The Welcome Wagon - Would You Come and See Me In New York

The Welcome Wagon as a Gospel/indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Presbyterian minister Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique, and the record was produced by none other than Sufjan Stevens, and well, you can really hear his influence on the album, I think.

With twangy, steel guitar, beautiful instrumentation and soft, smooth vocals, Welcome Wagon is definitely worth a deeper look.

Mp3: The Welcome Wagon - Would You Come and See Me in New York

Free Energy - Electric fever

You may or may not remember these guys from last year( I think it was last year) when they kinda made a big splash in the indie pop world, with songs like Bang Pop & Dream City earning them “best new band” recommendations.

Whatever.

They’re back, and return with that same distortion heavy, bouncy pop that comes across like a nice, tall cup of the caffeine of your choice. Just what I need this morning. :p

The bands new album, Love Sign, is due out soon.

Mp3: Free Energy - Electric Fever

Owen Pallet - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

Had this stuck in my head last night, and actually woke up this morning with it still stuck there. At least it’s not some god awful, catchy, elevator music b.s.

Mp3: Owen Pallet - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Ticket To Ride(Beatles Cover)

Perfect for an afternoon like this. Chill and acoustic. The Beatles are a tough band to cover(even though just about everyone and their mom attempt) but Leftwich nails it.

Mp3: Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Ticket To Ride(Beatles Cover)

Bethany Consentino the front woman for Best Coast and indie darling has been a busy girl. Recently she launched a clothing line for Urban Outfitters and nooooow the band has announced a new album, The Only Place, will be released May 15th.

Tracklisting:

01 The Only Place
02 Why I Cry
03 Last Year
04 My Life
05 No One Like You
06 How They Want Me to Be
07 Better Girl
08 Do You Love Me Like You Used To
09 Dreaming My Life Away
10 Let’s Go Home
11 Up All Night

Mp3: Best Coast - Boyfriend(Ghostwaves Edit)

Peter Broderick - Everything I know

peter Broderick is a multi instrumentalist and composer that not only performs solo but plays with a lot of other really good musicians/bands ( She & Him, Horse and Feathers, Delorean and is also a member of the indie band Efterklang).

Anyways, I think you’ll like this song.

For fans of Andrew Bird, The Barr Brothers, The Head and the Heart, Efterklang.

Mp3: Peter Broderick - Everything I know

Tanlines - All of Me

The second single from the new Tanlines album, Mixed Emotions (March 20th), is a light, breezey song that will fit great on many a summer playlist, or if you’re like me and you’re pretty much over winter and thinking well past spring, this really hits the spot. :)

Mp3: Tanlines - All of Me

Well, we pretty much got crazy snow in the last 24 hours,….I got out of work, a lot of people got out of school. Not so bad right?

Here is a playlist inspired by being snowed in. (I really could leave, but hey, it’s a good excuse right? Right.)

Enjoy.

J

Snowed In: An Edible Sounds Playlist (ZIP)

Tracklisting:

1. Au Revoir simone - Fallen Snow

2. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - In This Home On Ice

3. The Dismemberment Plan - Spider In The Snow

4. Regina Spektor - 20 Years of Snow

5. Belle & Sebastian - Winter wooskie

6. Ra Ra Riot - winter ‘05

7. Mumford and Sons - Winter Winds

8. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

9. The Rural alberta Advantage - Coldest Days

10. Mew - Snowflake

11. Iron and Wine - Faded Froim Winter

12. Beach House - I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun

13. Explosions in the Sky - Snow and Lights

Noosa - Fear of Love

I saw a comment on this and the song was tagged, “Indie on steroids-nu-disco- house - dream pop. Ha. That works.

That being said, I’m more than a little impressed by this song.

Mp3: Noosa - Fear of Love