‘2010’ Category
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Mellencamp is Back
1August 13, 2010 by louie
Love at First Sight by John Mellencamp (download here) (Buy from Amazon) John “The Cougar” has a new album out this month (schedule for the 17th). It’s pretty folky but has some classics. This is a nice little tune about…
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Better Things To Do
2August 12, 2010 by louie
Better Things To Do by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (download here) (Buy from Amazon) A little funk and soul for your Thursday. One critic said about this album, which was released in April, that it “literally sounds exactly…
Category 2010, Indie, New York, Pop, R&B | Tags:
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Going to Marz
1July 27, 2010 by louie
Marz by John Grant (download here) (Buy from Amazon) I’m a sucker for piano rock songs. This one just happens to list out all the things i love in the world. It’s sort of a modern day “My Favorite Things”…
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Arkansas
2July 22, 2010 by louie
Arkansas by Damien Jurado (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This is very MMJ-like which means it somewhat mellow but has some underlying rock to it. If it had some serious reverb, it’d be an exact match. Note: Damien is from…
Category 2010, Chill, Folk, Indie, Seattle | Tags:
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Loveless
2July 21, 2010 by louie
Loveless by Ernest Ellis (download here) This is one of my favorite new albums of 2010. It doesn’t have a clear cut single but all the songs are pretty awesome. This is just a sample. Interestingly, this album isn’t available…
Category 2010, Australia, Folk, Indie, Love | Tags:
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Rill’ing
3July 14, 2010 by louie
Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This song is hitting the indie circuit of the indie music webs pretty hard. I have to admit that it’s a pretty good beat. If the lyrics were better and…
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Change in the Veins
3July 5, 2010 by louie
Change by The Young Veins (download here) (Buy from Amazon) Some people never change. Some do. Either way, they all like to rock out and here’s a good song to do it. A little of Jack Black in the vocals…
Category 2010, Indie, Los Angeles, Rock | Tags:
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Spoon Rock
4July 2, 2010 by louie
Written In Reverse by Spoon (download here) (Buy from Amazon) Just a great rock song by Spoon. Love the fuzzy guitars. Haven’t loved Spoon as much as others, but this is a hot tune…
Category 2010, Austin, Indie, Rock | Tags:
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Southern Macon Jam
2June 30, 2010 by louie
Macon by Jamey Johnson (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This is off his upcoming album. It’s got a gospel choice, some crazy soloing on guitar and some southern trucker goodness. Jamey was nominated for Best New Country Artist last year…
Category 2010, Alabama, Country, Folk, Jam | Tags:
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Whole Wide World of Jakob Dylan
3June 28, 2010 by louie
Nothing But The Whole Wide World by Jakob Dylan (download here) (Buy from Amazon) I haven’t heard from this Bob’s son since The Wallflowers put out One Headlight. This song seems closer to his roots. It’s a pretty chill song…
Category 2010, Chill, Folk, Los Angeles | Tags: