Any new music you are enthusiastic about??

[ckay87]

How about a thread to promote any new bands or musicians we are enthusiastic about? Lord knows I need the recommendations, since I am finding most new music to be SOOO boring. Except....here is my contribution....

Paolo Nutini!! Young kid out of Scotland. 1st Scottish male artist to have a #1 album in the UK (if I have that right). This is his second album. The first was more pop, but this time around he went WAY out on a limb and wrote songs that span several different genres (blues, country, dixie, reggae, you name it). What separates him from the many other singer/songwriters out there is his amazingly quirky, rough voice, ala Joe Cocker or Louis Armstrong. Really quirky performance habits (I've seen him live twice) but a fabulous, energetic band and overall rocking show. I'd love to say this guy is going places, but this second album really abandons any attempt to sell to a wide audience. But people who like him LOVE him because, unlike much new music, his is interesting. If you take a listen, do so with These Streets, as it is an easier listen. But Sunny Side Up is my new favorite album ever.

 

[AshleyW]

How about a thread to promote any new bands or musicians we are enthusiastic about? Lord knows I need the recommendations, since I am finding most new music to be SOOO boring. Except....here is my contribution....

Paolo Nutini!! Young kid out of Scotland. 1st Scottish male artist to have a #1 album in the UK (if I have that right). This is his second album. The first was more pop, but this time around he went WAY out on a limb and wrote songs that span several different genres (blues, country, dixie, reggae, you name it). What separates him from the many other singer/songwriters out there is his amazingly quirky, rough voice, ala Joe Cocker or Louis Armstrong. Really quirky performance habits (I've seen him live twice) but a fabulous, energetic band and overall rocking show. I'd love to say this guy is going places, but this second album really abandons any attempt to sell to a wide audience. But people who like him LOVE him because, unlike much new music, his is interesting. If you take a listen, do so with These Streets, as it is an easier listen. But Sunny Side Up is my new favorite album ever.

First, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Paolo Nutini!! I saw him on Conan O'Brien probably almost 2 years ago, and have been in love ever since.

Right now I've been digging:

Ray Lamontagne! From wiki: Raymond Charles "Ray" LaMontagne (born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter who lives on a farm in Maine with his wife and two sons. Reportedly, after hearing a Stephen Stills song, LaMontagne decided to quit his job at a shoe factory and pursue a career in music. He has since released three albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black and Gossip in the Grain. In the UK, Trouble was a top 5 hit, and the title track of the album was a top 25 hit. Till the Sun Turns Black was a top 40 hit in the U.S. A soft-spoken person who is known for his raspy voice, LaMontagne has won a number of awards for his music and has performed at several charity events.

Noisettes - I saw them on the Wendy Williams show yesterday, and was pretty impressed. From wiki: Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes) are an indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their second album, "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in Spring 2009.

 

[luvwinnie]

Airborne Toxic Event

 

[bookgirl]

Jason Mraz


Been around a while but I'm just now starting to hear him on the radio.

Kinda funk, reggae, jazz, pop flavor. Very catchy music.

 

[kathymc]

I am loving Kings of Leon