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Definitely a good album to add to any solid collection of folky-Canadian music sung by rich voiced ladies. Jenn Grant sits nicely between Julie Doiron and Jill Barber, so it’s not surprising Jill herself is on the album (where? I don’t know yet.) With quality production by Glenn Meisner, David Christensen and Jason MacIsaac and catchy lyrics to match, this CD is worth a listen. Too bad the single “Dreamer” takes repetition a step too far. Grant would do well to listen more closely to BSS, who have mastered the art of redundancy at the brink of breakdown.get itbuy it
Matt Costa (born June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California. He has released three independent compact discs: a self-titled five-song EP in 2003, a full-length CD entitled "Songs We Sing" and a six song EP titled "The Elasmosaurus EP" in 2005.At age 12, Costa received his first guitar but it was quickly shelved and replaced with a more "thrilling" gift: a skateboard. Costa compensated for his late start skateboarding with intense dedication to the sport and in a matter of years nearly turned pro. Three years ago that path shifted drastically when Matt shattered his leg in a skateboarding accident. The injury required eighteen months of recovery and rehabilitation. During that downtime, Matt directed his energy, passion and talent toward the guitar, writing and recording simple tunes. Initially, a mini tape recorder served as his crude studio. Matt's songwriting later flourished when he invested in a 4-track recorder.In early 2003, Matt's homemade demo began circulating amongst friends and acquaintances in and around his hometown of Huntington Beach, California. One copy found its way into the hands of No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont. Costa made such an impression that Dumont offered to record more demos for him in his home studio. Those first recordings led to a self-titled 5 song EP that Costa and Dumont distributed themselves. As interest in the EP grew, the two were already deep into the sessions that led to Songs We Sing.1. Mr. Pitiful2. Lilacs3. Never Looking Back4. Emergency Call5. Vienna6. Unfamiliar Faces7. Cigarette Eyes8. Downfall9. Trying to Lose My Mind10. Bound11. Heart of Stone12. Miss Magnoliaget itbuy it
This is one of the most beautiful albums I've heard. The song order and the way they flow through one and each other is fantastic in itself. The songs are awesome, there is a great use of instruments providing rich sounds and melodies. The lyrics are also fantastic. I highly reccomend this album. It will make up for all the albums you thought were going to be good when you bought them.get itbuy it
Ridiculously addictive, this album is enchanting. A must for anyone who enjoys heart-warming music and witty lyrics....get itbuy it
What the label says:Country Mouse, City House is the seventh full-length album by Josh Rouse, and the second on his own Bedroom Classics label (via Nettwerk). It was written and recorded in Spain and mixed in Nashville. Utilising a full band, it has a bigger, richer sound than his 2006 Subtitulo release, using some funky organ sounds and horn parts similar to his pure perfection of an album, 1972.The title was conceived during a 70 mile walk through the north of Spain and is in part inspired by Aesop’s tale ‘Country Mouse and the City Mouse’ and partly because it rhymes with Josh’s own surname. “My sound is still 70’s singer/songwriter. That’s my favorite style of music, so that’s what I do. I, and many of the people I work with, am obsessed with the sound and production of the 60’s and 70’s. Put simply, it just has something that a lot of modern records don’t have. Perhaps it’s being in the moment, and Country Mouse, City House is just that, a really great moment.”Tracks: 1. Sweetie2. Italian Dry Ice3. Hollywood Bass Player4. God, Please Let Me Go BAck5. Nice To Fit In6. Pilgrim7. Domesticated Lovers8. London Bridges9. Snowyget itbuy it
Here lies an absolutely stunning collection of songs performed with such delicacy and beauty. Marissa's style of touching melancholy and sirenesc performance has been evident from the start with her first release - "Ballads of Living and Dying (2004)". With her 3rd release - "Songs III: Bird on the Water (2007)" she quite simply continues the theme with five extremely empathic musicians in the form of mandolin, cello, harp, keyboards & percussion.
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Acoustic singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas is a treasure. At a time when music which can truly touch the listener is excluded from the airwaves and record shops stock only few lesser known albums, this particular treasure will remain largely undiscovered outside the blogosphere.
Thomas’ fourth album is her most consistent yet, full of songs for which the hackneyed term “achingly beautiful” was invented for. In this, she is supported by cult folk favourites Damien Jurado, Denison Witmer and Sufjan Stevens. Like the latter, Thomas is a committed Christian. Unlike on her second album, Only With Laughter Can You Win, she does not express her faith explicitly here (nor does she disavow it). The lyrical thread running through the album is love and New York, sometimes both together.
Recorded as live, the album has much by way of engaging personality. The sparse, moving “Why Waste More Time?” is preceded by an appealingly giggly count-in. The cover version of R.E.M.’s “The One I Love”, lovely though it is, seems redundant, but Tomas’ interpretation of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird” captures the intense delicacy of the original.
The highlight, however, is “Much Farther To Go”, a love song in which the arrangement, harmonies and lyrics coalesce to create an evocative hymn to deep yearning.
This intimate set of songs that should serve to compensate for all the soul that is lacking in mainstream music. Track list: 1. If This City Never Sleeps
2. Why Waste More Time
3. The One I Love
4. Much Farther To Go
5. Paper Doll
6. Kite Song
7. Songbird
8. All The Way To New York City
9. Say Hello
10. These Friends Of Mine
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