Best of 2009

décembre 12th, 2009

Best Album

1 -  Bill Callahan « Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle »

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 bonus: Jim Cain (Live in France 2009) by Bill Callahan: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
 bonus: Too Many Birds (Live in France 2009) by Bill Callahan: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

2 – Timber Timbre « Timber Timbre »

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3 – Alela Diane « To Be Still »

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4 – Marissa Nadler « Little Hells »

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see also: an exclusive interview with Marissa Nadler

5 – Haruko « Wild Geese »

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see also: an exclusive interview with Haruko

6 – God Help The Girl « God Help The Girl »

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7 – Lee Fields And The Expressions

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8 – Antony And the Johnsons  » The Crying Light »

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9 – Cotton Jones « Coccon »

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Best Songs

1 – « Home » by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

2 – « Dreams Comes True Girl » by Cass McCombs

3 – « Too Many Birds » by Bill Callahan

4 – « 40 day Dream » by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

5 – « Jim Cain » by Bill Callahan

6 – « Age Old Blue » by Alela Diane

7 – « I Won’t Ask Again » by Bonnie « Prince » Billy

8 – « Kiss My Name » by Antony and the Johnsons

9 – « So Far Around the Bend » by The National

10 – « Heavy Cross » by The Gossip

11 – « Lay Down You Arms » by Cats On Fire

12 – « Pulling On A Line » by Great Lake Swimmers

13 – « Pull My Heart Away » by Jack Penate

14 – « All the Kings Men » by Wild Beasts

15 – « Went Walking » by Bosque Brown

We get lucky enough last week to hear live in Lyon two of the most beautiful american voices. Marissa Nadler and Alela Diane !

We shout 4 videos of Marissa’s concert that you can see here or on our YouTube channel.

bonus : here’s 2 mp3’s extract from the videos :
(the sound is better than on youtube)

 
 Oh, Lonesome Me: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
 Mistress: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Unfortunatly we couldn’t record Alela’s concert but here’s a video of something very similar we’ve seen:

see Alela DIANE performing « White as diamonds »

Alela Diane – To Be Still

janvier 7th, 2009

« To Be Still » is the next Alela Diane’s album (available Feb 17 2009) in which you’ll find « White As Diamonds »  …

White As Diamonds

(click the grey play button to stream audio or right click to download the MP3. All mp3s on this site are free legal to download)

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http://www.myspace.com/alelamusic

« The Silence Of Love » is a themed album of covers produced by Eddie Bezalel and Hugo Nicolson. Alela Diane sings on it.

The opening track « True Love Will Find You At The End » is a song written by Daniel Johnston.
Live at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville on June 25, 2008 backed by the Hymns. Fascinating and captivating performance.

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