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Chris Flew

Dark is coming sooner now. Time to layer up. For some of us, hibernation becomes natural, and not just physical. It’s a state of mind. We’d like nothing more than to curl up in bed, clench our toes under our comforters, and stay away from it all. Tomorrow is a new day.

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Lee

[MP3] Southerly: “Do We Believe?”

Southerly, aka singer/songwriter Krist Krueger, is about ready to drop his third full-length, Youth, on September 20 via Greyday Records.

In anticipation of the release, Krueger, from Portland, Oregon, has released a new mp3, titled “Do We Believe?”. A strong piano line leads the way as Kreuger builds the song up with surging […]

Lee

[MP3] Sam Owens: “How To Build A Clock”

Sam Owens’ fourth album, How To Build A Clock, is making some serious rounds after his first few albums were only heard by a select few. Which is a shame, really, as Owens knows how to craft head-boppers. Nowhere is that more evident than on the title track off the album, which he’s […]

Lee

Hilary Grist

We’ve been throwing enough experimental sounds your way lately. It’s time to step back into the singer/songwriter realm with a new female vocalist hot on the scene. Hilary Grist, out of British Columbia, brings the goods on her newest record, Imaginings.

Grist leans heavily on her piano underneath a sultry, soothing voice for the flirtatious tunes. Instantly accessible but not without depth, Grist’s spirited sound will resonate with most every listener. If you’re not into female vocalists, I apologize. If you are, Grist is there for ya.

Hilary Grist – “Tall Buildings” [MP3]

Hilary Grist – “Stick of Dynamite” [MP3]

Check out her special hand-drawn Valentine’s Day video below.

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Jon

Ólafur Arnalds creates some lovely, if unmoving, tunes on Found Songs

It makes sense that Ólafur Arnalds‘ newest, Found Songs, doesn’t pack quite the same punch as Eulogy for Evolution does. In April, Arnalds composed and recorded a song daily for seven days, releasing each one to the web immediately. As a result, we have ourselves some Ólafur lite — while this isn’t the […]

Lee

Julian Velard covers Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”

YES! New Yorker Julian Velard is finally making a name for himself, and rightfully so. I’ve been following him for several years now, as he is a friend of a friend (thanks Moshe). It’s exciting that people are considering him to be a breakout artist for 2009, even though he’s been making music […]