According to legend (wikipedia), the Nightingale Floor was designed as a security measure against the ninja. We all know about squeaky floors… maybe in an old house or wooden stairways. The Nightingale Floor was designed to chirp! Neat.
Indie rockers Rogue Wave will release their fifth record, Nightingale Floors, on June 4th.
Always a great band… looking forward to hearing the new disc.
Go with yourself.
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Here is a wonderfully strange one. Trolling one of my favourite music blogs Hilly Dilly… they featured the UK group Tunng.
Its some weirdo-folky-pop? Spin calls is “Pastoral pop.” Good description.
Let’s have a listen. The record is out on June 17th and will be called Turbines.
These guys used to compose musical scores for soft-core porn? Now I am really interested in watching a porn that doesn’t go all the way… you know, for the music.
Go with yourself.
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So, this is a thing.
I don’t know about you, but growing up my old man rocked a lot John Denver. I can still sing-a-long word-for-word to so many of his songs. Most all my family holiday memories recall a John Denver mixtape in the Voyager cassette deck.
Today ATO Records released, The Music Is You: A tribute to John Denver.
A pretty wonderful collection of contemporary artists putting their shine on a John Denver classic… except sadly, “Grandma’s Feather Bed.”
Track Listing for John Denver: The Music Is You
1. My Morning Jacket – Leaving on a Jet Plane
2. Dave Matthews – Take Me to Tomorrow
3. Kathleen Edwards – All of My Memories
4. J. Mascis & Sharon Van Etten – Prisoners
5. Train – Sunshine on My Shoulders
6. Old Crow Medicine Show – Back Home Again
7. Lucinda Williams – This Old Guitar
8. Amos Lee – Some Days Are Diamonds
9. Allen Stone – Rocky Mountain High
10. Brett Dennen and Milow – Annie’s Song
11. Evan Dando – Looking for Space
12. Emmylou Harris & Brandi Carlile – Take Me Home, Country Roads
13. Blind Pilot – The Eagle and the Hawk
14. Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado
15. Josh Ritter and Barnstar! – Darcy Farrow
16. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Wooden Indian
Here are a few of my favourites that I could track down on soundcloud.
Love it… I might need to buy this one, at least one, for my old man.
Go with yourself.
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I made a Sasquatch 2013 playlist the other day. Digging through some songs I had for some bands to check out. One cut that has been burrowing into my head is Fang Island‘s “Daisy.”
The song isn’t new, it came out a few years ago. So catchy and fun. This beautiful weather we’ve been enjoying in the Rain Forest Kingdom has inspired me to walk EVERYWHERE. That means playlists and headphones. This track puts a bounce in my step.
Go with yourself.
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Undercover Long Weekend on the Zone continues with a beauty from Georgia Murray. This Island singer sent in her 2011 cover of The Payolas classic, “Eyes of a Stranger.
Go with yourself.
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Cover Songs long weekend on the Zone. Happy Easter friends.
Dear Dear friend of the show, Vince Vaccaro wanted to be part of the action this weekend, so he was kind enough to dust off his harmonica and hit record on his tape deck to lay down one of his all-time personal favourites.
“Here you go man… I sat down all day and did this version of one of my fav songs… its Heart Of Gold by Neil Young.” Thanks Vince!
Go with yourself.
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Wake Owl, Rifflandia V, Victoria
Bouncing around the internet today is a “leak” of the Lollapalooza line-up. Maybe its right, maybe not…but I was interested to see that Vancouver’s Wake Owl would be on the bill.
I first found their “Wild Country” ep last summer trolling Alan Cross’ blog. I still listen to those 5 songs pretty regular. I made the point to see them at last year’s Rifflandia.
The band recently wrapped showcasing in Austin at SXSW. It would make sense that they got on someone’s radar and will now head to Chicago this summer for the big festival.
The band will be announcing their tour plans…. soon. LOOK OUT!
Let’s go back and listen to that first great song… “Wild Country.”
Go with yourself.
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Last night, (now) local rockers Zerbin launched their new ep, Take Your Heart, at Lucky Bar.
Zerbin had a massive set. These guys shine on the radio but they go super nova on stage. Lucky Bar is not a big place, with a little cramped stage, but the guy bring what feels like a festival or arena show.
Encore time…. Zerbin does a beautiful a cappella “Human.” (orignally a song by The Killers.) Then they dive into Sufjan Steven’s “Chicago.”
Sam Thom Photography captured it.
and the original…. because its amazing.
Go with yourself.
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British bands are often hilarious with their hyperbole. Let’s check out Birmingham’s Swim Deep. Reading in the Guardian, lead singer Austin Williams said, “I can’t see anything that compares to us.”
Well, only about every half decent modern indie band…. but ok, luckily I like what I hear.
The latest single off their upcoming record, Where the Heaven Are We (July 29th, RCA/Chess Club), is called “She Changes the Weather” … maybe not unlike Lake Victoria, she changes the weather in Africa!
I like this. Very beautiful. The Guardian has another article about the music scene in Birmingham in general… Swim Deep are part of it.
Go with yourself.
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Today we’ll get started with a very pretty and romantic song from Washington D.C.’s Misun. I’ve heard their style described as “aquawave.” Cool description. Aaron Blum at Indie shuffle says aquawave, “offers a mix between indie pop and hip-hop with a beachy vibe.” Neat.
Go with yourself.
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