1. La Roux -- “Bulletproof” [6-26-09]. Upbeat, danceable track off forthcoming debut album from British electronic pop duo.
2. Florence + The Machine -- “Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)” [7-6-09]. This new act is a bit Kate Bush-like, and this track from their debut album is big on percussion and atmospheric flourishes.
3. Livvi Franc – “Now I’m That Bitch” [6-19-09]. Feisty summer mega hit debut from 20-yr.-old R&B singer out of Barbados who claims B.I.T.C.H. = Being In Total Control of Herself.” You go, girl!
4. Pixie Lott – “”Mama Do” [6-8-09 in UK]. Keep an eye out for this emerging young siren out of the UK – forthcoming album called TURN IT UP -- in the vein of Amy Winehouse and Duffy, with a rich, bold, ballad-worthy voice. Of note: The Linus Love Mix of the song is particularly cool in a club-electronica way.
5. The Gossip -- “Dimestore Diamond” from MUSIC FOR MEN [6-23-09]. This alt-dance number – spare and gritty -- is a major label debut for this indie garage band.
6. Drake -- “Successful” -- Yung Chris and Trey Songz (promo single). An experimental new rap sound from Weezy protégé that pairs Kanye West-sounding raps against harmonic Trey Songz, all with an avant garde dissonant backbeat with poetic vibe.
7. Lacee – “Lacee’s Groove” [5-18-09]. With an old-school soul song, this track by R&B songstress from Memphis will get swingers of all ages out onto the dancefloor.
8. Josh X-An-Tus – “First Time” [7-14-09]. Sweet, spare love ballad off forthcoming debut album from emerging, young R&B artist – native New Yorker, Julliard-trained – discover this fresh, new voice.
9. Smashproof – “Brothers” (lead single, yet to be released in US). Funky R&B single from New Zealand group layering female vocals with hip-hop from debut album which refers to a recent controversial case in which a business man stabbed a teenage graffiti “tagger” to death.
10. Cassie Davis – “I Like It Loud” (un-released in U.S.). The scoring gold single from Australia’s up-and-coming rocker leads to a debut album to be released in August.
11. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – “Gunpowder” from TELL ‘EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! [3-17-09]. A big, boomin’ blues jam – you’re right there in the front row, shaking your money-maker – right there with the boys from Austin, TX, who are behind the vintage blues and old school R&B. Who’s in??
12. Black Dada – “Imma Zoe” (single) [7-31-08]. A stompin’ big hip-hop groover—shoutin’ out to his island -- from Haitian- American rapper out of Ft. Lauderdale.
13. Blind Pilot -- “One Red Thread” – from 3 Rounds and a Sound [6-9-09]. An earnest, indie acoustic rocker from duo out of Portland, Oregon.
14. Zee Avi – “Bitter Heart” from ZEE AVI [5-19-09]. Only 22 when she recorded her first CD, which was quickly snapped up by Jack Johnson’s new recording label, this singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malaysia uses her sweet voice to sing old fashioned-sounding folk-pop.
15. Vieux Farka Toure -- “Sarama” from FONDO [5-26-09]. Young Malian protégé masters contemporary dub.
16. KJ Rose – “Better Way” (single) [1-29-09]. An inspired, easy-listening number by soulful vocalist, songwriter and performer from Chicago’s South Side.
17. Tina Parol -- “Who’s Got Your Money” (single) [4-7-09]. A sure-to-be future pop chart buster with easy harmonies and sing-along youth appeal.
18. David Rush -- “Shooting Star” (single) [2-17-09]. A shameless pop debut from New Jersey rapper with help from Pitbull and rocker Kevin Rudolf that combines pop and hip-hop for a slick club track.
19. Anuhea -- “I Just Want You Around” from ANUHEA [4-21-09]. A pretty, laid-back pop debut by pretty singer out of Hawaii.
20. CuCu Diamantes -- “Amor Cronico” from CUCULAND [3-17-09]. A saucy, new, sexy Spanish indie debut from fascinating lead singer-songwriter of Yerba Buena who is Spanish-African-Chinese
21. Sarah Jorosz -- “I Can’t Love You Now ” from I CAN’T LOVE YOU NOW [6-1-09]. 18-year old contemporary bluegrass prodigy launches debut album with this plucky title track.
22. Fever Ray -- “When I Grow Up” (single) [3-31-09]. An astonishing new experimental solo project debut by young Swedish artist filled with icy electroniac atmospheres.
23. Fast Life Yungstaz (F.L.Y.) -- “Swag Surfin’” (single) [3-24-09]. A (brand new) group hip-hop effort praising the virtues of swag.
24. Christelle featuring Agacee -- “Can You Handle Me” (single) – [2-20-09]. New R&B dance track from emerging pop diva.
25. An-Ya – “Nightlife” (single) [11-18-08]. Quickly rising on the Hot Dance Club Play charts, this track features a synthed back beat and hot female vocals.
26. Jim Jones and Webstar -- “Dancin’ On Me”(single) [4-28-09]. Spare beat with simple synth, filled in with plain duo raps, ready for the grind.
27. Empire of the Sun – “Walking on a Dream” from WALKING ON A DREAM [4-21-09]. This Aussie-duo combines 70’s flower-power with an 80’s pop sensibility.
28. Anjulie – “Boom” from BOOM E.P. [11-2008]. With a touch of the old school, Anjulie’s soulful, pixie voice leads the way to inevitable dance steps.
29. Cage the Elephant – “Aint No Rest for the Wicked” from CAGE THE ELEPHANT [4-13-09]. With initial chart success in England, this indie alt-rock band is actually from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and this is the lead track from their self-titled debut album.
30. Little Boots – “Meddle” from ARECIBO E.P. [3-24-09]. Electro up-and-comer from U.K. plays catchy futuristic disco and will release her debut album this fall.
31. TheNewNo2 -- “Another John Doe” from YOU ARE HERE [2-17-09]. A languid, atmospheric (and typical) track from debut album featuring Dhani Harrison, son of late Beatle George.
32. White Lies -- “Death” from TO LOSE MY LIFE … [1-12-09]. With an 80’s indie alt/punk sound this is the lead track from the debut album from trio rock group out of London.
33. Rye Rye – “Bang” (single) [3-31-09]. Spare percussion and vocal dissonance from M.I.A protégé.
34. Gabriella Cilmi -- “Sanctuary” from LESSONS TO BE LEARNED [1-27-09]. 17-year old siren from Australia takes up a bluesy note in this appealing single track.
35. Wild Light – “California on My Mind” from ADULT NIGHTS [3-3-09]. New Hampshire quartet offers up big harmonica exercising in the background and harmonious vocals declaring “fuck California!”
36. Jeremih – “Birthday Sex” (single) [1-24-09]. A slow jam that gets right to the heart of the matter – that’s right -- G-Spot Birthday Sex.
37. Kid Cudi – “Nite and Day” (3-20-09) – Spooky R&B single from Midwestern hip-hopper whose melody you can’t shake once you’ve heard it.
38. Erin McCarley – “Love, Save the Empty” from LOVE, SAVE THE EMPTY [1-6-09]. A singer-songwriter and Texas-gone soCal performer with an ethereally sweet voice creates an acoustic adult-alt-pop track.
39. Dan Auerbach -- “Heartbroken, in Disrepair” from KEEP IT HID [2-10-09]. – Big electric bluesey-rocker; a solo effort from Black Keys frontman.
40. The Script -- “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” from THE SCRIPT [11-4-08]. From the best-selling new band of 2008 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, this track, already a smash-hit in a dozen other nations, has an easy pop-vibe.
41. Nickel Eye – “Brandy of the Damned” from THE TIME OF THE ASSASINS [1-17-09]. An angsty extra-curricular project from three members of The Strokes where Nikolai Fraiture (bassist) works his guitar through a repetitive indie rocker.
42. Bon Iver – “Blood Bank” (single) [1-20-09]. Wisconsin troubadour Justin Vernon’s easy vocals and mellow acoustic guitar mark his sophomore solitary effort.
43. Lisa Hannigan – “I Don’t Know” from SEA SEW [2-3-09]. A spare, pretty and simple song featuring melt-your-heart vocals from former Damien Rice side-kick.
44. Fiction Family – “When She’s Near” from FICTION FAMILY [1-20-09]. A short and sweet vocal-acoustic debut from Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman and Nickelcreek guitarist Sean Watkins.
45. The Black Ghosts – “Full Moon” from THE BLACK GHOSTS [12-23-08]. – A slightly retro, haunting and plaintive acoustic groove from duet formerly of UK’s Simian on their self-titled debut album.
46. Shwayze – “Buzzin” from SHWAYZE [8-18-08]. Shwayze’s debut hip-hop track combines Malibu beach rap with Cisco Adler’s indie-rock groove.
47. The Airborne Toxic Event -- “Sometime Around Midnight” from THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT [8-5-08]. Irresistible pop track song – think rock and roll version of “Lady in Red” -- that compels you to listen.
48. Kevin Rudolf -- “Let it Rock” (feat. LilWayne) from IN THE CITY [11-24-08]. On top of an irresistible pop rock sound, complete with synthesized guitar riffs broken, there’s the unlikely rockin’ appearance by Lil Wayne.
49. Chairlift -- “Bruises” from DOES YOU INSPIRE YOU [11-11-08]. Alternating clear, easy vocals and synthy percussion background combine in this upbeat, indie-alt track.
50. Lenka -- “The Show” from LENKA [9-9-08]. Sweet, whimsical, crème pouf-of-an-indie female vocalist from Australia gets behind this coffee shop-euro-pop single.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Featured New Artists
1. Livvi Franc – “Now I’m That Bitch” [6-19-09]. Feisty summer mega hit debut from 20-yr.-old R&B singer out of Barbados who claims B.I.T.C.H. = Being In Total Control of Herself.” You go, girl!
2. Pixie Lott – “”Mama Do” [6-8-09 in UK]. Keep an eye out for this emerging young siren out of the UK – forthcoming album called TURN IT UP -- in the vein of Amy Winehouse and Duffy, with a rich, bold, ballad-worthy voice. Of note: The Linus Love Mix of the song is particularly cool in a club-electronica way.
3. The Gossip -- “Dimestore Diamond” from MUSIC FOR MEN [6-23-09]. This alt-dance number – spare and gritty -- is a major label debut for this indie garage band.
4. Cassie Davis – “I Like It Loud” (un-released in U.S.). The scoring gold single from Australia’s up-and-coming rocker leads to a debut album to be released in August.
5. Drake -- “Successful” -- Yung Chris and Trey Songz (promo single). An experimental new rap sound from Weezy protégé that pairs Kanye West-sounding raps against harmonic Trey Songz, all with an avant garde dissonant backbeat with poetic vibe.
6. Smashproof – “Brothers” (lead single, yet to be released in US). Funky R&B single from New Zealand group layering female vocals with hip-hop from debut album which refers to a recent controversial case in which a business man stabbed a teenage graffiti “tagger” to death.
7. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – “Gunpowder” from TELL ‘EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! [3-17-09]. A big, boomin’ blues jam – you’re right there in the front row, shaking your money-maker – right there with the boys from Austin, TX, who are behind the vintage blues and old school R&B. Who’s in??
8. Black Dada – “Imma Zoe” (single) [7-31-08]. A stompin’ big hip-hop groover—shoutin’ out to his island -- from Haitian- American rapper out of Ft. Lauderdale.
9. Blind Pilot -- “One Red Thread” – from 3 Rounds and a Sound [6-9-09]. An earnest, indie acoustic rocker from duo out of Portland, Oregon.
10. Zee Avi – “Bitter Heart” from ZEE AVI [5-19-09]. Only 22 when she recorded her first CD, which was quickly snapped up by Jack Johnson’s new recording label, this singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malaysia uses her sweet voice to sing old fashioned-sounding folk-pop.
11. Vieux Farka Toure -- “Sarama” from FONDO [5-26-09]. Young Malian protégé masters contemporary dub.
12. KJ Rose – “Better Way” (single) [1-29-09]. An inspired, easy-listening number by soulful vocalist, songwriter and performer from Chicago’s South Side.
13. Tina Parol -- “Who’s Got Your Money” (single) [4-7-09]. A sure-to-be future pop chart buster with easy harmonies and sing-along youth appeal.
14. David Rush -- “Shooting Star” (single) [2-17-09]. A shameless pop debut from New Jersey rapper with help from Pitbull and rocker Kevin Rudolf that combines pop and hip-hop for a slick club track.
15. Anuhea -- “I Just Want You Around” from ANUHEA [4-21-09]. A pretty, laid-back pop debut by pretty singer out of Hawaii.
16. CuCu Diamantes -- “Amor Cronico” from CUCULAND [3-17-09]. A saucy, new, sexy Spanish indie debut from fascinating lead singer-songwriter of Yerba Buena who is Spanish-African-Chinese
17. Sarah Jorosz -- “I Can’t Love You Now ” from I CAN’T LOVE YOU NOW [6-1-09]. 18-year old contemporary bluegrass prodigy launches debut album with this plucky title track.
18. Fever Ray -- “When I Grow Up” (single) [3-31-09]. An astonishing new experimental solo project debut by young Swedish artist filled with icy electroniac atmospheres.
19. Fast Life Yungstaz (F.L.Y.) -- “Swag Surfin’” (single) [3-24-09]. A (brand new) group hip-hop effort praising the virtues of swag.
20. Christelle featuring Agacee -- “Can You Handle Me” (single) – [2-20-09]. New R&B dance track from emerging pop diva.
21. An-Ya – “Nightlife” (single) [11-18-08]. Quickly rising on the Hot Dance Club Play charts, this track features a synthed back beat and hot female vocals.
22. Jim Jones and Webstar -- “Dancin’ On Me”(single) [4-28-09]. Spare beat with simple synth, filled in with plain duo raps, ready for the grind.
23. Empire of the Sun – “Walking on a Dream” from WALKING ON A DREAM [4-21-09]. This Aussie-duo combines 70’s flower-power with an 80’s pop sensibility.
24. Anjulie – “Boom” from BOOM E.P. [11-2008]. With a touch of the old school, Anjulie’s soulful, pixie voice leads the way to inevitable dance steps.
25. Cage the Elephant – “Aint No Rest for the Wicked” from CAGE THE ELEPHANT [4-13-09]. With initial chart success in England, this indie alt-rock band is actually from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and this is the lead track from their self-titled debut album.
26. Little Boots – “Meddle” from ARECIBO E.P. [3-24-09]. Electro up-and-comer from U.K. plays catchy futuristic disco and will release her debut album this fall.
27. TheNewNo2 -- “Another John Doe” from YOU ARE HERE [2-17-09]. A languid, atmospheric (and typical) track from debut album featuring Dhani Harrison, son of late Beatle George.
28. White Lies -- “Death” from TO LOSE MY LIFE … [1-12-09]. With an 80’s indie alt/punk sound this is the lead track from the debut album from trio rock group out of London.
29. Rye Rye – “Bang” (single) [3-31-09]. Spare percussion and vocal dissonance from M.I.A protégé.
30. Gabriella Cilmi -- “Sanctuary” from LESSONS TO BE LEARNED [1-27-09]. 17-year old siren from Australia takes up a bluesy note in this appealing single track.
31. Wild Light – “California on My Mind” from ADULT NIGHTS [3-3-09]. New Hampshire quartet offers up big harmonica exercising in the background and harmonious vocals declaring “fuck California!”
32. Jeremih – “Birthday Sex” (single) [1-24-09]. A slow jam that gets right to the heart of the matter – that’s right -- G-Spot Birthday Sex.
33. Kid Cudi – “Nite and Day” (3-20-09) – Spooky R&B single from Midwestern hip-hopper whose melody you can’t shake once you’ve heard it.
34. Erin McCarley – “Love, Save the Empty” from LOVE, SAVE THE EMPTY [1-6-09]. A singer-songwriter and Texas-gone soCal performer with an ethereally sweet voice creates an acoustic adult-alt-pop track.
35. Dan Auerbach -- “Heartbroken, in Disrepair” from KEEP IT HID [2-10-09]. – Big electric bluesey-rocker; a solo effort from Black Keys frontman.
36. The Script -- “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” from THE SCRIPT [11-4-08]. From the best-selling new band of 2008 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, this track, already a smash-hit in a dozen other nations, has an easy pop-vibe.
37. Nickel Eye – “Brandy of the Damned” from THE TIME OF THE ASSASINS [1-17-09]. An angsty extra-curricular project from three members of The Strokes where Nikolai Fraiture (bassist) works his guitar through a repetitive indie rocker.
38. Bon Iver – “Blood Bank” (single) [1-20-09]. Wisconsin troubadour Justin Vernon’s easy vocals and mellow acoustic guitar mark his sophomore solitary effort.
39. Lisa Hannigan – “I Don’t Know” from SEA SEW [2-3-09]. A spare, pretty and simple song featuring melt-your-heart vocals from former Damien Rice side-kick.
40. Fiction Family – “When She’s Near” from FICTION FAMILY [1-20-09]. A short and sweet vocal-acoustic debut from Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman and Nickelcreek guitarist Sean Watkins.
41. The Black Ghosts – “Full Moon” from THE BLACK GHOSTS [12-23-08]. – A slightly retro, haunting and plaintive acoustic groove from duet formerly of UK’s Simian on their self-titled debut album.
42. Shwayze – “Buzzin” from SHWAYZE [8-18-08]. Shwayze’s debut hip-hop track combines Malibu beach rap with Cisco Adler’s indie-rock groove.
43. The Airborne Toxic Event -- “Sometime Around Midnight” from THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT [8-5-08]. Irresistible pop track song – think rock and roll version of “Lady in Red” -- that compels you to listen.
44. Kevin Rudolf -- “Let it Rock” (feat. LilWayne) from IN THE CITY [11-24-08]. On top of an irresistible pop rock sound, complete with synthesized guitar riffs broken, there’s the unlikely rockin’ appearance by Lil Wayne.
45. Chairlift -- “Bruises” from DOES YOU INSPIRE YOU [11-11-08]. Alternating clear, easy vocals and synthy percussion background combine in this upbeat, indie-alt track.
46. Lenka -- “The Show” from LENKA [9-9-08]. Sweet, whimsical, crème pouf-of-an-indie female vocalist from Australia gets behind this coffee shop-euro-pop single.
2. Pixie Lott – “”Mama Do” [6-8-09 in UK]. Keep an eye out for this emerging young siren out of the UK – forthcoming album called TURN IT UP -- in the vein of Amy Winehouse and Duffy, with a rich, bold, ballad-worthy voice. Of note: The Linus Love Mix of the song is particularly cool in a club-electronica way.
3. The Gossip -- “Dimestore Diamond” from MUSIC FOR MEN [6-23-09]. This alt-dance number – spare and gritty -- is a major label debut for this indie garage band.
4. Cassie Davis – “I Like It Loud” (un-released in U.S.). The scoring gold single from Australia’s up-and-coming rocker leads to a debut album to be released in August.
5. Drake -- “Successful” -- Yung Chris and Trey Songz (promo single). An experimental new rap sound from Weezy protégé that pairs Kanye West-sounding raps against harmonic Trey Songz, all with an avant garde dissonant backbeat with poetic vibe.
6. Smashproof – “Brothers” (lead single, yet to be released in US). Funky R&B single from New Zealand group layering female vocals with hip-hop from debut album which refers to a recent controversial case in which a business man stabbed a teenage graffiti “tagger” to death.
7. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – “Gunpowder” from TELL ‘EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! [3-17-09]. A big, boomin’ blues jam – you’re right there in the front row, shaking your money-maker – right there with the boys from Austin, TX, who are behind the vintage blues and old school R&B. Who’s in??
8. Black Dada – “Imma Zoe” (single) [7-31-08]. A stompin’ big hip-hop groover—shoutin’ out to his island -- from Haitian- American rapper out of Ft. Lauderdale.
9. Blind Pilot -- “One Red Thread” – from 3 Rounds and a Sound [6-9-09]. An earnest, indie acoustic rocker from duo out of Portland, Oregon.
10. Zee Avi – “Bitter Heart” from ZEE AVI [5-19-09]. Only 22 when she recorded her first CD, which was quickly snapped up by Jack Johnson’s new recording label, this singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malaysia uses her sweet voice to sing old fashioned-sounding folk-pop.
11. Vieux Farka Toure -- “Sarama” from FONDO [5-26-09]. Young Malian protégé masters contemporary dub.
12. KJ Rose – “Better Way” (single) [1-29-09]. An inspired, easy-listening number by soulful vocalist, songwriter and performer from Chicago’s South Side.
13. Tina Parol -- “Who’s Got Your Money” (single) [4-7-09]. A sure-to-be future pop chart buster with easy harmonies and sing-along youth appeal.
14. David Rush -- “Shooting Star” (single) [2-17-09]. A shameless pop debut from New Jersey rapper with help from Pitbull and rocker Kevin Rudolf that combines pop and hip-hop for a slick club track.
15. Anuhea -- “I Just Want You Around” from ANUHEA [4-21-09]. A pretty, laid-back pop debut by pretty singer out of Hawaii.
16. CuCu Diamantes -- “Amor Cronico” from CUCULAND [3-17-09]. A saucy, new, sexy Spanish indie debut from fascinating lead singer-songwriter of Yerba Buena who is Spanish-African-Chinese
17. Sarah Jorosz -- “I Can’t Love You Now ” from I CAN’T LOVE YOU NOW [6-1-09]. 18-year old contemporary bluegrass prodigy launches debut album with this plucky title track.
18. Fever Ray -- “When I Grow Up” (single) [3-31-09]. An astonishing new experimental solo project debut by young Swedish artist filled with icy electroniac atmospheres.
19. Fast Life Yungstaz (F.L.Y.) -- “Swag Surfin’” (single) [3-24-09]. A (brand new) group hip-hop effort praising the virtues of swag.
20. Christelle featuring Agacee -- “Can You Handle Me” (single) – [2-20-09]. New R&B dance track from emerging pop diva.
21. An-Ya – “Nightlife” (single) [11-18-08]. Quickly rising on the Hot Dance Club Play charts, this track features a synthed back beat and hot female vocals.
22. Jim Jones and Webstar -- “Dancin’ On Me”(single) [4-28-09]. Spare beat with simple synth, filled in with plain duo raps, ready for the grind.
23. Empire of the Sun – “Walking on a Dream” from WALKING ON A DREAM [4-21-09]. This Aussie-duo combines 70’s flower-power with an 80’s pop sensibility.
24. Anjulie – “Boom” from BOOM E.P. [11-2008]. With a touch of the old school, Anjulie’s soulful, pixie voice leads the way to inevitable dance steps.
25. Cage the Elephant – “Aint No Rest for the Wicked” from CAGE THE ELEPHANT [4-13-09]. With initial chart success in England, this indie alt-rock band is actually from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and this is the lead track from their self-titled debut album.
26. Little Boots – “Meddle” from ARECIBO E.P. [3-24-09]. Electro up-and-comer from U.K. plays catchy futuristic disco and will release her debut album this fall.
27. TheNewNo2 -- “Another John Doe” from YOU ARE HERE [2-17-09]. A languid, atmospheric (and typical) track from debut album featuring Dhani Harrison, son of late Beatle George.
28. White Lies -- “Death” from TO LOSE MY LIFE … [1-12-09]. With an 80’s indie alt/punk sound this is the lead track from the debut album from trio rock group out of London.
29. Rye Rye – “Bang” (single) [3-31-09]. Spare percussion and vocal dissonance from M.I.A protégé.
30. Gabriella Cilmi -- “Sanctuary” from LESSONS TO BE LEARNED [1-27-09]. 17-year old siren from Australia takes up a bluesy note in this appealing single track.
31. Wild Light – “California on My Mind” from ADULT NIGHTS [3-3-09]. New Hampshire quartet offers up big harmonica exercising in the background and harmonious vocals declaring “fuck California!”
32. Jeremih – “Birthday Sex” (single) [1-24-09]. A slow jam that gets right to the heart of the matter – that’s right -- G-Spot Birthday Sex.
33. Kid Cudi – “Nite and Day” (3-20-09) – Spooky R&B single from Midwestern hip-hopper whose melody you can’t shake once you’ve heard it.
34. Erin McCarley – “Love, Save the Empty” from LOVE, SAVE THE EMPTY [1-6-09]. A singer-songwriter and Texas-gone soCal performer with an ethereally sweet voice creates an acoustic adult-alt-pop track.
35. Dan Auerbach -- “Heartbroken, in Disrepair” from KEEP IT HID [2-10-09]. – Big electric bluesey-rocker; a solo effort from Black Keys frontman.
36. The Script -- “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” from THE SCRIPT [11-4-08]. From the best-selling new band of 2008 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, this track, already a smash-hit in a dozen other nations, has an easy pop-vibe.
37. Nickel Eye – “Brandy of the Damned” from THE TIME OF THE ASSASINS [1-17-09]. An angsty extra-curricular project from three members of The Strokes where Nikolai Fraiture (bassist) works his guitar through a repetitive indie rocker.
38. Bon Iver – “Blood Bank” (single) [1-20-09]. Wisconsin troubadour Justin Vernon’s easy vocals and mellow acoustic guitar mark his sophomore solitary effort.
39. Lisa Hannigan – “I Don’t Know” from SEA SEW [2-3-09]. A spare, pretty and simple song featuring melt-your-heart vocals from former Damien Rice side-kick.
40. Fiction Family – “When She’s Near” from FICTION FAMILY [1-20-09]. A short and sweet vocal-acoustic debut from Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman and Nickelcreek guitarist Sean Watkins.
41. The Black Ghosts – “Full Moon” from THE BLACK GHOSTS [12-23-08]. – A slightly retro, haunting and plaintive acoustic groove from duet formerly of UK’s Simian on their self-titled debut album.
42. Shwayze – “Buzzin” from SHWAYZE [8-18-08]. Shwayze’s debut hip-hop track combines Malibu beach rap with Cisco Adler’s indie-rock groove.
43. The Airborne Toxic Event -- “Sometime Around Midnight” from THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT [8-5-08]. Irresistible pop track song – think rock and roll version of “Lady in Red” -- that compels you to listen.
44. Kevin Rudolf -- “Let it Rock” (feat. LilWayne) from IN THE CITY [11-24-08]. On top of an irresistible pop rock sound, complete with synthesized guitar riffs broken, there’s the unlikely rockin’ appearance by Lil Wayne.
45. Chairlift -- “Bruises” from DOES YOU INSPIRE YOU [11-11-08]. Alternating clear, easy vocals and synthy percussion background combine in this upbeat, indie-alt track.
46. Lenka -- “The Show” from LENKA [9-9-08]. Sweet, whimsical, crème pouf-of-an-indie female vocalist from Australia gets behind this coffee shop-euro-pop single.
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