Joshua Radin (feat. Ingrid Michaelson) - Sky

This is from 2008, but I love it. Two of my favorite artists, and a happy little diddy to bop around to. Yes, diddy. Not a unique find, but something that I can't stop listening to at the moment. My favorite part:

oh oh, oh oh, you know
the way to keep me on my toes
I, I, I, I, will be fine
just say you'll stay forever mine
til we fall asleep tonight

*disclaimer: Ingrid Michaelson is not in this video.

Gin Wigmore -These Roses

Gin Wigmore, a talented singer/songwriter with one hell of a voice, is a pretty big deal down in Australia and has done well on the European charts, but for some reason we have yet to hear her on the radio here. I am predicting we will hear her on the radio soon based off of her collaboration with an amazing producer Mike Elizondo in Hollywood who has also worked with the likes of Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Eminem, Nelly Furtado, and Maroon 5. She has also played with the Cardinals (Ryan Adams and his band) quite a bit. Yup, pretty big names. Keep an eye on her and see what happens.

This song has the ability to catch your ear mainly due to her interesting crackly voice, (my mom calls it a grating voice but what does she know?), but despite or because of the voice it still remains a pretty great song. Her voice resembles Macy Gray now that I think of it, which seems strange coming out of a little blond New Zealander. But you can decide for yourself. "I will stay addicted to you"

(you can find a free mp3 download of her song "Golden Ship" on her website which is in the link above)

Mac Leaphart - Ooh La La (Cover)

Originally there was this band called "Exit 199" who played throughout the southeast, mainly at college campuses. They changed their name to "Five Way Friday" produced songs with a bluegrassy/country type of sound that sounded a lot like Hootie and the Blowfish or a lot of other 90s bands (probably because that was when this band was in its peak). Their lead singer, Mac Leaphart, decided to do his own thing. Their myspace page is actually still up and running because they basically get together for charity events, etc. I wouldn't say they're a new favorite band of mine, but it definitely reminds me of that era of music, which I loved....Deep Blue Something, Rusted Root, The Cranberries!?! Who didn't love those groups! I wish I had known about these guys then.

As for Mac Leaphart, I realllllly like his voice. He did a remake of Ronnie Lane's "Ooh La La" that turned out pretty awesome. Leaphart is also still touring, mainly in the Carolinas, as a cover artist. He released an album in 2008 and "Confederate Roses" is his most well-known single of it that I was going to post, but I'm tired and it's a slow country song that's making me sad. . . so you'll just have to enjoy his voice and not his own song.

Carlos Bertonatti - Perfect Picture

I know my life is like one big vacation from the real world, but after talking about warm places with some friends, all I want is a beach vacation. This song just makes me think about it. Irrational and unaffordable things usually find a way of working out for me so hopefully in a months time I will be on a beach listening to this song. Luckily babysitting (not au pairing) pays handsomely in the 'burbs.

Speaking of handsome, Carlos Bertonatti is adorable and sexy in that foreign-fedora-wearing kind of way. He grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and the ski slopes of Argentina before moving to his current home in Miami (I am not jealous cough cough). He has some great feel good music. The link above is for his myspace and I suggest listening to "the little things" and "It's so easy" the rest is good too, just a bit slower. Enjoy. Think sunny beach thoughts, I am.

Sorry there are no videos that i can find of Perfect Picture but you can listen to it here!

Allison Veltz - Lullabye

Just to prove how awesome this new website is. The one that is way cooler than Pandora and does a really great thing for artist trying to get noticed. Their tag line is "a music adventure", that is right up our alley. Look at what I just found! Its such a cute song.

Allison Veltz - Lullabye

Here is a video of her other song Running on Love

Jont - Sweetheart

I put my 10,000 (that must be why my computer hates me!) songs on shuffle yesterday and this is what came up. It was a Grey's Anatomy song a good while back. When I was looking up the video for this I came across a lot of other stuff of his I liked. He has released a lot of singles that I like too. I want to put this up before I get super distracted by my new favorite music website (5 million times cooler than pandora!) It is called The Sixty One after the famous Rt. 61. It is a little confusing and I keep jumping from song to song by accident and then I can't find the song I really liked and I get sad. But in time I will have this website down and then new music is going to come out the wazoo and my computer will die under the weight of it all. True story.

I told you I would get sidetracked. Back to the artist at hand....I suggest looking up some of his other songs but this one I just found really cute, he has a more upbeat version on itunes which is good too. Plus I love a skinny guy with a guitar in his hand. Who doesn't? He also has a cool campaign out where if you mention him you can get some of his music from him for free and other cool stuff so check out his sites below

His website: http://www.jontnet.com/
His myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jontmusic

Other songs to check out: Let's Roll, Another World, Enjoy the good times, 36 Oysters (from his soon to be released album...really awesome!)

The Pernice Brothers--Baby In Two

Jose from Spouse collaborated with these guys a few years ago, which is how I heard about them originally. They wrote "Moonshot Manny" for "Fever Pitch". I really liked to run to that song until I got tired of "Manny Being Manny". And another of their songs was on a Sherwin Williams add.

She and Him--Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

Gabbie put this on a mix a couple years ago. It may have been on last year's Valentine's Day CD, but I am not sure. Video is interesting. (Sorry my blurbs are short. We're in folder reading mode at work. I just want to get the posts up. SORRY!)

Kyle Andrews - Sushi

We can file this one under Alternative Electronica, kind of like Jupiter One who Jackie brought up a while back. I like working out to Kyle Andrew's song and I find the video highly entertaining. They made a mosaic out of other youtube videos which makes the whole dancing scene rather amazing. His album is called Real Blasty and this is a pretty accurate description of it: “Real Blasty is an upbeat album for sad people who just want to dance. A lesser artist could get weighed down by the broody lyrics covering unrequited love, insecurities and general enui. But Andrews pulls it off by pairing his angst with bright electro-pop rhythms and irresistible hooks.” - Tamara Vallejos, NPR.ORG (Nov 07, 2008) 
Sad people who just want to dance haha. Love it. I can very easily see this song being used in a commercial. I just has that little something to it.  Check more of him out on myspace and his website. 

Blue Dogs - I'd Give Anything

This is a long time favorite, right in there with Perfect by Doria Roberts, and Anthem by Stephen Kellogg. It was on the first ever Valentines Day CD. I can't tell you how much I love these guys. I'll start with the fact that they sing a song all about the wonders of homegrown tomatoes (it's easy to find its called homegrown tomatoes). Their first album came out on cassette (what the hell is that?) although it was 1991 so I guess that makes sense. They are from Charlestown, South Carolina. They have been doing this for 20 years. The reasons to love them go on and on. But I guess I really like their lyrics which is why I am going to have to give you one of their newer (from 1999) songs as well, Carry Your Heart. Check them out here and listen to lots of their songs on their myspace.