Indie season

A handful of great songs. enjoy--


Gregory Alan Isakov - Big Black Car


The Head and the Heart - Down in the Valley

This song is something special.

Aunt Martha - Neighbor Song


The Paper Kites - Bloom


David Vertesi - Learn to Run

Ms Mr

Three tracks by the wildly talented, elegant, and slightly chilling music from Ms Mr

Time of My Life


Hurricane

Decide what you will about the video, the song is stunning!

Bones

Indian Summer

Jónsi & Alex (Riceboy Sleeps) - Indian Summer (Original)


Jónsi & Alex (Kyson Bootleg) - Indian Summer


Jónsi & Alex is a side project of Jón Þór Birgisson (the lead vocalist of Sigur Ros) and his partner Alex Somers. It follows similar melodic ethereal structure as Sigur Ros but tends to be a little more experimental. Wonderful stuff to study to.

Indie

Amberland Band - Skin & Bone


Five Mile Town - Saturated

I'd watch out for these guys!

Andrew Wyatt - It Won't Let You Go

Passenger

Life's for the Living


The Wrong Direction


Caravan

(a bit older)

The Wilderness of Manitoba

Live on KEXP Full Show --

Some lesser known tracks by well known acts

Marcus Mumford - You Ain't No Sailor

(Before Mumford and Sons)

JD Vernon - When It Rains Down Here

(Solo Justin Vernon long before Bon Iver - circa 2001)

DeYarmond Edison - The Lake

(Another with Justin Vernon prior to Bon Iver. Great stuff!!!)

Some good folk tunes

Jamie N Commons - The Preacher


Sarah Jarosz - Mansineedof


And of course this classic...for some reason it was begging to be added in this post:

Tom Waits - Come on Up to the House


Bonus -- Another Sarah Jarosz. Illustrates well how passionate and "real" this girl's talent is.

Sarah Jarosz - Look at Miss Ohio (Jam)

Keaton Henson x David Wilson

Advent 4 - Keaton Henson from David Wilson on Vimeo.
Tragically beautiful music by Keaton Henson and video by David Wilson. Sends chills down the spine...must watch!

Bombay Bicycle Club - Leave It


Josh Kumra - Call Off The Search

Deliciously soulful.


Again, the Mahogany Blog keeps giving and giving. Great stuff!

Indie-Alt-Electric

Cloud Cult - Ghost Inside Our House

Some fantastic live versions (Including on KEXP) online that are worth checking out!

Laberge - No Pressure
No Pressure by laberge
so smooth

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass (Passionpit Remix)


Active Child - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

really excited about these guys

Lullabys

Coldplay - Paradise (lanborg remix)


Bombay Bicycle Club - Video Games (Lana Del Ray Cover)

pretty slow, love the original too!

Mazzy Star - Common Burn

When the midnight oil burns

M83 - Midnight City (Trentemøller Remix)
Midnight City (Trentemøller Remix) by M83

GRiZ - Rock N Roll
GRiZ - Rock N Roll by

Passion Pit - Moth's Wings (Eric Solomon Remix)

Underground, Independant Hip Hop

Sketch Tha Cataclysm ft Expertiz - Get Over You


Dirt E. Dutch - 4 Winds feat. Breez Evahflowin, Sho, Kenny Majozi & Phase 1

Really liking Dirt E. Dutch right now.

Samurydas Feat. Raekwon, Kurupt & Kojoe

Indie

a change of pace--

Rubik - Laws of Gravity

Karoliina Salomäki and Karri Laihonen deserve the credit for this Finnish Indie Pop find.

Blind Pilot - 3 Rounds and a Sound

These guys are totally blowing up these days! It's great to see, i got the chance to meet them this summer when i was living in Seaside, OR and they seemed like an absurdly rad group of people. Humility is a virtue. Support them!

Ben Howard - Further Away

Sounds awesome on the album. Equally impressive "live". Seeing him live...theres an idea. Hope he makes it to the states sometime.

Gotye - Eyes Wide Open

Something different

Keadz – Le Desir (Laberge Remix)
Keadz - Le Desir (Laberge remix) by laberge

Leberge - All Night
All Night by laberge

Young Edits - Blame Game


Gotye - State of the Art

Fall Guys, Joell Ortiz and I-20 - Well Respected


Theophilus London - I Stand Alone

Hurricane Irene

A response from the hiphop world to this past weeks Hurricane on the East coast--

Timeless Truth ft Roc Marciano - Irene
Irene ft. Roc Marciano by Timeless Truth

Ron Browz Ft M5 - Irene

Aussie Hip Hop

Hilltop Hoods - Fifty in Five
Recap of the last fifty years in five minutes. The Hilltop Hoods take their massive influence seriously. I like that--


The Herd - Can't Breathe


Hilltop Hoods - Breathe (Live)

James Blake and Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir
Here's a collaboration that seems like a match made in heaven (album coming in october)-


Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Fire Water (River of Love)


Gregory Alan Isakov - If I Go I'm Goin


Dawes - The Western Skyline

naaaahhhhhhhhh...right

Consequence – Mr. RapFix (Hot Water)
Mr. RapFix (Hot Water) by Consequence off MOD3 by Consequence

Action Bronson & Smoke DZA – Big Bad Dangerous


Marco Polo - Nostalgia


Kendrick Lamar - ADHD