SHARON VAN ETTEN – One Of Her Most Heartbreaking Songs So Far… ‘EVERY TIME THE SUN COMES UP’

Gripping beauty for lazy Sundays…

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I just love American singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Compelling and outspoken. Appealing voice and committed artist. From her latest album Are We There here’s
one of her most touching songs she wrote so far about the sad side(s) of being in a relationship. EVERY TIME THE SUN COMES UP is a melancholic classic in my book.
Also the accompanying, heartbreaking video makes me silent every time I see it…

Pace mine for you
Hold my horses, patient
Hey man, tricks can’t wait to hear my emotions

Every time the sun comes up, I’m in trouble
Every time the sun comes up, I’m in trouble

People say I’m a one-hit wonder
But what happens when I have two?
I washed your dishes, but I shit in your bathroom

Even when the sun comes up, I’m in trouble
Even when the sun comes up, I’m in trouble

We broke your glasses, but covered our asses
Take time silently, feel real room high five

When every time the sun comes up, I’m in trouble
Yeah, every time the sun comes up, I’m in trouble
Yeah, every time the sun comes up, I’m in trouble
Imagine when
Every time the sun comes up, I see double

1Sharon

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Website – Facebook – Twitter

(photo by TUTV!)

OYA PAYA – Some Bluesy Weirdness from Liverpool…

Weekly fuel to soundtrack your favorite 48 hours…

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From the legendary city of Liverpool, UK here’s OYA PAYA. An intriguing trio describing themselves as “three smelly twenty-somethings hailing from different corners of the globe. We came together to put our own spin on homemade, alternative-indie-rock. We started our journey in early 2016 in Liverpool. We create tunes by an accidental collision of signal transmissions in outer space from within the comfort of our cozy little bedrooms.” I guess, ladies and gents, that it’s quite clear that we’re dealing with some fascinating eccentrics producing sticky, passionate vibes with a bluesy twist intensified by tormented vocals and melancholic arrangements. Well just judge for yourself, here’s JUST A LITTLE MAN…

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OYA PAYA: Facebook – Twitter

Happy 50 to EVAN DANDO…

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EVAN DANDO, former frontman of THE LEMONHEADS (1986–1997 and a reunion in 2005) was born 50 years ago – 4 March 1967 – in Essex, Massachusetts. Happy birthday to a highly talented, but also much troubled (drugs and alcohol) singer/songwriter who gave us some brilliant, compelling and impassioned pop music over the years. Next June his solo album BABY I’M BORED will be reissued. The 2CD/2LP set will include an extra disc of unheard and unreleased tracks, singles, b-sides and rarities and will be released via Fire Records that stated: “After The Lemonheads disbanded Dando returned to music first with a solo tour and live album ‘Live At The Brattle Theatre’ before recording ‘Baby I’m Bored’. Mature and autobiographical, the record stripped him of his grunge label. Self-deprecating, these are songs of decline and coming back from that. The albums/LPs will feature ‘Hard Drive’ and ‘All My Life‘, two tracks penned by Ben Lee and features contributions from producer/composer Jon Brion, producer Bryce Goggin, Tom Morgan, Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb, Calexico’s John Convertino and Joey Burns, ex-Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon, Come’s Chris Brokaw and Arthur Johnson.”

To celebrate Dando‘s 50th birthday let’s go back in time and listen
to the original ‘Baby I’m Bored’ album. An underrated diamond…

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EVAN DANDO: Biography – Lemonheads discography – Facebook

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Elizabeth Moses (Dando’s ex-wife) was on the LP’s cover…

FREDDIE DICKSON – Highly Promising Singer/Songwriter Shares Mystifying Video For Single ‘FUEL’…

Clips that will impress your ears and your eyes…

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Highly promising London based singer/songwriter FREDDIE DICKSON launched first single
FUEL from his upcoming debut album a few weeks ago. A magnificent, moody and tempo-changing ballad dealing with a time when he felt completely lost in the big music industry machine after signing to Columbia Records in 2014 and releasing his first EPs. His striking voice intensifies his confused emotions sincerely and reminds me of Ryan Adams‘ and Conor Oberst‘s heart and soul driven intensity. When pain turns into sonic beauty…

And now Dickson just shared a quite mysterious Twin Peaks like clip for the single. The video’s story is also a nod to the 2015 The Danish Girl movie, but shot in the style of
a dark film noir. Dickson plays two characters, himself and his alternative and troubled transgender persona. As he explains: “The aim of this video was to be quite honest and
self-reflective. It’s about the sub-conscious loss of who you are, about how people can change without realising. When I stepped away from the music industry for a while I realised how blind
I had been and how caught up I had become during the whole experience. The two characters
in the video portray the then and the now.”
Experience the introspective tension here…

Freddie Dickson will launch his debut album Panic Town on 7 April via Shakey Records.

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Explore The Compelling Sonic Commitment Of … NO MIGHTIER CREATURES

Fresh sonic impulses for your ears…

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NO MIGHTIER CREATURES is a new solo project by Peruvian musician and poet RENATO GOMEZ, former guitarist of space rock act Serpentina Satelite. His first self-titled release contains seven songs distilled with a straightforward approach, cohesive rock with punk dynamics, centered on rhythm and repetition reminding me at times of the early Velvet Underground jamming with Tom Verlaine’s groundbreaking guitar band Television.

Gomez says the record grew around a visual/writing research of knots and pieces of urban decay around cities in Europe. The visuals became symptoms of economic crisis, political intervention, precariousness and borders, igniting new songwriting and lyrics. Discover this exciting, energetic and socially committed artist. Trust me, he’s damn good…

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LOU REED Was Born 2 March 1942 – The Legend Would Have Been 75 Today…

2 March 2017

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LOU REED: 2 March 1942 – October 27, 2013

LOU REED is without a doubt one of the very best, one of the most controversial, one of the most charismatic and compelling singer/songwriters in history. He was born 75 years ago, on 2 March 1942. To remember and celebrate the legend here are four of his timeless classics performed live in Capitol Theatre – Passaic, New Jersey in 1984. Passionate and magnificent renditions to cherish forever…

– SATELLITE OF LOVE –

– WAVES OF FEAR –

– WALK ON THE WILD SIDE –

– SWEET JANE –

LOU REED: Biography – Solo discography – VU discography – Website

EQUAL IDIOTS – New Energizing Rumble… ‘PUT MY HEAD IN THE GROUND’

Havoc that thrills us in a way we want to scream out loud…

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‘Put My Head In The Ground’ by EQUAL IDIOTS

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(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

EQUAL IDIOTS is a Belgian ‘noise is our credo’ duo who are completely ready to take the world. The dynamic young dogs just shared their newest cut from their upcoming debut album. PUT MY HEAD IN THE GROUND reminds me of the fast forward thunder of those Swedish mad punk rockers The Hives . Energizing, red-blooded and fueled with a stuttering chorus that definitely will ignite a messy mosh-pit. Get up and fight for your right to go bananas. Here’s the slam dunk. Let’s rumble…

EQUAL IDIOTS: Facebook – Website – Instagram

NICHOLAS ROWE – American Singer/Songwriter Looking For Beauty In Anything On His New EP…

Fresh sonic impulses for your ears…

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NICHOLAS ROWE is a singer-songwriter from Columbus, Ohio. A self-proclaimed narcissist crippled with self-doubt who started out as a rocker but got into songwriting after hearing legend Bob Dylan‘s 1975 masterpiece Blood On The Tracks. From then on he focused completely on telling and singing compelling stories about life, about being human, about having emotions, even though his friends perceive him as an insensitive robot. But, only ROWE knows what really is going on inside him: “This, of course, is far from true. The reality is that emotionally things tend to register for me a little too late, at the end of the day or once the fight is over. So the proverbial weight doesn’t really hit until the girl is already gone and it’s too late to say goodbye. Or whatever. “ He likes to explore the tension between who we are and who we want to be on his own and translate his observations into heart & soul songs.

The loner just released his brand new, third, EP titled EVERYTHING HAS BEAUTY. Six songs, mostly “about coming to grips in some way with hard truths about either yourself
or others, and how that shapes the way you see the world as a whole. If there is anything that
I hoped would bind these songs together it would be a sense of honesty and vulnerability. My hope is that the title – ‘Everything Has Beauty’ – feels like a common theme as well. Sometimes it’s almost impossible to see. But it’s there.”
says the author. Sit down, relax and experience beauty here. From folk to country. From moody ballads to hopeful musings. Somewhere between Conor Oberst and Mark Eitzel. All performed with a striking voice…


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NICOLAS ROWE: Website – Facebook – Instagram

THE DANDY WARHOLS – New Video For Their Fresh Garage Cracker…

Clips that will impress your ears and your eyes…

The Portland groove experts THE DANDY WARHOLS released new single THICK GIRLS KNOCK ME OUT (RICHARD STARKEY) a few weeks ago. A smoking, highly amplified banger from start to finish, sounding like recorded live in one take somewhere in an abandoned studio with authentic equipment from the sixties resulting in a stupendous and glorious garage rocker. Now they shared this psychedelic video for their new stroke…

THE DANDY WARHOLS: Website – Facebook