Mr. Crow’s Music Blog

So it’s the dead of winter.  So you can’t go outside because it’s 15 degrees.  So what?  Who needs the sunlight when you’ve got these bands to hold you over until Spring.

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Angels and Airwaves – I-Empire

I always liked Blink 182.  And now their lead singer has this band which does a great job at creating majestic pop rock ballads.

Buddy – Repairs and Alterations

How have I not heard of this guy before before?  Gotta love that sound and the smooth melodies.

JayMay – Autumn Falling

I’ve been waiting for this album ever since her EP came out.  She’s got one of these voices that fits in with any type of music.  This album just makes me feel better after listening to it.

Daft Punk – Alive 2007

Wasn’t a fan of their last album (Human After All).  They make up for that with this live album that mixes everything that they’ve done to create a frenetic state of euphoria that is more than the sum of its parts.

Devendra Banhart – Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon 

Is it folk?  Is it ragtime?  Is it the reincarnation of the late sixties?  I’m not sure what he’s singing about or what kind of music genre this guy is, but I like his stuff!

Nicole Atkins – Neptune City

At first she sounded like Stevie Nicks, which is a good thing because I like Stevie Nicks.   I kept listening and listening and listening.  She doesn’t sound like Stevie Nicks anymore – this is an artist in her own right.  The album is hauntingly beautiful – everything about it is incredible: her voice, her songs, and the sound of the band.  Hands down one of the best albums of the year.

Joshua James – The Sun Is Always Brighter

I’ve been wanting to listen to this album for a while now.  But it’s not on Rhapsody.  I finally splurged and bought it off of I-Tunes.  Great sound – a voice like a bale of hay accomponied with a guitar that makes you think of the high plains on a moonlit night.