A bit of a switch from our regular programming. Today we go heavy Folk (Bluegrass??) with California indie-folk duo, The Milk Carton Kids. A very interesting group on today’s media stage. They have released 3 albums since forming in 2011. Heaven is off their most recent release, “The Ash and Clay”.  Good song, a bit different, and i hope you enjoy it.
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In case you hadn’t noticed, my iPhone is full of Canadian artists and Feist is one of them. Calgary‘s own Leslie Feist had a major hit back in 2007 with her album “The Reminder“. It contained her major hit “1234” which had a life of its own after being used in an Apple iPod Nano commercial and on Sesame Street. I mean, how big are you when you get to sing a duet with Elmo. Feist has also got an extensive filmography and is also a regular member of the indie group “Broken Social Scene”, who are also worth a listen. This song, “I Feel It All”, was also on the album and received extensive airplay in Canada. It was also featured in the movie “The Accidental Husband”. Great album. Great song.
A nice mellow song for a nice mellow Sunday. Canadian singer songwriter Mo Kenney performs her song “The Great Escape” live at the CBC studio. The tune comes from her self-titled debut album, released in 2012. Born in Nova Scotia in 1990, she has a great future, especially if she continues to collaborate with one of my favourites, Joel Plaskett, who produced her record. Have a great Sunday.
A quick song for you from a band out my home town, Winnipeg. The song. Hummingbird, the group, Imaginary Cities. The video, kind of cool. Speaking of the peg, will be out there again this weekend so some slow blogging once again. And an apology to people I normally drop in on, just to bloody busy, but I will catch up with you. In the meantime enjoy another fine song courtesy of my morning drive and CBC2.
Lets go with a bit of an oldie (2011), Grouplove and their hit, Tongue Tied. Great song, very interesting video. The song comes from their only album to date “Never Trust A Happy Song”. They are an indie group, based in NYC. The NYC sound is becoming very familiar to my tastes of late.
Dropping by to say hi, another crazy day. Today we have Moscow born, now New Yorker (with stops in Italy and Austria) singer songwriter, Regina Spektor, with her great tune “The Calculation”. This version is live and in glorious HD from London, UK. Great song from a highly under rated artist.
Today’s song is by a Denver based alt band called Churchill. The song “Change” is off their EP of the same name, released in 2012. This is their second album. They are another entry into the current alt-folk trend that is so popular these days. The song itself (once you get past saying change every second word) has a nice easy feel to it.
Chicago based Wilco performed this song “I Might” on Letterman a few years back. Together since 1994, they might be the best to never hit major mainstream success. This is not to say the have not been successful. The have had some number 1’s, and might be, as Rolling Stone once said. America’s most consistently interesting band. They have also been labelled as the Radiohead of the USA. They keep putting em out, and we keep listening.
Hey Rosetta! is a Canadian indie band out of St John’s, Newfoundland. This song is another CBC2 find for me (I love that station). The music this band creates has a very layered sound. They remind me of many current bands that are enjoying success out of Canada, like Arcade Fire . At the same time, they put into the layers some sounds that remind one of a Coldplay. They have been around since the mid 2000’s, releasing 3 albums and 5 EP’s. This song “Red Heart” is off their 2008 album “Into Your Lungs“.
Great song, with a great chorus, features indie singer songwriter, Ingrid Michaelson doing her song “Do It Now” from her 2012 album “Human Again”. This is her 5th studio album. Her songs are regularly featured on major network TV shows, such as, Grey’s Anatomy, Bones and Vampire Diaries.