Easter Island, Independence

Easter Island, "Independence" (Thanks to Team Clermont, their promotional company, for the link).

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Nice video for a different song, "Hash"

Amanda Shires, "When You Need a Train It Never Comes"

What an excellent song. For me, though, it's "when you need a bus it's usually late or sometimes doesn't come". But I'm guessing she's not just going to work...

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Mad Planet, "Pieces of You"

Mad Planet, "Pieces of You" (Thank you to Team Clermont for the mp3)

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I wonder if the beginning of this is an homage to Annie Lennox's "Why". I hope so. That would be cool.

Patrick Watson Live Videos

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Sean Rowe - Wet

Sean Rowe - Wet (Goes to his Soundcloud streaming page)

Listen to Bring Back the Night (from his upcoming album)

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Alabama Shakes, Live at SXSW

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Valerie June, "Workin' Woman Blues"

Valerie, you don't need no sugar daddy!

The Cranberries

Oh, Delores O'Riordan. I wouldn't disagree with you. We should all see life as fun and take it if we can. I can't believe it's been almost twenty dang years. After a decade's hiatus, The Cranberries are back with another album, Roses. It looks like all of the original members are back, after spending the 2000s pursuing solo projects and working with other bands. It always makes me happy when an original line-up is back. As much as I loved some of The Pretenders later songs, it still made me kind of sad to know that the original people weren't playing the instruments (though it wouldn't have been right at all without Chrissie Hynde). In this case, though, all four members are back. I loved hearing Delores O'Riordan sing the effin' hell out of "Ode to My Family" in their recent NPR Tiny Desk Concert. I was going to use the actual word with an asterisk instead of the vowel, but it didn't feel right when referring to such a lovely song about her family, so I didnt.

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You can listed to a free sampler of the new album via Spotify.

Iron and Wine 4AD Session

Saul Williams Performs in the Parisian Catacombs

The Stone Bench | Saul Williams in Paris Catacombs from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Saul Williams' Takeaway Show was filmed in the off-limits section of the Parisian Catacombs. Well, it can't be completely off-limits, because there's graffiti all over the walls. Still, spooky and very cool.

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Dirty Three, "Rising Below"

Dirty Three, "Rising Below" (thanks to AOL Spinner for the link)

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St. Vincent on Conan O'Brien

If you've seen Elvis Costello's performance on SNL from the 70's, you'll know why this is funny.

Barry Adamson, "Turnaround"

Barry Adamson, "Turnaround" (Available for download on his Soundcloud page)


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Dark Dark Dark, "Long Long Long"

Dark Dark Dark, "Long Long Long" (Downloadable from The Current Song of the Day's page)

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Some videos for other Dark Dark Dark songs:
 

Hospital Ships

Marketa Irglova

Cass McCombs, "The Same Thing"

Cass McCombs, "The Same Thing" (MP3 courtesy of KEXP)

More streaming songs available from his label,
Domino Records
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Lisa Hannigan

Jens Lekman

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