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Kelleigh Bannen wasn't sure she wanted to be a musician, but growing up in Nashville it was almost impossible to avoid, and as she began to play small clubs she consistently gained the attention of club owners and audiences alike. Soon enough, Kelleigh decided to record her first album, Radio Skies, which features eleven of her original songs engineered by Nashville veteran Pat McMakin (Ray Charles, George Jones, Dolly Parton), and mixed by Grammy winner Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Whiskeytown). With her impressive debut, she's bound to attract new fans from well beyond the Music City.
Now that summer's becoming less of a tease and more of a reality, it's a perfect time to dust off those old Yo La Tengo mp3s and rediscover Summer Sun. PopMatters describes the opening track as "dawn slowly breaking, sounding like someone gradually waking up after one hell of a wonderful night." Put this on as people show up for your barbecue to set a perfect, laid-back mood. You bring the chips, we'll bring the 2-liter bottles of soda!
Like the second coming of Beck, James Pants combines fuzzy electro, irreverent rap and weirdly addictive R&B. After introducing himself to Stones Throw Records' (J Dilla, Madlib) founder at a party, Pants was immediately signed and is now one of the label's brightest young prospects. The debut full-length, on which he plays drums, keys, guitar, and sings, is getting attention from all sorts of press. "Awesome," says Music For Robots, "it all sounds new and only-possible-in-the-'00s."
Grammy award-winning folk artist Gillian Welch garnered much praise from Amie Street members when we added four of her albums to the site last week; now we're back with even more material! Music From The Revelator Collection is a selection of live cuts from her 2002 concert DVD that includes new versions of songs off the album Time (The Revelator), which Devendra Banhart called one of his "favorites of all time." You can also check out Welch's cover of the Radiohead song "Black Star" -- the BBC said that her version makes the song "sound like it was meant to be sung out on the porch with only whiskey and a guitar to soak the world's sorrows."
The Lisps are a co-ed pop group that mixes indie rock with country and vaudeville. The band has been picking up steam over the past few months with features in CMJ, Time Out New York, and Spin.com. Most recently, The L Magazine named the band one of their "8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear," calling their live performances "immediately lovable." If you're interested in quirky indie pop a la The Moldy Peaches, then The Lisps are sure to be right up your alley.
Downtempo Garden is a 16-track collection of laid-back downtempo grooves, featuring tracks by Colossus, King Kooba, The Jazzual Suspects, and many more! The album combines slow-tempo grooves with ambient soundscapes and hip hop beats that are both relaxing and engaging. A must have for any fans of Thievery Corporation!
