Country, Americana, Folk, Power Pop, Indie Pop
I’ve gotten a couple of Nathan K. recommendations to my mailbox. One of them came last night with a link to Nathan K’s new video Leave Them. I thought it was excellent and therefore I want to share it. Leave Them is an outtake from an upcoming Nathan K. full-length Dishes. Due out on 27th of june. I definitely want to hear the rest of the album after watching this video several times.
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Marmalakes just released a new EP entitled In Arnica. I’m extremely excited, because I’m a big fan of this folk-pop outfit from Austin, Texas. They took the EP of the year award 2011 and after the first half a dozen spins of In Arnica, it’s rather safe to say that they have a good chance of reclaiming the title. They have a perfect melodic sense and they have the ability to write intriguing lyrics. And most importantly, the vocals and the harmonies are always heavenly beautiful. They should be huge. This is Septimus Warren Smith from the new EP. You can stream/buy the whole thing on their bandcamp.
Paul Otteson is a folk singer-songwriter from Wisconsin and he will release a new album Robin Red on 30th of may. I’m looking forward to it, because I found the previous one February Fables few months back and really enjoyed it. The recent Lazy Jane Sessions introduced three captivating folk songs from the upcoming album. They are all pretty amazing. I’ve been especially addicted to the song entitled One Heart To Prove. This song and the entire new Joe Pug album are my biggest music obsessions at the moment.
Lightships is Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub). I don’t really have to tell you that this is brilliant after that first sentence. Everyone already knows that. It’s as obvious as the fact that cats are adorable. This is Sweetness in Her Spark from the new album Electric Cables that just came out on Domino.
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