Skip the first track and the rest of the CD is lovely.
Just my opinion.

Judith Owen – ‘Ruby Red Lips’ from the album ‘Mopping Up Karma’

http://www.judithowen.net/

MySpace

It’s that time of year.
Time to splice twelve or more tracks together on a CD.

Desert Island disc for 2009.

I have read a few blogs/sites with the authors stating their tastes/lists… How about you guys and gurls giving me your favourites from this year ;)

Ingrid’s fourth full release.
No major stylistic changes on this album, but she does have a lovely voice.

Ingrid Michaelson – ‘Maybe’ from the album ‘Everybody’

www.ingridmichaelson.com

MySpace

Gemma Rays lovely new album is out now.
You can get a high quality digital download from http://gemmaray.bandcamp.com/ for only £6.99. Or just click on the download button on their funky little player below.

MySpace

last.fm

Husband and wife team, Alfred and Laura Darlington, create a soft but very complex tapestry on this debut.
Check out their MySpace page.

The Long Lost – ‘Amiss’ live at Paradiso, Amsterdam from the album ‘The Long Lost’
(Not the best recording, but the only video I could find).

http://thelonglost.com/ (nothing there at the moment…)

MySpace

last.fm

Some lovely acoustic/electronica sounds from Brazilian Stela Campos.
You can download this E.P. and lots of other goodies free from her website.

Stela Campos – ‘Its Over’ from the ‘Daniel Johnson E.P.’

http://www.stelacampos.com.br/

MySpace

Lots of videos over here.

I missed this earlier this year.
Some lovely quieter sounds from Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn.

Mirah – ‘The World Is Falling Apart’ live at SXSW 2009 from the album ‘(A)Spera’

MySpace

K Records

A totally bonkers 4 some from Norway.
Great stuff!

Katzenjammer – ‘A Bar in Amsterdam’ from the album ‘Le Pop’

http://www.stageway.no/katzenjammer/

MySpace

Wikipedia

The video of this wasn’t working for me on the EinsteinBarbie website, so Steven very kindly emailed me a copy of it for me to reupload to YouTube from the UK. Bless.

Pure genius.

I urge you all to go to their website and subscribe to their email thing.

Cool as in Isaz

EinsteinBarbie – Live on TV

http://www.einsteinbarbie.com/

Some beau French sounds.

http://www.vanessaparadis.fr/

Fan site in English

Wikipedia

Some great upbeat electronica from the mysterious girl from Sweden.

Sally Shapiro – Love In July from the album My Guilty Pleasure

http://www.johanagebjorn.info/sally.html

MySpace

last.fm

Wikipedia