Archive for the ‘YouTube’ tag
YouTube Pick of The Week: ‘Swing Life Away’ by Rise Against
I love this song. And, as it’s sunny this afternoon in Central London, I don’t need much of an excuse to put it here.
Short, sweet, nostalgic and hopeful. This is actually the second song I’ve used off the same Rise Against album, Siren Song of the Counter Culture. But hey, it’s an awesome album.
*Update* - for whatever reason, video embedding is being a silly feature and not doing its job properly. The direct link is here.
YouTube Pick of The Week: Don’t Take My Sunshine Away – Sparklehorse
A brilliant introduction to Sparklehorse, in my novice opinion. Seriously, if you have Spotify get on and listen to all that you can. The world is missing a genius – I kid you not.
YouTube Pick Of The Week – ‘Angel In The Snow’ by Elliott Smith
I asked on Twitter the other day for some recommended ‘acoustic maestros’. I was getting that middle of the week need for something new and soulful to listen to. I was after something with some touching lyrics, a hint of the familiar and homely, but also the quirk of originality that makes such maestros stand out.
Consequently a gent I went to university with, recommended that I should stock up on a good dose of Elliott Smith. And a fine selection that turned out to be, as you can sample here with Angel In The Snow. It’s a delightfully warm and lightly-touching way to spend two and a half minutes of your day, passing simple yet striking lyrics softly to your ears and beautifully opening Mr Smith’s 2009 album New Moon. You should probably check that if you like this:
