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These are tracks from coblebaby's favorite music blogs
Muruch ❤ When most people think of Irish singers, they may imagine folk troubadours, U2 arena pop-rock, jumper clad mammy's boys, or even the more modern Celtic Punk movement. But rarely do… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ The music featured on the new Smithsonian Folkways collection Classic Piano Blues is my favorite kind of blues, possibly my favorite genre of all. Many of the songs fall into… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Life, Death, Love & Freedom is John Mellencamp's best work to date and is battling with The Felice Brothers for the title of my favorite album of the year so… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Alejandro Escovedo's ninth studio album Real Animal was my most anticipated release of 2008. I only discovered his music last year, but have since then obsessively devoured most of his… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ I fall further behind on reviews as each day passes, so I'll be posting some mp3 blurbs occasionally to catch up. Full album reviews take a great deal of time… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Perfect Time For A Breakdown is the debut album from coffee shop waitress turned singer-songwriter Sharon Little. Sharon's robust voice belts out eleven tunes inspired by cross-country train... **Click on… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ The Rye are a five piece band from Galway, Ireland. I stumbled upon them while browsing CDBaby after writing the Interference review. The Rye call their music "savage driven ceoil"… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott's Noise From Words album was mostly recorded live in the studio. The lack of production emphasizes and compliments McDermott's organic style. Michael has... **Click on the… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ The name Gary Louris may be unfamiliar, but those of us that were into the various "alternative" music scenes in the mid-1990s have heard him before. Louris was a founding… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Hallelujah, Bonnie Bramlett is back on the music scene! My generation probably knows Ms. Bramlett best for her role as the sassy blonde waitress Bonnie on the blue collar sitcom… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Navega is the debut album by singer Mayra Andrade. Mayra was born in Havana, Cuba, spent her childhood in Senegal, Angola, Germany, and the Cape Verdean island of Santiago. She… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ When I read a comparison to The Doors, I knew I would love Golden Animals and I certainly do! Lead singer-guitarist Tommy Eisner's voice has a deep timbre similar to… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Singer-songwriter Kira Lynn Cain's The Ideal Hunter has been compared to PJ Harvey and more often Nico, but her eerie chamber folk sound reminds me more of David Lynch songbird… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Maria Doyle Kennedy is an Irish actress and singer best known for her roles in The Commitments (along side a babyfaced Glen Hansard), The Matchmaker, Father Ted, Queer as Folk,… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ The Saw Doctors are one of my favorite Irish bands and their performance at Mountain Stage in 2002 was one of the two best live shows I've ever attended (second… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Willie Nile's unusual voice and serrated rock sound remind me a little of Lou Reed's solo work, though at times he has more in common with The Clash and other… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ I first heard singer-songwriter Quincy Coleman's music in the movie Waitress and I posted a track from her debut last year. I finally got a copy of her sophomore release… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Nebraska singer-songwriter Joshua James is currently on tour with The Swell Season (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova of Once). Joshua's album Sun Is Always Brighter will be released on June… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge lists Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Van Morrison, and Neil Young as his musical influences, but names Otis Redding as his favorite singer of all time.… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Amos Lee's third album Last Days At The Lodge will be released on June 24th by Blue Note Records. Produced by Don Was, the album often has a more serious… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Tyler Ramsey is a singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina whose family is from Morgantown, West Virginia. He was one of the performers at the Mountain Stage concert I attended last… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Intelligent pop is so rare and refreshing. Val Emmich is a singer-songwriter, actor - most notably in the "Cougars" episode of 30 Rock - and first time novelist whose sixth… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Sunday's Mountain Stage show featuring Paddy Casey, Bell XI, Brooke Miller, Tyler Ramsey, and Punch Brothers was one of the best concerts I've ever attended. Not only were the performances… Read full post »
Muruch ❤ Joan As Police Woman's sophomore album To Survive will be released on June 10th. The sensual beats and unusual phrasing of her debut Real Life now yield to a languidly… Read full post »