Arcade Fire

Listen:
"The Suburbs"
Buy it now:
Amazon | iTunes
Band Website:
http://www.arcadefire.com/
You will like it if you like: Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Wolf Parade
My favorite lyric so far….from “The Suburbs” (and if you know me, then you’ll know why): ‘I want a daughter while I’m still young. I want to hold her hand and show her some beauty before the damage is done…”
I saw them at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 4th and WOW!!! All worth the wait. Of course, it was my ninth time to see them, but they lose nothing upon repeat viewings.
Jamie Lidell

Listen:
"The Ring"
Buy it now:
Amazon | iTunes
Band Website:
http://jamielidell.com/
You will like it if you like: Beck, Feist, Raphael Saadiq, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
This man is brilliant and you should own everything he produces and see every live show he puts on!
Fyfe Dangerfield

Listen:
"When You Walk in the Room"
Buy it now:
Amazon | iTunes
Band Website:
http://www.fyfedangerfield.com/global/frontpage?cmdr=ip2country/detected
You will like it if you like: Damien Rice, Guillemots, Morrissey, Travis
Debut solo album from the lead singer of the Guillemots. Yay!
Broken Bells

Listen:
"The High Road"
Buy it now:
Amazon | iTunes
Band Website:
www.brokenbells.com
You will like it if you like: Danger Mouse, Rogue Wave, The Shins
A new collaboration from James Mercer of The Shins and Danger Mouse (of most recently Gnarls Barkley). I always like to see these sort of partnerships…..you get a bit of the old sound, but with a new take on it.