April 2012
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Top Releases of April 2012
April was a great month for music! Mix amazing albums with fabulous special Record Store Day releases, and it may have been the best month of 2012 yet.
As usual, the list is in alphabetical order. Click on each cover or title to sample or buy on iTunes, or look ‘em up on your favorite music service in your country. Links to previous best of lists appear at the bottom of this post.
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"Every Single Night" by Fiona Apple
I’m beyond excited for the new Fiona album to drop in June, and I’m even beyond that level excitement that I just scored tickets to see her in Hollywood in July!
I was previously lucky enough to catch Fiona at The [old] Joint here in Las Vegas back in 2006, and it was easily one of the Top 5 shows that I’ve ever attended. Absolutely mesmerizing and unforgettable.
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Focus on ICELAND
Iceland may be a tiny country, but its music scene is huge. Everybody’s heard of Björk and possibly Sigur Rós, but there’s a lot more music going on there than that. I’ve only scraped the surface myself, but I’d like to share a few of my favorites.
Helganga by Lay Low
I’ve known about and loved Lay Low’s music for several years now.
Check out my previous...
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DOCUMENTARY: Give Me the Banjo
If you want to learn about the history of the banjo - and I mean really learn about it - then watch this brilliant 80-minute documentary from PBS. Although this is my “Bluegrass Sunday” post, the banjo’s history goes much deeper than bluegrass. The official description:
Narrated by Steve Martin, “Give Me the Banjo” is a musical...
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Florence + The Machine & Josh Homme cover Johnny & June’s Jackson
Sweetness. Now I’m gettin’ all excited to see Florence next week here in Vegas! Flo’s full MTV: Unplugged album is out now.
(Click on the title for a bootleg non-flash version)
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Top Releases of March 2012
This month’s list is heavy with singles, but hopefully that means great full-length albums are to come.
As usual, the list is in alphabetical order. Click on each cover or title to sample or buy on iTunes, or look ‘em up on your favorite music service in your country.
Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society (LP)
First album since winning the GRAMMY for best new artist.
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