Neko Case – Middle Cyclone

The awesome Neko Case is back with yet another classic album.
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone promo video

The awesome Neko Case is back with yet another classic album.
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone promo video

Maybe a bit saccharin sweet for some, but she does have a lovely voice.
Kelly Sweet – ‘We Are One’ from the album ‘We Are One’

Eleni is back with a stonkingly good album.
Check out her website for lots of audio and video.
Eleni Mandell – ‘Artificial Fire’ from the album ‘Artificial Fire’

I have been thoroughly chilling to this 2006 debut release from this talented lady from Japan.
A lovely mix of instrumental and minimal soft vocal tracks.
Very much Sigur Ros style.
This video is from her 2008 release which I haven’t managed to get hold of yet.
Midori Hirano – From the album ‘klo;yuri’

I just love this album!
Totally impossible to categorise.
Unfortunately no videos for the album, but I urge you to check out her MySpace page for some cracking tunes.
http://www.texicalli.net/emmasalokoski/index.php?language=english

A lovely upbeat but complex second release from Sweden’s Britta Persson.
Britta Persson – ‘Kill Hollywood Me’ from the album ‘Kill Hollywood Me’

A new app that you download and play streaming music with. Possible iTunes killer? Maybe.
They are signing up labels at an alarming rate. I had to do three searches before it failed to find the artist I wanted. Impressive.
The free version throws in a few ads, but I haven’t found it too intrusive.
A great way to check out new/old stuff, and it has direct links to go and buy it.
Well worth checking out.

Spotify screen shot