Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
26 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: caro emerald, riviera life
Caro Emerald: “Riviera Life” (2010)
Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald’s fresh-sounding debut topped the album charts in the Netherlands for weeks, thanks in part to some remixes that kept her summer hit “Back it Up” on the singles chart from July till December. The album melds the old and new, with songs inspired by post-war jazz and cinema and spiked with slick modern dance-pop beats.
It might only be a matter of time before this lady has America dancing too.
26 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: i'll change your flat tire merle, pure prairie league
Pure Prairie League: “I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle” (1975)
Sweet country-pickin’ fingers indeed! A perky steel guitar solo accents the country rockers’ friendly poke at the legendary Merle.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/03/27/songs-you-may-have-missed-65/
26 Jan 2013 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: john vanderslice, keep the dream alive
John Vanderslice: “Keep the Dream Alive” (2001)
From Vanderslice’s second album. His songs are literate, his arrangements imaginative. Just discovered him, and I can’t wait to delve further…
24 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: gran bel fisher, tonight
Gran Bel Fisher: “Tonight” (2006)
As irritating as CD hidden tracks can be (especially the ones that play only several minutes after the conclusion of the listed songs) I can understand the reasoning for their existence in some cases. Although the unlisted track at the back end of Gran Bel Fisher’s Full Moon Cigarette is an album highlight, its sound and lyrical tone are too far removed from the rest of the album to fit comfortably anywhere else. And it’s too good to be a B-side.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/02/05/songs-you-may-have-missed-4/
24 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: celebrity sanctum, dogs die in hot cars
Dogs Die in Hot Cars: “Celebrity Sanctum” (2004)
I can’t believe this album is almost a decade old now. In 2004 Scotland’s Dogs Die in Hot Cars gave us something fresh by updating 80’s new wave, specifically the slightly goofy sounds of XTC, Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Talking Heads. If you like tuneful, not-too-serious pop that sounds just a little like the stuff from a few decades ago, I highly recommend you pick up their only album, Please Describe Yourself. Current CD price on Amazon.com: less than four bucks.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/02/02/songs-you-may-have-missed-3/
24 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: anyway you want, chicago
Chicago: “Anyway You Want” (1975)
There’s nothing fancy going on here, just one of those songs that made a great album opener (complete with count-off) setting the tone for what I consider to be Chicago’s last great album. It’s a simple ditty, but has everything a good Chicago song should: the horn charts, the fiery Terry Kath guitar solo, and an uplifting vibe. They were a band nearing the end of their true classic period–but they weren’t quite dead yet.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/08/06/songs-you-may-have-missed-161/
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