Mirel Wagner – No Death

I stumbled upon the song “No Death” from Ethiopian born, Finland raised singer-songwriter named Mirel Wagner on urban arts blog Frontier Psychiatrist. I was immediately blown away and had to learn more about this woman with such a melodically charismatic voice singing in stark terms about a dead lover, as divergent as that sounds. And then I saw the video. Wow.

Turns out, Wagner was discovered by happenstance after an American journalist witnessed her [...]

Denver indie pop husband-and-wife duo Tennis is releasing their spankin’ new album Young and Old today, perfectly in tune with Valentine’s Day. Young and Old, the band’s Sophomore LP released by Fat Possum, is chock full of catchy percussion, haunting progressions of strumming guitars to great driving choruses, and the soulful purrs of singer Alaina Moore’s melodic voice. And It doesn’t hurt that Black Key‘s drummer Patrick Carney helped produce the album.

From the opening bars of “It All Feels The Same” [...]

In the mode for a happy song? Try “Ivory Road” the King Charles out of the UK, who evidentially has A.D.D. as he compares his other half to mustache wax, Spanish leather boots and a slew of other random minute yet important things. The King himself is flamboyant in character and hopelessly romantic and if you are too, this track is perfect for a Valentine’s Day mix. Keep an eye out for his debut album out May 7, 2012.

King Charles [...]

Porcelain Raft, aka London dream pop composer Mauro Remiddi, is releasing his debut LP, Strange Weekend, on January 24th via Secretly Canadian, and it’s the first album of 2k12 I have genuinely been looking forward to. Though Strange Weekend is Porcelain Raft‘s first full length, he’s put out a number of releases over the past two years, and this album feels like the culminating statement of all all the hard work he’s put into creating this project. With soothing acoustic guitars and subtle effects washing over synths [...]