Author: Sman
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If You Haven’t Heard: Aaron Espe
Deft use of harmony alongside a bounty of acoustic guitar go a long way. Mix in a bit of piano and stories about small town life and you have a great idea of an Aaron Espe song.
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Free Compilation Alert – OndaDrops Volume 1: Do You Know the Way to Blue?
…Italian music webzine “ondarock” has issued a double “disc” release of Slowcoustic music…features original stuff, existing album demos and even a cover (or two).
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(The) Slowest Runner (in all the World) leave me without words
Bands with long overly wordy song titles. I don’t know who started this…Well, I found one place where these bastardy named songs work.
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Video: Basket of Figs “Send Your Youth” – A MUST SEE
One of my favourite Canadian performers (having never seen her live) – the ever elusive Basket of Figs performing. Absolutely fantastic.
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Song of the Day – eagleowl’s “Sleep The Winter”
Their music is described as “post folk” or “alt-folk” but I simply call it stunning. There are aspects of acoustic and electric in their sound – like a cello backing a gently picked electric guitar…
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Video Alert – two videos worth watching: LØZNINGER & The Quiet Revolution
So back in Canada and fighting/wading through a very full email inbox. I guess it could be worse, I mean who likes getting updates on music? Definitely not a music blogger….er, ah, yeah…
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Song of the Day – Armen at the Bazaar’s “Heart & Thoughts”
Another song of the day for you folks! Today we have Montreal’s Armen Bazarian or as his recording moniker “Armen at the Bazaar” (see what he did there?)…
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Song of the Day – Graham Wright’s “Crooked Moon”
on vacation it can be hard to do as much blogging…If I’m on vacation how can I be at work sluffing off and working on blog posts…I will be starting some “Song of the Day” posts – small snippets with one track to enjoy…
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William Fitzsimmons is “Covered In Snow”. And I’m leaving it all behind me…the snow that is.
I write this to you as I am getting ready to fly away on a jet plane. Yes, I am getting out of this weather in true Canadian form, by going to Mexico before going back to work in January…
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New discovery of lo-fi acoustic goodness: The Parade Schedule
I love finding new music that I was completely oblivious to. Who doesn’t? This time I have found the Louisville “band” The Parade Schedule and it was a very welcome surprise indeed.
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My year according to iTunes playcounts (with no cheating)
I thought I would try to break down what I listened to this year for songs that more or less came out in 2009…
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Vic Chesnutt.
I am sure by now you have all heard that the Athens based artist known as Vic Chesnutt has passed. While I don’t pretend to have known him or even known his struggles, but the world of music has lost part of its soul.