New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Brendan James - Simplify
• Chase McBride - Every Road I Take
• Carly Ritter - Carly Ritter
• Matt White - Shirley
• The Wild Feathers - The Wild Feathers

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Zac Brown Band - Uncaged
• Brendan James - Hope In Transition

BURN THIS / October 2010

1. Donavon Frankenreiter "Glow"
2. Hayley Sales (featuring G. Love) "Lullaby"
3. Two Spot Gobi "You Make It Easy"
4. The Cat Empire "Falling"
5. Bedouin Soundclash "Mountain Top"
6. Pepper "Wake Up"
7. Cas Haley "Better"
8. Brooke Fraser "Something In The Water"
9. Stacy Clark "White Lies"
10. Jake Smith "One False Step"
11. Brendan James "Stupid For Your Love"
12. Matt White "Falling In Love (With My Best Friend)"
13. Matt Hires "A To B"
14. Good Old War "That's Some Dream"
15. Ryan Montbleau Band "My Best Guess"
16. Griffin House "If You Want To"
17. Josh Ritter "Lantern"
18. Everest "Let Go"
19. Lissie "When I'm Alone"
20. J.J. Grey & Mofro "The Hottest Spot In Hell"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during October.

CD REVIEW: Brendan James "Brendan James"

Brendan James could very well be this generation's Billy Joel. His mastery of blending traditional pop songs with the emphasis on his piano skills is very reminiscent of Joel's style. Although James is not as hard hitting as Joel, he still displays the same qualities though his musicality. His new self titled album is head and shoulders above his debut album. Although he had some stellar songs and his songwriting was excellent on his debut, he hits full stride on this album. It's fitting that he self titled this one as wears his heart on his sleeve and opens himself up throughout each song. His vivid imagery combined with catchy hooks highlights the songwriting on tracks like "The Fall" and "Stupid For Your Love." It's tracks like "The Lucky Ones" and "Emerald Sky" that show off that he's not just another cookie cutter pop singer/songwriter. His heart and emotion in his lyrics and his delivery are his calling card. Brendan James may have just solidified himself as one of this generations new greats and it seems that, although he has put together an excellent sophomore release, the best is still yet to come.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart
• Interpol - Interpol
• Brendan James - Brendan James
• Jukebox The Ghost - Everything Under The Sun
• Toubab Krewe - TK2

BURN THIS / September 2010

1. Guster "Do You Love Me?"
2. Matt Costa "Witchcraft"
3. Josh Ritter "Rattling Locks"
4. Lissie "In Sleep""
5. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals "Paris (Ooh La La)"
6. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs "Repo Man"
7. J.J. Grey & Mofro "The Sweetest Thing"
8. Hayley Sales (featuring Donavon Frankenreiter) "Not In His Garden"
9. Chase McBride "Gloria
10. Ryan Montbleau Band "Songbird"
11. Kina Grannis "Strong Enough"
12. Brendan James "The Fall"
13. Greg Laswell "Marquee"
14. Chris Trapper "The Game Is Done"
15. Pete Francis "Light Years"
16. John Butler Trio "I'd Do Anything"
17. Timmy Curran "Believe"
18. The Cat Empire "Feeling's Gone"
19. Lee Everton "I Got To Keep On Moving"
20. The Beautiful Girls "Home/Family"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during September.