Tag archive for ‘folk’

• Sean Hayes Interview: Having a Baby

  11/01/10 • (0)

  

  This interview was initially published at SF Station. David Johnson-Igra, is SFCritic, and SF Station allows for the republishing of this material. By the time you read this Sean Hayes has likely begun “a clean slate.” He will have become a father, and he will have recorded all sixteen years worth of his backlogged music. It will have [...]

• Live Review of Villagers at Rickshaw

  10/22/10 • (2)

  

  Dublin, Ireland’s Villagers performed at the Rickshaw Stop the other night to a mixed crowd that included cheering Irish, trannies and singing-every-lyric fans.  Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released on Domino Records earlier this year to critical acclaim, which included a Mercury Prize nomination.  Songwriter Conor O’Brien, backed by his full band, is a folk force to be [...]

• Treasure Island in Photos: Day 2

  10/22/10 • (0)

  

• First Aid Kit “When I Grow Up”: SOTD

  10/04/10 • (3)

  

  First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk group that is garnering attention for their debut, The Big Black & The Blue. The group consists of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg. Though their talent, strong vocals, and intelligent lyrics might lead you to think otherwise–the girls are only seventeen and nineteen respectively. Below is their single “When I Grow [...]

• Sufjan Stevens Streaming All Delighted People

  8/26/10 • (0)

  

  Sufjan Stevens, who has had a fairly quiet decade so far, is now streaming new material on his website from his just released EP, All Delighted People, which is also available for download for the tidy sun of 5 dollars. High fives and mad props for whoever correctly predicts which network drama will end a particularly sorrowful or [...]

• Download #FF: Lissie, Diplo, Simian Mobile Disco and more

  8/20/10 • (0)

  The Drums: “Down By The Water” The Drums take an unexpected left turn on “Down By The Water,” eschewing their affable, sunburnt pop for a ‘50s under-the-sea-themed prom ballad. Of course, it’s still great: twangy, water-logged, and full of sway. Use it as a catalyst to slow dance with a balloon nudged between you and your date, or [...]

• Mesita “Your Free Spirit”

  7/30/10 • (0)

  

  Yesterday, I posted in our submissions about Mesita, but I had to include this video on the website because after listening to it the song got under my skin.

• Music Submissions: Still Flyin’ & Mesita

  7/29/10 • (2)

  

   Mesita: “No Worries” [EP] I admire the passion, persistence of any artist (who follows up with me) because it reminds me of myself. So when James Cooley (aka Mesita) sent me one last email with the subject line “Thought I’d give it one more shot…” I listened. I’m glad I did. Mesita, originally from Denver, now based [...]

• Fiona Apple “So Sleepy”

  7/14/10 • (0)

  

  From 826LA’s Chicken in Love EP comes Fiona Apple’s “So Sleepy.” Awesome. Come back Fiona, come back.

• Lists: Top 5 Car Commercial’s Songs

  7/14/09 • (1)

  

  So while on the one hand I have a friend calling me for Web 2.0 advice, the truth is–I know as much as you, and so when my “experienced” friend advised me to create more lists, well, I came up with this: The Top 5 Car Commercial’s Songs. 5. Dirty Vegas: “Days Go By” for Mitsubishi Eclipse When [...]