Your Song of the Week: 'Brother' by Matt Corby (2011)

I've been slow about the posts I know, especially the song posts, but thems the breaks. The latest song post goes to Australian singer/song-writer Matt Corby and his hit song Brother. Matt Corby originates out of Sydney, Australia and has been active in mainstream music circa 2007. Brother comes off of his latest studio album Into the Flame, which was released on November 11, 2011 and the song actually hit #3 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. If you like, you can head over to his website HERE for more music and info. 

Your Weekly Song Post: 'The Drummer' by Niki and the Dove (2011)

Your Weekly Song Post has finally arrived, and this time it goes to Swedish indie-electronica group Niki and the Dove, and their song The Drummer. Niki and the Dove is the project of lead vocalist and songwriter Malin Dahlström, who is based out of Sweden and also has been active in various other musical acts including The Dora Steins and DisDishDance. The Drummer is the title track off of the group's first EP, which was just released on October 18th, 2011. Check out their LastFM page HERE, or the MySpace page HERE for more info and music. 

Song of the Day for October 4th, 2010: "All The Things We Did" by Radio Star

And the song of the day is...All The Things We Did by Australian indie-rock-pop group Radio Star. Radio Star originate out of Melbourne, Australia's Upper East Side and consists of members Zack, Will, Patty and Jake. All The Things We Did comes off of their first EP release of the same name, it was released on August 31st, 2010 and its available on Itunes as of now. Also, if you are interested in more info on this band you can check out their myspace page here. 

Song of the Day for September 26th, 2010: "Stand Tall" by Dirty Heads

And the song of the day is...Stand Tall by American reggae-rock band Dirty Heads. Dirty Heads consist of members Jared Watson, Dustin "Duddy" Bushnell, Jon Olazabal, Matt Ochoa, and David Foral and they are based out of Huntington Beach, California. Stand Tall came off of their 2008 debut album release titled Any Port in a Storm and it was featured in a Sony Pictures film called Surf's Up. This album would peak at #55 on the US Album Chart in 2008. This band has a laid-back beachy sound, no doubt about that, and yet they also contain some elements of indie rock which makes for an interesting blend, I highly recommend checking out their album.

Song of the Day for August 11th, 2010: "Let's Get Out of Here" by Les Savy Fav

And the song is...Let's Get Out of Here by American indie-rock band Les Savy Fav. Les Savy Fav are a New York City indie rock band led by well-known lead singer Tim Harrington, and also includes members Seth Jabour, Syd Butler, Harrison Haynes, and Andrew Reuland. The original band all met and formed the band whilst attending the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. The group has released 5 full studio length albums, and Let's Get Out of Here appears as track number 4 on their latest release album titled Root for Ruin, which was just released on August 3rd, 2010. For more info on the band or song check out their myspace page here.

Song of the Day for August 1st, 2010

And the song is...Telepathic Head, by Australian artist Machine Translations. Machine Translations is a solo-artist and multi-intstrumentalist named J Walker (anything to do with Johnny Walker perhaps??). Not a whole lot more info out there about him, and I CBF today, so look him up on lastfm if your keen on more info. Blah! Youtube of course does not have the video, so you will have to do it the old-fashioned way and go to the myspace page and click an extra link, you can find that myspace page.

And the "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Golden Child, by Aussie Electro-Indie band World's End Press. Now I don't have much data or facts on them except their location and origin. This song starts out with a sort of minor-progression but contains all sorts of goodies, especially the keyboard jam towards the end of the song. The Aussies are producing lots of good music these days. Now, there is only a live version of the song on youtube, which is pretty shiite sound quality, but go to their myspace page and listen a decent quality version of the song. The mp3 is still for free on the triple J free mp3's page here.

And the "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Shadow People, by US indie rock band Dr Dog. Dr Dog are based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and consists of Toby Leaman (bass), Scott McMicken (lead guitar), Frank McElroy (rhythm guitar), Zach Miller (keyboard), and Eric Slick (drums). Shadow People comes off of their Shame Shame album, which was just released in April, 2010. I don't have too much to say about them as I don't really know that much, so as always look them up on wikipedia or allmusic or one of the those internet databases. All though I would point out something rather obvious and that is that I reckon that they just took Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg and combined their names to get Dr Dog (but just one "g" as opposed to two). Oh, and yipee to me for actually posting a US band, note that I do have others in mind but just haven't posted them yet, so perhaps I should, but I reckon a mix of new artists from different locales is best. Keep it real peeps!

VJ Samsonite's "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Skeleton Tiger, by Aussie psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. Tame Impala is made up of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals), and they come out of Perth, WA. Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope. They've won a few awards, and are reminiscent of a few bands like the Doors, the Grateful Dead, the Association, etc. I like their style anyway, so be sure to check them out for yourself. This song, and three others off their EP (released in 2008) went to number one on the Australian Independent Record Labels chart, see wikipedia for more info.

VJ Samsonite's "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Say Please, by American "supergroup" Monsters of Folk. Monsters of Folk is made up of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward. The band was formed in 2004 and started playing together whilst on tour with their individual bands and groups. Their first album was finally released in 2009 and hit # 15 on the Billboard Top 200. According to wikipedia it also "reached #3 on Top Independent Albums, #8 on Top Rock Albums, #7 on Top Digital Albums, and #6 on Top Alternative Albums." I don't know about you but I am looking forward to checking out more of their stuff, and without further ado, her is Say Please ala youtube: