Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
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.
12 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: soul city, southern culture on the skids
Southern Culture on the Skids: “Soul City” (1996)
After three independent releases, Southern Culture on the Skids signed with a major label and released Dirt Track Date, which was a default-greatest hits of sorts, as about half its songs were seeing re-release, this time to a wider audience.
“Soul City” pretty much typifies the band’s early sound with its rousing soul-and-rockabilly hybrid and smartly dumbed-down lyrical viewpoint. It’s the sound of a tight musical unit defining its sound and finding its niche.
Some stellar percussion touches (some provided by a guitar) add a lot to this track.
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06 Jun 2013 2 Comments
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: ally mcbeal, da vinci's notebook
Da Vinci’s Notebook: “Ally McBeal” (2000)
Da Vinci’s Notebook were a treasure. Their instrument-free performances alone are noteworthy, but equally amazing is the laugh-out-loud (I did anyway) rhymes in the chorus of their “tribute” to a 90’s TV icon.
If you find this half as funny as I do, I hope you aren’t listening with your mouth full.
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01 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: sam phillips, same changes
Sam Phillips: “Same Changes” (1994)
Late-period Beatles were an apparent touchstone on Phillips’ 1994 Martinis & Bikinis album, with strong hooks, a jangle-pop sound and guitar parts supplied by producer and husband T-Bone Burnett.
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Every Moment Has A Song 