Elbow
The Take Off and the Landing of Everything is the title of the new album from Elbow.
These former Mercury Prize winners lead with the beautiful melancholy of “New York Morning”.
tUnE-yArDs
Eccentric, unique and wonderful, the music of tUnE-yArDs.
She gave us one of the best in 2011 with Whokill.
Nikki Nack is due in May with the new song “Water Fountain”.
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is Mark Kozelek’s project following the breakup of Red House Painters, his acclaimed band from San Francisco in the 90’s.
He now records with a variety of musicians or solo.
Benji, his 6th, is his latest album.
There are so many good songs on this album it’s hard to choose just one, so here is the last track “Ben’s My Friend”.
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett is a new captivating and beguiling talent from Melbourne.
She has only released 2 EPs thus far to date: I’ve Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris and How To Carve a Carrot Into a Rose.
The two have now been combined entitled: The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.
“Avant Gardener” is our introduction to the world of Courtney Barnett.
Wild Beasts
The English quartet Wild Beasts have a new album , their 4th, Present Tense.
Amazing vocals set this band apart as heard on the song “Wanderlust”.
Sisyphus
Sufjan Stevens has teamed up with hip-hop musician Son Lux and rapper Serengeti to form the group Sisyphus.
They released an EP a couple of years ago under the name s/s/s, but the name sounded too much like the Nazi paramilitary organization so the name change.
Their self-titled debut album is due next month with the song “Rhythm of Devotion”.
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen, is a singer/guitarist from Chicago via St. Louis.
A former player with Bonnie “Prince” Billy and the more obscure The Cairo Gang, her newly released 2nd album has the intriguing title Burn Your Fire For No Witness.
“Hi-Five” from the record is equally intriguing.
Agnes Obel
Agnes Obel is a Danish singer/songwriter whose debut album Philharmonics was acclaimed in northern Europe.
Her 2nd, Aventine was released last fall and word is beginning to spread of her talent.
“Dorian” is an example.
Real Estate
Real Estate, the Indie band from New Jersey, gave us the album Days in 2011, one of the best of that year.
Their 3rd, Atlas, is due next month and we now have the first single: “Talking Backwards”.
Nick Waterhouse
Nick Waterhouse is a blue-eyed R&B singer/songwriter from the LA
area.
Holly, his 2nd full-length, features the song “This is a Game.”
