Julia Stone - It's All Okay

"It's All Okay"

The story is different now, the records are playing in the living room

And you might say you're wounded, and I might say I'm hurt

But we knew the difference then between the fire and the earth

And we may say we're broken, we may say we're weak,

But we knew before we started, oh the secrets we would keep

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

I'll move to the country, and live inside the deepest, darkest wood

And I'll write you a letter and tell you all the things I should say to your face

And I won't send it to you, I'll send it to your mother's place

And she won't give it to you, that's how brave I'll grow here in my cave

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And you'll move to the city, marry a pretty girl

And she will make you smile all the while you'll be looking for what you left behind

And she will bring you children and oh how you will love them with that heart of yours

I won't visit you, I'll know by then the kinder thing to do

Oh it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

And it's all okay, cause love will find a way to be what love is

The story is different now, the records are playing in the living room

24.03.2012

Langhorne Slim - For a Little While

Graham Colton - Our Story

Air - Left Bank

Anya Marina - Spirit School

Album Review: Other Lives - Tamer Animals (2011)

I am one of thousands of Other Lives band since my fave hit 'Black Table', I own their 2009 eponymous album. This new release (not really new actually, released in UK August 2011) sounded almost too commercial it closely resembles The Black Keys. Music styles sorta Arcade Fire-ish. 

Seriously if it wasn't for strum of various acoustic strings, I can actually bought it that they are indeed the latter. Most likely because vocally Jesse Tabish (of Other Lives) and Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) are almost indistinguishable except Auerbach has a hint of falsetto in his. Now if you put Chris Cornell (of Audioslaves) into this picture, it'll all sound confusing.

But this album is flooded with excellent composition nonetheless. My favorite is 'Dust Bowl III' and 'For 12', I need to frequent this album to get a hang of it.

THE TRACKLIST:

• Dark Horse
• As I Lay My Head Down
• For 12
• Tamer Animals
• Dust Bowl III
• Weather
• Old Statues
• Woodwind
• Desert
• Landforms
• Heading East

17.03.2012

Well it has been long hiatus. Here it is some excellent combo of songs.

Zola Jesus - Lick The Palm of The Burning Handshake

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game

Kina Grannis - Heart and Mind

Everest - Rebels in the Roses

New Song: Greg Laswell ft. Sara Bareilles - Come Back Down

What can I say. When two of my favorite singers decided to sing together and produce great song. I have nothing to complain. Might as well lay back and listen. For the upcoming Greg Laswell Album, Landline.

Julia Stone - Let's Forget All The Things That We Say

My my it's Julia Stone with her new song from the forthcoming album 'By The Horns' out May 2012.

Album Review: Birdy (2011)

Well I’ve featured Birdy in brother site [grav.i.ty] not so long ago with Skinny Love, a cover of Bon Iver. Well, she did well afterwards. Releasing her eponymous debut studio album last year on November 7. Set for US, Canada and International release on upcoming 20^th March 2012.

Her voice is not that remarkable but yes innocent and young. Like your little sister sings and hit all the correct notes without sounding terrible. Somewhat Hayley Westenra-ish in her younger day a little low on soprano.  It was simple and somewhat monotonous. On a plus side, she plays piano. But that doesn’t mean that this album isn’t good at all. Kudos to the mellow, melancholic, dark but melodic music arrangement.

It had me at melancholic.

My favorite tracks 1901, of course Skinny Love, People Help People, I’ll Never Forget You, Shelter, Terrible Love… this list can go further citing entire album.

Tracklists

1. 1901
2. Skinny Love
3. People Help People
4. White Winter Hymnal
5. The District Sleeps Alone
6. I'll Never Forget You
7. Young Blood
8. Shelter
9. Fire and Rain
10. Without a Word
11. Terrible Love

THE VERDICT: 3.5/5

07.02.2012

SCANNERS - SICK LOVE

CAKE - LONG TIME

DANIEL AHEARN - I WILL LET YOU GO

New Release: Angus Stone - Broken Brights

Have you listen to Angus Stone latest tracks 'Broken Lights' taken from his upcoming solo album to be released within this year? It is a simple song with repetition but pleasuring nonetheless. You can download it for free HERE 

Is that your man walking in the dark
Is that your man walking in the dark
Is that your man walking in the dark
Is that your man walking in the dark

Take me home
Where there broken brights
Shining down
Make me feel alright

When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young

Shake them old
Let me lost tonight
We'll grow young
Make me feel alright

When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young

Is that your man walking in the dark
Is that your man walking in the dark
Is that your man...

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Angus & Julia Stone - Live Session with Rolling Stone

Okay these videos have been around quite sometime, but they are evergreen good. They sound even better live. 

BIG JET PLANE

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT

AND THE BOYS

Archive: Tegan and Sara - Walking With The Ghost

No matter which way you go

No matter which way you stay

You're out of my mind, out of my mind

Out of my mind, out of my mind

I was walking with a ghost

I said please, please don't insist

I was walking with a ghost

I said please, please don't insist

KT Tunstall - Throw Me a Rope

Acoustic Extravaganza is one if KT's great album pre-Drastic Fantastic that takes me a while to like. Apart from Ashes, One Day, Golden Age, Universe and U and Gone To The Dogs, my one favorite track is Throw Me a Rope. It gave me a warmth sensation of relaxing sunny weekend afternoon, sipping tea by the balcony while watching sun setting. It also gave me the shiver of late quiet cold windy night, watching leaves dragged by chilling blow of night air illuminated by streetlight. Times like this makes me wanted to hum along to the rhythm. 

I've shared this song in one of the entry in main blog [grav.i.ty], also once resides in Mixpod. Maybe it is difficult to like it at first but do read the lyric and you'll understand why this is immensely heartwarming.

THROW ME A ROPE by KT TUNSTALL

I want you between me and the feeling I get when I miss you
But everything here is telling me I should be fine
So why is it so, above as below,
That I'm missing you every time

I got used to you whispering things to me into the evening
We followed the sun and its colours and left this world
It seems to me that I'm definitely
Hearing the best that I've heard

So throw me a rope to hold me in place
Show me a clock for counting my days down
Cause everything's easier when you're beside me
Come back and find me
Cause I feel alone

And whenever you go it's like holding my breath underwater
I have to admit that I kind of like it when I do
Oh but I've got to be unconditionally
Unafraid of my days without you

So throw me a rope to hold me in place
Show me a clock for counting my days down
Cause everything's easier when you're beside me
Come back and find me
Whenever I'm falling you're always behind me
Come back and find me
Cause everything's easier when you're beside me
Come back and find me
Cause I feel alone

from Acoustic Extravaganza (2006)

15.01.2012

JESS PENNER - LIFE IS ROSY

GEMMA HAYES - KEEP RUNNING

COURRIER - BETWEEN

Can we ever get rid of the whats and the ifs

That doubts that exist in our minds

In the silence I am tricked into thinking you'll forget

And I'll be stranded like a man in a mine

The day between the soil and the sky

An emptiness, a void, a heaviness, a sigh,

But I know you will make through alive

Cause you never said goodbye

Like a city besieged, it was the loneliest thing

Your silence held in cold delay

And I felt faint of heart cause I was caught between

The weight of everything I couldn't say

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

How to follow, to follow, to follow,

Cause you and I know I can't go, I can't go

Between the gallows and the gates

05.01.2012