"MOUNTAIN TOP"-BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH
I always get excited when I hear something new but drastically different from everything else that's aired on most radio stations in the country. A couple of tracks I heard last week fit the bill. The first is from Bedouin Soundclash, a Totonto rock-reggae outfit that had a top-10 hit in their native Canada in 2007 but is still hoping to place one on the charts in the USA. Jay Malinowski may not have a perfect singing voice, but his crackling lead vocals are perfect for "Mountain Top," a cut from Light the Horizon which came out late last year.
"SOMEONE'S GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART"-FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
I always get excited when I hear something new but drastically different from everything else that's aired on most radio stations in the country. A couple of tracks I heard last week fit the bill. The first is from Bedouin Soundclash, a Totonto rock-reggae outfit that had a top-10 hit in their native Canada in 2007 but is still hoping to place one on the charts in the USA. Jay Malinowski may not have a perfect singing voice, but his crackling lead vocals are perfect for "Mountain Top," a cut from Light the Horizon which came out late last year.
"SOMEONE'S GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART"-FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
The other band is Fountains of Wayne who happen to feature one of the best songwriters of any decade. (Trivia: The band's bassist Adam Schlesinger wrote the catchy title track for the Sixties period-piece pop-music film "That Thing You Do!") FoW's latest is "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart." It may take, at least, a couple of listens... but I think you'll eventually find it worthy. Enjoy! More to come!
