The Kelly Korner has themed Music Mondays every other week. Todays theme is to pick a song you would sing at karaoke. I used to enjoy singing karaoke, and here is the video to one of my favorite songs to sing. From the 1988 album Sunshine On Leith, here is The Proclaimers with I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).
Amazingly, these guys are still together after all these years. They just released a new album called Notes and Rhymes in 2009, although I have never heard the album.
On June 1st, 2010 Gemma Ray released the amazing new album It’s A Shame About Gemma Ray. They haven’t released a video for any of the new songs yet, but in 2009 the artist released a video for her cover of Etta James’ I’d Rather Go Blind. On the brilliant new album a much higher quality version of this song appears as track 14. Check out Gemma Ray on Bandcamp to hear more.
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Blunt Mechanic is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Ben Barnett (Kind of Like Spitting). They released their debut album World Record in April 2010 on Barsuk records. Barnett’s music veers from shoegaze to lo-fi indie psychedelia. He is my favorite type of lyricist, an authentic wordsmith who doesn’t need to tell a story to describe a feeling. All 12 songs from World Record can be listened to for free on Blunt Mechanic’s MySpace Page. I recommend this album for fans of Sonic Youth, Pedro the Lion, Marcy Playground, Beat Happening, and Dinosuar Jr.
Below is the video for Blunt Mechanic’s first single Aluminum and Light.
The Mynabirds are an OMAHA, Nebraska band featuring Laura Burhenn (Georgie James) on vocals. They have just released their debut album on Saddle Creek Records and are now touring the U.S. Please check out Mynabirds Official Website or the Mynabirds on MySpace for details.
I didn’t have a video up last week. I havn’t been listening to very much new music lately. I have mostly been playing a lot of Califone, Scout Niblett, Regina Spector, Manchester Orchestra, and Brand New on my iPod.
However, I heard a British band for the first time the other day that I want to share. They are called Peggy Sue and they just released their debut album Fossils and Phantoms last month. My New Music Monday selection for this week is their first single of that album. It is called Watchmen!
For more info and songs to listen to, visit Peggy Sue on Myspace.
You can also visit the Official Peggy Sue website for pics, blog posts, and the scheduled dates for their upcoming United States tour.
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