Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 44th anniversary of his death.
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Last night I was able to load an eclectic mix of 16 songs, and this morning I did a shuffle of those songs and was well pleased with the outcome... :-)
First up, we did a sneak preview of the new Elika album (Always The Light) - A full-fledged review is still to come, but today we have the first track to make it into a morning shuffle. Elika are a Brooklyn based band recently signed to St. Marie Records. Their music is dreamy electronic pop with amazing vocals and a strong sense of song which keeps the music grounded in spite of the ethereal sounds. (I am totally going to use that in my review). The track today is called Stay Beside Me
Hat tip to Popatunes yet again... I can't believe it's taken me this long to catch up with Elephant Goes West. They are from New Jersey (damn there must be something in the water there - okay obvious statement I know), but whatever it is, in this case it's a good thing. Like fellow NJ resident, Don Ryan, they make wonderfully vibrant carnival-type music. theme from "Everytown" is from the band's Whirling Dervish EP which you can grab using the bandcamp widget below.
I'm sure we'll be hearing more from this band.
Next up - from the vaults comes a song from the soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's 1982 box office disaster One From the Heart. The soundtrack is made up of songs written by Tom Waits and sung by Waits and Crystal Gayle. Today we have Little Boy Blue by Tom Waits.
And finally, we have a new track from Portland, Oregon band The Dandy Warhols. The song is Sad Vacation. The album, This Machine is out April 24th.
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