Santigold - Big Mouth

undomondo:

Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train
(by kessingland)

Freight train, freight train, going so fast
Freight train, freight train, going so fast
Please don’t tell what train I’m on
So they won’t know where I’ve gone

When I am dead and in my grave
No more good times here I’ll crave
Place the stones at my head and feet
And tell them all that I’m gone to sleep

When I die, lord, bury me deep
Way down on old Chestnut Street
So I can hear old Number Nine
As she comes rolling by

Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten (January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987)

I lost it when she plays the little walking bass line with her pinky. Not only is she 100x better at guitar than me, she’s also playing a right hand strung guitar upside down.

Saigon - Another Man Down ft. Lil’ Flame

jessethorn:

There’s no wrong time to watch the video for Ante Up and get super pumped.

(Right before church?)

Great quality Os Mutantes footage

Caminhante Noturno

laughingsquid:

Don’t Stop by Foster The People

more caper-based videos please.

(Source: danieldanielblog)

twentyfourbit:

First Aid Kit: “Emmylou” (Live on KCRW)

“I’ll be your Emmylou and I’ll be your June / You’ll be my Gram and my Johnny, too,” sing the Söderberg sisters in the latest taste of their upcoming album, The Lion’s Roar — a fitting tribute to a few greats whom they’ve honored with cover songs in the past. While the title track followed First Aid Kit as they explore darker territory, this understated ditty finds the duo settling comfortably into the well-honed, ’70s Laurel Canyon-worthy craftsmanship of their other heroes. In short: just another promising track from one of next year’s most anticipated folk records. Watch the pair unveil a cut off their Mike Mogis-produced LP, live from KCRW’s studio, above.

perpetua:

Iron & Wine
“Me and Lazarus”
Live on KCRW, 2011

Though Lazarus is a name with some very specific associations, it’s not entirely clear to me why Sam Beam is using it in this song. The best I can come up with is that the singer is envious of his friend’s ability to redefine and transform himself — in a sense, resurrected like the Biblical Lazarus. It could just be something that sounds nice in the melody, which is fine by me, especially since the main feature of the song is it gorgeous melody and relaxed arrangement. The sound is rich and comforting without seeming heavy, smothering or overdone. The emotional tone is muted and polite, but there’s a complex set of mixed feelings being articulated in the melody and texture. I hear bemusement in the way the melody climbs upward at the end of the verses, resignation in his wordless “oh-oh-ohs,” caution in the slow walk of the bass and assertiveness in the saxophone leads that weave in and out of the composition. (Originally posted 1/31/2011)

(Source: youtube.com)

There is some mean melodica playing in this video. The Middle Brother album may be my favorite of 2011.  

Amy Winehouse - Our Day Will Come

I was excited to learn that there is a posthumous Amy Winehouse album coming out on Dec. 6th. What talent.