discover new music

The ways I stumble on to most of my now-favorite bands are so accidental, and could each be a story of their own. Example: I was reading an article in which my favorite guitarist, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, said in a concert (he rarely speaks at all) that his favorite band was Grizzly Bear. Cue buying the Grizzly Bear album Veckatimest and being completely blown away by their tuneful freak-folk jams.

To discover this way requires an openness to good music that accidentally comes your way, and the willingness to Google anything intriguing—a friends’ suggestion (Belle and Sebastian), a review in Time magazine (Bright Eyes), even the song playing on the radio in the background when I pop into 7-Eleven to get a Coke (Dire Straits). That practice brings good luck.

The Guess Who
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Some more Alice In Chains
A wee bit more Sublime
And some more Leona Lewis
Oh and this really chill Cirque Du Soleil remixed song I found last week :)

I enjoy music.
Finding a great new song just makes my day.
Some good artists that you may not know of are:
Sliimy
Yelle
Yael Naim

If you don’t know where to find new music try these places:
pandora.com
playlist.com
perezhilton.com >>> from here find the ‘starseeker’ & go to ‘music minute’

New music discovered this week:
Skunk Anansie
Jeffree Star
Black Star
Natalie Portman’s rap (hilarious)

Music is what feeds the mind, alters the mood, inspires the thoughts. In my case I like to think of it as my personal drug.
Humans are the only creatures to have a part in the brain that interpret sounds into music. Buried deep inside out primitive brain is the area that interprets beats. Therefore music IS a deeply rooted human need that we have been making for thousands of years. Our brains are made to use music as “food for the soul”.

Leonard Cohen, anyone?
I fell for him, his voice, his lyrics, his guitar-playing. Delicately, stupidly, wholeheartedly. Especially, his first album “Songs of Leonard Cohen” makes me drool. How could anyone write such ethereal, wraith-like songs? And some lines get stuck in your head forever: “Loneliness says you have sinned”, “It’s hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender” ... Wow. Just wow.

(Favourite Tune: One of Us Cannot Be Wrong)

Intriguing and unusual experimental indie rock band from Alaska. I had some friends who kept talking about their music, so I eventually decided to have a listen. I’m not disappointed at all. I wouldn’t say that it’s my favourite band, yet I recommend them to everyone who likes The Mars Volta or anything alike. They sound a lot like them, I think. The front man’s background is worth checking out, made me a bit thoughtful even.

(Favourite Song: Colors)

So far this week I’ve seen a blues band, 3 ska bands and 3 jazz outfits. All bands were very good – especially the blues band and the final jazz band (The James Taylor Quartet).

Camille

A French singer with a sweet, soft voice who was in a band called Nouvelle Vague and is now going solo. She reminds me a bit of Yaël Naïm with her light-hearted chansons.

(Favourite Tune: Paris)

Lykke Li

Another female vocalist, this time from mind-blowing Scandinavia. From Sweden to be exact. Interesting voice. A bit rough, but beautiful. Very different from Camille, though. If you like Bon Iver, you will definitely like her as well. They did some songs together if I’m not mistaken.

(Favourite Tune: My Love)

i’ve found some excellent artists lately!
check them out!
la roux
miike snow
florence & the machine
IO echo
elizabeth & the catapult
stefanie heinzmann

Wow, what an awesome Instrumental post-rock band! So much energy, life and a lot of passion in their songs that it makes me want to buy ALL of their albums. I’m so happy that I’ve discovered them! I could listen to Explosions In the Sky all day long, seriously.

If you don’t know them, go and have a listen. They’re pure awesomeness.