Welp, another couple weeks, another blog. This week, we have a fun, international lineup of cool bands, top names, and indie wunderkinds. Take this opportunity to take in these musical mavens as they show you how to make music right! Oh yeah!
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night – ***1/2 – A great album from this Australian songstress. Very cool, open, atmospheric sounding record. It pulls you in and wraps you up in this engaging album. And the songs are great, interesting and melodic.
International Pop Overthrow Vol. 12 – *** – Always a great collection, and this is no exception. It’s great to see so many bands, and really this opens up a wide berth, and they all don’t sound the same. So it’s great!
Pete Yorn – Back and Fourth – *** – While not as striking as his first two records, it still has the same energy and feel that he does so well. Though he veered a bit too far off the road on his third album, this one brings it back on the happy path, at least for me.
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – Under the Covers Vol. 2 – *** – Pretty cool covers record from these two, playing the 70’s this time. I’ve never been too much of a fan of most 70’s music, so I wasn’t as familiar with all these songs, but they appear to be pretty good, albeit close to the original, versions. An enjoyable listen overall.
Joe Pernice – It Feels So Good When You Stop – *** – A cool record, the companion to his novel, it features covers of songs mentioned in the book, and a few originals. YEt, it stands alone perfectly, and is a super enjoyable record from Mr. can-do-no-wrong himself.
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