I've had a crazy-busy summer and haven't done enough talking about some of the great music I've been finding. Here are two albums I'm loving and don't want you to miss...
I'm very much enjoying the full-length debut album from Washed Out: Within and Without. It's chillwave 80's sounds. It's sleepy bedroom pop music, perfect for lazy, hot summer evenings. To me it's also great background music during work or reading.
I can't believe the 18 song album, Love & War & the Sea In Between, from Josh Garrels is FREE. Dude, it's FREE. And I'm listening to it a lot. Wowwy, it's really good. And did I say that it's FREE? It's not good because it's good for something that FREE. After hearing it I'd happily pay $10 for this album. You need to run, not walk, and download this gem. And check out Josh's other albums: Over Oceans | Jacaranda | Lost Animals.
Completely agree on the Josh Garrels album. Can't believe he's giving that away. Went back and bought one of his older albums too. Fantastic.
But seriously, 18 songs (very good songs) for FREE? Crazy.
Posted by: Matthew | 07/18/2011 at 12:35 PM
Matthew, I got an email from someone who is promoting Garrels talking about how great the album is. I thought: "Yeah, yeah. Everyone says that." But this one is legit. I hope everyone grabs it and then starts collecting his catalog of music.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 07/18/2011 at 12:53 PM
Another great suggestion making me so glad I RSS-ed your blog to catch this EXCELLENT album before it gets yanked (Hope he can keep it up and available for free a good bit longer to gain new fans!).
Thanks again!
Chris
Posted by: Chris R | 07/18/2011 at 02:12 PM
Glad to see you mention Garrels. I've only listened to it twice so far, but yeah, it is good.
Posted by: Aaron Pelly | 07/18/2011 at 02:52 PM
Thanks for the recs...both are awesome!
Posted by: Chris | 07/18/2011 at 03:37 PM
yes, enjoying Josh Garrels a lot; good you mention him. Do you know Hey Rosetta yet? Another band I'm enjoying. Check the song "Welcome" from their new album "Seeds" about a newborn baby - really well expressed, both in lyrics and music.
Posted by: Jeroen | 07/24/2011 at 02:21 PM
forgot to post a video link for a nice unplugged song of theirs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WX_Nvm-ZEvY
Posted by: Jeroen | 07/24/2011 at 02:28 PM
Don't know Hey Rosetta. Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 07/26/2011 at 12:04 PM
Thanks Jeroen. I'll check it out.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 07/29/2011 at 12:13 PM