Saturday, 2 February 2013

The Lumineers

This band is a super good, more slower but really light and fun to listen to

They only have one album called:
The Lumineers

Some hit songs on The Lumineers include:
Ho Hey
Stubborn Love











There is literally nothing bad I can say about this band, they are light and fun, they have some slow songs but they are so good

Check them out cause they are really good, and let me know what you think


Friday, 1 February 2013

IllScarlett

This band is a really cool sounding like they have some really cool Latin guitar, they sound really good

They have two albums out called:
All Day With It and 1UP!

Hit songs on All Day With It include:
Who'd Got It?
Nothing Special










Hit songs on 1UP! include:
Take It For Granted












I have nothing bad to say about this band they are really good, they got some really funky guitar sections, all there songs are good and all really have that distinct IllScarlett sound

There is this one song that always gets a chuckle out of me its called 1UP! its totally different from other songs there is talking in it and it's kind of funny 

But they are a great band worth checking out and let me know what you think 

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Freelance Whales

This band is really out there but really good very different sounding

They only have one album out called:
Weathervanes

Hit songs on Weathervanes include:
Generator ^ First Floor












Now this album has some really good songs on it that I really love, but there are songs that are just instrumental, then some really slow songs, and the intro to some songs are really long even though the song itself is really good

Either way there are some gems on this album worth checking out, and let me know what you think

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Grouplove

This band is really cool there is a guy and sometimes a girl singing, there songs are really fun to listen to and have good songs

They only have one album called:
Never Trust A Happy Song

Hit songs on Never Trust A Happy Song include:
Tongue Tied












There is no real bad song on this album, there are a couple slow songs near the end of the album but they are still good songs

When you read the album tittle you think it's all going to be more depressing songs but really almost all of the songs on the album are really up beat, and have a really unique sound

Check it out and let me know what you think

Foster The People

This band's music is really fun, light, and a great listen

They only have one album called:
Torches

Hit songs on Torches include:
Pumped Up Kicks
Helena Beat












There is absolutely no bad songs on this album, they are all nice and light and good pump up songs, just a real fun listen

They also have commercials featuring there songs so you might recognize some of them if you haven't heard them before

Check them out and let me know what you think

The Black Keys

This bands really good kind of bluesy/rock, good sounding band

This band has seven albums that are called:
attack & release, the big come up, magic potion, rubber factory, thickfreakness, Brothers, and El Camino

Hit songs on attack & release include:
Strange Times











Hit songs on the big come up include:
Heavy Soul











Hit songs on magic potion include:
Your Touch











Hit songs on rubber factory include:
The Desperate Man










Hit songs on thickfreakness include:
Thickfreakness











Hit songs on Brothers include:
Tighten Up
Howlin' For You








Hit songs on El Camino include:
Lonely Boy
Gold On The Ceiling
Little Black Submarines
Dead And Gone










The first five albums are very raw sounding, the original blues really comes out in these albums

The last two are the more resent ones and though they still have the blues sound they aren't as raw sounding and are really good, if you are looking for more of an easier listen and not as hard core blues I would recommend the last two albums 

Though there is no real bad song on all the albums there are songs that stand out more then others

They also have songs featured on commercials so you might recognize them 

So check it out and let me know what you think 

The Gaslight Anthem

This band is really good, like really good

This bands got three albums called:
The '59 Sound, American Slang, Handwritten (Deluxe Version)


Hit Songs on The '59 Sound includes:
The '59 Sound
Old White Lincoln









Hit songs on American Slang include:
American Slang










Hit songs on Handwritten include:
"45"











Out of all the songs on these three albums there is only one bad song that I would stay away from all together the song is called Sliver and it is really bad it makes you wonder how they can write that really bad song after all the amazing ones

Other then that one song these albums are amazing with no other bad songs

It's totally worth the listen and let me know what you think

Florence and The Machine

This band is actually a girl singing which is cool and her voice is amazing

She's got two albums out right now called:
Lungs and Ceremonials

Hit songs on Lungs include:
Kiss With A Fist
Cosmic Love









Hit songs on Ceremonials include:
Shake It Out 
Heartlines 












Really there are no bad songs on these albums, there are some slow songs but they are still good

What must be understood about these albums though is that they are very soulful and deep, sometimes you have to be in the mood to listen to it, but it is really good none the less 

Check it out and see what you think and let me know 

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

The Dirty Heads

This bands really cool because it combines sections of rap into their music

They have two albums called:
Any Port In A Storm (Special Edition) and Cabin by the Sea

Hit songs on Any Port In A Storm (Special Edition) include:
Lay Me Down
Viva la Vida (Acoustic)
Stand Tall
Believe
Hit songs on Cabin by the Sea include:
Spread Too Thin
Cabin By The Sea











With these albums there are hits and misses, there are songs on the albums that make you wonder how they wrote these songs when the others are so amazing.

The goods songs totally out way the bad and are worth the listen, take a look and let me know what you think

Crash Kings

This band is really good and the cool thing about them is they don't use guitars, and you don't even notice

They only have one album called:
Crash Kings

Hit songs include:
Mountain Man
Its Only Wednesday











I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this album, every song is a gem, like you hit the jack pot with this album

Take a listen and let me know what you think I don't think you will be disappointed

Band Of Horses

This is a kind of country style band

Has three albums out at the moment:
Cease to Begin, Everything All The Time, and Infinite Arms

Hit songs on Cease to Begin include:
No One's Gonna Love You
The General Specific








Hit songs on Everything All The Time include:
The Funeral
Hit songs on Infinite Arms include:
Infinite Arms
Laredo












There is a lot of songs on all of though's albums, not all of them are pure gold, but there are so many song that are really good

Check out these albums and let me know what you think

Awolnation

Really unique sounding band

Only have one album out so far called:
Megalithic Symphony

Hit songs include:
Sail












This whole album is jammed packed with amazing songs, there is no real disappointing songs

There is one song that's 15 minutes long song, like don't get me wrong it is a good song, its just really long the song is called Knights of Shame

There is also one song that doesn't really have a point it is just the singer talking, but it's kind of funny to listen too it's called Some Sort of Creatures

Another song thats really short but really kind of cool the songs called Megalithic Symphony but as I said really short

Overall this album is really good, totally worth the listen check it out and let me know what you think


Arkells

An amazing Canadian band

Has released two albums :
Jackson Square and Michigan Left

Hit Songs on Jackson Square include:
Oh, The Boss Is Coming!
Ballad Of Hugo Chavez
John Lennon









Hit Songs on Michigan Left include:
Michigan Left
Whistleblower
Book Club









The Arkells also did a song called Ticats Are Hummin to support the Hamilton Ticats football team

Personally there is no bad songs on either album, I would recommend this band to anyone take a listen and let me know what you think.