i love this song, pt. 3

wonderful cover of a wonderful song.


by the way, stevie has had his ups and downs, but he was the tops in his prime (mostly the 70's)

the album isn't on iTunes, but the song is

dept. of eagles

a group formed by a couple of NYU roommates, one of which (daniel rossen) is also part of the band grizzly bear - more on them later.

no one does it like you, in ear park

to little, too late (guys - this is a cover of a JoJo song - it takes a little while to get going)

you can download their music here
or listen to them online here

the avett brothers

a couple of brothers from north carolina. they play banjo, upright bass, and acoustic guitar but hesitate to categorize themselves as bluegrass, or anything for that matter. fans say "indie roots", "folk-punk", or "grungegrass; whatever they are, they're good. they're currently working on a new album with legendary producer rick rubin (the guy who revitalized johnny cash & was the original DJ for the beastie boys). you can listen to these while we wait for the release of the new album (9/29)...

at the beach, mignonette

will you return, emotionalism

the avett brothers put on one of the best live shows around.
take a look...

here are their tour dates.
you can download their music here
and listen to it online here

you don't hear lyrics like this anymore

pretty girls you better watch yourself
before these homely girls put you on the shelf...

pretty baby these homely girls are smart
they know you can't tell the difference once you get em in the dark

watch yourself, buddy guy

you can download it here

i love this song, pt 2

the desert by benjy ferree from the album leaving the nest

you can download it here

band of horses

frontman ben bridwell (the one with the grass growing out of his shirt) can sing. i should mention that these guys are one of my favorite bands. listen...

the great salt lake, everything all the time
i'll borrow a paragraph from pitchfork to describe this next song.

As crunchy guitars give way to light strings on "Ode to LRC", Bridwell sings about a stray dog and a "town so small how could anybody not look you in the eye or wave as I drive by." He's one of few indie artists who can sell a line like "the world is such a wonderful place" or get away with singing "la-dee-da" with open-hearted amazement.

ode to LRC, cease to begin

you can download their music here
or listen to them online here

the budos band

a self-described "instrumental staten-island afro-soul" outfit. most of these guys are school teachers by day. words won't do any good, just listen.

this is my favorite track from their 2nd album.
"chicago falcon" - the budos band II


here's a great song called "up from the south" from the budos band


you can download their music here
or listen to them online here

i love this song

you can download it here

andrew bird

let's get started with one of the most interesting artists around these days, mr. andrew bird. bird is a classically-trained multi instrumentalist (my favorite is when he plucks the violin), gifted whistler, accomplished lyricist and all around swell guy. i could go on and on, and i probably will in future posts, but just give a listen for the time being.

here's a good one, "lull" from weather systems...


"oh no" is from his latest album, noble beast. it's got a bit of a catchy hook and some top notch whistling...



you can listen to andrew bird on Last.fm here
or download his music on iTunes here