Month: December 2013
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Rory Partin, a self-described “soulful big band crooner” performs this holiday classic with his wife, Alexa James. His 2014 album will feature his All Star Big Band and Opry/Cajun music legend Jimmy C. Newman.
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As the story goes, three-time Grammy-nominated pop singer Leona Lewis wasn’t planning to record a Christmas album this year, figuring she’d be busy writing the follow up to Glassheart, but her mentor Simon Cowell thought that it was time and she subsequently reconsidered. And, hey, you can hate Simon Cowell all you want, but this…
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Lily McKenzie is a singer/songwriter/pianist based out of London. “Where I Belong” would have been a huge 2 step (otherwise known as UK garage) hit circa, say, 15 years ago. But it still feels entirely modern today, just as much as it sounds retro. The synth flourishes in particular sound straight out of 2013. (Click…
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I must admit that I’d never heard of The Rocket Summer before I came across this new Christmas EP on iTunes. But I’m always on the market for new Christmas songs, being quite the Christmas music junkie, so I checked out the previews of these tracks and had to download the EP. While the name…
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It’s time for everyone to get festive! And Kim Wilde’s Christmas album is her best album in 15 years!
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Mindy Smith is an American singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Long Island, New York but eventually ended up in Nashville pursuing a music career. Her music has been called folk, country, Americana, bluegrass and even pop. She’s often compared to Norah Jones and Alison Krauss. Snowed In is her second Christmas release, following…
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Lily isn’t in the video, which I know will disappoint some people, but it’s a truly touching animated video that calls to mind old Disney classics like Bambi and The Fox and the Hound. They also show you how they made the video during the video. I believe the style is called stop animation style.…
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The Dead Weather are back! As you probably know, The Dead Weather are an all-star band featuring Jack White, The Kills’ ALison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age’s Dean Fertita, and the Raconteurs’ Jack Lawrence. Prior to releasing their upcoming album, they plan to release a series of singles. “Open Up (That’s Enough)” b/w “Rough…
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Listen to Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck’s cover of the Jimi Hendrix tune “Hey Joe” from the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier’s upcoming film Nymphomaniac, which stars Gainsbourg. Gainsbourg and Beck have really put their own spin on this classic song. It’s dreamy, down-tempo and has one hell of a bass guitar part. We love it.
