SORRY!!!!

I haven't posted anything for ages! This is my new addiction!

King Charles

Yes, he is British, but he is no royal king of England. He is in fact a king of indie singing and songwriting! Literally one of the best lyricists I've ever heard, right up there with Nate Ruess from the band Fun./ The Format. He is said to be "an occasional shaman who tramples over the border of cool and not cool." (Paul Lester) Just listen to how amazing he is and you'll completely understand.

City and Colour

I had the pleasure of seeing this guy perform not to long ago...and let me tell you. It was FANTASTIC! Clean, clear falsetto voice, excellent transitions between falsetto, amazing guitar abilities. Just a top notch musician that hails from the land of Canada.

Fave songs:
Save your scissors
Comin' Home
Hello I'm in Delaware
Body In a Box
The Girl

Kings of Convenience

So I happened upon these guys while listening to some Sondre Lerche on youtube. They are sooooooo freakin' legit!

Fave songs:
Misread
Mrs. Cold
I'd Rather Dance With You
Cayman Islands
Me In You
Know How

The Paper Kite & Say No More

Change in Format! Radical Face and Greater Alexander

I am now just going to be posting music videos and letting you all explore the wonderful world of music by yourselves...so here is my two for today!

Radical Faces - Always Gold

Greater Alexander - Any Way Out of It

Sorry for the absence! Owl & Penny!

The only thing I really know about this band is that they started in Phoenix, AZ. My hometownish...This very talented musician uses everything he can find in his music, guitar, mandolin, harp, glockenspiel, etc. The soft sounds and falsetto harmonization that is found in his songs makes for soft listening on a rainy day, a love sick day, or anytime you feel like just relaxing!

 Favorite songs:
Two Beasts
Rare and Caller
Kodiak
Spiderwebs
Wooden Rings
Jules

THE SHINS!!!!!!!

I think I've said enough! I'm going to let this music video speak for itself! This band is AMAZING!

Favorites!
Kissing the Lipless
Australia
Young Pilgrims
Phantom Limb
Saint Simon

The Temper Trap!

This Australian Indie rock band blossomed in 2005, but were not really ever seen or heard of until 2006 when the quad played in St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. When they play the sounds of distorted guitar and bass, high octave vocals with low octave harmony, and talented drumming done effortlessly always bring the crowds to a loud roar!

Favorite Songs:
Sweet Disposition
Science of Fear
Love Lost
Fader
Down River

The Mountain Goats!

Lately I've been listening to a lot of these guys. I just love the cool, mellow sound they play and the weird different vocal output that they use. Coming from Claremont, CA these guys started just playing locally since the early 90's. But in 2002 started studio recordings and have since made their claim and climb to fame.

Brandi Carlile!

Performing since she was eight years old, Brandi Carlile has developed her musical talent into what she is today! And what is that you might ask...Since her signing with Columbia records in 2005, Brandi has released 4 albums and 9 EP/Demos. You can say she's done some work.

Favorites:
The Story
That Year
Turpentine

Fun.!!!!!

One of my all time favorites fun. has produced music that is all together inspiring and just a true gem among the music world today. Every song I have ever heard from them has been amazing! They only have one CD out, and one single but are expecting to release another new CD soon! SO STOKED! The lead singer/song writer Nate Ruess was the lead singer/song writer for The Format. So if you liked them, you'll like Fun.. They struggle a little bit in the video department with their new single release, but still one of my all times!

Warning.....the new single "We Are Young" is a fantastic song BUT do not watch the video the first time you listen to it.

I'm going to post a second video by them to prove that they are not always terrible at videos.

Favorites:
THE GAMBLER!
We Are Young
All the Pretty Girls
Be Calm
Benson Hedges
Light a Roman Candle

The Head and the Heart!!!!!

Oh welcome musical magic! Didn't see you there! Indie folk top notch right here, their amazing use of harmonization and musical talent has given The Head and the Heart a running start in the music industry. Launching out of Seattle, WA in 2009, this sextuplet makes music sound easy! They released there first album in June 2009 and the very next year began touring with the likes of Vampire Weekend, Dave Matthews, Iron and Wine, The Decemberists, and Deathcab!

The drummer is my favorite person to watch in the live recording!

Best songs:
Down in the Valley
Lost in my Mind
Cats and Dogs
Ghosts
Heaven Go Easy on Me

Fanfarlo!

Just the fact that there Swedish lead singers' name is Simon Balthazar should be enough as it is, to make you listen to this amazing group!  Emerging in London in 2006, this group put out 4 singles in the London Indie pop charts between 2006 and 2008

Favorites:
The Walls Are Coming Down
I'm A Pilot
Harold T. Wilkins
Fire Escape
You Are One of the Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us

Nickel Creek

Country/folk music surely has it's place among this blog. Peeking in with the amazing Nickel Creek. This trio playing with a father, son, and friends, Chris Thile (middle), and his father Sean, started the band by first performing in a pizza shop in Carlsbad, CA, in 1989. Sean Watkins (right), was only twelve at the time. Since they have been tearing up the folk music scene.

Favorite songs:
The Fox
The Lighthouse
When you come back down
and they make almost anything sound good!

Holy Ghost!

This duo born out of New York, uses a nice electronic 80's style, to wow their audiences. The revert back to the 80's has made them increasingly popular, much like other 70's and 80's styles.

Other songs worth your time by Holy Ghost!:
Wait and See
Do It Again
Slow Motion
Static on the Wire

Architecture in Helsinki!

This is one of my most favorite bands! Developing in the 90's, in Wales, as The Pixel Mittens, they didn't manage to escape the 90's with the same name. In 1999, they clipped out magazine clippings and rearranged the letters to make their now name, Architecture in Helsinki. They've gone through a few line-up changes, but have remained true to their musicianship. This bands never ceases to amaze me with their unique taste of background additives in works of music.

Favorite songs by them:
Contact High
Owls Go
Hold Music
Like it or Not
And almost anything else they produce, they'll keep you on your toes!

The famous Patrick Stump and Fall Out Boy

I was hanging out with a few friends last night and they were talking about how cool Fall Out Boy was/is. Well not too long ago, Patrick Stump, the lead singer of FOB started a solo project! Though I'm not entirely fond of all of his solo work. The song, Spotlight (Oh, Nostalgia), stood out too be a gem of Patrick's work.

Now back to P-Stump's past time, the band Fall Out Boy. Known for it's unique presentation of vocal artistry and slammin' bass lines, Fall Out Boy is an easy band to get in the groove too. From their ode to High School prom in the music video "Dance, Dance" to the realization that we're all a bit the same in "Sugar, We're Going Down" then on to the animalistic behavior in "Thnks fr th Mmrs," FOB is definitely a solid selection for any rockers CD changer.

Amos Lee

In my opinion he is one of the best modern jazz singers today!

His very bright yet smooth voice, and combination of original songs of lyrical genius story telling, he has earned his spot as one of my favorites!

Other songs of amazingness:

Colors (feat. Norah Jones)

Sweet Pea

Arms of a Woman

Bottom of the Barrel

All My Friends 

Supply and Demand

I have never found a song by him that I haven't liked!

Chairlift!

Their best song in my opinion is Bruises!

From the overall powerful feelings of Bruises to the soothing techno sounds of Somewhere Around Here, this band has it made and I'm hoping more people will start listening to them. Funny fact, they actually formed originally to make horror music for a haunted house in October 2005.