Fog (Pick Word #33)

1. From Indian Lakes - Fog 

2. Interpol - Fog Vs. Mould for the Length of Love


3. Los Jardines de Brusales - Fog in Australia
4. Mercury Rev - Nite and Fog

5. The Walls - Out of the Fog

Massive Attack (Collaborations #2)

It's been a while since we've heard something new from Massive Attack. I found myself listening to their albums on the last weekend, trying to decide which of the female collaborations was the best. I haven't got any rank but here are my favourites (No particular order). Do you think I missed something?

Unfinished Sympathy (With Shara Nelson) - Blue Lines, 1991

Protection (With Tracey Thorn) - Protection, 1994

Teardrop (With Elizabeth Fraser) - Mezzanine, 1998

Special Cases (With Sinead O'connor) - 100th Window, 2003

Paradise Circus (With Hope Sandoval) - Helgioland, 2010

Bandcloud June 2014

June songs are right here waiting for you, try them and vote - Whicj of them caught your ear?


1. Iris Claire - Invisible Control (In the Dark EP)
2. Flocks - Health (Flocks)
3. The Georgia Sand - High Places (EP Part1)
4. Rainy Day Women - Mars 
5. Ramly - Beacon Hill
6. Bad Suns - We Move Like the Ocean 
7. The Hydrothermal Vents - Hanz (Secrets of the Deep)
8. TV Girl - The Blonde (French Exit)
9. The Death of Pop - Whenever (Fifths)
10. Scenic Route to Alaska - Fall (Warrington)
11. Sandy's - Lonely Hunter (Fourth Dementia)
12. Sia - Eye of the Needle (1000 Forms of Fear)
13. Lukey Niz (Feat. Tia Capuano and Jimmy Boombox) - All That Remains (V3)
14. Insomniac Folklore - Ghosts of Friends who are Still Alive (The Early Years)
15. Little Ghost - Apart (Queen Bee)
16. Seabeds - Ronja & Noah (Seabeds)
17. Paul O' - Fireflies (Fireflies)
18. French For Rabbits - Goat (Goat/The other side)
19. Kognitif - Strange Day (My Space World)
20. The Midnight Pine - Always (Buried)
21. April March & Aquaserge - J'entends Des Voix (April March & Aquaserge)
22. Bright Season - Bonny Boy (Bright Season)
23. RainyDaySpecial - Don't Ruin the Ending (Lately and Forever)
24. Tennis - Never Work for Free
25. Fake Flowers - Angel, You're Gonna Fall (Opaque Pop)
26. Psalmships - Every Day is a Widow (I Sleep Alone)
27. Ambient Jazz Ensemble - The Journey (Suite Shop)
28. Little Barrie - Eyes Were Young (Shadow)
29. The Phoenix Foundation - Dalston Junction (Compilation for Becks)
30. James M Carson - Once A Mighty Oak (Sold as Scene)
31. Caribou - Can't Do Without You (Our Love)
32. Zola Jesus - Dangerous Days (Taiga)
33. Angus & Julia Stone - Heart Beats Slow
34. Meadowlark - I've Got You (Three Six Five)
35. Kid Astray - Taking You With Me (Taking You With Me)
36. Beverly - Honey Do (Careers)
37. Her Name Is Calla - I Was in the Back Of the Nightingle (Sampler)
38. Sleep Thieves - You Want the Night (You Want The Night)
39. Reigning Sound - Never Coming Home (Shattered)
40. Library Voices - Antimatters of the Heart (For John)
41. Secret Cities - It's Always Winter (Walk Me Home)
42. Mary Gauthier - How You Learn to Live Alone (Trouble and Love)
43. Little Daylight - My Life (Hello Memory)
44. She Keeps Bees w/ Sharon Van Etten - Is What It Is? (Eight Houses)
45. Bea - Safe Ground
46. Alela Diane - The King (About Farewell: B Sides and Scenic Burrows Sessions)
47. Matt Kivel - Open Road (Days of Being Wild)
48. Camera Shy - Come Around (Jack-o-Lantern)
49. Lost Weekend - On A Sunday
50. Yellow Mint Tea - In Another Life (Fallbrook)

 

Songs Collection February #2 - 2014

So what we've got on this list? Two wonderful cover versions by The National, who covered Perfume Genius' "Learning" and Childish Gambino, who covered PM Dawn's "I'd die without you". A new Phantogram song is also featured here, as well as new releases by Fanfarlo, Alpaca Sports, Little Comets, Halls and the new collaboration of Cocteau Twins' member, Simon Raymonde and Stephanie Dosen. 

1. Little Comets - Coalition Of One

2. Phantogram - Bill Murray

3. Childish Gambino - I'd Die Without You (PM Dawn cover version)

4. Alpaca Sports - Just Like Johnny Marr

5. Fanfarlo - The Beginning And The End

6. Halls - Aside

7. The National - Learning (Perfume Genius cover version)

8. Snowbird - All Wishes Are Ghosts

Songs Collection February - 2014

It's Superball night tonight, but for some of you that might not watch that important sport event, there are seven wonderful songs to hear down below. starting with tripy new song by Thievery Corporation; A beautiful collaboration of The Bird And The Bee and Matt Berninger from The National for an upcoming film called Endless Love; New songs by EELS, Timber Timbre, Soak and Lane 8 and one haunting cover to Nick Drake's song "Things behind the sun" by Darkside and Tamara.

1. Thievery Corporation Feat. Shana Halligan - Depth Of My Soul

2. The Bird And The Bee Feat. Matt Berninger - All Our Endless Love

3. Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams

4. EELS - Agatha Chang

5. Darkside Feat. Tamara - Things Behind The Sun (Nick Drake cover version)

6. Soak - Blud

7. Lane 8 Feat. Lucy Stone - Nothing To Say

Songs Collection of the week #4 - 2014

Hello again

Making this playlist mace me go back to dark 80's days, listening to Bauhaus' original version of Bela Lugosi's Dead, which covered beautifully by Chvrches. You can also hear new songs from veteran Brooklyn based, The Hold Steady and the Swedish Indie group, I Break Horses. I hope you'll also like the songs of Gold Spectacles, Marlene, Canopy Climbers and Snowmine too. So put you headphones and drown into this playlist...

1. Chvrches - Bela Lugusi's Dead (Bauhaus cover version)

2. Gold Spectacles - Steal You Away

3. Marlene - Stay Awake

4. I Break Horses - You Burn

5. The Hold Steady - I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You

6. Snowmine - Plans

7. Canopy Climbers - Blindfold

Songs Collection of the week #3 - 2014

So I managed to listen to few other wonderful songs during this week, so I couldn't wait to share them. On the list today you can find the second single of Metronomy from the forthcoming album Love Letters, promising Memoranda from Washington D.C, GEMS with a great cover version to Seal and other beautiful releases by Yumi Zouma, Paperwhite, White Sea and Scavenger Hunt. Hoping you'd like them too....

1. GEMS - Don't Cry (Seal Cover version)
2. Scavenger Hunt - Dreamers
3. Metronomy - Love Letters
4. Paperwhite - Got Me Goin
5. White Sea - Prague
6. Memoranda - Into The Wild
7. Yumi Zouma - Salka Gets Her Hopes Up

The Jezabels

The Jezabels are an Australian Indie Rock band from Sydney. They are pretty popular in Australia, winning some prizes along the way, especially thanks to their debut LP, Prisoner (2011). Now, this four piece band which includes Nik Kaloper, Sam Lockwood, Hayley Mary and Heather Shannon, are releasing their sophomore album, The Brink. There are high hopes about this record, hoping it would be as good as the earlier.

1. Disco Biscuit Love taken from The Man Is Dead EP, 2009
2. Look Of Love taken from The Brink, 2014
3. Dark Storm taken from Dark Storm EP, 2010
4. The End taken from The Brink, 2014
5. Endless Summer taken from Prisoner, 2011

 

Songs Collection of the week #2 - 2014

This week I've heard a lot of new songs, so it was pretty hard to choose only seven.... this week list includes a duet of British Ben Hammersley with charming Emma Watson, Future Islands from Baltimore, Sea Change from Norway (currently located in Berlin), German Indie Rock band, The Notwist, Pastel Colours from Falmouth, S. Carey from Eau Claire and Beck's wonderful new release.

1. Ben Hammersley - Pantomine (With Emma Watson)
2. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
3. Sea Change - Let's Dance
4. The Notwist - Kong
5. Pastel Colours - Hands Like Silk
6. S. Carey - Fire Scene
7. Beck - Blue Moon

Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe [Review]

Julianna Barwick appeared in my ears while I listened to The Magic Place (2011). Comparing her to another emerging Avant-garde/Experimental artist Julia Holter makes me think of them as musical sisters. Julianna Barwick is the silent sister, the one who whispers her words while the music warp her tender voice with the exact harmonies needed. Nepenthe is a perfect night soundtrack, which make you imagine that angels voices are singing to you, a moment before you close your eyes. Its production is minimalist, yet impressive and Julianna's voice... Well... Try to listen, here are five samples of her albums, three of them from the later.

Album Rating: 8/10

The Harbinger (Nepenthe, 2013)


Envelop (The Magic Place, 2011)

Forever (Nepenthe, 2013)

Pacing (Pacing EP, 2013)

One Half (Nepenthe, 2013)

Grace (Pick Word #29)

Grace is a well known term which appears on the Theological writings, speaking of the divine gift which is given to sinners in order to help them to find the right way. It is also a feminine given name, taken from the Latin name Gratia. While digging in my music folders, I've found five great songs about Grace by Grant Lee Buffalo, Elbow, Jeff Buckley, Magnolia Electric Co. and The Mountain Goats, hoping you'd like them too...

Grant Lee Buffalo - Grace (Taken From Fuzzy, 1993)

Elbow - Grace Under Pressure (Taken From Cast Of Thousands, 2003)

Jeff Buckley - Grace (Taken From Grace, 1994)

Magnolia Electric Co. - O Grace! (Taken From Josephine, 2009)

The Mountain Goats - Ezekiel 7 And The Permanent Efficacy Of Grace (Taken From The Life Of The World To Come, 2009)

Dum Dum Girls

After gaining positive reviews on their debut album I Will Be (2010) and its' follower Only In Dreams (2011), the Los Angeles based Indie/Dream Pop quartet, Dum Dum Girls, are planing to release their third one, which will be named Too True. Consists of Dee Dee (Founding member), Sandy, Jules and Malia, it might be pretty interesting to hear one of the albums that was listed as one you should hear on 2014. Meanwhile, here are five songs, including one great cover version to The Smiths.

1. Coming Down taken from Only In Dreams, 2011
2. Rimbaud Eyes taken from Too True, 2014
3. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover version), 2011
4. Lost Boys And Girls Club taken from Too True, 2014
5. Bedroom Eyes taken from Only In Dreams, 2011

Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler, born in 1981, is an American Folk / Dream Pop singer who's going to release her sixth studio album called July on next February. Pitchfork mentioned her as "A voice you would Follow straight to Hades" and I couldn't agree more than this sharp definition of her haunting Mezzo-Soprano voice. Accompanied with an acoustic guitar, July might be as good as other songs she released so far. Take a listen to few of them, maybe you'd fall in love.

1. Fifty Five Falls taken from Ballads Of Living And Dying, 2004
2. Nothing In My Heart taken from July, 2014
3. Baby, I will Leave You In The Morning taken from Marissa Nadler, 2011
4. Apostle taken from The Sister EP, 2012
5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Bob Dylan cover version), 2011

Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado, an Indie-Folk singer from Seattle, will release tomorrow his eleventh album called Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son. His earlier releases, especially Maraqopa (2012) and Where Shall You Take Me (2003), are my favourites and it seems that the new release is taking one step forward in his career. I can listen to him for few hours, here are five of his giant repertoire

1. Museum Of Flight taken from Maraqopa, 2012
2. Silver Timothy taken from Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son, 2014
3. Paper Kite taken from Caught In The Trees, 2008
4. Metallic Cloud taken from Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son, 2014
5. Omaha taken from Where Shall You Take Me?, 2003

Warpaint

Warpaint are an Indie Rock quartet from Los Angeles, working together since 2004, based on the original linup Trio: Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman and Jenni Lee Lindberg. Their second album will be released tomorrow (with current drummer, Stella Mozgawa) and it sounds more mature than the debut album, The Fool. So here are five reasons to listen to Warpaint

1. Stars taken from Exquisite Corpse EP, 2008

2. Love It To Die taken from Warpaint, 2014

3. Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie Cover version)

4. Biggy taken from Warpaint, 2014

5. Burgondy taken from The Fool, 2010

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Born in 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor started her career as the lead singer of Theaudience, an Indie Rock band from the late 90's, when Brit-Pop was still alive. Since those days she released five albums, The Last one called Wanderlust, which will be released tomorrow. Here are five songs by this fabulous singer.

1. Young Blood taken from Wanderlust, 2014
2. Bittersweet taken from Make A Scene, 2011
3. Murder On The Dance Floor taken from Read My Lips, 2001
4. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Baccara Cover version)
5. Today The Sun's On Us taken from Trip The Light Fantastic, 2007

Songs Collection of the week #1 - 2014

7 Songs of this week are by Bibio, Elbow, Marissa Nadler, Mark Kozelek, Real Estate, Tiger Forest Cat and Mo.... 

1.Elbow - Fly Boy Blue/Lunette

2.Bibio - Down To The Sound

3.Real Estate - Talking Backwards

4.Tiger Forest Cat - New York, New York!

5.Mo - Don't Wanna Dance

6.Marissa Nadler - Nothing In My Heart

7. Mark Kozelek - Ben's My Friend

Enjoy...

2013 In Music - The Audience Choice

We are getting to the end of 2013, which was great musical year. Now it's time to show what you liked this year and maybe earn 25$ Amazon E-Card to buy some stuff. All you have to do is choose five albums from the list (You can also choose four and add one of your own in the end) and you're in the lottery... The list will be published at the end of the year without December albums. So what are you waiting for? You can vote only until 30th of November, so have your say down here

Trembling Blue Stars

This morning, on my way to the University, I suddenly heard something that I haven't heard for a long time. That was Trembling Blue Stars, a London based band, which was built around the core of Robert Wratten and Beth Arzy. Their beautiful songs still sounds great, even though they split in 2010 after 7 Albums and 14 years of working together. Here are five wonderful songs of those Trembling Blue Stars

All Eternal Things (The Seven Autumns Flowers, 2005)

From A Pale Blue Rosery (The Last Holy Writer, 2007)

ABBA On The Jukebox (Her Handwriting, 1996)

 

Before We Knew It (A Certain Evening Light, 2003) 

In Arrivals (Fast Trains And Telegraph Wires, 2010)

Moby

When I hear the name Moby, the first thing that comes through my head is innovation. Moby (Richard Melville Hall) played Hardcore Punk in the 80's, moved to Techno and Breakbeat and tried his luck in EDM, Electronica, Ambient  and a lot of more music styles. His Eleventh studio album Innocents, which was released a few days ago, is based on collaborations with various artists such as Mark Lanegan, Damien Jurado, Skylar Grey, Wayne Coyne (Of The Flaming Lips) and others. For my opinion, it's his best album since Play (1999), so take a little break to hear three new songs from this album and two earlier releases of this talented artist.

Almost Home with Damien Jurado (Innocents, 2013)

Feeling So Real (Everything Is Wrong, 1995)

The Last Day With Skylar Grey (Innocents, 2013)

Natural Blues (Play, 1999)

The Lonely Night With Mark Lanegan (Innocents, 2013)