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| From | "Gary Littleton" <gary@garylittleton.com> |
| Subject | Re: Your overlooked 2005 releases? |
| Date | Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:31:24 -0500 |
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> I'd be interested in hearing about some other 2005 discoveries that may
have flown
>under the radar, so let's have them. Nothing keeps me going more as a
music fan than
>the thought that there's a great record out there that I haven't heard yet.
Couldn't have said it better. Finding that great tune by a lesser known
artist is exactly why Anthony and I started Audities in the first place. So
thanks for the picks. I really enjoyed them. As a result I've ordered the
David Doll and The Derby, and thinking about The Village green.
Cheers,
Gary
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Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:49 PM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Your overlooked 2005 releases?
Hey fellow Auditeers!
Time for me to break out of near-total lurkdom to solicit other's picks for
overlooked releases of 2005.
With the year-end best-of lists coming out soon, this would be a good time
to give a shout out to some "sleepers" that have received little or no
mention on the list during the year, or haven't been featured prominently on
sites like NotLame, etc.
Here are some of my picks. If any of these sound interesting to you, check
out the samples:
Randy & The Bloody Lovelies - Lift
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bloodylovelies2
Great collection of 70's inspired piano-pop. Reminds me of Chris Rea
singing slightly less acerbic Randy Newman-style songs. "Pop" (now there's
a great song title) and "Isabella" are two of my favorite tracks of 2005.
Joe Lies - Joe Lies
http://cdbaby.com/cd/joeliesmusic
At the other end of the pop spectrum, Joe Lies put (puts?) the power into
power pop. Usual suspects apply when it comes to comparisons:
Cheap Trick, Weezer, etc. This one snuck up on me.
Derby - This Is The New You
http://cdbaby.com/cd/derbyrock
This release got some brief mentions on this list, and was heralded on the
NotLame home page, so technically it doesn't meet the criteria I set forth
above. But I'm making an exception for two reasons; 1) it came out all the
way back in February, so it might have fallen off some people's radars, and
2) it's absolutely my #1 favorite album of the year. It's not often a band
can make a distinctively Beatlesque record yet still maintain their own
identifiable sound, but Derby has done that.
David Doll - Self-Titled EP
http://cdbaby.com/cd/daviddoll
4 songs of vintage, inspired power pop, especially "Comeback Special"
and "Sleep". Give us a full-length, David!
Wiretree - Wiretree EP
http://cdbaby.com/cd/wiretree
Another great EP, but with a more reflective sound. "Find a Way" is a
stunning track, reminiscent in some spots of the Smithereens' "Blood and
Roses", yet has a piano bit right out of "In My Life" pop up in the middle.
Plus, it's worth checking out the cdbaby page for the User Comment of The
Year: the artist's mom praises the record, tells him to call, and leaves
her number.
The Seldon Plan - Making Circles
http://cdbaby.com/cd/seldonplan
A great record that sounds a bit "indie rock" at first, but really grows on
you. Some Nada Surf/Teenage Fanclub influences at work here as well. And
it's only $8 at cdbaby.
The Village Green - The Village Green EP http://cdbaby.com/cd/tvg
2005 is shaping up to be the year of the EP in my book, as you might have
figured out here by now (there were several other great EPs that came out
this year that weren't overlooked - David Mead, The Brokedown, etc. as
well). Aside from the obvious Kinks reference, these guys breathe new life
into the Oasis brit-pop sound with some standard American power pop
influence as well.
I'd be interested in hearing about some other 2005 discoveries that may have
flown under the radar, so let's have them. Nothing keeps me going more as a
music fan than the thought that there's a great record out there that I
haven't heard yet.
Steve Ferra
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