Nyepi, A Day of Silence by Olafur Arnalds
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
December 27, 2017 by 27 Comments
James Blake sings a cover of Don McLean’s “Vincent” which was filmed and recorded live at Conway Studios in Los Angeles in December, 2017.
Blackout
September 30, 2017 by 9 Comments
23 year-old Londoner Freya Ridings released her debut single Blackout in May 2017.
Liked this? Don’t miss Freya Ridings’ hit single: Maps
Find her on Facebook.
Find her 2017 album on iTunes: Live @ St Pancras Church
Moirai
July 15, 2017 by 7 Comments
Singer-songwriter Lucy Rose, 28, from Warwickshire, England releases her new single ‘Moirai’, the fourth track from her new album ‘Something’s Changing’. This rendition was performed live with her band for Burberry Acoustic in St James’ Church in Islington. London-based Rose chose the venue herself, having discovered it when, passing by, she heard people playing music and singing inside.
Ancient Road / Fallen Heart
July 8, 2017 by 11 Comments
I struggled picking a favorite – his Solo (Ancient Road) or the Band’s performance (Fallen Heart) – so here’s a 2-pack. Jeremy Enigk, 42, a singer-songwriter from Seattle. Find him on Facebook and iTunes.
Dreaming
May 13, 2017 by 13 Comments
Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson (24) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician.
His new album, Afterglow, was released on May 7, 2017.
As we sway
February 22, 2017 by 7 Comments
Jodie Landau is a 24-year-old composer, vocalist, and percussionist from Los Angeles. His music combines elements of chamber music, rock, and jazz for live performance, film, theater, and dance.
The Paper Kites
January 14, 2017 by 9 Comments
The Paper Kites are an indie folk rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2010. Lyrics for this tune Tenenbaum at Genius.com. Links here for the band’s official web site, Facebook, and their album on iTunes.
Gulls
December 19, 2016 by 13 Comments
This land belongs to the gulls
And the gulls to their cry
And their cry to the wind
And the wind belongs to no-one
The wind belongs to no-one…
~ David Gray, from Gulls.
Video recorded live on December 7, 2016 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Weathered
December 1, 2016 by 17 Comments
Jack Garratt, 25, is from the UK. About his childhood he has stated that: “I just really enjoyed making noises and really enjoyed the reaction that I got from making those noises. So they [parents] put me on music lessons to encourage me to hone in on that talent rather than show off.” He wrote his first song when he was 12 and learned to play a variety of instruments from the guitar, drums and piano to the harmonica, mandolin, trombone and ukulele.
Rag’n’Bone Man
August 18, 2016 by 24 Comments
Rag’n’Bone Man (born Rory Graham) sings “Human“. He’s a British singer-songwriter from Uckfield, near Brighton. At 15, he started he career by testing his rap skills at open-mic hip hop nights. At 19, encouraged by his father, he sang at a blues jam in a local pub and doors started opening for acoustic gigs. His career has since taken off. You can find his pages on Facebook, his web site and on iTunes.
To your health. Drink up.
June 9, 2016 by 17 Comments
“Keaton Henson, 28, is an English folk rock musician, visual artist and poet from London. Henson suffers from anxiety and, as a result, he rarely plays concerts. In his video ‘To Your Health’ Henson uses ballet dancer Elizabeth Harrod to add his inner expression as well as visual tone to the song during which he sits performing as a removed and out of focus figure. Whilst this may be construed as a reflection of his inhibitions the results are beautiful.”
If you liked this, don’t miss Keaton Henson in “You.”
Kaki King
May 21, 2016 by 6 Comments
Katherine Elizabeth King, 36, known as Kaki King, was born in Atlanta and is a composer and guitarist. She was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself. ” In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of “The New Guitar Gods” on which King was the sole woman and the youngest artist. The Brooklyn-based artist has released six extraordinarily diverse and distinctive albums, performed with such icons as Foo Fighters, Timbaland, and The Mountain Goats, and contributed to a variety of film and TV soundtracks including Golden Globe-nominated work on Sean Penn’s Into The Wild.
And if you liked this, don’t miss Kaki King in this video: The Surface Changes. Wow!
Let it Go
September 25, 2014 by 7 Comments
James Bay, 22, is from Hitchin, UK. He brings his twist to the music of his heroes Carole King, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Bay’s 2013 debut album: The Dark of the Morning. Bay’s Website: JamesBayMusic.com for Bio. Interview with James Bay: NoiseTrade
Related Post: James Bay: Move Together.
Thank you Rachel.
Whispers
September 11, 2014 by 16 Comments
Mike Rosenberg, 29, was born in Brighton, England. He is better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English folk-rock singer-songwriter. Rosenberg learned classical guitar when he was young: ” My parents were really encouraging about music so that sort of started the path. When I was about 14-15, I started to write songs, which were absolutely dreadful. But as I kept going the songs became better and better – it was just so bloody obvious that this was what I wanted to do. I never really applied myself in school and music was the only thing I wanted to spend my time doing…I’m heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Neil Young although I’m nowhere near as good as those guys!”
Song on Whispers Album on iTunes
(Source: Wiki & Vancouver Weekly: Who is Mike Rosenberg?)
Alone in Kyoto
April 9, 2014 by 12 Comments
Air is a music duo from Versailles, France, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel.
The Band’s Website: en.aircheology.com.
Find their album here.
Everything Trying
March 1, 2014 by 9 Comments
“Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. He quietly built up one of the strongest catalogs on the indie scene, earning high critical praise yet somehow never quite getting his proper due. Nick Drake had a definite impact on much of his work, but Jurado modeled his career on more idiosyncratic, unpredictable figures like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, or Randy Newman — songwriters who followed their own muse wherever it took them, whether fans and critics agreed or not. Many of Jurado’s best songs spun concise, literate tales of quiet everyday despair, which often earned him comparisons to short story writer Raymond Carver.”
His website can be found here: damienjurado.com
Liked this? Check out Jurado singing Sheets.
Damien Jurado
December 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
“Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. He quietly built up one of the strongest catalogs on the indie scene, earning high critical praise yet somehow never quite getting his proper due. Nick Drake had a definite impact on much of his work, but Jurado modeled his career on more idiosyncratic, unpredictable figures like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, or Randy Newman — songwriters who followed their own muse wherever it took them, whether fans and critics agreed or not. Many of Jurado’s best songs spun concise, literate tales of quiet everyday despair, which often earned him comparisons to short story writer Raymond Carver.”
His website can be found here: damienjurado.com
This tune can be found on his LP titled Caught in the Trees at this link.
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