The Best of the Inbox
Where I open the treasure box of goodies that come via email. This time around, three delicate songs, one good-feel, one spunk’d.
“Blanket” by eagleowl
From Edinburgh, Scotland, a song to play for a relentless seedling, destined to sprout, out in the abandoned junkyard. Just like in Wall-E. You know, for all the fragile bits we build our weighty worlds on. The EP’s called For the Thoughts You Never Had.
“Gypsy Curse” by Tom Thumb
A lone traveler’s song where the gypsy might as well be riding the wind and the stars might as well be pirates. Andy Arch’s voice is a pretty sweet match for the crisp banjo that plays over the steady bass drum. From The Taxidermist.
“Take Me Home” by Team Genius
Stirring pop with a little bit of spunk, Team Genius is an ensemble of seven from Brooklyn. This one’s from their self-titled self-released.
“Up the Long Tracks” by Beatbeat Whisper
Of the songs I’ve heard from their upcoming Wonder Continental, this one’s probably the least ambitious. But it’s also the one where the singing’s just so good, “like a morning slipping away”. There’s more over at Daytrotter.
“Meet Me in the Garden” by Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
What a lovestruck soft boy in Mississippi sounds like when he spends too much time with his magnificent ukulele, I guess. From the upcoming album, aptly titled, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele.
Websites: eagleowl, Tom Thumb, Team Genius, Beatbeat Whisper, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
