More of wot I have heard…

I received several new CDs for my birthday that I had listed in the Amazon Wish List tool and have not been disappointed by any of them.

Some new Indie beats from bands that are relatively new to me. All of them are great pop sounds with cleaver lyrics and gentle sounds, but Fleet Foxes certainly do have something extra with virtually all tracks being top notch.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Scouting For Girls by Scouting For Girls

Peaceful The World Lays Me Down by Noah And The Whale


Compilation albums can give the listener a variety of different sounds that they may not come across otherwise, and I have found that the Late Night Tales series is very exciting with the compiling artists mixing favourites from days gone by with obscurities never heard of before. It often shows the influences and passions of those doing the selecting which is revealing. Nu Cool is a throwback to a time when I was first interested in music and the disco inspired sounds are an indulgence for me. Several of Mark Ronson’s tracks have made it to the mainstream and all of them are clever reinterpretations of songs you know done so well they often eclipse the original.

Late Night Tales compiled by Nouvelle Vague
and
Late Night Tales compiled by Fatboy Slim

Nu Cool - Lounge Grooves & Sassy Beats From Hed Kandi by Various Artists

Version by Mark Ronson


These two albums are both something away from the mainstream which is in it self something to celebrate. Bellowhead are the dance act of the folk scene with pounding rhythms and strong driving beats giving the genre a welcome boost with its energetic and well crafted music. Lambchop are a firm favourite of mine and have taken Country and Americana folk to new levels, sometimes it can be variable but this album is them at there best – truly sublime.

Burlesque by Bellowhead

Ohio by Lambchop