The shepherd instead of the lamb

All The Eastern Girls- Chapel Club

84,000 or so views! What is wrong with the world. These guys are the most adorable band ever! They got up on stage at Reading and were humble and thankful and gorgeous with their strange folky, dance music. Bless them. He also does not look like the type of person I imagined to sing in this band, I was a little taken a back when I saw him on stage. He's so skinny! Literally flesh and bone yet how that voice comes out of that nimble, slight frame I don't know! It was a nice surprise. He reminds me a little of the Maccabees lead singer who wears a flat peak whilst singing wonderfully about love and toothpaste kisses. He has an interestingly heavy voice, it's not only deep it's almost staining. Pretty sound lyrics also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkYjjbgU5mw

I like how everyone clasifies this as "indie" it's not. Indie is not a genre as it means individual and surely most musicians are. They make music that appeals to them and the fact they create it makes it individual. I would say this is folk pop if I had to categorise it. I also love reading the comments on videos, some people do have too much time!

America seems an awful long way to go

3 songs today to make up for my silence

Lorelai-Fleet Foxes

I love Fleet Foxes. They have such a chilled sound to them, like nothing could ever or even should ever go wrong. It's as though even bad things through their eyes would be good, it's all perspective after all. It's strange that the marriage of these strange lyrics that aren't cynical or depressing but are neither uplifting or happy. They are thought provoking, the best kind of lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQj01RW9hDs

Stay Gone-Tyler Ramsey

This has a nice sound to it, like interesting background music. His voice has a hint of American Country and Western about it, kind of traditionally folky. A little whiny but pleasant to listen to. And the tune has grown on me too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6z8JFtRf0

Last of the melting snow-The Leisure Society

These guys definitely have the best voices in todays line up. And the same delicate tune to go with it. There are no heavy noises in this song the gentle strum of the guitar is the loudest sound. He has a haunting kind of lingering voice, but it's not a haunting lingering. It's a pleasant one like a good friend or a nice person. It's a romantic image "Last of the melting snow" and this is, I believe, a romantic song. It could even be a classic Christmas song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IElQavcqcUM

This life has been insane but today has been okay

Emiliana Torrini-Today has been okay

I believe I have heard this song somewhere else but I can't remember other than having it's title and artist pinned to my wall for the past 2 years and I've finally posted it. Not my usual type of music at all but she does have a beautifully soft voice with lovely low notes with the sensitive high tune. The emotional sense and the way she says okay suggests it has been just okay: one of those days you survive and you know you're going to have a string of them before it gets any better. I'm feeling this.

Cheer up chuck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac_87o0UWUg

Lyrics are like gateways

Okay I've just been listening to more of Keaton Hensons music and I don't think I've ever heard someone so heartbroken and actually destroyed as him. His lyrics are gorgeous the website is wonderful and the fact he doesn't like to perform and keeps himself to himself is wonderful. Perhaps a bit of a Nick Drake emerging here? Such heartfelt emotional lyrics from someone so young are quite upsetting to hear. He is obviously an extrememly emotional person who can convey this in a magical way to everyone. It doesn't even sound like he is moaning and pining after her, especially not in Party Song which adds a dark disturbing twist to the otherwise beautiful love songs.

I like how on his website it says

"Dear Unknown,

I hope you listen as though it were all for you

I hope she knows it was.

I hope you can forget that I do both

It meant more before.

The Author."

That is literally what songs are to me; gateways that go both ways. The writer releases their feelings on the world and the receiver interprets the lyrics in a way that helps them. Anyway I hope very much to see this young man live at some point he is extremely talented and enjoyable to listen to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZPnlMfMOzY&feature=related

Do you notice when you're sad?

I've been useless I know and I don't know why I'm posting this now as I have no new songs to post. I'm thinking about people I've been listening to recently and I can't think of anyone. God damn you Christmas, you've killed my brain.

Here goes, I don't even remember if I've posted this before but hey ho.

Keaton Henson-(Any of his songs but for this post) You Don't know how lucky you are

Most of this song could have been written for/about me. I hate physical contact:

"You don't like to be touched,

Let alone kissed"

I do feel so misunderstood sometimes, by myself and everyone else, and these lyrics reassure me that I'm not alone:

"Do you know who you are?

Do you laugh just to know what you lack?"

And this final line is intriguing. The whole song he seems to have been hinting that she is with the wrong man yet at the end he says

"D0es his love make you head spin?" suggesting it does and that they are right for each other. Strange.

He also has a fabulous beard rivaling Mr McMorrows. I saw a link about him on twitter then a from My Bands Better Than Your Bands blog I was reminded of his fragile voice and intriguing lyrics.

Are you leaving me? Can you let me know?

Dan Wilde-Be Gone

Wow only 98 views. What a privilege. Mr Wilde has such a soft sound to his voice and I love it, it's so sweet yet not at all sickly; it's comforting and the twangy guitar compliments his smooth tones perfectly. The marriage of the lyrics and music is wonderful, it's a kind of longing and wanting that evokes sympathy from the listener. It's a very emotional song and you can sense he has been left alone in his voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86ITU4rVvc

I love the feeling when we lift off, watching the world so small below

White lies- Death

I never noticed the connection between the band and the song before but that's interesting. Hmmm anyway here is the song and it is glorious. They were also wonderful live even though I only saw a snippet of their set before rushing to Jared Leto (aka a beautiful human being who put on an incredible performance).

Wow two years old already. And they've peaked in popularity now.

ahh here is the original. Much better than all the remixs. His voice is strangely wonderful and I don't quite know why. He sounds almost out of time in places. Gives it a wonderful disjointed feeling.

Pretty sound lyrics too. I also like the fast drum beats, gives it a bit of life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTh9IuSTOY0

"Fears got a hold on me." This features in another song I think it's a Ben Howard one I shall elaborate tomorrow as I have shit loads of stuff to do.