You might have noticed, I’ve been incorporating music into the blog more often lately. I’d like to continue doing that now that I’ve found an easy way to host the music files and integrate them with Wordpress (it’s very simple, if you want to know the details leave a comment and I’ll send you an e-mail… the basic technique would work with any blog). To continue this theme, I’m going to attempt to go back to weekly posts on Tuesday highlighting some of the new music I’ve found since the previous week. Why Tuesday? Because that’s the day most new music is released.
First up, Gavin Degraw who released his self-titled album this week. Degraw had his big break some years ago with the song I Don’t Want To Be, used as the theme for the show One Tree Hill and also featured on American Idol. The new album contains studio versions of many songs made popular in his live concerts and is a good mix of up tempo light rock and some slower tunes.
In Love With A Girl by Gavin Degraw
It should come as no surprise that I’m an old school Offspring fan. I’ve always loved their music but it’s been a long dry spell since their last album in 2003. Today marked the release of the first single off their upcoming Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace album which is scheduled to ship in June.
Hammerhead by The Offspring
I confess it was the album cover (pictured above) that attracted me to this band first. Fortunately I like their music too! This is off the second full-length album released by UK band Young Knives.
Up All Night by Young Knives
Finally, we’re wrapping up this week with a tune off the debut studio album by The Last Shadow Puppets. This UK band (I’ve mentioned before I listen to a lot of music out of the UK!) is a side project from Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from The Rascals. With a definite retro sound, the new album was recorded with the London Metropolitan Orchestra.
My Mistakes Were Made For You by The Last Shadow Puppets
May 6th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I became a Gavin DeGraw fan a about, what, four years ago, when that debut single came out? We played it on what felt like a constant rotation as a “new artists” feature at the bookstore, and it was actually a song I never grew tired of. I’m looking forward to getting his new release.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Wow, doesn’t the singer sound different in the Last Shadow Puppets than he did in Arctic Monkeys! I like this better, actually.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Oh I wish I could listen but I’ll have to come back in the morning to hear them. I love that you do this..you always introduce me to new stuff and I almost always like it! did I tell you yet that I finally listened to the HUSH SOUND and I LOVE THEM! AWSOME!
Stacie
May 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Being that I’m an Idol nut, I am loving the Degraw song! And ‘Hammerhead’ was muy caliente!