Well, I'm posting earlier in the month than I did in October. #smallvictories. Now I have the Faith No More song going through my head. Great. I have 10 more songs for you NOT by Adele (although wow. What a comeback single. Looking forward to seeing 25 blow past the million sales mark when it comes out). Here they are:
10 - "Morning Sun", Melody Gardot
I could not find an edited cut of this song anywhere. The only one I saw was on the billboard website here but it's been blocked in Canada for copyright reasons. This concert footage is the only thing on youtube and vimeo, dailymotion and other sites came up blank. She gets going at the 1:13 mark after goofing around for a while. Melody is a jazz/blues singer-songwriter hailing from Philadelphia and this is a pretty smooth sound. A beautiful song to start your day or read the weekend paper (like that's something I've done in the past eight years) to.
9 - "Frail Love", Cloves
Yikes UMG - copyright issues on this song too. Back to Soundcloud we go! I said no Adele, but I didn't say anything about people wanting to sound like Adele. Cloves is Kaity Dunstan and she hails from Melbourne Australia. She released her debut single about a month ago, entitled "Don't You Wait" and is not touring across the southwestern U.S. with James Bay. If you happen to be in the 'hood.
8 - "Sedona", Houndmouth
Speaking of the Southwest, we're going' to Sedona! Now that is some straight up folk/Americana. This song is doing the rounds at alternative radio and comes from the band's second LP, released earlier this year (in March). Nice retro vibe out of this one.
7 - "Different Colours", Walk the Moon
I remember the first time I saw the video for "Shut Up and Dance": I though "catchy song but what is this video??". Now everybody knows who there guys are and they have a little more cash to up the production value the next time around. I like this song nearly as much as their debut release (which had to be the most timeless hit of the year, the song that could have been released at just about any time in the past three decades and been a hit). Not sure at what point "Different Colours" is going to be promoted on mainstream stations but this might be another hit.
6 - "Barcelona", George Ezra
Continuing his trek around Europe, George Ezra has moved from Budapest to Barcelona. This was one of the highlight performances from his show at Osheaga. A wonderful song.
5 - "Everyday", Diane Coffee
It's like Dirty Projectors' "Gun Has No Trigger" crossed with "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Not my typical fare, but there's something very ear wormy about this song. P.S. Diane Coffee is a man...specifically Shaun Fleming, a.k.a. the drummer for Foxygen.
4 - "Then Comes the Wonder", The Landing
Oddly enough, the second link I found about The Landing (from Brooklyn) says "sounds like: Foxygen". Weird. As per The Landing's Facebook page, it sure looks like someone is into the cosmos! Hence the artist's name, I'm sure.
3 - "Sleep Sound", Jamie xx
And now we've tipped right over into bleep and bloop land. I have nothing to say about this song. I love Jamie xx. Watch the video.
2 - "Window to the Sky", Kim Churchill
And back we go to Australia. This is an acoustic version of the song that I wasn't aware existed. Over the years I've found some cool content on Mahogany Sessions and this is no different. If you like the plugged-in stuff, feel free to check it out here.
1 - "Lovesick F**k", Mura Masa
I love how the creator of this video felt the need to point out that this was unofficial "obvs". Mura Masa (a.k.a. Alex Crossan) is another wondering a la Tom Misch. HE'S 19!! "Lovesick" is off MM's debut EP released in April and topped the Spotify viral charts (always a good place to look for cool new music) in the UK and US. A number of his tracks have popped up on The Hype Machine but this is the first one that has mesmerized me. Recently, I've been listening to "Love For That" feat. Shura as well so perhaps that track will pop up on a future list.
12 degrees today. Seriously awesome November weather. Perhaps I can crank the December post out before the snow flies!!
