Only a few more days before we give a warm and friendly hello to 2012 and how much warmer it feels after listening to a Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon Levitt’s duet of “What are you Doing New Year’s Eve”! JGL has his trademark adorable smile and Zooey is still the quirky girl everyone fell in love with. And the voice? Does NOT play second fiddle to their cute antics! We all know Zooey has a great voice – she’s made that known on almost every single movie she’s been on, in addition to her “She and Him” indie band. But not a lot of people may know that JGL, behind his smile and acting prowess, also has quite a stellar voice:
I am SO excited for 2012. Perhaps it’s going to be a year filled with a lot of JGL-Zooey duets?? Please let it be so!
What do you get when you combine Back to the Future, one of the most awesome shows on the planet of all time (1955 or 2015 or whatever other year) with a great indie song from Canadian band, Said the Whale? You get a masterpiece of epic proportions! Check out the video below to see Said the Whale’s latest music video for one of their newer songs called “Lines”. It is an accurate reenactment of the Enchantment under the Sea dance scene on BTTF:
Make sure you catch Mr. Strickland, those naughty kids slipping some alcohol into the punch, and Marty McFly number two going incognito!
We’re starting this new thing where we feature a song we’re currently really digging and post up the lyrics to the song. For the first lyric Friday we’re featuring Scars on 45’s “Heart on Fire”. You’ve probably heard this from Grey’s Anatomy, a TV series that has really given me a number of great music recommendations in the past:
Without further ado, here are the lyrics:
And bowl me over black and blue
It’s far too hard to say I’m all over you
And take my pulse and hose me down
My heart’s on fire
I’ve said these words a thousand times
The bathroom mirror stopped and smiled
So take my pulse and hose me down
My heart’s on fire
Cause when you’re standing on your own
And you feel you’ve got nobody round you
Yeah you know I’ll be the one who helps you from your knees
When you’re standing on your own
And you feel you’ve got nobody round you
Yeah you know I’ll be the one who helps you from your knees
My heart’s on fire
My heart’s on fire
I wish you’d never show me now
It seemed to easy to turn you down
And so it seems you are my tears
Is your heart on fire?
Cause when you’re standing on your own
And you feel you’ve got nobody round you
Yeah you know I’ll be the one who helps you from your knees
When you’re standing on your own
And you feel you’ve got nobody round you
Yeah you know I’ll be the one who helps you from your knees
Yeah you know I’ll be the one who helps you from your knees
My heart’s on fire
My heart’s on fire
So bowl me over black and blue
It’s far too hard to say I’m all over you
I’m very happy that the Indie concert scene is really going more and more full-blown. That there are more and more indie bands traveling Asia for a gig is testament to that. From Norwegian folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience to Brooklyn pop, post-punk band, The Drums, the list of bands hitting the Asian continent increases continuously. The areas in Asia that have been blessed with indie concerts are Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines concerts, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Meanwhile, here in the US the indie scene is also thriving and I can hardly keep up with all the new group names popping up almost every week! That’s part of the fun though – discovering a band I truly love amidst the obscure, quirky names is almost like finding gold!
Nothing could be better than listening to Kings of Convenience on a lazy day… Or any other day for that matter. This band is Bossa Nova meets Indie meets Jack Johnson. Their music is absolutely, absolutely soothing and just lovely to the ears. You must listen to fully appreciate. I chose “Mrs. Cold”, one of their newer songs to illustrate their genius:
I like how it’s soothing but not dreary or boring. I find myself bopping along while listening to it, but I feel very at peace as well. Vicky happens to like this band too.
If you’ve been a fan of Switchfoot, you would definitely take a liking to the new album. Hello Hurricane does not do any dramatic breakthroughs in terms of music styling, nor is it a huge deviation from the Switchfoot-kind of music we’ve enjoyed in the past, and it’s actually a comfort to know that because the songs of the new album are just as catchy and emotional as we’ve come to expect their songs to be. You can listen to the songs over at their Myspace.
Hello Hurricane is the band’s first release on their indie label, people records, and it will be distributed internationally by Atlantic Records.
I’ve been racking my brains out thinking of what to post for my own first article when I happened to come across this Facebook ad with a catchy caption that goes something like this (not in the exact words): “If you like Silverchair, you’ll like us for sure”. Silverchair, eh? It was definitely enough motivation for me to click on the ad.
Minutes later, I am led to the Bandcamp profile of a Vancouver band by the name of Run the Red Light, listening to all their songs, and I’m thoroughly enjoying myself.
I’m not quite sure if their songs are reminiscent enough of the genius music that Daniel Johns and company have delighted their fans with since the 1990’s but it doesn’t really matter. Run the Red Light stands on its own. Their music is a combination of several different bands out there and the singer’s voice is compelling enough for you to continue through all the tracks. I believe his voice is showcased best in their song, “Too Far”, but I also liked the deep voice he had when he sang “Brave New World” (which also happens to be my fave song of theirs so far). I’m amazed that both songs were sung by the same singer.
I also extremely appreciate the fact that almost every song brought out a different vibe, feel, sound effect magic, and vocal range/style.
Give their songs a try right here – Run the Red Light Bandcamp and support them by telling all your friends about them why doncha!
