Good Music Alert

Timber Timbre - Lay Down In The Tall Grass (download link)

Timber Timbre had a new album out in 2011, and it led me back to some of their old stuff. Lay Down in the Tall Grass is haunting yet still has its uplifting moments. One of my favorites from 2009.

Timber Timber official site

Lauderdale - Moving On (download link)

One of the things I love about music is how it can create the feel of a certain event or place. I used to spend a lot of time in the Muscle Shoals, Alabama area for work and really had a fondness for the place, its people, and its rich musical history even though I would never want to live there. Anyway, I heard “Moving On” by Lauderdale and instantly thought of my time in the Shoals. It’s a fine song, so I started researching Lauderdale. Turns out they are from Muscle Shoals. Not sure how they transported me back to Northern Alabama, but I’m glad they did.

Lauderdale’s Facebook page

A song for driving from San Francisco to Disneyland.

Mayer Hawthorne - Dreaming (download link)

Nickel Eye - Brandy of the Damned (Mark Ronson Remix) (feat. Wale)

Stick around for Wale’s verse. Takes the song up a notch or two.

Jarad Miles - Miles Away (download)

A quality folk song about roaming across the country, which I love (both the roaming and songs about roaming). Judging from his facebook page, he’s basically unknown, which is a shame. I found this on the great end-of-year list from Song by Toad, (which you should also check out, loads of interesting stuff on it.)

Jarad Miles’ facebook page

Visit his soundcloud page to hear more. (It’s all really good, it’s crazy).

Terraplane Sun - Funnel Of Love

A fine rock and roll song that sounds like a mix of the Animals and Deer Tick. Love the organ.

Terraplane Sun’s official site

Zoe Muth - Hey Little Darlin’ (download)

I am a fan of wit and of the steel guitar. This song has both.

Zoe Muth’s official site

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside - Danger (download link)

This song starts innocently enough - I almost thought it was a laid-back cover of Jackie Wilson’s “Higher and Higher” at first. But then Sallie Ford just starts wailing, and all of a sudden you’re hearing something special. The band keeps it tight and steady all the way through and lets Sallie’s voice lead the way. They are currently on tour in Europe, but I imagine they’ll be hitting a lot of spots in the US soon. Go see them when they do - Sallie Ford is a star.

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside’s official site

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside’s facebook page

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside on French TV

The Heart Beats - Cryin’ Inside (download link)

This track is now 45 years old, but The Heart Beats would fit right in with any number of the female-fronted lo-fi rock acts out today.

Read more about the Heartbeats here

Found on LoneStarStomp, which is devoted to the music of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. You know, the kind of site that is the reason the Internet was invented.

Ramsay Midwood sounds like a drunk telling stories while bellied up to a bar. And that’s what makes him great. The band is tight and the piano gives a nice saloon vibe, but Ramsay’s voice is the star. He slurs a bit and always seem to be a little off beat, and that just makes it better.

Ramsay Midwood - Spinning On This Rock (download link)

Ramsay Midwood on Facebook

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