New Year, New Music: 16/20
“Lost You There” by Sub Rosa reminds me of the melancholy of The Sundays and The Delgados.
Sarah Jaffe
New Year, New Music: 15/20
Only one more week of January left…here’s #15 of the list of new artists never before featured on After The Show.
Sarah Jaffe playing “Clementine” live. The song’s pretty good, but I think it’s a little too long.
3 for 1 Post
Here’s 3 unrelated items, all combined into 1 post…
1. Taylor Hanson has been tour blogging for the Huffington Post…read “Five Countries on Three Continents in 48 Hours” part 1 and part 2.
2. Uh Huh Her played a stripped-down set at the Fender stage at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) over the weekend:
3. Jenny Lewis opened up to Elle magazine about her house. Article
Filed under Music Discourse
Jonathan Coulton
New Year, New Music: 14/20
Jonathan Coulton wrote this great song “Still Alive” for a video game called Portal, so it’s pretty bizarre if you’re unfamiliar with the plot & characters of the video game.
The song also features a theremin, an electronic instrument that the player controls just by moving his hands (no physical contact with the machine!).
Dead Fingers
New Year, New Music: 13/20
Dead Fingers’ debut album isn’t out yet, but check out a live version of “Sin City Blues”:
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister
New Year, New Music: 12/20
It seems that He’s My Brother She’s My Sister copied Tilly & the Wall’s “tap-dancer in lieu of a drummer” set-up.
Watch “Clackin’ Heels”:
Porcelain Raft
New Year, New Music: 11/20
Check out “Put Me To Sleep” by Porcelain Raft. The debut album comes out next week.
Jasmine Ash
New Year, New Music: 10/20
Jasmine Ash, the lead singer of Oh Darling, is releasing her debut solo album on Valentine’s Day. Beneath The Noise was produced and co-written by Phantom Planet and Buckley alumni Sam Farrar and Jacques Brautbar.
I got the chance to listen to the album early, and highlights include “Killer” and “Echoes” as well as “Give A Little Less.”
Check out the song “Starlight” in the Ferrero Rocher commercial:
They Might Be Giants
New Year, New Music: Band 9/20
For their new album, They Might Be Giants did a cover of Chumbawumba’s “Tubthumping”:
Filed under New Music
Camera Obscura
New Year, New Music: Band 8/20
Camera Obscura is a band from Glasgow, Scotland. They’ve been around for a long time (since 1996).
“Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” is a few years old, but it’s still a great song:
