International music, Video of the Day

Video of the Day #55: Stephen Ambrose

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Ok, I’m going with a song of the day once again and this one is also an old treasure. Thanks to Fading Yellow guru Jörgen for this one. He posted this on his facebook feed and I instantly fell in love with this song. Previously I had never heard of Stephen Ambrose and what a big loss that turned out to be. This song called Friend is the opening track of Stephen Ambrose’s album Gypsy Moth that came out in 1972. Some reissue label should pick it up and introduce it to the world, because it seems like this is a stunning folk album and a real lost gem.

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News: Mummypowder

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Today I’ve been mostly listening to one song. It’s called A House and it’s the first outtake from the upcoming Mummypowder album Centuries Later. I’ve listened to it over ten times and I absolutely love it. Mummypowder are still able to write some of the finest guitar pop in this country and therefore it’s so great to have Janne Lehtinen & co back in this ball game. It has not been centuries, but it’s been way too long time since the previous Mummypowder album. Centuries Later is their fourth album it will be released on 11th of may according to their twitter account. Listen to A House below:

A House by Mummypowder

And here’s an old favourite Don’t Hold Your Breath from the previous album that came out back in 2004.

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Mummypowder at Facebook

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News: Heartbreak Ranch

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Blog favourite Natuson changed name to Heartbreak Ranch and also changed his style a bit. Natuson was quite close to tender and beautiful indie pop, but Heartbreak Ranch gallops towards darker folk and americana sounds. The quality of the songs is equally great as before. Here’s a couple of samples. You’ll find more demos from the links below.

Brother Don’t Steal My Wife DEMO by Heartbreak Ranch

Eight got gunned DEMO by Heartbreak Ranch

Heartbreak Ranch at myspace
Heartbreak Ranch at Soundcloud
Heartbreak Ranch at Reverbnation

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