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Man, this EP is lovely. New music (to me!) Monday is brought to you by Júníus Meyvant. Hailing from the musical dreamland of Iceland, Meyvant (whose real name is Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson, by the way) dropped his debut EP this last July. I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed floating around to this album as of late. His melodies are absolutely beautiful; the strings and horns are just about perfect. Mmm, mmm, good.
New Music (To Me!) Thursday: An Atlas to Follow
Comprised of a bunch of Smiths (Thomas, Zac and Amanda to be exact), this indie-folk band hails from Alabama and Tennessee. Their 2012 release, Golden Sun, is an absolute gem, filled with Thomas Smith’s lovely lyrics, beautiful melodies, and some great percussion. Oh, and did I mention banjo? Banjo, lovelies, banjo! Now, I have high hopes for their next EP, Silver Moon, however, since neither their website, nor Facebook page have been updated since 2014, I fear for the worse. Keep your fingers crossed that this promising band will gift us with new music once more!
Beautiful new pop music! Meet Anna of the North from Norway. This luscious track features her beautiful vocals, a catchy chorus and some slick production. It’s so smooth and dreamy (pun fully intended). Me likey.
Oh! Oh! Oh! The rollercoaster of first discovering a band, only to quickly be heartbroken by a dreaded word on their Wikipedia page: disbanded. But wait! All is not lost. Here comes the rush of discovering the band’s leader has since started his own solo project. Much rejoicing, dancing and casual drug use (in the form of Advil, because you have a headache from listening to too much music) ensues, I assure you. The band in question is Meursault, and the follow-up project is Supermoon. Both are fronted by Penicuik, Scotland native Neil Pennycook. Now, Meursault has been categorized as folktronica, but Supermoon strips back the layers to something a little more bare bones - think mainly piano, guitar, some percussion and Pennycook’s lovely Scottish accent tinged voice. (Have I mentioned my obsession with the Scottish accent once or twice?)
Here’s “Klopfgeist” off his 2015 release, Oh, Supermoon Vol. 1.
Enjoy!
Don’t you love when an artist you’ve lost touch with comes back into your life, and they’re even better than before? Such is the case with Basia Bulat, a folk songstress originally hailing from Toronto. Her 2007 release Oh, My Darling was on repeat throughout my grade 12 year; however, I sadly lost track of her beautiful voice...until now. Enjoy this simple, but so fuckin’ heart wrenching ballad, It Can’t Be You from 2013′s Tall Tall Shadow. P.S. I hear she’s planning on releasing new material very, very soon. Mmm, excellent.
The Zac Little who answers the door is the same Zac Little from Saintseneca's band photos -- his wiry frame clad in black head-to-toe from boots to vest to collar, his red facial hair gone full Civil War general. Or maybe Civil War-era blacksmith is more appropriate given that when I enter Little's half-double just north of Ohio State University, he's situated at a work bench soldering some of the handmade jewelry he sells under the name Hero King Embellishments. A bear's head is mounted on the wall; London Calling is streaming off a laptop. Little offers me some cold-brew coffee, and we sit down on his couch in the next room to discuss Such Things, Saintseneca's heady and hearty new album. Carl G. Liungman's Dictionary Of Symbols rests across from us on the coffee table. Little is the only remaining member of Saintseneca from eight years ago, back when he and two friends from Ohio's Appalachian southeast enrolled at Ohio State, recruited a violist, and immediately made their presence
New Saintseneca to tickle your fancies this Tuesday morning!
Mmm. There’s nothing like finding a new obsession, and Nathaniel Rateliff is definitely a new obsession.
Rateliff hails from Denver, Colorado with his brand of “kick you in the guts” folky rocky, Americana deliciousness; think a more bombastic (at times) Bon Iver, with some Dan Mangan mixed in. I’ve been listing to his 4th solo record, Falling Faster Than You Can Run, on repeat for the last two days. Literally. On repeat. Two days. He recently released another record with his new band, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. If you enjoy a soulful, bluegrass twist on your folk, do yourself a favour and check them out.
But for now, enjoy this beauty from his solo work.
Give me a Scottish band with noticeable Scottish accents while singing, and there’s a good chance I’ll love ‘em (see my obsession with Frightened Rabbit). Admiral Fallow is no different. Their 2015 release, Tiny Rewards, is a new direction for the band - but my goodness, is it a good one. Everything you loved about Admiral Fallow in their previous releases is still there: Louis Abbott’s beautiful voice, the clarinet to name a few, but everything just seems amplified. The sound is fuller, a grander instrumental vision with some synth goodness thrown in for good measure. Not to mention, Abbot himself gives nods to such acts as Feist, Sufjan Stevens and The National in several songs. Be still my heart.
Here’s the first single off the album, Evangeline. Enjoy!
(via The Staves (with Justin Vernon) - Make It Holy (Live at Wilton's Music Hall) )
This is pure magic.
The Staves ft. Justin Vernon - Make It Holy, from their recently released sophomore album If I Was, produced by Mr Vernon.
I can't believe I'm just discovering Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff...her voice is sublime! This song, The Body Electric, feeds my soul juuuuuuust a little bit. Enjoy.
More new Saintseneca - here's a cover of "Passionate Kisses" written by Lucinda Williams and made popular by Mary Chapin Carpenter. Lovely!
Just going to drop this off right here...
Elliot Brood - Little Ones
I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I really enjoy a good pop song. This beauty by newcomer by Ryn Weaver is a total gem, and I'm sure this lady is gonna make it big (heck, she already is).
She's got some heavy-hitters like Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos and Charli XCX working alongside her, and it definitely shows. She's had no traditional marketing hype or radio play but her two tracks on Soundcloud are exploding.
I'm excited to see what's next from her - yay pop!
They're back! I can never get over how wonderful their drummer, Paul Banwatt is.
Enjoy this new RAA goodness!
And now for something completely different. Normally I'm all about the folk over here, but I was completely enamoured by this ethereal song by Lydia Ainsworth. It's packed full of xylophone and orchestral flourishes to create something completely different...otherworldly orchestral techno? I can't sum it up - just give it a listen. Her debut album, Right From Real Pt 1 is set to come out June 10! Cheers!
The Ohio band likes its acoustic music a bit punkish, with stomping feet as a heartbeat to accompany mind-altering words and music.
I was lucky to see Saintseneca live for the first time yesterday evening. Their short set left me craving more, especially since they played several beauties off their newest album, Dark Arc, which I plugged in my last post.
NPR is streaming Dark Arc right now. Give it a listen. Zac Little's lyrics keep getting better and better - the chorus to Only the Young Die Good is fantastic and hasn't left my head all day.
Go enjoy it for yourself. And for goodness sake, buy their album when it comes out on April 1st.
This song makes me very happy - which is quite fitting considering the title, Happy Alone.
I've been a fan of Saintseneca since around 2010, and if this song is any indication of the direction they're taking with their newest record, Dark Arc, out on April 1st, then I am one very (here's the word again!) happy camper.
Call me crazy, but off the bat this song made me instantly think of one of my other faves, New Order. That only lasts for a few seconds, though. After that, Saintseneca delves right into a sound that is uniquely theirs.
If they're new to you, check 'em out, if not, check 'em out again, because they deserve it.