Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
22 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: baby center stage, iron & wine
Iron & Wine: “Baby Center Stage” (2013)
Iron & Wine is singer-songwriter Sam Beam, who has been compared to Cat Stevens by Rolling Stone, while Pitchfork notes a resemblance to late 60’s and early 70’s era singer-songwriter works like Astral Weeks and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
“Baby Center Stage”, the final cut from his latest LP Ghost on Ghost, is like the musical equivalent of a gorgeous summer sunset.
20 Jun 2013 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: matthew sweet, so far
Matthew Sweet: “So Far” (2000)
The aptly-named Sweet breaks off a thick slab of tuneful power pop. If music were food, this would be dessert.
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20 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: mystery, until the truth comes out
Mystery: “Till the Truth Comes Out” (2010)
Canada’s Mystery craft melodic AOR prog that hearkens back to the sounds of 70’s/80’s radio and bands like Styx and Alan Parsons Project.
Beautiful touches like the flute in the intro and a Gilmouresque bit of guitar soloing combine with an attention to sonic detail that begs headphone listening.
The mystery is why this band isn’t better known.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/08/17/songs-you-may-have-missed-166/
19 Jun 2013 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: esa morena, ozomatli
Ozomatli: “Esa Morena” (2003)
If you ever get the chance to catch Grammy-winning L.A. Latin/funk/hip-hop/modern rock outfit Ozomatli live in concert, don’t miss it. They blend half a dozen styles into a bilingual, contagiously uplifting mix that invariably gets the whole room dancing, creating what Ozo fan John Cusack calls “a cultural block party”.
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17 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: dale earnhart jr. jr., dark water
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: “Dark Water” (2013)
Detroit’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. let harmonies, baroque pop atmospherics and a pretty melody hold sway on this 2013 Record Store Day Exclusive.
12 Jun 2013 2 Comments
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: friends of friends, hospitality
Hospitality: “Friends of Friends” (2012)
Fans of Camera Obscura and the Concretes may discover a new friend in Brooklyn-based indie pop band Hospitality and lead vocalist Amber Papini, who shares an appealingly quirky vocal delivery with Tracyanne Campbell and Victoria Bergsman, the respective singers of those bands.
Every Moment Has A Song 