Sub Rosa

New Year, New Music: 16/20

“Lost You There” by Sub Rosa reminds me of the melancholy of The Sundays and The Delgados.

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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.

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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

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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!).

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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”:

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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”:

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Porcelain Raft

New Year, New Music: 11/20

Check out “Put Me To Sleep” by Porcelain Raft. The debut album comes out next week.

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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:

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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”:

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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:

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