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Looking Back: Jens Lekman too funny for his own good

Posted by Blas Yaselli - June 21, 2009

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Short Description about Jens Martin Lekman:
This guy is hilarious!

Long Description about Jens Martin Lekman:
Jens Martin Lekman, an indie pop musical who hails from Sweden but now resides in Melbourne Australia, delivers heavily sampled guitar-based pop with lyrics that are a compelling mix of wit, romance, and melancholy.

Lekman’s first distribution of music, from 2000 to 2003, was mostly private but started to get some airplay. One of his songs, “Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Son to the Blind Girl”, caused a case of mistaken identity when new fans and even radio stations thought that he was Rocky Dennis. In 2004, he released the album Rocky Dennis in Heaven which put the identity matter to rest.

A lot of his songs rely on comedic storytelling like “Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo” and “You Are The Light”. The lyrics are at times random and ridiculous but he makes it up in charm and poetic wit.

Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo

”Friday Night at the Drive
In Bingo”

You are the Light

”You Are the Light”

Rocky Dennis Farewell Song to the Blind Girl

”Rocky Dennis Farewell Song to the Blind Girl”

The Opposite of Hallelujah

”The Opposite of Hallelujah”

https://www.jenslekman.com/

Alternative/Rock

Looking back: Love Like Fire – An Ocean in the Air

Posted by Blas Yaselli - June 9, 2009

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The story of the creation of Love Like Fire is one of those “right place, right time” kismet stories that every band wishes they could tell. Vocalist/guitarist Ann Yu — who had spent some time living with Ronnie Vannucci of the Killers — along with drummer/keyboardist David Farrell, were about to leave San Francisco and head for Los Angeles to see where fortune would fall. Before they even got out of the city, a “band-wanted” ad caught their eye, created by guitarist/keyboardist Ted Parker. The threesome remained in San Francisco, formed Love Like Fire, and later added bassist Robert Kissinger to round out the group.

Their debut EP Bed of Gold appeared shortly after their formation and a second EP released in 2007, An Ocean in the Air, soon followed. An Ocean in the Air reached the top 20 in the CMJ charts. A third album, Tear Ourselves Away, will be released this year.

From their EP An Ocean in the Air, comes a beautiful and innocent song full of melodic bells, acoustic guitar riffs and the always soothing vocals titled “I Will”. Then we switch gears with a more rock-ish, upbeat track titled “S.O.S” which is probably my favorite song from this album. Most of the songs from Love Like Fire, are very uplifting and useful for those grumpy Monday mornings. The last Track I will be including is “From A Tower” that reminds me a little bit of Coldplay putting melodic synthesized melodies throughout the song.

“S.0.S.” – An Ocean in the Air

”S.O.S.”

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“I Will” – An Ocean in the Air

”I Will”

Amazon – iTunes

“From a Tower” – An Ocean in the Air

”From a Tower”

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myspace – website

Alternative/Rock

Looking back: its great to be Huma

Posted by Blas Yaselli - June 2, 2009

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I just discovered today ( a little late since they released their EP “We Are Here For You” in 2006, and “Some Things Come and Go” in sept 2008) and I am enjoying their unique and organic sounding folk electronic sound. Music for Humans by Huma, their style is still very acoustic and subtle even though they describe themselves as electronic. An easy listen that will get you though the day this Wednesday evening.

“A brother. A sister. A best friend/girlfriend. Kids behind counters making music on coffee breaks. Teachers after school playing NYC late. Librarians singing softly in the stacks. We started in New Jersey with a self-released EP bringing together pastoral pop with an electronic twitch. So many sounds combined in every scene lived. It became shows played and friends made. It became an album released on Cult-Hero records in 2006 called “We Are Here For You.” It became a tour, more shows and continues to spread. It became a new home on the west coast. Here we are today. Nothing stays the same. It’s about writing new songs for new releases and playing for new faces. We will be happy to answer any questions.”

”Paper Boat”

Feels Like I’m Walking

”Feels Like I am Walking”

Amazon – Website – myspace

Random Music Friday

Posted by Blas Yaselli - May 29, 2009

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Here is another Random Friday! I do realize some of these songs are a tad old, some go 2 years back, but nontheleses they are random great songs that I have heard this week.

Dance/Techno:
I actually stole this mp3 from one of my favorite blogs gottadancedirty.com, a blog that focuses on electro/dance remixes. Click here to read the mp3’s post.
The Knock (Bass Weazal Remix)

”The Knock (Bass Weazal Remix)”

Alternativ Rock
The Bell is an indie rock, post punk band hailing from Sweden. Their debut Make Some Quiet was released digitally in 2007
I am History – The Bell

”I am History”

iTunes – Amazon

Folk
Marissa Nadler is an American dream-folk and indie-rock musician. Nadler writes strange, yet classic, melancholy songs. Her voice is often bathed in a wash of reverb and space echo and creates a ghostly, atmospheric feeling to the music.
Racheal – Marissa Nadler

”Racheal”

Mellow:
Kid Cudi – a famous american rapper that has gained an enormous amout of popularity for his remixes and colaborations with Kanye West.
The Prayer – Kid Cudi

”The Prayer”

Amazon – iTunes

Video: The Thermals "Now We Can See"

Posted by Blas Yaselli - May 28, 2009

This video is just too awesome, I had to share it. They really enjoy performing.

Buy:Amazon – itunes

Alternative/Rock

"The joke is on everyone", says Patrick Davy

Posted by Blas Yaselli - May 28, 2009

Yes, the joke is on everyone that has not listen to the extremely catchy song title “The Joke” (click here to check out the video). Patrick Davy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Detroit, Michigan. In his album debut “Where it began“, Patrick creates a balance between the simplicity of his songs and the powerful heartfelt vocals to create beautifully sounding melodies. As he points out “‘Where it Began‘ is a darker record than most as the songs are reflections of reality. Because life isn’t like TV. The record is directed at the heart and bones without the sales-pitch frills that the obsolete gatekeepers of the music industry have required for too many years.

“The joke” and “Took a long time” are one of the lighter songs that appear on his album. Others like “The feeling” and “Where it began” are much more mellow with a steady slow tempo. Make sure you check out his myspace to listen more of his album.

The Joke – Where It Began

”The Joke”

This Feeling – Where It Began

”This Feeling”

Where it Began – Where It Began

”Where It Began”

iTunes – myspace

Alternative/Rock

Michael Rossback: Acoustic Rock at its Best

Posted by Blas Yaselli - May 25, 2009

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I recently discovered Michael Rossback music on thesixtyone and I do not know why I haven’t heard him before, his acoustic rock songs along with an impressive voice, similar to Chris Martin’s, just made me buy all 4 of his independent albums… with no regrets. Micheal Rossback spends most of his time in the studio producing other artist but that has not stopped him from recording his own music. Although most of his songs are comprised of acoustic instrumentals, his songs have a heavy rock influence. In addition, some of his songs have an experimental foundation that combined with his heavy but soothing rock voice, makes you compare him to popular bands like Radiohead and Coldplay. Micheal has taken me by surprised and I hope he does the same to you. I have included one of the most experimental sounding songs from him titled “In Dreams” from his album “In Dreams” released March of last year. “Carry My Weight” is a poetic, slow rock song from his album “Angels in Between the Lines
” released independently February of 2008. It is emotionally powerful enough to appear in a soundtrack of a TV show on some type of romantic farewell scene. On the same album, there is a much mellow, acoustic guitar, soft song titled “Best Dreams” that’s lyrics are as gentle as they sound sincere. I probably like this song a lot due to its lyrics that go “Give love away, live your tomorrow, today” a phrase that everyone should try to live by.

”In Dreams”

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Carry My Weight

”Carry My Weight for You”

Amazon – Website – Myspace

Best Dreams

”Best Dreams”

Amazon – Website – Myspace

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