ARTIST: Orange Juice SONG: “Rip It Up” ALBUM: RIP IT UP, available here NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE: Domino Records reissued 4 albums by the band this year. Singer Edwyn Collins went on to have a hit with the song “A Girl Like You.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESy-Z8vqMrE?rel=0] Continue reading MUSIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER: “O” – Orange Juice
We first introduced 16 Clef readers to The Lovely Days via our Eargasm of the Week and are happy to share with you their new song “Get to Know You.” The Lovely Days is composed of brother’s Holden and Tennyson Nobel and school friends Marley Berry-Pearce and Stephen Dickie Their self titled album will be out on Sept 18th and will be at Melbourne’s John Curtin … Continue reading LISTEN: “Get to Know You” by The Lovely Days
ARTIST: Night Cruse SONG: “Mah Body (Say My Wat)” ALBUM: n/a Night Cruise: Facebook | Twitter [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/138871348″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Continue reading MUSIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER: “N” – Night Cruise
ARTIST: Matthew Goode SONG: “Blue Skies Over Bad Lands” ALBUM: WHITE LIGHT ROCK & ROLL REVIEW, available now Matthew Good: Facebook | Twitter | Website [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137551846″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Continue reading MUSIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER: “M” – Matthew Good
5 Questions with Bruno Merz. Guilty pleasure song: I love “We are the People” by Empire of the Sun but I don’t know if that’s a guilty pleasure. It would be funny if I said Bruno Mars right? I’m going to say Abba is a guilty pleasure. Guilty pleasure television show: This is embarrassing and it’s so terrible but it’s fun to watch and it’s … Continue reading 5 QUESTIONS with Bruno Merz
ARTIST: Linus Young SONG: “Crystal Ball” ALBUM: ? Yes, we know they were our last Letter L band, but damnit we can’t help but love this band. Their album cannot come soon enough! Check out “Crystal Ball” below. It could be on their upcoming album with “Sister”, “City of Sin”, and “Fun in the Sun.” Linus Young: Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter | Website [soundcloud … Continue reading MUSIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER: “L” – Linus Young
I discovered Bruno Merz through Soundcloud and fell in love with his song “Into the Air” and then his EP DEPARTING FROM THE CROWDS. So I was completely thrilled when Bruno Merz’s team reached out and asked us to not only review his upcoming release HIGHWAYS, but to also interview him. I had the complete pleasure of sitting down with Bruno Merz via Skype a few weeks ago … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Bruno Merz
ARTIST: Kongos SONG: “Come With Me Now” ALBUM: LUNATIC, available now NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE: The band is composed of brothers Johnny, Jesse, Dylan, and Danny. They are the songs of singer-songwriter John Kongos. Kongos: Facebook | Twitter | Website [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136865040″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Continue reading MUSIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER: “K” – Kongos
Love’em or hate’em, Nickelback has not one, but two new singles out? Have you heard either? Listen and then leave us a comment below and tell us your thoughts. Nickelback: Facebook | Twitter | Website [spotify id=”spotify:album:3DnO17BRW0DFEb1EEoROzh” width=”300″ height=”380″ /] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYnuSsM7tRw] Continue reading What Are Your Thoughts on the New Nickeback?
This week’s Thowback Thursday cover is “Enjoy the Silence” Echotape. We’d feature this band every TBT with their cover songs if we didn’t think it might be slight overkill and seem like favoritism, but we like their covers. They’re fun and the band is good. Enjoy their version of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” Echotape: Facebook | Twitter | Website [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jOlbIwRA7w?list=UUeRYTd9eD60yKhnA5cqrx3Q] Previous posts on … Continue reading THROWBACK THURSDAY: “Enjoy the Silence”