Hat tip to Junshien for this one… I’d never actually heard about Matthew Mayfield until reading through my twitter feed yesterday, but he’s apparently had a couple songs on Grey’s Anatomy (say what you will about smutty TV shows, a lot of them have awesome soundtrack pickers on staff) that were really popular, etc. Now [...]
If you’re never heard this song, or of Sufjan Stevens, you. are missing. OUT. The video is an original shot by YouTube user andydeyoung, and I think it’s pretty awesome.
Another Regina Spektor song from her recent album, Far. I like it. Regina Spektor ยป Blue Lips [Audio clip: view full post to listen] What do you think?
Alison Krauss: Jacob’s Dream When I first heard this song, I five-starred it on my iTunes because I thought it sounded so pretty. After a couple times listening to it, though, I started to catch on to the words… and haven’t been able to listen to it since. SO. SAD! Heartwrenching, actually, especially if you’re [...]
Okay, so I admit… I mostly like this song because the guy’s voice comes through so definitely Scottish in a few places. Other than that though, at some point while I was listening to his cute accent, the song grew on me too. Very mellow, a little bit folksy. I made a brief foray into [...]
Regina Spektor is one of those artists that are just a little too quirky to be listenable (if that’s even a word) all the time, but who once in a while puts out something really great. Laughing With is one of those songs. Lyrically, I feel like it’s slightly profound. Give it a listen! Regina [...]
I’ve been intrigued by Patrick Park ever since I heard the song Something Pretty on The OC. That was a couple of years ago though, and I’m just now discovering this album. Although you could call his songs a little repetitive, the lyrics are quite interesting and there’s enough variation that the songs start to [...]
