Wow, That’s a Good Song: Soul Rebels Brass Band, “Let It Roll”

[ 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. ]

Remember when I said that I’m a sucker for . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Soul Rebels Brass Band, “Let It Roll”

Wow, That’s a Good Song: Great Divide, “Step Back”

[ 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. ]

Great Divide has made its way across the midwest, . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Great Divide, “Step Back”

Wow, That’s a Good Song: Van Ghost, “Easy on Me”

[ 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”

Wow, That’s a Good Song: Loyal Divide, “Vision Vision”

[ 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”

Wow, That’s a Good Song: Laura Marling, “Sophia”

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”

Wow, That’s A Good Song: Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”

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”