awareness fell on me

you're high as a kite and I'm down here on the floor

Damien Jurado meets Caleb Followill meets Ray LaMontagne equals crying and shaking uncontrollably. This is magic. This is music.

blood and treasure

shooting the moon

all I felt was falsely strong

The Microphones was a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elyrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.

In 2004, Elvrum announced that he had changed the name of his band to Mount Eerie and has since put out many releases as Mount Eerie, including three full-length albums. In January 2007, Elvrum released a new single under the Microphones moniker, titled Two Songs by the Microphones, the only Microphones release since the name change. He has since continued to release music as Mount Eerie.

So let's do it tonight

Stuck in reverse

Amazing cover by Javier Colon. Vote for Javier on The Voice here.

your body in the water

The Valley, who formed in early 2005, were a Sydney quintet. The Valley became signed to Crusade Records in late 2005 and released "A Small Misunderstanding Leads To Disaster" in February 2006, and their follow up EP, "Burning At The Mistake" released in late 2006.
They disbanded in 2007.

hot like Mexico

lord have mercy

I won't back down

the better part of the '70s meets California's eternally laid-back vibes via New York and sisterly love. Introducing The Pierces. Video + acoustic version.

put your dreams away for now

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nylon review here

this house, she's holding secrets

Gregory Alan Isakov is an indie folk rock artist from Colorado and has released four albums.

More info:
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Jamie Woon aka current guilty pleasure

take my hand

The rhythm of the falls

Woodkid - Iron from WOODKID on Vimeo.

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from 9 to 5

You know I almost lost my mind

what a drag

a different take