(In order to go easy on internet browsers, this will be broken into four parts)
Part One
44) Adam Arcuragi - Oh I See
Gospel-infused folk that manages to build to a spiritual crescendo. Having never heard of the guy before this year, I can't wait to see where he goes from here.
43) Yuna - Someone Out of Town
Brooding and haunting, this is one of my favorite chill songs of the year. Reminds me of that one Imogen Heap song.
42) Lightships - Sweetness is Her Spark
I was likely to enjoy anything by a former member of Teenage Fanclub. Airy pretty guitars will get me every time.
The recurring email feature that needs no introduction. Except this introduction about how it needs no introduction.
Dry the River - Shallow Bed
Do you like Snow Patrol? Do you like Mumford and Sons? No? Oh. Yeah, that's reasonable. Then nothing to see here, I guess.
Actually, this debut album by yet another indie-folk group, this one from England (or Britain), has its moments. It meanders a bit, but I do think the band has some potential. What separates them from the countless other indie-folk groups is that these guys aren't afraid to break out some crunchy guitars to give them a little more muscle. As a result, the better songs are probably the more rocking ones. But even at their least awesome, this band still does anthemic folk pretty decently. I could see this album growing on me a bit (I've only listened to it once), or I could see me getting sick of it (at which time this band will probably become a massive success and appear all over the radio dial). At the very least, expect to encounter the song "No Rest" in the future, and all things considered, I'm pretty ok with that.
Selections
No Rest
Weights & Measures (Is Grey's Anatomy still a thing? Because if this song isn't featured in that show I'll be shocked)
The Chambers & the Valves (oh, I get it. The heart. They're talking about the heart)
