st. vincent

lots of hype about their new album - based on this song i'd say it's deserved!

Die Jungen

found this thanks to mp3medication who described it this way:
Drift through a time portal with “I’ve Been Glad”, the opening track from Die Jungen’s latest, "Just A Dream." Think Panda Bear meets The Everly Brothers.

TONIGHT

this is the piano version not the album version -- both are spectacular.

....i still can't believe how amazing this song is. AH INCREDIBLE.



i <3 lykke li!

YOUTH LAGOON

i posted this on facebook but i gotta share it here too just in case you missed it there...

 Youth Lagoon - Cannons by Not Many Experts

and at :51 you fall in love and at 1:16 you realize it's going to stick

*thanks to matt for this!

Timber Timbre

found this one thanks to a friend's spotify playlist (p.s. lemme know if you want an invite).

this is a coooool song.

sleeping at last

FROM WIKIPEDIA On July 15, 2010 the band announced via their website that starting on October 1, 2010 until September 1, 2011 they will be releasing three songs on the first day of each month for one year. They have named this project 'Yearbook'. The songs will be released on their website in twelve separate EPs named after the month in which they are released (E.g. January, February, etc.)


This song is from April. I love it. 

iron and wine/calexico

so i love them - of course! they produce phenomenally beautiful music.

but i heard this song on a tv show i've recently become super wrapped up in (i will tell you if you ask) and it kinda floored me all over again.

NEW feist

i don't mind she got pop-y. i still loved her last album. and i'm very excited for the new one (out at the beginning of oct.)

NEW SINGLE LOVE IT

kings of convenience

great group. great song. NEW video.

it's beautiful! it fits the song so perfectly and it's so lovely and peaceful. i promise if you watch past the one minute mark it will take your breath away!


Kings of Convenience - Me in You from eirik bøe on Vimeo.

pride and joy

i like brandi carlile. i know she is supposed to be "old news" because they play her songs over the radio now, but i still like her.

and i think you have to listen to live versions of her songs to appreciate what she does:



ESPECIALLY THIS ONE

a new florence + the machine song!

i'm pretty excited for her next album



and this song has that same empowering sound she does so well

Daniel Johnston covered by Death Cab for Cutie

saaaaaad. and kinda spooky.

Daniel Johnston covered by Sparklehorse with The Flaming Lips

So, Daniel Johnston is a brilliant songwriter. I mean, even if you don't love his style or sound, you have to give him credit for some of the remarkable songs he has written. It's really amazing (and believe it or not, I don't say that lightly).

I really love hearing his songs sung by other favorite musicians. It's a neat.

This one is beautiful

Daniel Johnston covered by Clem Snide

This one still has a strong Daniel Johnston taste to it. Very Very cool.

SIDE NOTE: download new a.a.bondy

I'm interrupting this week's theme to let you know you can download the newest a.a. bondy single "surfer king" on npr.  go to it!

Daniel Johnston covered by M. Ward

fair warning, this is probably going to continue all week. i seriously have fallen in love with EVERY SONG on discovered covered. (you really ought to buy it. WORTH IT.)

ahhhhhhhhhhh

Daniel Johnston covered by Beck

like i mentioned yesterday, i just discovered this album. so many great covers! HOLY MOLY.


this one kinda makes me a little emotional...

Daniel Johnston covered by Bright Eyes

there will be a lot of daniel johnston covers this week -- I just discovered The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered, a two-disc set of covers and previously unreleased tracks. AMAZING.

This is one of my favorites:

Abner Jay - St. James Infirmary Blues

HOLY SMOKES don't you just LOVE how this starts? Abner Jay the epitome of folksy blues to me...

ahhhhh.



one-man-band BTW -- he's amazing

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

have i mentioned them yet?  they have that old sound (i.e. sounds sorta like the smiths...)

Jelly Roll Morton

MORE JAZZ!

I first learned about Jelly Roll in a graduate folklore class - we listened to some recordings of him talking about life where he was from. He's quite a character.

And of course, we listened to him play...he's the man.

Nina Simone

Been getting a little crazy about Jazz lately -- especially female-vocalist jazz.
THIS SONG WILL WRECK YOU.

neon indian

summer may be almost over, but this definitely has the sound of a summer anthem.

icarus

i've heard this somewhere... can't figure out where...

typhoon

found this by accident on youtube while looking for something completely different. it's magical.

morning benders remix of a ra ra riot song

slowed down w/echo
TOO DRAMATIC
click to listen!!

Robin Pecknold -- I'm Losing Myself (ft. Ed Droste)

the lead singer of Fleet Foxes has done some solo stuff and collaborated with the lead singer of Grizzly Bear

it's VERY cool