“Lightning Bolt”
This 19-year-old singer-songwriter from England just released his debut, self-titled album and this is the single. What a voice!
SONG: Fruit Bats
“When U Love Somebody”
Eric Johnson used to play guitar for The Shins, but since 2001 he’s been putting out music with his band Fruit Bats. I’ve been a huge fan of the latest albums from this group, especially their 2009 release The Ruminant Band. But leave it to Pandora to introduce me to this song from the 2003 Fruit Bats album, Mouthfuls. There are just a few simple lyrics, but it’s an extremely strong track that I’ve been thinking about all day since I heard it.
“Baby remember on the bus and my hand was on your knee
When you love somebody it’s hard to think about anything but to breathe.
Baby I am the cub that was washed out in the flood.
When you love somebody you bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood.”
Filed under Song Of The Day
SONG: Cayucas
Filed under NEW Music, Song Of The Day
SONG: Alex Karalekas
“Marathon Men”
Four weeks ago today, the Boston Marathon bombings captured the nation’s attention. Local singer/songwriter Alex Karalekas was inspired to write this song after he heard about bombings. He recorded the tune here on Martha’s Vineyard at The Print Shop.
Filed under LOCAL music, NEW Music, Song Of The Day
SONG: The Shins
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NEW Music Preview
The other day I revisited my NEW Music Preview posts and cursed myself for not keeping up with them. I think they’re a super efficient way for me to pass on new music – less than 3 minutes of audio introduces you to 4 new tracks from some VERY different artists. With a little nudge from my boss, I made one for you today…hopefully one of many more to come!
Artists featured in this NEW Music Preview:
Lissie
James Cotton
Jason Isbell
The Boxer Rebellion
Filed under Audio Blog, NEW Music, NEW Music Previews
SONG: Local Natives
Filed under Song Of The Day
