’s very nearly what I wanted to say:
Skye Edwards, former vocalist for trip-hop act Morcheeba, has a voice as smooth as silk. In fact, it’s as relaxing as a heavy sedative…Recorded with Daniel Lanois and Pat Leonard, the songs are slickly produced pop that tries to balance the line between adult alternative and jazzy electronics. The real star here is Skye’s distinctive, awesome voice–a cool and mesmerizing instrument, both strong and subtle at the same time… –Mike McGonigal
Incidentally, Skye’s chosen name seems to have come from the initials of her given name, Shirley Klarise Yonavive Edwards.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/05/07/songs-you-may-have-missed-97-2/
24 Jul 2012 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: eskimo kiss, the kooks
The Kooks: “Eskimo Kiss” (2011)
British pop band the Kooks, fronted by Luke Pritchard, make sunny, unabashedly catchy pop tunes that you may have a hard time dispelling once they get inside your head. This one just transports me to a nicer place…
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/04/24/songs-you-may-have-missed-396-2/
24 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: garfunkel & oates, pregnant women are smug
Garfunkel & Oates: “Pregnant Woman Are Smug” (2011)
…or if you prefer, a live performance:
It’s true. Oh, it’s damn true.
24 Jul 2012 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: camera obscura, hey lloyd i'm ready to be heartbroken
Camera Obscura: “Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” (2006)
Glasgow’s Camera Obscura revives sounds of 60’s pop to delightful effect, similarly to The School (Songs You May Have Missed #79, Recommended Albums #20) but with less of a lean toward bubblegum girl group sounds and more of the orchestral country pop flavor of Connie Francis and Skeeter Davis. Tracyanne Campbell’s delivery, with just a touch of a Scottish accent, is definitely part of the quirky appeal.
Another example of indie pop plundering the pop gold of past decades and melting it down to make pretty new things.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/07/03/songs-you-may-have-missed-439/
Every Moment Has A Song 