Hi all,
I've been listening to a lot of fresh acts so far this year, so I'll
take Bob's lead and thrown in a few names you may (or may not) have
heard about...
Turin Brakes - The Optimist
Kings Of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud
These are both on the Source label imprint and showcase thoughtful,
wonderfully melodic, acoustic indie-guitar pop.
Emiliana Torrini - Love In The Time Of Science
Icelandic, and vocally reminiscent of Bjork..sometimes disconcertingly
so. No matter, there are a whole stack of beautiful tracks on
offer...with some utterly gorgeous tunes.
Starsailor - Fever (EP), traces of The Waterboys and Jeff Buckley here.
Nothing new exactly, but there's an intangible magic about these 3
songs.
Other better-known current favourites include:
Dido - No Angel, seldom off my CD player since last September.
Shivaree - I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In
This Dump, a brilliant title and a varied, slightly unsual collection of
songs that veer from modern country to trip-hop.
Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull, nuff said of course. Had to buy it from
her own site, but that also meant I received a personally-signed copy,
so I'm not complaining!
David Gray - Lost Songs 95-98, thanks to Jamie Zoob for the heads-up on
this one. I love it even more than White Ladder. Simply stunning, and
emotionally powerful music.
Next up for me is Eva Cassidy's Songbird. I already own the Fields Of
Gold single, and have to wholeheartedly agree with everything that's
been said about her truly astonishing voice.
Jason.
http://www.the-slipstream.co.uk
