SONG: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“Retreat” Sharon Jones is one of the most dynamic performers I’ve ever seen. Her incredibly soulful voice and magnetic personality SHINE on stage. Her latest album with the Dap-Kings, Give The People...
View ArticleCOVER: Sarah Jarosz
“Simple Twist of Fate” [Bob Dylan] Wow. Just wow. This cover gives me goosebumps before she even starts singing. Sarah Jarosz is a very young phenom in the bluegrass world. At age 18 she released her...
View ArticleSONG: Lee Harvey Osmond
“Devil’s Load” Lee Harvey Osmond is not a person but a band and at the core is Canadian rocker Tom Wilson. With their sophomore release The Folk Sinner, this collaborative band continues to blend folk...
View ArticleCOVER: Mark Ronson
“Just” [Radiohead] Last night I explored the music of Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach on mvyradio’s Hot Seat. I wasn’t quite sure how the hour-long show would turn out but I had the inspiration the night...
View ArticleSONG: Broken Bells
“Holding On For Life” I was thrilled to hear that the collaboration between James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) would continue with another Broken Bells album. After The Disco...
View ArticleSONG: Paul McCartney
“Queenie Eye” Here’s another killer track from Sir Paul’s album New. I’ll say it again – McCartney still has it! This album has some of his best material in years. Check out the star-studded video for...
View ArticleSONG: Dan Wilson
“Disappearing” Remember the tune “Closing Time”? I know you do. Dan Wilson is the front man of Semisonic, who did that song. This is a new single he’s just put out as a solo artist, and I think it’s...
View ArticleSONG: The Devil Makes Three
“Stranger” The Devil Makes Three are a band from Vermont now based in California. The trio’s sound is indescribable. “We bend genres pretty hard” says singer/guitarist Pete Bernhard, and he’s speaking...
View ArticleSONG: Andrew Bird
“Pulaski at Night” When I mention Andrew Bird to people, very few are familiar with his music and I think that’s a damn shame. For those of us who have had the pleasure of seeing him live or diving...
View ArticleSONG: Johnny Flynn
“Time Unremembered” Tonight at 9PM I’ll feature Johnny Flynn’s latest album, Country Mile, for mvyradio’s Album of the Week. I really enjoy Flynn’s sound a lot and there are plenty of killer songs on...
View ArticleLYRICS: Ben Folds Five
“Do It Anyway” Last year, fans of Ben Folds Five were PSYCHED when the band got back together again for the album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind. I was never a big fan of BFF, but this album was...
View ArticleSONG: Bruce Springsteen
“High Hopes” Springsteen releases a new album mid-January…here’s the single: Bruce Springsteen
View ArticleSONG: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects” Very cute video and song for this time of year: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
View ArticleSONG: Tom Odell
“Hold Me” This 23-year-old British singer/songwriter is really grabbing my attention lately…lots of passion, power, and emotion in this poppy rock single: Tom Odell
View ArticleSONG: Patty Griffin
“Truth #2″ I can’t get enough of this tune from Patty Griffin’s album Silver Bell. The album was lost in the shuffle of Griffin’s label change 13 years ago…and was finally properly released this year....
View ArticleSONG: Paul Simon
“Train in the Distance” [acoustic version] Wow. Earlier I was literally paralyzed by the beauty of this track. So much so that I missed a phone call (which I’m guessing was a listener calling to inform...
View ArticleSONG: Sam Roberts Band
“We’re All In This Together” I’ve really been a fan of the sound that Sam Roberts has honed in on in the last few years. Every single feels like a rock/pop anthem…it’s fun, it’s hooky, it sounds good...
View ArticleSONG: Dr. Dog
“Long Way Down” It’s not unusual for me to become obsessed with a song for a period of time. I can literally just listen to one track again and again and again…for days. It helps me to hear something...
View ArticleSONG: Big Head Todd and the Monsters
“Josephina” Big Head Todd and the Monsters are soon to release their tenth album…their first in 4 years. This band was most well known in the early 90s, so it’s nice to hear some new stuff from them… I...
View ArticleSONG: Noah and the Whale
“5 Years Time” This winter I’ve been wrapping myself up in sad, brooding music…and really enjoying it. There’s something comforting about sad music when you feel sad. But there was a moment the other...
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