Matt & Kim: Block After Block

More great music out of Brooklyn. Off this duo's 2010 album, Sidewalks.

Lisa Hannigan: A Sail

The song below is off this Irish artist's recently released 2011 album, Passenger.

Alabama Shakes: I Found You

I love the retro sound of this song. This Alabama-based band is playing rock as it should be. And the video isn't too bad either.

Amy Correia: Powder Blue Trans Am

Here's some gritty Americana for you. Learn more about Amy Correia here.

Evelyn Evelyn: Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?

Here are a couple of versions of a song by this duo made up of one of the Dresden Dolls and the eccentric Jason Webley. The first video is really interesting and the live version is also worth watching.



It's got to be difficult to perform one handed:

Juan Maclean: Happy House

Here's a little more postmodern 60's soul meets 70's funk meets 80's synth. Off the 2009 album, The Future Will Come.

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour: Major

Off this Danish band's forthcoming album Out of Frequency slated to be released in January.

Caveman: Great Life

Here's a gripping piece from this NYC band that is currently touring. I've never seen so many drummers on one song. . .

Lana Del Rey: Blue Jeans

I can't make up my mind about this artist from Lake Placid, NY, but I keep coming back to a few of her songs, including this one which keeps growing on me.

SBTRKT: Wildfire

SBTRKT is Aaron Jerome, a producer based in London. Seeming to prefer anonymity, he performs behind a mask during live performances. This song features Little Dragon, (a band that has also been featured on this blog here) and is on his 2011 self-titled release.

Pollyn: How Small We Are

This song is off Pollyn's 2011 album, Living In Patterns. The band describes what they do as "atmospheric music influenced by down-tempo, new wave, funk, world and traditional pop."

That's pretty good, so I'll say no more.

Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis: I'm So Sorry

This is a family band hailing from London that writes music infused with R&B, swing, country, blues, and, as you'll hear below, ska. The band members are incredibly talented, all of them multi-instrumentalists, which aids their musical flexibility.

This is off the 2011 album, Smoking in Heaven.

Detektivbyran: Lyckans Undulat

This is a thrilling video which matches this quirky electro-folk piece very well. Sadly, this Swedish band broke up in 2010.

Okkervil River: For Real

I'm going back to the ice age of 2006 for this one, off the album, Black Sheep Boy, by this band from Austin, Texas.

Just in case you needed to inject some angst into your weekend.

Plan B: She Said

Plan B is a British artist who does a little bit of everything, and this song, off the 2010 album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, exhibits how wide his musical range is. This song grabs you in the first bar and never lets go. What do you think?