Of all the music I've added over the past several weeks, I think I've been playing the tracks "Get It Daddy" (Sleeper Agent) and "When I'm Alone" (Lissie) the most. They pass my stringent "repeated listens" test. On the other hand, I did once recommend Santana's cover of "Photograph." Well, that got old really quick. Sorry about that. Anyway...
"SWIM"-SURFER BLOOD
"SWIM"-SURFER BLOOD
I found a couple tunes which are definitely not your typical pop songs, but they're good! The first is from a Scottish band called Surfer Blood. Okay... they're not from Scotland... or even Britain. Try West Palm Beach, Florida. Still don't believe it. They could be singing "In A Big Country" for God's sake. Anyway, check out the accent on this rocker they dubbed "Swim."
"CAN'T KEEP JOHNNY DOWN"-THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
The music from They Might Be Giants is an acquired taste, one I first discovered after hearing "Ana Ng," the band's second most familiar track. (The first has to be "Boss of Me," the theme song to the TV comedy "Malcolm in the Middle.") The nasally lead-vocals emanate from the beak of John Flansburgh who may or may not be the subject of the two-minute ditty "Can't Keep Johnny Down."
"JACK IN THE BOX"-PAULINE
Finally, a song so new and so obscure the track isn't yet available on iTunes and the only YouTube link has just a thousand hits. Be the first on your block to add "Jack in the Box" from Pauline, a Swedish vocalist who seems to borrow a bit from Amy Winehouse, Gwen Stefani, Supremes and even Dinah Washington! (All in front of a Fats Domino-styled riff.) I took a liking to this jazzy number after the first listen!
