Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Jon DeRosa

I can't remember how I came across this guy.  In just a few words, I would describe his music as retro alternative rock.  There is really nice backing instrumentation, with interesting chord progressions, and a nice balance of percussion and vocals.  The dude's voice is smooth and sultry; it sounds like it's straight out of the 1940s--it reminds me a bit of Belle & Sebastian.  Give his album "A Wolf in Preacher's Clothes" on bandcamp.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Will Dailey

I can't remember how I was introduced to this guy a few months ago.  He's a singer/songwriter from Boston.  The style of music isn't quite my go-to genre...it's pretty rocky, sometimes pretty country, and almost classic rock-esque.  Some of the songs I would even describe as jazzy.  In general it's a bit noisy and shouty for me, but he has some good songs.  You can actually download one of his albums for free on noisetrade for the moment.  You can listen to some of his older stuff on soundcloud.  Here is a music video for one of his more popular songs; it's pretty representative of his style.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Young Oceans

I can't remember how I came across this band from New York.  They produce eletropop-type worship music, and I kind of like it.  The style is understated but tuneful vocals, with almost dream-wave like instrumentation.  You can listen to all of their stuff on their bandcamp; apparently they have quite a few full-length albums from the past several years (one of them is an advent album).  I recommend giving them a listen if chill, ambient-style music is what you're in the mood for.