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March 21, 2012
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Emeli Sande’ – “Next To Me”

Supporting Coldplay USA East Coast/Midwest tour leg July 29-Aug 11, 2012
Debut came out in the UK August 2011.

Our Version of Events (Wiki) is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. The album was released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2012 through Virgin Records.^[1] Work on the album began in early 2010 following Sandé’s signing with Virgin Records, with the song “Heaven” serving as the lead single on August 14, 2011. Working alongside producer Shahid “Naughty Boy” Khan, Sandé released a second single “Daddy” on November 27, 2011. A third single, “Next to Me” was released on February 12, 2012. The album topped the UK Albums Chart. Our Version of Events garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics.

EMELI SANDE PERFORMS IN THE CURRENT STUDIO
by Mark Wheat, Minnesota Public Radio
March 5, 2012

St. Paul, Minn. — With a voice that brings to mind artists like Nina Simone and Lauryn Hill while remaining unique and fresh, Emeli Sande has been making waves in the UK for several years. With her debut album Our Version of Events she is aiming to gain the same attention in the US.

The Scottish-born singer has been known more for her skilled songwriting for the past few years, but she actually started out winning singing competitions all across the United Kingdom. In 2011, she decided to start writing songs for her own album, and earlier this year she won Critic’s Choice at the Brit Awards.

Songs performed: “Heaven,” “Next To Me,” and “Where I Sleep”

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/03/05/emeli-sande-live/

March 21, 2012
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M. Ward – “Primitive Girl”

March 21, 2012
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Emile Sande’ – “Heaven”

Heaven, infused with “Unfinished Sympathy” undertones, is epic and gorgeous.

February 29, 2012
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Delta Spirit – “California” (2012)

Delta Spirit

I really like this new track from San Diego based band Delta Spirit called “California”, from it’s “Take On Me” drum intro to it’s sweet & selfless sentimental lyrics, as well as it’s subtle electronic undertones. But will someone please tell these indie kids to turn down the reverb — it’s not needed!

Delta Spirit - 'California'

December 10, 2011
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Foster The People ~ “Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls)” [VIDEO]

I am as down as everyone with Foster The People and am stoked that these guys don’t kowtow to current trends and are just doing their own thing, as this new video attests. This is just zany and reminds me of a little known DVD called “Destroying America” which included Erik Estrada and Tony Hawk producing and appeared in. Check it all out here.

Why not.

October 14, 2011
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David Guetta f. Sia “Titanium” (DBerrie Mix) (2011)

We love Sia on her own, with Zero 7 and in her other incarnations (and are thankful she is well enough to sing again). We love David Guetta. And we love this mix by New York house David Berrie who has recently mixed Adele among others.

Guetta’s new double disc Nothing But The Beat (label) (wiki) came out August 26th on Astralwerks. His previous works have taken their time winding their way into our consciences, and this disc with it’s multitude of guest vocalists, writers and collaborators could be a deep well we will be dancing to for a while. I’ll have to check it out.

Meanwhile this remix of a track (penned solo by Sia herself and which has not been officially released as a single yet) is long, epic, and great.

Turn it up and make sure your subwoofer is set to “detonate”.

David Guetta f. Sia - 'Titanium' (DBerrie Mix)

October 8, 2011
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SONG ROOTS: Canned Heat “Goin’ Up the Country” (1968)

Canned Heat's "Goin' Up The Country" Single Sleeve

I just love finding the origins of songs, whether they’re straight covers or reinterpretations of other songs. Especially when I didn’t even know there was a previous version.

Here’s one that takes the flashback machine to new levels.

The distinctive flute part of the 1968 Canned Heat flower-power anthem “Goin’ Up The Country” was based on the late 20′s song “Bull Doze Blues” by Henry Thomas, a bluesman who would also later be covered by the Grateful Dead and the Lovin’ Spoonful.

Check out the Canned Heat 1968 track which features a flute doing the quill (pan flute) part from the 1927 Henry Thomas song, which, when you consider it’s recording date, seems incredibly ahead of it’s time.

Canned Heat - Goin' Up the Country (1968)

Henry Thomas - Bull Doze Blues (1927)

October 1, 2011
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NEW MUSIC: Juveniles – “We Are Young” (2011)

Juveniles trying to look the opposite

I’m on the Kitsuné Records’ email list because I like Two Door Cinema Club and Mark Ronson and I like to keep up with any label that has that kind of talent.

From them I tripped across this from a band that very reminds me of many things about several very obvious late 80′s/early 90′s influencers of these guys, but Juveniles seem to own it pretty well after you listen a few times.

The label says of their debut: “New Kitsuné discovery, young trio from Rennes Juveniles makes quite an entry on the label with their first single “We Are Young”, out on October 24th. Fed with the 80s Mancunian scene, Juveniles sounds a bit as if Metronomy had swallowed New Order. Friends with Yelle, the band was formed only six months ago but has indeed a savoir-faire that has nothing to envy to its elders and that seems to announce a bright future. “We Are Young” combines a cold and synthetic atmosphere with a simple and catchy tune. Carried by an elegant and melodic voice, Juveniles paves the way between new-wave and synth-pop and proves once more that pop is still definitely a youth matter.”

Anyone know anything about these guys? A lot of the people on their label website look pretty bored, especially the models in the clothing ads.

JUVENILES - We Are Young

September 17, 2011
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Rock Epiphany: When Joe Strummer First Saw The Sex Pistols

“5 seconds into their first song, I knew we were like yesterday’s paper, we were over.”

Warner Bros. promotional picture of Sex Pistols members Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, and Steve Jones, 1977

You always know when you’re totally blown out of the water by true talent or — more rarely — true originality.

On April 3, 1976, Joe Strummer’s band prior to the Clash, The 101ers, were supported by the Sex Pistols at the Nashville Room, and this is when Strummer saw the light and got involved in the punk scene.

Strummer commented on this event in the Don Letts Clash documentary Westway to the World on the end of the 101ers by saying the above quote.

Check out what the two bands were doing right about the same time – and you can hear where Strummer was coming from.

August 12, 2011
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The Twilight Singers “On The Corner” (Sub Pop)

The Twilight Singers brings Greg Dulli back to his label roots.

“On The Corner” from their latest album Dynamite Steps (2011, Sub Pop) caught my attention as I was playing through a stack of mostly great music from Sub Pop released this year. Twilight Singers hadn’t caught my attention before, but looking into them I realize that they are the 2000′s project of Afghan Whigs lead singer Greg Dulli.

I remember Afghan Whigs from the days they were on Elektra and Columbia (early 90′s) and we played some on the radio station I was working at, and remember liking them – but they never stuck with me. Curiously, prior to those days, Afghan Whigs got their start on Sub Pop – and five albums into his new band’s thing, former Afghan Whigs lead singer Greg Dulli is home again.

I’m the type of person who puts new music on in the background and goes about his business, waiting for something to jump out and grab me. This is just part of my upbringing as a radio programmer.

I used to posit to the record label reps who would come in and promote ‘this week’s priorities’ – as they attempted to make me sit front and center of the sound system and pay total attention – that people mostly pay peripheral attention to music at first, and it’s the songs that creep up and make you turn your head that are the ones that are the best. The ones that make you stop what you are doing, pick up the sleeve or look at iTunes, Pandora or whatever and note the track name for the first time. The ones that make you start them over so you can get a closer listen from the beginning.

“On The Corner” is just such a track.