New Jonsi Album!

Jonsi, the front man from Sigur Ros, has released a solo album "go" and is hitting the road to tour.

Here is the album in its entirety for online streaming, enjoy!

Debashish Bhattacharya and Bob Brozman

Hello All -

So, I stumbled across the following musicians - quite serendipitously, I might add - while listening to my favorite late night music show "New Sounds" with John Schaefer on WNYC. I had been looking into slide guitarists earlier in the day and craving some slide guitar music, only to discover two new incredible guitarists.

Bob Brozman, a strange guitarist who seems to have bounced around the world and played with musicians on practically every continent, spent a little time in India with India's preeminent slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya to record a very unique album.

They recorded one track in particular that makes my hair stand on end: Tagore Street Blues.

I highly recommend a listen below:

New Ariel Pink: "Round and Round"

Check out this new tune from Ariel Pink. Reminds me of the soundtrack from Whit Stillman's "The Last Days of Disco," but with a touch of optimism:

Horse Feathers New Album

While I am in the mood of posting some quiet and beautiful songs, I am going to share another tune that is rather striking. This one is "Thistled Spring" off the new album "Thistled Spring" by Horse Feathers, due to release next week.

Enjoy...

Sarah Siskind

Thankfully a friend pointed out Sarah Siskind the other day, and this song is blowing my mind.

Enjoy.

New Band Alert: Gayngs

I never have been to Minneapolis, but I beginning to rethink my position on Minnesota as a haven of merely cheese and football. Luckily, I stumbled upon a new band from the city of lakes, called Gayngs. They are releasing a new album "Relayted" early May 2010 which promises to be the album of the summer.

The band is a project led by Ryan Olsen, Zack Coulter, and Adam Hurlburt. However, the group is made up of so many people, its kind of a family band:

M. Vincent Vaughner Noyce: vocals
Katy Morley: vocals
Maggie Wander: vocals
Channy Moon Casselle: vocals
Justin Vernon: vocals, guitar
Ivan Howard: vocals
Phil Cook: keys
Adam Hurlbert: bass
Brad Cook: bass
Jake Luck: keys
Maggie Morrison: vocals
Joe Westerlund: drums

Enjoy the track below: "The Gaudy Side of Town"

The Sacred Mushroom

I am here at work, cranking out budgets for one of my initiatives, and am being blown away by a solo on a song by the Cincinnati, OH based The Sacred Mushroom. The song, “Lifeline,” is about 6 minutes of super impressive bluesy/psychedelic rocking, played to perfection.

The album was released in 1969 and, just like the band, never received a widespread audience, although the guitarist Larry Goshorn later joined the Pure Prairie League. Unfortunately, this was to be the Sacred Mushroom’s only album. It is definitely a catchy, well crafted album for anyone who loves sixties psychedelic rock and blues.

Check out “Mean Old World”