Sparks to a Flame

I read on Danielle LaPorte’s site about this artist, Matisyahu, and discovered his record Spark Seekers. His first release is “Sunshine” – video here. Matisyahu is in transition - formerly a Hasidic Jew/Reggae Superstar, who has departed his devotion, and as Danielle wrote, ‘freed himself of his beard and forelocks and black suit’. Cool crossroads story for sure. I really like this single. Thanks Danielle. You rock.

Haunted By Love...

Canadian Dominique Fricot's single Haunted By Love is my new favourite song that I'm playing over and over again. It's got a great guitar - really great vocals...just the type of song I love.

The corner of Cambie and 16th
The crossroads where we’d meet

Beach House, Real Love

Beach House is the duo, Real Love is the Single

BEACH HOUSE: REAL LOVE from matt amato on Vimeo.

Big Jet Plane, Now Playing

Angus and Julia Stone are the brother and sister dynamic duo from Australia, signing on to Nettwerk Records for their North American distribution and world domination. I love their artist website, just as cool and innovative as their sound. Nothing like the drivel that drowns our daily airwaves, poisoning our senses with gruesome sounds. No, this band is different. You're gonna like em.

Angus and Julia Stone - Black Crow (2010) from Nick Murray Willis on Vimeo.

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane from kirill dolmatov on Vimeo.

New Favourite Song

I'm not just about re-arranging furniture and buying throw pillows. This blog proves it. Just be careful in stepping into my other life on Mainstream Melancholy.

Cute Kelowna Boys, Yukon Blonde, saving this dreadful dark and rainy Saturday morning

Yukon Blonde

The New Arcade Fire - coming in August

In the suburbs, I
I learned to drive
And you told me I'd never survive
Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving

Songs from Cat Power's Jukebox Revealed

The amended title of Chan Marshall's eighth (!) album has been revealed. No longer entitled "Covers Record 2", she discloses the tracklisting and artwork for "Jukebox", and a release date of January 22, 2008. Though the Cat Power album is almost all but cover tunes, she's included two original recordings, "Metal Heart" and track four "Song To Bobby", for her adoration of Bob Dylan.

Cat Power – Jukebox Tracklist:

1. Theme From 'New York, New York' - (Written by Fred Ebb/John Kander)
2. Metal Heart - (Written by Chan Marshall)
3. Ramblin' (Wo)man - (Written by Hank Williams)
4. Song To Bobby - (Written by Chan Marshall)
5. Aretha, Sing One For Me - (Written by J Harris/Eugene William)
6. Lost Someone - (Written by James Brown/Bobby Byrd/Lloyd Stallworth)
7. I Believe In You - (Written by Bob Dylan)
8. Fortunate Son - (Written by John Fogerty)
9. Silver Stallion - (Written by Lee Clayton)
10. Dark End of the Street - (Written by Chips Moman/Dan Penn)
11. Don't Explain - (Written by Arthur Herzog, Jr./Billie Holiday)
12. Woman Left Lonely - (Written by Spooner Oldham/Dan Penn)

So what is CAT POWER? Cat Power is the stage name of Chan (pronounced Shawn) Marshall, a talented and shy singer-songwriter from the Southern United States. She's been recording her music since 1995. Some critics have cited her as the reluctant musician because of her severe stage-fright and live performance abrupt 'slip aways'. Her early live performances had been muted and tainted by influence of alcohol, making concerts messy and unprofessional. As of late, sober and fully committed to her craft, she's brought new life to a polished delivery. Perhaps the success of 2006's "The Greatest" allowed this to happen.

Her music is all encompassing - Folk, Soul, Blues, Funk, Indie-Rock. Her influences are far and wide - as reflected in her upcoming album. I for one, will be making this a must CD purchase and I'd even take a chance to attend one of her shows - slip away or not.

DISCOGRAPHY:
Dear Sir CD/LP(10") (reissued CD/LP(12") 2001, Plain recordings)
Myra Lee (1996, Smells Like Records)
What Would the Community Think (1996, Matador Records)
Moon Pix (1998, Matador Records)
The Covers Record (2000, Matador Records)
You Are Free (2003, Matador Records) US #105, UK #157
The Greatest (2006, Matador Records) US #34, UK #45, CAN #63, AUS #26
Jukebox (2008, Matador Records)

Song Seven, Interpol

I LOVE THESE GUYS. John, I need to do the article.

Playlist

Heartless Bastards

No I'm not speaking of the Bush Administration here. I'm talking about the recording artists "Heartless Bastards". According to their website, the name comes from an incorrect answer to a question on a Mega Touch Trivia Game they were playing at a bar, "What is the name of Tom Petty's backing band?".

I just have to say she looks like she could be the daughter of Patti Smith. Check out "Into the Open" on their My Space Site It also plays when you open up their main site Frontwoman, Erika Wennerstrom, plays piano and I'm a sucker for piano driven music. That's the key. Oh, did I just write that?

Oh well, here are few other songs.

Porcupine Tree

Ghosts of the Great Highway...Sun Kil Moon

Sun Kil Moon is the project of Mark Kozelek and the album Ghosts of the Great Highway was originally released in 2003. Apparently the record label let it go out of print but Mark Kozelek's own record label re-issued it in February this year. The recording is really different and features a bonus disc of acoustic alternate versions of songs. "Carry Me Ohio" in its orignal form is simply and amazingly beautiful. His style of layered, slowed down music perfectly delivers these lyrics. Kozelek's voice will remind you of Sparklehorse or perhaps Magnolia Electric Company.

Play Carry My Ohio here: My Space Site

CARRY ME OHIO

Sorry that
i could never love you back
i could never care enough
in these last days

her tears fell on her pages
found me out
on her words
i don't know what to do or say

wading through
warm canals and pools clear blue
Tuscarawas flow into
the great lake

riding back
where the highway met dead end tracks
the ground is now cement and glass
so far away

heal her soul
and carry her my angel
ohio

green green youth
what about the sweetness we knew
what about what's good what's true
from those days

can't count to
all the lovers i've burned through
so why do i still burn for you
i can't say

sorry that
i could never love you back
i could never care enough
in these last days

heal her soul
carry her my angel
ohio

children blessed
gather round the home she will rest
so poor and cold in their midwest
moon and sun

flashes bringing on
my open eyes to lightning storms
the touch of mist
felt soft felt warm on my face

graving dreams
a million miles ago you seem
the star that i just don't see
anymore

words long gone
lost on journeys we walked on
lost her voice is heard along the way

sorry for
never going by your door
never feeling love like that anymore

heal her soul
carry her my angel
ohio

Patrick Watson...The Great Escape

Patrick Watson - Official Site

Patrick Watson MySpace Site

Bad Day
Lookin for a way, home
Lookin for the great escape
Gets in his car and drives away
Far from all the things that we are

Puts on a smile and breathes it in and breathes it out
He says
Bye Bye, Bye to all the noise
Oh he says, Bye bye, bye to all the noise

Hey Child things are lookin down
That’s Ok you don’t need to win anyways
Don’t be afraid
Just eat up all the grey and it will fade all away
Don’t let yourself fall down

Bad day lookin for the great escape
He says bad day, lookin for the great escape

Marjorie Fair

I'm going to post a few on my new discovery of an American band called Marjorie Fair. The first song I really like, it's called Empty Room. They have a attractive and full website that I'm going to add to my favorites. Like any good band, you won't be hearing them on dread-z95.

New Modest Mouse Video

The NEW Modest Mouse album is out and they're performing in Vancouver April 16th.

Personally I really enjoy Modest Mouse and don't even want to know people who don't get it. Yeah, his voice is horrible. That's the charm mate. Well, the legendary Johnny Marr is now an official member of the band and from what I hear, the sound of the new album is still just as distinctively MM, but with some sort of amazing twist-- a sound that can be acredited to Marr.

Dropkick Queen of the Weekend...

Heard this song this morning - these guys are called "The Dudes" from Calgary. It's pretty darn catchy and the lyrics are funny. I mean, the name of this song "Dropkick Queen of the Weekend"?!? That's funny.

Ride

As I said back on Mememois, Rossi made me a mixed cd. She says it's a lot of pressure in making a cd for me. Anyways, she's put some gems on it and didn't give me her playlist. So I've been typing lyrics into Google and finding my recording artists so I can get their cds (or at least get the News to get them so I can write an new article). Well, here we go with this track called "Ride", by Nashville native, Cary Brothers - first name Cary, last name Brothers. Right away I thought I was searching a band called The Cary Brothers.

Well, the song embedded below I love. His two EPs are Waiting For Your Letter, and All The Rage. He looks too young to have any rage don't you think?



PS I get these songs for the blog from

RADIO BLOG CLUB

you can find pretty much anything there and if you're having trouble playing the player I've placed, just go to Radio Blog and find another one to listen to.

Cary Brothers Official Site

Cary Brothers Wiki

The last song on Rossi's compliation was Pain Killer by Turin Brakes, a UK band. This song sounding to Steve and I like late 70's (Steve's favourite music genre whether he'll admit it or not). Their MYSPACE site label them as folk acoustic.

The song plays at this address (sorry, you'll have to do some work here - my link below doesn't seem to be working) :
http://www.turinbrakes.com/painkiller_ecard/flash.htm