Enjoy!
Alexander
Album: s/t, released March, 2011
This folk album is the first solo act from the talented Alex Ebert. You may recognize him as the lead singer and songwriter from Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, who I had the luxury to see perform live in Madison, WI. He resides in L.A. California.
Here, Alex performs on Conan.
tUnE-yArDs
Album: w h o k i l l, released April, 2011
The Connecticut based band's "sounds" are categorized as Lo-fi, R&B, and experimental. I feel that Merrill Garbus's project is in a class by itself! Wait until you hear her uncanny but amazing vocals layered with drum loops, ukulele, saxophone, and bass guitar!
Agesandages
Album: Alright You Restless, released February, 2011
This group from Portland, OR consists of seven-part vocal harmonies, which is why it is classified as Raw Choral Pop. It is also referred to, get this, Brisk Indie Folk... that's a new one for me! The definition of brisk is: active, fast, and energetic, which truly is accurate. Alright You Restless is a fabulous album in it's entirety!
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
Album: Rome, released May, 2011
Producer/songwriter Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Lupi combined talents to create Rome, which is intended as a "soundtrack without a movie." The music is inspired by spaghetti western, or Italo-western movie music from the mid-1960's. A bonus is the fact that Norah Jones and Jack White's vocals are featured on several tracks.
The Head and The Heart
Album: s/t, released April, 2011
Yet another great folk band sure to please those who are fans of Mumford & Sons. The Head and The Heart are based in Seattle, WA. Amazon.com describes their songs as, "multicolored threads of leaving home, finding home, and through that process of deconstruction, finding yourself. These are songs about crossing rivers and roads to get to the one you love, about family far away, and the desire to chase Technicolor dreams down foreign horizons". Wonderful!
Sondre Lerche
Album: s/t, released June, 2011
Sondre is a singer-songwriter from Bergen, Norway. And ladies... he's rather easy on the eyes, and happens to be married to Norwegian model and actress, Mona Fastvold.
This final track is not from his 2011 album, it is a cover of an Animal Collective song. I couldn't resist sharing because I absolutely love it!
To view and listen to the original Animal Collective (electronic) version, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCg1Ovu64E&ob=av2e
Notable mentions:
My Morning Jacket, Album: Circuital, released May, 2011
Seryn, Album: This Is Where We Are, released January, 2011
To listen to my Best Indie Music Of 2011 Playlist, click here: http://grooveshark.com/#/playlist/2011+Indie+Best+Of/52460159
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