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It could be a long day over at Lost at E Minor. I haven’t been there in a while to check for new music, and of course the first song I listened to I loved…with many, many more still to go through.
And that song is “Down The Road” by C2C, a French turntable group formerly known as Coups2Cross that has won the Disco Mix Club World Team DJ Championship four years in a row (2003–2006) (via Wikipedia).
Their songs are available on iTunes.
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If you’ve followed this site for a while, you know that I’m a sucker for a good, catchy folk song with good lyrics. “Ho, Hey” by The Lumineers qualifies. It’s a short, lovely little track that will get your foot tapping and immediately have you reaching for the repeat button as soon as it’s over.
Hat tip to this recent New Release rundown at Indie Rock Cafe.
MP3: “Ho, Hey” by The Lumineers
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Been a while, but I’m back. Had to take a little hiatus from finding new music because of some time constraints, but I’ll be finding some new songs over the next several weeks as I get another mix together.
From the latest batch of New Releases at Indie Rock Cafe comes this song by Luke Wyland‘s band AU called “Solid Gold”.
MP3: “Solid Gold” by AU
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For whatever reason, I didn’t get into Mumford & Sons much when they first came out. I didn’t actively avoid them, I guess I just never got hooked by any of the singles so I never dug deeper into their Sigh No More album.
But on the recommendation of a friend, I decided to listen to the entire album and, predictably, found that the songs that never got the major airplay were the best ones.
Right now, my favorite is “Dust Bowl Dance.” The lyrics tell a compelling story, and the emotional crescendo just grabs you at the end of the song.
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First off, I just want to say that I love the name of this band. The Phenomenal Handclap Band. What a terrific name for a band. I think they should do a remake of this handclappy song.
But before I get too far ahead of myself with them doing other peoples’ songs, how about we just enjoy them performing their own songs? And the first one I’ll present is “The Right One,” which I just found over at IRC’s latest rundown of new releases.
MP3: “The Right One” by The Phenomenal Handclap Band
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One of the people with whom I exchange music the most, my dear friend Mandy Middleton, has been posted a lot about Alabama Shakes on Facebook lately. I too her recommendation and listened for myself, and…wow.
This lady can SANG! I feel like her impressive, emotional, bluesy vocals deserve the more slangy but descriptive version SANG as opposed to sing.
Listen, you’ll get what I’m talking about.
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We don’t usually feature songs that have been listened to my over 4 million people, as this song has been just on YouTube alone, but screw it. Walk Off The Earth’s cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You” is the quintessentially perfect cover. It stays true to the original song but features a unique twist (in this case the addition of a ukelele).
Regardless of the instruments though, this is a song that has to be carried by strong vocals – it is an Adele track after all – and Sarah Blackwood is more than capable.
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We just got a tweet to our @IndieChristmas account from @LostBoysAreDead with a link to check out their new mix. I did so, and though I wouldn’t really consider myself aboard the whole dubstep bandwagon that seems to be sweeping the nation, I did enjoy listening to this track.
And as a bonus, you can download it for free, which is always nice.
Have a listen
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I was discussing new bands with a friend this weekend when she mentioned Of Monsters and Men. I’d heard of them, but had not yet come across their music in my web travels.
Then today, Indie Christmas contributor Tyler Juranovich posted in our Indie Music Lovers Facebook group about the band, so I decided that fate had properly intervened and I need to take some initiative and check the band out.
So far, I’ve listened to one song, and I love it. So I’m posting.
