DownLow's Musical Exploration

yvynyl:

Conner Youngblood - Australia

I discovered this Dallas native’s music at the end of 2010 when he was just uploading a few demos to the web, and I’m stoked to see him flesh out the project a bit with his first collection of work: the Sketches pt. 1 LP. His sound is laid back, driven by chillwave synths layered under a banjo skin(!), and while that might sound like an odd combination, it results in lovely, ethereal, crafted music.  This is one of those albums that it’s hard to pick just one song to blog - they’re all top-shelf. Don’t miss the video for this piece, too.

Previously: “Monster”

Very niiiicccccce! I look forward to hearing the rest of the album…..

soul-surfer:

Surfer Blood | Island (Daytrotter)

themusiclibrary:

Party - The Weeknd

musicallyinsomniatic:

Where I’m Waking

Slow Club

yes.yes.yes.yes.yes.yes, omg

fred-wilson:

Eyeoneye - Andrew Bird

new music from Andrew Bird. the new record is out in March.

music from Andrew Bird’s Soundcloud will be featured as the artist of the weekend on fredwilson.fm

copycats:

“The Morning” by Saskatchewan 

Originally by The Weeknd

ssktchwn:

A little more than a week ago a friend of mine suggested that we do a cover of The Weeknd. The idea was definitely a stretch for me but I figured it would be an interesting challenge. The end result of our version of The Weeknd’s “The Morning” is like a forensics TV show soundtrack mets sleezy lounge jazz mets saskatchewan. I hope you enjoy.

Very nice cover!

melodyofyourlife:

Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard: Williamine

From: One Fast Move Or I’m Gone

Music From Kerouac’s Big Sur

Only interested in the sad music
The voice of Willamine
She makes men sigh and women wonder
Where is all the beauty coming from? And why?

Nobody ever dares to write the true story of love
Hiding under buried junkyards throughout the world
With her sad, abstract letters
She talks with a broken heart

We’re gonna get married
and fly away
Roam the Genghis Khan clouds
Anybody who has never done this is crazy

Nobody ever dares to write the true story of love
The secret underground truth of desire

Never mentioned in the newspapers
No man of night admits to groaning, God-like love

We’re gonna get married
and fly away
Roam the Genghis Khan clouds, someday
We’re gonna get married
and fly away
Roam the Genghis Khan clouds
anybody who has never done this is crazy

musicthatspeaksnow:

25 Days Of Music

Day 2

Artist: Hey Marseilles

Musician Spotlight Track: Elegy

Probably one of Seattle’s most celebrated, and more than worthy of praise, independent bands is Hey Marseilles. Last I had heard, after successfully releasing an album that left listener’s hearts earnestly crying out for more and a tour that had tickets coveted by anyone praying for a glance to witness a quality of instrumentation that many had believed our generation would fail to witness again, Hey Marseilles headed into the studio to record their second album.

Although they have not yet accomplished this feat, they have released a wonderful EP to qualm the worried minds of fans that may have feared the bands dissolution before the release of their second album. And I have nothing but good things to say about it.

One of the greatest things about Hey Marseilles is that although they are heavily laden with an odd (and equally brilliant) assortment of instruemts, they never allow this to muddy up their sound. Each line flows together with losing it’s vibrancy, quality, or distinction. Just as each line rises another follows and the predecessor skillfully wanes to leave room for more musicality. The most generous form or creative tag. A splendid addition to your collection.

As usual, they leave us with admiration, and words of wisdom,

“The wind won’t wait to blow you down.

And leaves will change only so slow.

So keep your legs on concrete ground.

The truth’s to find what we don’t know.”

 ♫ Music  That Speaks ♫

vrac-musique:

Nouvelle Vague - Fade Out Lines

feat. Phoebe Killdeer and The Short Straws

claytoncubitt:

Ruby Weapon, “Don’t Worry Baby” (Beach Boys cover)

I didn’t think I’d ever hear a cover of this song that I’d like, but this one does it. I think he’s sampling some original in the backing track. It’s got me. Essential summer track.

See also: original (1964)

Also also: Ronnie Spector’s (Brian Wilson wrote Don’t Worry Baby as an homage to the Ronette’s Be My Baby. She recorded this cover in 1999. Here’s Brian Wilson hearing it for the first time)

headunderwater:

Du Nord - The Sunset

There is something about music that has a guitar driven jangle to it. I don’t know if it’s the free feeling and the urge to bob my head in time with my foot tappin’. In the same essence of a chiller Beach Fossils these Parisians have captured that feeling of the motions of this in slow motion. Really looking forward to hearing more from these French dudes.

Download here

texturism:

mercury | dikolson 

this made my sunday afternoon at the bookstore - better. discovered dikolson on rdio [thanks to], googled, found on soundcloud, posted to texturism + twitter, facebook shares my rdio activity. connected.

sociopathsareglam:

Bos Angeles - “When You Look At Me” -

Bos Angeles are currently recording their debut EP, this is something they put together in the time that they weren’t recording future pop hits. It sees a departure from their standard tropical beach jams as they enter a lot more grungyterritory as they take on something written by prolific Winchester songstress KEEL HER.

Tropical beach jams are so 2011.

via Art Is Hard Records , Celine Taylor