Denison Witmer - Are You A Dreamer? (Indie/Folk)

     I'm not entirely sure where the week went, something about blondes and beaches, so please accept my apology I'm going to sit through this class and write up about six posts just for you. This is mostly because my recently added playlist is absolutely swelling with free music, believe me, it would take you over a day straight to listen to what I downloaded this week. That being said nothing really connects with me today like Denison Witmer. A very good friend of mine introduced me to Noisetrade, a music sharing website over flowing with indie rock and folk music which is where I first heard of his album Are You A Dreamer? Anywho I'm willingly on the mailing list and I received an email that intrigued me, new music from Denison Witmer featuring Sufjan Stevens, that right there, just the mention of Sufjan and I'm there. Aside from the curb appeal, this release has more heart than everything you'll hear this week, hell maybe this month and really if you can sign Mr. Stevens to your cause then you have to have some kind of amazing talent. Don't let me prattle on though, just take it as a five star rating and download it here. One thing about Noisetrade, you'll be signed up for the email list, which is useful, and you'll be prompted to donate for the music, which I strongly suggest, if you don't then spam your Facebook friends, and your twitter followers and tell them I sent you.

Denison Witmer - Are You A Dreamer?

Smoothiesforme - New Beginnings (Singer/Songwriter)

     Yet another extremely talented young artist, Smoothiesforme, heard around the world from Edinburgh Scotland. Holly, if I may, is one of those artists that grow on you every time you hear her music, and I cannot imagine a world where she doesn't have a hidden cult following, especially after winning numerous awards before 17 years of age. Her newest album New Beginnings is six tracks of musical bliss, although it is obviously from a female point of view, it isn't hard to relate to and each song has  a new influence, almost a flair, from a different genre. Some songs pull more from folk or rock while some have an ambient almost electronic feel. Excluding the remix cause that would be too easy, each track is a new chapter in the novel that is the album and by Thor is it a page turner. So please grab it up, and consider actually putting a number higher than zero in that name your price box, take it from me, its worth money, and helping a young artist find her feet on the world stage is mutually beneficial, as long as she keeps pouring her heart and soul into that guitar.

Smoothiesforme - New Beginnings 

Hipster Humpday 4: Wintersleep

      Have you seen my ghost? Its really a good question, I think the tea is the only thing keeping me on this earth today, I have five hours of class starting at noon and I got maybe four hours of sleep last night, so please follow me down the narrow tunnel of sleep vision to today's post.

     Halifax, Nova Scotia, is apparently a breeding ground for indie/folk groups, don't ask me who else started there but I'm sure someone did. Anyway a week or so ago I was bored enough to watch Flashpoint, which was a good idea because both times I've seen that show the outro song is amazing, this time it happened to be Search Party By Wintersleep of the 2007 album Welcome to the Night Sky. This album tore me up...

I used to dream about saving the world 

Now i just dream about the holidays 

I used to write so many songs for my girl 

Now i just dream about floating away

     You can't get any more soulful without a permit. Very powerful stuff but its not only the lyrics and the eastern Canadian accent that make this album amazing, the guitars and drums are grade A indie rock, bordering on post rock which adds a whole new element to the songs. I don't have anything bad to say about Wintersleep, I'm glad to be Canadian and good sirs, your music has the power to touch hearts of stone, keep it up.

     Also please check out their website for bonus tracks from WTTNS and the headline track from their new album, and if you have a minute head on over to our Facebook page and give it a like, much obliged.

Super Sunday: She Said Save Me, Round 4!

Sorry that this is late, yet again. Yesterday was a weird day and a lot of stuff happened, so I just never got a chance to get around to this.

I am here to present to you, the 3rd song from She Said Save Me's new album, 'Today, Tomorrow...Whenever.'

The back story for this song goes something like this: Two aliens are in disguise on earth and meet each other and fall in love. The problem is that they can't be together because of their circumstances (whatever that may be), so they promise to meet each other in the next life.

I love having a personal connection to the artist.

I am going to stop rambling now and just give you the music.

Here is 'Aliens' by She Said Save me.

If you like this song, and want to download it for free and check out some of the other songs while you are at it, check out the Facebook page.

Thank you yet again for your continued support. Please remember to check out our Facebook page to show us just how much you care!

Ciao,

K.

She Said Save Me: Round 3!

Here I am, almost a week late on this post. I am quite sorry. I am not going to write a whole bunch about the song that I got last week, but I certainly hope that you like it. 

I'd Hang With You Everyday, as promised, is cheerful. I believe I described it to some of my friends recently by saying, "It's cute in an it's-not-sad-and-depressing kind of way." I am a huge fan. That's probably partially because I find it so easy to relate to.

 

While we were discussing this song, Joe (the mastermind behind this) said, "that song was on the back burner for a few years, it is kind of quirky but it seems to make people smile." I'm going to have to agree with him on this one, at least on a personal level.

If you are a fan of this song and want to download it, or are just curious about what the other songs sound like, please head on over to Facebook and show your support! (Remember, free downloads!)

Thank you again for all of the support. Keep on checking in. For Saturday, I will be posting the newest from She Said Save Me. Be excited. I hope that everyone else likes it as well as I do (depending on one's taste in music, I suppose). I can't wait to share with everybody!

Until then,

K.

Simple Saturday: She Said Save Me...REVISITED!

You may remember way back in July, for our Canada Day Edition, MrFlawedLogic introduced us to this little known band called She Said Save Me. I quickly fell in love with how easy it was to relate to the songs as well as the unique sound and the two albums (The Emerson EP and The Holly Golightly EP) quickly became two of my most listened to albums in my music library.

Now, three months later, here we are again with a new release! I have had the pleasure of getting to know the head honcho of the operation (Joe Vercillo) through modern social networks and I have been blown away by how down to earth and open he is. I probably shouldn't have been so surprised, but what can I say? I have my doubts about the human condition. He and I have had many in-depth conversations about...well, everything, and it has been great.

In getting to know Joe, I also got the special opportunity to be one of the first to know about and hear the new song. When I asked him if there was anything he wanted me to say about the song, he simply asked me to talk about the other young members of the team.

Mary Cassidy is from the same town as I am and is friends with my of my friends. I believe she is a year younger than I and has this amazing voice. She starts out this new song, and really sets the tone for it. Her harmony is beautiful as well. She is a very talented young women. As well, Christine Fleming has done the cover art for the albums, and she does an amazing job. I love the colours, the lines, the images...I just think it is all great. She is also from the local area around my home. I feel very privileged to have come from a county with so much talent.

That being said, here is the new song.

'If We Fall' is a beautiful song from the new album 'Today, Tomorrow...Whenever' (2011). This is the first of five and the only one that has been released as of right now. I'll bring you the rest as they are sent to me. I love the lyrics to this song. I found them very easy to relate to. The song is simple, yet beautifully composed with the various instruments (cello, guitar, vocals, piano). Definitely one of my favourites.

I hope you like the song too, and if you do, just head on over to She Said Save Me's Facebook to download the song for free, as well as the rest of the songs if you have not yet done so.

Thank you again for the continued support, everyone. And sorry, too for our lack of posts in the last month. Life sometimes gets in the way. If you're new, and impressed with what you see, please head on over to our Facebook Page where you will find links to movie reviews and other posts that are on this blog.

Ciao,
K.