12-11-2013: Track Waterdeep - Humming Along
This day sucked. I wanted to listen to punk music very loud all evening and drink a shitload of alcohol to I could forget about how fucked up this day was. Instead, I played "Humming Along" from Waterdeep's latest record Moment and it lit up my day like only the Sun can suddenly come through on a grey, cold rainy day. There's nothing that can cheer me up like a good song can and this is just perfect for a crappy day!
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11-11-2013: Monday Morning Kick-Off The Joy of Painting - Good Mood
It's Monday morning but "I woke up today in a good mood, I can't say that it will last" - from The Joy of Painting's really cool album Tender Age. If you didn't wake up in a good mood, this song will definately help you get there! Have a good week!
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10-11-2013: Track Said The Whale - Helpless Son
I'm sure some point our lives, we can all relate to this song. The thing that makes it so much more intense beside the lyrics, is the song itself. It suits the lyrics and the message in it perfectly. And even if you close your eyes and think of candy, if you ignore the lyrics, the video and the general feel of the song, this is still a beautiful piece of music. I really wanted to buy Said The Whale's new album hawaiii because I love the previous record so much, but restricted myself to the one-album-a-month promise I made to my wallet. This song broke my spirit, I ordered myself the vinyl and I can not wait for this baby to play at maximum volume.
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07-11-2013: Introducing Gildas
Not a clue who or what Gildas is. I don't even remember how I ended up on his(?) Soundcloud-page, but I did one day and I never left. There are a lot of great songs on and it makes a beautiful collection. I can't understand the lyrics, but that doesn't matter. I can feel the music, the harmony, the intensity. It's more than enough for being inspired, being enjoyed, being accompanied.
Not a clue who or what Gildas is, but I really hope to hear a lot more music from this man/band/project in the future!
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07-11-2013: Track Andy - London
A new song by Andy and it's just another beautiful addition to her amazing songbook. I just want to keep listening to this and find myself singing this song whenever I can. There's something about her voice and the fine piano ballads that gives her music something special and irresistible. Love it!
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06-11-2013: Track GOVS - Holy Infinity
Great tune by Australian singer Josiah Birrell's solo-project GOVS. He goes on stage with whatever friends he can gather and is releasing a new EP early 2014. And this track "Holy Infinity" is just a really great song.
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05-11-2013: Must-Have of the Month The Tourist Company - Brother, Wake Up
November. The month in between. Not as Autumn as October, not as romantic as December. Since 2011 also known als Movember, Brovember and other silly excuses for men to see how they look with a moustache. You look stupid, my fellow men, no exceptions. Accept it, enjoy it if you will. And move the fuck on. Preferably with a fine tune to ease the pain. And when it comes to fine tunes, I’ve found the perfect record to get you through the most promising, yet boring as hell month of the year: Brother, Wake Up by The Tourist Company is the new Must-Have of the Month. Wonder. Listen. Agree.
The folk-hype is not over, Mumford & Sons-clones are all over the place and it is not impossible to put The Tourist Company in the same corner with the rest of them, but you’d be doing them wrong. Their songs are little stories, the harmonies perfectly intimate and they put the song before the rhythm. That sounds a little strange, but when you think of it most Mumford-clones, as well as the original, are more about up-tempo rhythms and close harmony vocals than anything else. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it’s just that what The Tourist Company does is a little more. And a little better, in my opinion.
Don’t speak. Don’t read. Just listen.
“Let It Rest” is right up there with the greatest songs of the year. It’s the icing on the cake for an album that is best enjoyed every day of the month right after you wake up until the very moment you fall asleep. It’ll smooth out your day & bring you beautiful dreams in the night. Just like any perfect record should. I love this album. I’d marry it if I was allowed to.
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01-11-2013: Album Haruko - Feathers & Driftwood
Haruko released her new album Feathers & Driftwood this Summer and I've been falling in and out love with it for a few months now. I guess it was just the wrong season for it, now that Fall has set in with all the storms and rain, I love doing nothing in the warm comfort of my home listening to this beautiful record every night.
Haruko's previous record Bird in the Snow was a personal favorite 2 years ago and she continues to amaze me on the new record. The beautiful songs, intimate and slow, are all perfectly crafted based on a minimal sound. It all revolves around Susanne's voice and guitar.
For some reason my mind always goes into some sort of competition to find a favorite song on each album. Although I've accepted long ago that this usually changes if an album is really good and I get to spend a lot of time with it. Lately the beautiful records I listen to make it extremely hard to single out a certain song. This album made me face the same challenge, my favorite song changes everytime a new song starts. One of the marks of a special record.
And that is just what this is; a very special and truly beautiful record.
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