Australian folk singer Julia Jacklin wanted to do something different. “I’d gone straight into folk music, so every experience I’d had on stage was playing sad music with a guitar in my hand. I thought, I would love to know what it’s like to make people feel good and dance.” Phantastic Ferniture is the result of that desire.
The War on Drugs make make music that is expansive and almost orchestral but yet manages to feel intimate.
Growing up, Alice Merton spent time in Germany, England, Canada, and the US. This song is about her feelings that she never really had a home.
HT: Music Enthusiast
Looking for that perfect “headphones in the dark” kind of album? Try Trouble Will Find Me by the National. This is my favorite off that record.
Let’s start this week with great indie rock from Jeen. HT to Music Enthusiast for this great cut.
I think Paul and I had the same thought for a Sunday morning, something gentle .
“All your Favorite Bands” has, without me even noticing, become one of my favorite albums. Taylor Goldsmith has a way with lyrics and I truly believe he’s on the way to being one of the best songwriters of his generation. When you take that with subtle, beautiful guitar you get this great song.
A little acoustic guitar for a Sunday morning. Simple guitar line repeated over and over, but the sum is definitely more than its parts
Japandroids are one of my favorite bands of the last few years. Hard driving rock from this 2 man outfit from Canada. This song is a permanent fixture on my running mix.
Off his album of a few years back Sermon on the Rocks. I first saw him do this in concert acoustically a few months before the album was released. Catchy as hell – about being true to yourself despite the best efforts of others to change you.
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