The Lumineers

It's rare these days to find music that seems to have real soul and passion. Music that makes you feel alive and warms your heart. A few years ago I discovered The Tallest Man On Earth, a Swedish artist who did just that, but since then I've been searching and searching, but not found anything that warms my soul quite the same, until now.

Earlier this week I stumbled across a band called The Lumineers. A live video of their song 'Ho Hey' on The Sights Of Sounds Vimeo page really caught my attention and their other live videos on there did nothing but make me want to hear more.


A few days later this official video for 'Ho Hey' surfaced on the internet:



The band are releasing their debut album at the beginning of April, which I've already pre-ordered, of course.

Whip-John-Will

It looks like the long awaited album from producer Ethan Johns.  A video for a song called 'Whip-John-Will' surfaced on the internet recently and is rather addictive!  According to his Three Crows Music website the album is due this July and this first track has been mastered by his Dad, Glyn Johns.  The track features Ryan Adams and Laura Marling on backing vocals.  From the sounds of this track, the albums is going to be something special and I really can't wait to hear more from him!

I Miss The Zoo

A few years ago when my Fiancée and I went to New York, we were lucky enough to see Joseph Arthur live at the amazing City Winery.  We'd seen Joseph play before with his band The Lonely Astronauts, but this was the first chance that we got to see him play solo.  He played old a new songs on the night, using his guitar, piano and many pedals and loops to create an awesome sound.  One highlight of the night was when he looped his guitar and a beat and then sang while painting on a fresh canvas at the back of the stage.  This painting was then up for sale right after the show!

Another highlight was a new song that he played that night, called 'I Miss The Zoo'.  The song was a bit of a new direction for a very adventurous Mr Arthur, mixing music and spoken word.  It sounded amazing on the night, but I wasn't sure how it would translate on record.  Thankfully I had nothing to worry about, as the song appeared on the free double album 'Redemption City', he released in February and it sounds great!  I think we've been spoilt this year with the free double album, hot on the heels of last years' brilliant 'The Graduation Ceremony'.  He's made a video for 'I Miss The Zoo', which you can watch here: