In attempts to feed the marrow of what really moves me musically, I’ve decided to let the content of my posts wander in the warmer streets of LA. I have taken a genuine interest in their sunnier philosophies of song structures and distinguished clearer perspectives in terms of what it is exactly that inspires them. [...]

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In a few days a new decade will begin and we’ll have a whole new debate about what to call the decade, but first we must reflect on the final year of the zeroes/naughties. It seems like I talk every year about how surprised I am by the amount of new artists that show up [...]

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MP3 Headlights – Get Going Headlights continue to mix dream pop with summery folk with their leadoff single for their third LP, Wildlife. The band achieve a very light, organic sound on “Get Going”, building the track over a blanket of acoustic guitars and wistful humming. Tristan sings lead on this track and continues to [...]

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I knew Erlend عe from Kings of Convenience, of which he is the singer/songwriter/dancer (see “I’d Rather Dance…” music video), but just found out about his solo career very recently. He apparently is a very proficient DJ, and works with many famous European electronica acts, in between KOC albums (himself being Norwegian). I read that [...]

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I discovered this band through iTunes Free Music Downloads program, and was recently reminded how good they are when my place of employment (barnes and noble) added them to the in-store play list (Much better than playing Celtic Woman every day, much better)… The music is slow, folky with a jazz tint (trumpets and piano [...]

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