Femme Chill

Friday, March 28, 2008

Music for bedtime

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Latest Musical Discoveries

My boredom has given me the chance to sample some new music. Here are a few good songs that I've stumbled across:

Actually, this song isn't a new find, but it's one that I can't get over so I decided to add it anyway...

Friday, February 29, 2008

Cozy Music

Songs that I can't stop listening to right now:

Thursday, May 31, 2007

The Bittersweets

Hanah Prater (lead singer) has one of those voices that you'll instantly fall in love with. It's pure, sweet, simple, and resembles the style of Alison Krauss or Karin Bergquist (of Over the Rhine). The Bittersweet's album, The Life You Always Wanted, contains an even mix of upbeat folk-pop and downtempo americana music. It's an easy album to listen to the whole way through!

My personal favorites from this album: Bag of Bones, When the World Ends

Some Sample Clips:
When the World Ends
Adam

Click here to go directly to their audiobaby page and listen to 2 minute samples of all the songs from their album.

The Bittersweets - Links:

Sunday, May 06, 2007

~Supergirly~

~Click on the podcast player to hear the mix~

/Supergirly Playlist/
Lamb - Open Up
Goldfrapp - #1
Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
Maggie Walters - Fingerprints
The Veronicas - When It All Falls Apart

More about the artists:

Lamb
Goldfrapp
Ladytron
Maggie Walters
The Veronicas

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Folkness

~The Playlist~

Sarah Harmer - I Am Aglow
Jill Barber - Hard Line
Ellie Lawson - Gotta Get Up From Here
Alice Peacock - Alabama Boy
Katie Herzig - Fools Gold
Valery Gore - Elliot Goes
Kate York - All Dressed In You

Thursday, January 04, 2007

10 Albums I Couldn't Have Lived Without This Year

~Some of my favorite albums...~
(Click on links to go to the artist website or read the album review, and click on the icons to buy the album. My favorite song off of each album will be on the playlist for this post.)

Friday, December 22, 2006

Mini Indie Christmas Mix

~Just a short little mix of some great indie Christmas tunes. Enjoy!

-The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
-Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
-Liz Phair - Winter Wonderland
-Luscious Jackson - Let It Snow
-Ida - Jingle Bells
-Point of Grace - Angels We Have Heard On High
-Joy Zipper - Christmas Song
-The Flaming Lips - A Change At Christmas
-Yo La Tengo - It's Christmas Time

Click Here for the mp3 of this mix!

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Angelic Voices of Christmas

Christmas Playlist

Song For A Winter's Night - Sarah McLachlan
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - George
What Child Is This - Dar Williams
O Holy Night - Cosima DeVito
Silent Night - Martina McBride
We Three Kings - Jennifer Avalon
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Jewel
O Come All Ye Faithful - Sara Evans
Welcome Christmas - Love Spirals Downward
Christmas Lullaby - Beverly Mahood

Thursday, December 07, 2006

More Angelic Voices

Finals & projects are keeping me busy as the semester comes to an end. Here's a mini mix for now, and I'll post more once things wind down. Enjoy!

Mini Mix - More Angelic Voices
Annie Stela - Breath Through
Mirah - Nobody Has To Stay
Holly Brook - Still Love
Jill Barber - Measures & Scales

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Five For Fall

~~Five For Fall - Playlist~~
Nick Drake - Place to Be
Cheryl Bliss - Sweet
Laura Veirs - Galaxies
The Weepies - World Spins Madly Around
Gran Bel Fisher - Crash & Burn

A little more about the artists:
(Click on the album icons to buy the music!)

Nick Drake is an English singer-songwriter acoustic, autumnal songs. Nick has battled with depression, insomnia, and shyness, which are often depicted in his lyrics.
Cheryl Bliss' electic-pop music is described as atmospheric and ethereal. She's compared to artists like Kate Bush and Julee Cruise.
Laura Veirs is a singer/guitar player who's created all genres of music. She's now mainly creating folk-rock, with her own intimate tone and impressionistic lyrics.
The Weepies (Deb Talan and Steve Tannen) are both independent singer-songwriters that combine their talents to make beautiful folk-pop music. Really Rather Reviews-UK describes their music as “sparkling jangle-pop nailed to perfection”.
Gran Bel Fisher incorporates themes of life, love, and death to create passionate, soulful music. This combined with his powerful and mellifluous voice, contributes to a unique and personal style.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Holly Brook

Holly began performing with her mother at the young age of 6. By the time she was 15, she had already helped create 3 indie-folk albums. She moved to LA in 2003 and teamed up with Grammy Award Winning Jon Ingoldsby (who's worked with artists like Madonna and Elton John!). Holly claims that her main musical inspiration is Joni Mitchell because she performs music that explores beyond the normal realm of contemporary pop music. Holly signed with Linkin Park's label, Machine Shop Recordings, and produced Like Blood Like Honey earlier this year. My personal favorites on the album are "Wanted" and "Still Love".

Holly is described as having sultry vocals and poignant lyricism that documents her life’s trials, tribulations, and triumphs into lyrics that are at once strikingly personal, yet universally appealing (according to musicremedy.com). She boasts a young and appealing voice, best described as Fiona Apple if she underwent anger management — or an edgier, darker Sarah McLachlan.

Some Clips:
Still Love
Wanted

Click to buy Holly's album @ Amazon!

Links:

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Sampler #3

Playlist - Sampler 3

Save Me - Remy Zero
Gambling Everything For Love - Ben Lee
Bag Of Bones - The Bittersweets
Wall In Your Heart - Shelby Lynne
Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers
Look At Me - Keri Noble
Leading With My Heart - Alice Peacock
Built This House - Rhonda Stakich
Maybe I'll Go - Lene M arlin

Tags: Remy Zero, Rhonda Stakich, Keri Noble, Cary Brothers, The Bittersweets, Shelby Lynne, Alice Peacock, Ben Lee, Lene Marlin

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Cat Power

Cat power (aka. Chan Marshall) spent most of her childhood moving from place to place in the southern U.S. She dropped out of high school and began performing in Atlanta. She eventually moved to New York and opened for Liz Phair in 1994, which jump-started her music career. On that tour, she met Sonic Youth drummer (Steve Shelley) and Two Dollar Guitar's Tim Foljahn and they agreed to be her backing band. She immediatley started recording music. After releasing her first two albums, she took a break from the music scene for a while. Cat had planned to permanently retire, but had a nightmare one night which provided as musical inspiration. That sleepless night led to the creation of the album, Moon Pix. Cat has toured off and on over the past few years and released her most rececnt album, The Greatest, earlier this year.