June 2010
43 posts
Amy Cook - Saltwater →
Official | Myspace | Buy on iTunes Here is one that got lost in the shuffle sometime in April. It is incredibly simple and sometimes that is just what you need from a song. I also suggest the…
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Greenland is Melting - No More Sorry Songs
Just...
Three seriously good songs →
Here are three seriously good songs and I promise none of them are chill-wave, dream pop, electronic whatever you want to call it. I am trying to ween myself off of that electro-obsession. So today…
A Handful of Summer - Day Three →
Did you know there are an overwhelming amount of concerts to go to this weekend for Boston people? Starting tonight there is the Americana Festival at hard rock or Yacht Club at Harper’s…
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First Aid Kit - I Met Up With The King
This band...
A Handful of Summer - Day Two →
Sorry for yesterday here are a bunch of fresh tunes, actually some might be old, but I am not concerned with recently CD releases except for Sarah Harmers. MP3: Sarah Harmer - Captive Captive is…
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“I would travel in your band
playing the fifth tambourine
I would travel in...”
– Castledoor - “Fifth Tambourine”
A Handful of Summer Series - DAY ONE →
As the perfect New England summer sets in, it has become nearly impossible for me to rationalize writing mundane details about a band when I could be on some outdoors adventure instead. I am sorry…
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A Handful of Summer
A Handful of Summer is going to be an all week onslaught of new songs that come directly from my “Recently Added” playlist in itunes of which there are over 400 songs to choose from. Each day this week I will be posting 6-10 songs per day with downloadable links. Just right click on the red links (ctrl+click+download linked file for macs) to download the files. The links come from...
Watchsummer.
deadasdigital:
New Video: Blackbird Blackbird “Summer Heart Video By: Hudson Lines Reblog From: smokedontsmoke:
Mikey’s been churning out jams like it’s his job lately, and hopefully it will be one day. This video for his most recent song “Summer Heart”. And if these images don’t encapsulate the heart of summer, I don’t know what does.
Personally I can’t wait ‘till someone like...
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“I could never ask for nothing better than this.
It’s just tequila and the...”
– Dirty Heads “Lay Me Down”
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“…Thinking softly, what a tinder box we live in,
and what a flammable...”
– Freelance Whales from “Location”
Sally Seltmann - Harmony To My Heartbeat →
MYSPACE | BUY This Australian singer/songwriter (formerly known as New Buffalo) has recently debuted a fantastic album, Heart That’s Pounding. She writes pop songs with…
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Johnathan Rice - Middle of the Road →
OFFICIAL | MYSPACE | BUY ON AMAZON
This is an older song from 2007, but I was in the mood for some simple music and good lyrics. Those of you who have been missing the folkier side…
The World Cup Goes Indie →
Official Website
In case you haven’t heard of this tremendous mixtape of 32 songs representing each country playing in 2010’s World Cup, here it is: “Fast Forward is our most…
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Phoenix - 1901 (acoustic on KEXP) →
This is the ever popular French band, Phoenix, doing an in studio recording of their song 1901 stripped down. It’s just vocals and guitar and it still remains a fun catchy tune. Click the link to…
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Loving this new song from Blackbird Blackbird....
Breakbot - Baby, I'm Yours →
Let me just tell you, this video the day after surgery is AMAZING. Every time I close my eyes I already get a kaleidoscope effect, this video just kept the effect going when my eyes were…
Sahara Smith - All I Need →
Myspace | Paste Magazine Interview |
Click to play: All I Need by Sahara Smith
This is an artists I saw on Paste Magazine this morning and absolutely loved her. You can use…
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This is one of my favorite Daniel Johnston songs....
Shugo Tokumaru makes the happiest music you've... →
OFFICAL | MYSPACE | BUY ON ITUNES
I like lyrics a lot, but when every detail of each and every song is surging with optimism, lyrics don’t really matter. If you want to sing along…
Overwhelmed by New Music Tuesday (New Releases) →
After a few semi-slow weeks of album releases, this tuesday is about to make up for it all. I wanted to share what a tuesday full of music for me looks like. This list took a long time because, yes,…
Allo, Darlin' - Dear Stephen Hawking →
OFFICIAL | MYSPACE | ITUNES
This band quickly became my new favorite, just yesterday, despite all the amazing new releases. Their songs are cheerful, goofy, and easy…
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Music Tweets of the Day
Here are some of the most appreciated tweets of the day from music bloggers. The main point of the day was that EVERYONE loves the new Suckers album. Other than that here are some sweet links to videos, songs, and posts. They are all worth it. How anyone keeps up with this stuff is beyond me. (sorry for messed up formatting, I don’t know what happened).
thedevilstuna
Check out the video...
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Monarchy - Love Get Out of My Way (Holy Ghost ft....
Ramona Falls - Russia →
Official | myspace | Buy on itunes This is my favorite song from the Portland band, Ramona Falls. I downloaded it awhile ago without really listening to it and then it played on itunes…
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WatchI was undecided about this Miami Horror song, “Moon Theory”. Then I saw the music video and I liked it a lot more. I wish I was kidding but every time I see a kaleidoscope in a store I have to look through it, so that should explain why this video enhanced my opinion of this song.
Whitton - I Fell in Love →
Official | Myspace | Buy on itunes
Here is an artist headed straight for pop-stardom with her catchy “I Fell in Love” tune and judging by the way she is being marketed. It is kind of a shame…
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The blogs are alive with the sound of this...
The blogs are alive with the sound of this music from Magic Man. This local Boston band has a great free album, Real Life Color, available at bandcamp. It has a bit of Postal Service in it as well as their own lo-fi electronic sounds. Worth a few listens especially on the third track, Darling. Get it while it’s hot.
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Dreamy pop afternoon...
San Francisco band, Blackbird Blackbird, formerly Bye Bye Blackbird (yeah that name change was really confusing for me) has their latest EP available at bandcamp. It is great to put on in the background and zone out or get stuff done depending on who you are. Check it out. Get their song “Pure” for free, I can’t get enough of it. http://byebyeblackbird.bandcamp.com/
Romany Rye - All the Boys →
I just learned that The Romany Rye is touring with Delta Spirit this summer and it made me even more excited about going to this concert. I didn’t know that was possible. This band is really…
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Album Releases this Week
Tired of feeling buyers remorse? Buy one of these and you won’t be questioning your purchases. I will be getting the Blitzen Trapper and Delta Spirit albums for sure.
musicsavage:
There are some albums that you’ve got to get your hands on this week. Be ready for a busy week of music to listen to. These are my picks for this week.
Blitzen Trapper’s Destroyer of the Void
Delta...
Jamie Cullum - Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna... →
I like to think that enough time has passed since this song was a radio hit that you almost have to stop and think for a second before you realize where this song came from. Jamie…
Niva - The Boy From the Sun →
About last night’s mixtape thievery and ridiculous blog title…I have been dealing with chronic back pain for years but surgery is just around the corner, yay! Which means pain killers, and last…
This blog is going down the shitter so I stole you... →
Check this out from another Boston blogger, Music Savage. It’s a good representation of last month’s hits. Find your new favorite songs here. I have been playing Sleigh Bells’ “Rill Rill” (formerly…
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May's Mixtape →
Check this out, it’s a good representation of last month’s hits. Find your new favorite songs here. I have been playing Sleigh Bells’ “Rill Rill” (formerly “Ring Ring”) for way too many days now, and my new favorite is the Michael Trent song. In fact, I downloaded this mix just for that song, and it was very much worth it.
musicsavage:
Well, it’s...
Josh Ritter - The Curse →
Hey all, I am back on the bandwagon (lame pun intended)….I am very sorry for my absence but I am back for good. Its just too bad my other collaborators were also busy and couldn’t pick up the…
