Best of 2010, So Far...

Songs

Kisses - "Bermuda"
Delta Spirit - "Bushwick Blues"

Blake Mills - "Hey Lover"

The Morning Benders - "Excuses"

Cults - "Go Outside"

Active Child - "When Your Love Is Safe"

Fang Island - "Daisy"

Surfer Blood - "Take It Easy"

LP's, EP's & 7"s
Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy
Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing
Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away
Vampire Weekend - Contra

Twin Sister - Colour Your Life
Sonny & The Sunsets - The Hypnotist

Spoon - Transference

Club 8 - The People's Record
The National - High Violet
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Woods - At Echo Lake

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame

Toro Y Moi - Causers of This

Javelin - No Mas

Deer Tick - The Black Dirt Sessions
Elite Gymnastics - Real Friends

New Release Filter: Aprilish

It's hard to keep up with all of the great releases coming out right now, so here's a couple from the past few weeks that you should not skip:

Jónsi - Do

Preposterously beautiful music from Sigur Rós's falsetto-laden singer Jónsi Birgisson (please don't discount him for the hilariously flamboyant cover art).

Jónsi - "Go Do"

MGMT - Congratulations

If you like David Bowie, T. Rex and the occasional hit of acid, this is an extremely fun record—just don't expect any dance numbers, unless your idea of dancing is the arm-flailing hippie sort.

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

Swedish Robert Zimmerman enthusiast Kristian Matsson returns with another collection of beautifully rambling acoustic songs.

The Tallest Man On Earth - "Burden of Tomorrow"

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way

The world's nicest soulstress returns with her retro funk-blaring Dap-Kings for another timeless tour of all that is groovy and good for the soul.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - "I Learned The Hard Way"

New Tallest Man On Earth - "King of Spain"

The Tallest Man On Earth, otherwise known as Swedish troubadour Kristian Matsson, has announced the follow up to his wonderful 2008 debut Shallow Grave. Matsson's second full-length is titled The Wild Hunt and will be released via his new label, Dead Oceans, on April 13th.

The Tallest Man On Earth - "King of Spain" (from The Wild Hunt)

Previously:

Brighten Your Day with The Tallest Man On Earth

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Tallest Man On Earth - "The Gardener"

I've written about Scandanavian folk singer Kristian Matsson before. His music breathes fresh air into the tired Dylan-esque catalog. Here, Matsson performs amongst a collection of antique instruments inside of the Music Inn in Greenwich Village. Thank the folks at La Blogotheque for the video. 

Tallest Man On Earth - "The Gardener"

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Brighten Your Day with...The Tallest Man On Earth

The Tallest Man On Earth is the solo project of Scandanavian folk singer Kristian Matsson. And he makes timeless music. Whether it's popping and crackling off an LP or being delivered crisply through your iPod's headphones, Matsson’s songs have an inherently pre-listened quality to them. Hearing the song “Pistol Dreams” is like remembering you have an old pair of sneakers in the closet. You already know what they feel like, but when you try them on again your reminded of just how comfortable they really are. 

Try on  a pair:

The Tallest Man On Earth - "Pistol Dreams" (mp3) 

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