Sandie's Music Minute

Has it really been 4 years since this song came out... time goes by quick! Either way I just needed to hear this song.

The Good Natured are an electropop trio from Berkshire, United Kingdom. The band consists of singer-songwriter Sarah McIntosh, her brother Hamish McIntosh on bass and George Hinton on drums.


The Good Natured, recently signed to Regal/Parlophone Records, offer a catchy gothic twist on electropop with their new EP titled Skeleton, released on 20 June 2011. In the songs featured on the Skeleton EP, Sarah displays her compellingly mature command of the nuances of serious pop music, combined with the darker, and often more sensual, emotional and lyrical content of the gothic. Both “Skeleton” and “Wolves” are produced by Patrik Berger, known for his work with Robyn. Facebook

I saw EMA in Madison, WI and it was a great show. EMA is Erika Anderson of the recently broken up long running American west-coast band Gowns.

Alabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, United States in 2009. The lead singer,Brittany Howard, did a lot of that as a kid, spending weekends in her room experimenting with instruments and a tape recorder, making up lyrics and layering sounds, unconsciously preparing herself for a life now consumed by music.


Her taste in music was considerably more esoteric than the typical teen in a small-town northern Alabama high school. “I spent a lot of time with my grandmother’s music: Dion, the Platters, the Drifters, the Temptations – I grew up on that,” she says. Later she discovered T. Rex and David Bowie, and got her education in roots music from Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones albums.


Band Members:
Brittany Howard - Lead Singer
Heath Fogg - Guitarist
Zac Cockrell - Bassist
Steve Johnson - Drummer


References:
http://www.last.fm/music/Alabama+Shakes
http://www.npr.org/artists/145926696/alabama-shakes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/26/alabama-shakes-brittany-howard-review
http://www.alabamashakes.com/
http://www.alabamashakes.bandcamp.com


Image Source:
http://www.nme.com/reviews/alabama-shakes/12693

Former Dum Dum Girl, Katie Serbian-Brouillette is releasing her new project Cheap Curls' debut 7" on Art Fag Recordings this spring. 


References:
http://soundcloud.com/art-fag-recordings/jackie-oh
http://artfagrecordings.blogspot.com/2012/03/cheap-curls-jackie-oh-preorder.html


Image Source:
http://artfagrecordings.blogspot.com/2012/03/cheap-curls-jackie-oh-preorder.html

Listen to the new album
University Heights (Available 2/22/2012) by Teeel

Teeel aka Jim Smith credits his sound to marathon movie watching and being an obsessive gear head. Creating music in a 10×10 teal painted room, stacked with synthesizers and guitars with walls covered with vintage Moog ads, Jim creates music that ranges from hypnotic synthpop to dreamy disco and dark electronica.




References:
http://teeelmusic.com/
http://moodgadget.com/
http://www.last.fm/music/Teeel
http://www.facebook.com/Teeelmusic
http://soundcloud.com/teeel
http://www.youtube.com/Teeelmusic


Image Source:
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/critics-picks-january-5-7/Content?oid=1478199

Listen to the whole album from Bandcamp.


Formed from the collaboration of DJ producer Jon Waters and songwriter Ann Yu. Ann has been in bands that have shared the stage with acts such as The Radio Dept, La Roux, Black Kids, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Mates of State, Jose Gonzales and many more. Jon has produced and DJ’d all over the world. But with all of the experience the duo decided to take a different route when it comes to creating music together. Silver Swans puts a special meaning to the idea of bedroom recordings. All tracks were recorded in late night sessions hidden under covers, in their bathrooms, and right before bed. The songs you hear are a reflection of the dreams they’ve uncovered and hope to discover.


References:
http://www.facebook.com/silverswans
http://www.myspace.com/silverswansofficial
http://www.reverbnation.com/silverswans
https://twitter.com/#!/silverswansband
http://soundcloud.com/silverswans
http://www.last.fm/music/Silver+Swans
http://silverswans.bandcamp.com/
http://www.tricycle-records.com/artist/silverswans/


Images Source:
http://obscuresound.com/2011/02/silver-swans-secret/

Armed with a rampant imagination, a plethora of dark, emotive pop songs, and backed by a growing army of top producers and worldwide fans, Charli is not like your run-of-the-mill musician. Playing in bands since the age of seven, Charli's long had music coursing through her veins. She recorded her first album at 14 with a loan from the bank of mum and dad and she’s only just paid them back. It did the trick though attracting attention from the right London scenesters and bagging her gigs at warehouse raves across Hackney. Earlier this summer she released ‘Stay Away’.


References:
http://www.last.fm/music/Charli+XCX
http://www.facebook.com/charlixcxmusic?sk=info
http://soundcloud.com/charlixcx
http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/charli-xcx
http://www.charlixcxmusic.com/


Image Source:
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2012/02/20/mp3-charli-xcx-ill-never-know/

This  video is the third song from the album Honeymoon Punch.





Born and raised on Prince Edward Island, Halifax-based Jenn Grant is like no other Atlantic Canadian musician.
 
Her third album Honeymoon Punch embodies what Grant says is the sound of joy. As one of Nova Scotia’s most revered songwriters she teamed together with her new husband, member of the band In-Flight Safety, Daniel Ledwell to produce the record.


Discography:
Honeymoon Punch (2011 Six Shooter Records)
ECHOES (2009 Six Shooter Records)
Orchestra for the Moon (2006 Paris 1919)
Jenn Grant & Goodbye Twentieth Century (2005 independent)

References:
http://www.sixshooterrecords.com/six_site/roster/jenngrant.html
http://www.jenngrant.com/
http://www.thevanguard.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2011-11-04/article-2792217/Jenn-Grant%3A-changing-sounds-paying-off/1
http://www.last.fm/music/Jenn+Grant




Image Source:
http://www.last.fm/music/Jenn+Grant/+images/61237291