William Elliot Whitmore - Who Stole the Soul

First of all. What a great name. Probably a little to long to become a movie star, but for music and especially blues it is just perfect.

If you guys haven't heard of Paste Magazine, go get it. It's my favorite music publication by far, leagues ahead of other stuff. Maybe it's just my taste, but they have been giving me new music for years now.

The VIP section of PasteMagazine.com gave me access to Whitmore's - Who stole the soul. At first his album reminded me of Broussard, but I think in this song he takes it to another level. True blues. It's like if Bon Iver and Marc Broussard got together in a log cabin by the river. That actually would be awesome, and I would pay mucho dollars to be there.

I know i've been absent, it's been hard with work, school, and a charity three on three tournament. But stay faithful, I will keep listening to music.

James Morrison - One Last Chance

Hey everybody,

Sorry it's been a minute since I've blogged yet again. I'm actually on the search for anyone with similar music tastes to help contribute to the blog, that way in case I get bogged down (like recently) I can still keep this thing up to date. So send me an email at GKutnick@gmail.com if you're interested.

Back to the music. So I found this really great site entitled yourmusic.com. Not only do they have some great CDs for $6.99, you can create a queue. So since I can't always buy albums (even for 6.99) I get one sent to me once a month. And it's nice because it's like a present every month, of music that I pick. Check it out.

So yesterday I opened my package from yourmusic.com and it was James Morrison's Undiscovered album. I think I was introduced to his music, like a lot of people, because he made it to the mainstream radio. And while I like to feature 'indie' artists, there is a reason he was worldwide success, and why John Mayer goes to see him live.

Morrison is like other guys I've blogged about before, in the sense that you can hear his old school roots. Like Broussard or Lidell, you can feel the music as much as you can hear it. To be honest I can't even give you a decent critique of his entire album because this track has been on repeat for the last couple days.

Why I feel like this track is old school is because it's not hurried. You can imagine the back up dancers doing some simple two-steps and snapping, or something, while Morrison is doing his thing. The UK does bring a lot of quality music I must say.

Morrison is most known for his singles, You Give Me Something and Wonderful World. While they are good, they are also the most radio friendly. But it was the voice from those singles that really attracted me to put him on my queue. After looking on my iTunes music list, I also have Morrison featured on a Jason Mraz track entitled, "Details in the Fabric." You can't really hear him, but the chorus is nice. It's a simple song, a song to chill you out. It's nice as I write at the end of a day.

To be honest, Morrison kind of looks like the lead singer from Coldplay. And Coldplay just won the Grammy for best rock album. uh. Good Record. Not Rock.

Hope you like the track.

Army Navy - Get Right Back (Where We Started From)

Hey you guys,

Sorry its been awhile. I started a new job and the holidays took over. But I have still been listening to music to get the best of what's out there.

This is a catchy tune from Army Navy, a band from the LA indie scene. I think most of us know the original track from Maxine Nightingale. And if you don't click here.

I'm not a huge fan of the singer from Army Navy, but in this song his voice fits very nicely. You might recognize another song from Army Navy from the Nick and Norah's Playlist Soundtrack entitled, Slight of Hand.

Those crisp guitars and snare hits just the the blood flowing to start the track. And the echo by the other band members in the verses bring back that old school that combines with the new school indie feel. Especially in the second verse, with the oooh la la la la echo.

Check out their myspace for the Slight of Hand track and two additional tracks.