Best Songs of 2012 (So Far) #12-1

Posted: July 4th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Hope you are having a great day celebrating your independence by blowing crap up.  Hope these sweet tunes will help you enjoy your freedom even more.

12. The Shins - “Simple Song”

11. Michael Kiwanuka - “Home Again”

10. Dr. Dog - “Lonesome”

9. Sigur Ros - “Ekki Muk”

8. Miike Snow - “The Wave”

Miike Snow ‘The Wave’ from Arianna Tomasettig on Vimeo.

7. Damien Jurado - “Working Titles”

6. Delta Spirit - “California”

5. First Aid Kit - “Emmylou”

4. Tanlines - “All of Me”

3. Fun. - “All Alright”

2. Alabama Shakes - “Hold On”

1. Gregory Porter - “Be Good”

If you missed the top half of this list, you can check out #’s 25-13 here. Or you can stream the whole list on the Rdio playlist I embedded below.

First Aid Kit – “Emmylou” Video

Posted: February 16th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off

Swedish sister duo, First Aid Kit, sound to me like the perfect blend of Fleet Foxes and Bat for Lashes. I’ve only vaguely followed their musical career thus far. First obsessing over their brilliant cover of “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” off their debut Drunken Trees. Then the single “Hard Believer” off of their sophomore effort The Big Black And The Blue. And I guess this go around it will be the lovely and infectious alt-country single “Emmylou”  from their most recent release, The Lion’s Roar.  Sadly enough I have never taken the time to listen to any of their albums in their entirety.  But after listening to this fantastic song that pays tribute to the great duos of Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons & June Carter and Johnny Cash,  I think that will have change. Check out the video for “Emmylou” below.