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Have a sunshiney song, too. “Lucky”, by Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat. The ultimate warm, bubbly pop love song.
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“The Weakness In Me”, Joan Armatrading
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Apple And Cinnamon, Utada Hikaru
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So new that they don’t even have a Wikipedia page yet, Color of Clouds has been described variously as indie folk and electroacoustic, though for the record I tend toward the former categorization. Color of Clouds is made up of a trio from Brooklyn which consists of singer-songwriter Kelli Scarr (formerly of Salt & Samovar), Dan Chen, former keyboardist for Nicole Atkins & The Sea, and producer Nate Greenberg. All three knew each other from electronic band(now disbanded) Moonraker, and got their start when Chen and Scarr, both recovering from breakups in 2008, decided to turn their loss into music. Greenberg was then recruited to polish and produce their songs. They released a debut E.P. entitled “The Look” in May 2009 which was well-received, with the title track being featured on One Tree Hill. They’ve also been featured on Ugly Betty, Damages and Mercy. Their self-released debut album, Satellite of Love, comes out April 6.
Satellite of Love Tracklisting:
1. Brother
2. Wonder
3. Satellite of Love
4. Left You
5. Lullysome
6. The Look
7. I Want You
8. Haunts Me
9. Let Go
10. Cinderella
11. Come Back to Me
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Haunts Me(acapella):
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“Brother”, a wistful folk gem driven by Scar’s silvery vocals, reminds me oddly of some of Hansard and Irglova’s softer songs, particularly Irglova’s “The Hill”, with its exploration of a relationship riven with guilt and blame and love and loss. “Haunts Me”, on the other hand, with its religious undertones and electronica-tinged pop, reminds me of State Bird’s “The Golden Glowing Mask”. The final track, however, the only other one to be pre-released, has more tinges of folk and country.
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Now we only have to wait until April 6th!
Odds of Being Alone, Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup(from the Life Unexpected soundtrack)
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You Don’t Know What You’re Sorry For, Sweetbox
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Remember the Name, Fort Minor feat. Styles of Beyond
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Don’t Give Me One Kiss,Alyse Black
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Brother, Color of Clouds
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MEDVIEDENKO
Why do you always wear mourning?
MASHA
I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy.
-The Seagull, Anton Chekhov
Song of the day: Dark Dark Dark – “Bright Bright Bright”
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In the Sun, She & Him – She & Him is the insanely cool collaboration of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, and this is the single off their second album, set to be released in March
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Blow Me Away, Breaking Benjamin- first single from the rock band’s new album Dear Agony
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Pick Up the Phone, Dragonette – insanely addicting pop hit from the Canadian electropop group’s second album Fixin’ to Thrill
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Good Riddance(Time of Your Life), Green Day
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Scars, Allison Iraheta - marvelous second single from the American Idol contestant’s first album Just Like You
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The “Play On” round-ups are where I highlight a random assortment of amazing songs I’ve discovered in the past few weeks/months.
1. “Meme Si (What You’re Made Of)”, Lucie Silvas & Gregory Lemarchal. I must’ve listened to this 30 times in the first week of discovering it, and a week later I’m still listening around twice a day. Obsession doesn’t even begin to cut it. “You’re not in love this time – but it’s all right”.
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2. “Dear You”, Josh Aeur. Oddly, this reminds me of “Hey There Delilah”. As classic as the Plain White T’s song? Probably not, but it’s held good for me through months of re-listens and I firmly believe it will become a classic.
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3. “Hazy”, Rosi Golan feat. William Fitzsimmons. A stellar little gem resonant with tenderness. “Without you, things go hazy”
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4. “From Sarah with Love”, Sarah Connor. One of those iconic love songs that comes along every once in a while and perfectly captures a certain mood/situation. Helped Canadian songstress Sarah Connor on her road to stardom.
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5. “Poison & Wine”, The Civil Wars. Wait for the chorus, and fall with the same mad crash that I did. Then listen every day for at least two weeks. “I don’t love you, but I always will”.
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