By Sarah, on August 30th, 2011% [ The North Coast Music Festival kicks off this Friday. In the time leading up to the festival, I'm going to introduce you to some stand out songs from bands, both local and further afield, who will be making appearances during the weekend's events. ]
Van Ghost was founded by Chicago-based music promoter Michael Harrison . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Van Ghost, “Easy on Me”
By Sarah, on August 27th, 2011% [ The North Coast Music Festival is less than a week away. In the time leading up to the festival, I'm going to introduce you to some stand out songs from bands, both local and further afield, who will be making appearances during the weekend's events. ]
Local act Loyal Divide blends a lot . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Loyal Divide, “Vision Vision”
By Sarah, on August 19th, 2011% Laura Marling, who has been previously featured on this site, is one of the artists at the forefront of England’s folk revival movement of the past several years. The young singer-songwriter is due out with her third album, A Creature I Don’t Know, slated to come out on September 12. “Sophia” is . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Laura Marling, “Sophia”
By Sarah, on August 12th, 2011% Australian multi-instrumentalist Gotye returns with new album Making Mirrors, his first of all original material since 2006′s Like Drawing Blood. The second single, “Somebody That I Used to Know”, features New Zealander Kimbra on vocals. Gotye’s music has a vaguely experimental, electronic feel to it, and this song is no exception. The video is . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s A Good Song: Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
By Mel, on August 5th, 2011% I enjoy playing my favorite Handsome Family song for the unsuspecting. Or maybe on the unsuspecting.
Whenever I take control of anything with speakers, it’s a fair bet that at least something you hear will be twangy. “Cathedrals” is no exception, and if you’ve never heard the song before, odds are — and this . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s A Good Song: The Handsome Family, “Cathedrals”
By Sarah, on July 14th, 2011% I feel like I missed the boat on Mt. Desolation, whose first (self-titled) album came out last October. I got excited when I saw a Chicago date on their tour page, only to realize it was from 2010. The British alt-country duo’s two primary members are Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, both of Keane, . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Mt. Desolation, “Departure”
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