ARTIST: Matthew Ryan SONG: “Boxers” ALBUM: BOXERS, available on iTunes | Bandcamp | Amazon I am very excited to get my hands on BOXERS, MATTHEW RYAN‘s brand spanking new album that’s due out tomorrow (Oct 14th). In honor of his new album, we feature the title track “Boxers” as our song by the Letter M. My favorite lyric is “How do you say goodbye to a dream that … Continue reading Music Brought to You by the Letter: “M” – Matthew Ryan
ARTIST: Linus Young SONG: “Home” ALBUM: CATEGORY 5, available now I know LINUS YOUNG has been “The Letter L” before, and when they stop inspiring me to share their music, I’ll stop writing about them. When CATEGORY 5 was released, I was scared I wouldn’t like the album. Especially since I’ve been patiently waiting for it and had high hopes it was going to be … Continue reading Music Brought to You by the Letter: “L” – Linus Young
ARTIST: Kaiser Chiefs SONG: “My Life” ALBUM: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION & WAR, available on Amazon [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/140573257″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] KAISER CHIEFS: Facebook | Twitter | Website [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3XDA-AGXM?rel=0] Continue reading Music Brought to You by the Letter: “K” – Kaiser Chiefs
Holy freaking moly…have you ever just heard a song and just said “whoa”? Like Joey Lawrence “whoa”? That’s the exact statement that came out of my mouth. “WHOA.” I stumbled onto THIEF when fellow musician LANKS tweeted about this song. What I dig about the song is that it starts out with minimal music. Just a beat and a synthetic sound and then the real beat … Continue reading Eargasm of the Week: “You Look So Good to Me” by Thief
Being half Thai, I could not pass up on song titled “Mai Thai Surprise”. The band is THE COSMIC STRANGE from Johannesburg and features Romaine Soobramoney on drums, James Shorten on bass, Josh Chettiar on guitars, and Nick De Beer on guitars/vocals. “Mai Thai Surprise” is from their EP OTHER WORDLY and it’s fun song with a very infectious groove. I have to give props to James for the bass! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168771730″ … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Mai Thai Surprise” by The Cosmic Strange
ARTIST: Hayes Carll SONG: “KMAG YOYO” ALBUM: KMAG YOYO (& other American stories) This version is from KDHX in St. Louis and it’s one my favorite HAYES CARLL song. I like the story telling of a druggie’s trip to the moon via the US government. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/16786671″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] HAYES CARLL: Facebook | Twitter | Website Continue reading Music Brought to You by the Letter: “H” – Hayes Carll
I really dig the ‘Stint Remix’ of “Mind Over Matter” by YOUNG THE GIANT over the original. There’s just something about it that draws me into the song more than the album version. Listen to both below and then take our poll let us know which you prefer. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169931661″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128278460″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [polldaddy poll=8359347] YOUNG … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Mind Over Matter (Stint Remix)” by Young the Giant
ARTIST: Glass Animals SONG: “Hazey” (Dave Glass Animals Rework featuring Rome Fortune) ALBUM: ZABA, available on Amazon [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170236823″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] GLASS ANIMALS: Facebook | Twitter | Website Get ZABA on Amazon Continue reading Music Brought to You by the Letter: “G” – Glass Animals
For me, BUTCH WALKER ranks up there in prolific songwriters like RYAN ADAMS and MATTHEW RYAN. He knows how to write a song that touches ones soul in whatever form of a band he’s in and he’s been in a few: BYTE THE BULLET, SOUTHGANG, THE FLOYDS, MARVELOUS 3, 1969 and BUTCH WALKER AND THE BLACK WIDOWS, and as a solo artist. His last release PEACHTREE … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Chrissie Hynde” by Butch Walker
If you’re like me and looking forward to when it’s October 25th so you can add Bruno Merz‘s HIGHWAYS to your musical collection that day cannot get here any quicker, but until then, Bruno fans will have to be happy with the gift of his song “Two Hearts Break” from his upcoming release HIGHWAYS. “Two Hearts Break” is poetry in musical motion. It is heartbreakingly beautiful … Continue reading LISTEN: “Two Hearts Break” by Bruno Merz