Wednesday Review: Songs from TV
After a certain age, you just aren’t musically hip anymore, you know? I’m still trucking out my Indigo Girl’s CD’s and Paul has an embarrassing penchant for all things George Michael. When the clothing of your New Wave youth show up in 80′s vintage shops and as Target knock off’s (leggings anyone?) you know you’ve crested over the hill.
Still, I need new tunes. So I did something my teenaged self would never sink to — I Googled all the TV shows I like that have good music. And what do you know? I found some good stuff. Here’s my recs for this week:
Ingrid Michaelson (Grey’s Anatomy and theOld Navy.)
Her solemnly perky little tune (The Way I Am) about giving her love her sweater is just so …catchy. You can’t download it on the subscription service from Zune, but maybe you can download it from ITunes or pick it up here.
Iron and Wine (Grey’s Anatomy)
Okay, I am SO in love. This is a songwriter dream – beautiful lyric and moody tunes for the grey season. My favorite line from “Love and Some Verses” is “Love is a skirt you made long to cover your knees. ” I’m not sure I know what that means, but I’m pretty sure I need to carry it around on a little scrap of paper in my wallet. Find your favorite lyric Our Endless Numbered Days“>here.
Will Dailey (CSI: New York) Why is Gary Sinise suddenly playing the bass in a NYC club? Who knows, and as long as he’s on stage with Will Dailey’s gritty, folksy voice, who cares? The single Rise (which also appears on Back Flipping Forward) is well worth the purchase.
Feist (Ipod commercial) 1,2,3,4…how many times have you seen the new IPOD ad? Not enough to find out who the quirky little gal is dancing on the new screen. Welcome to Feist and the 1234 single off “The Reminder”. Maybe she and Ingrid could do a little duet together? Buy “The Reminder” here.
What tunes are catching your ear lately?
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I’m a recent Feist fan myself, and have started to dig Iron and Wine’s moody sound. If you like music from Grey’s Anatomy, try Jem and her album “Finally Woken.” And not to be confused with Jem, I love Hem for relaxing music with sometimes soaring, sometimes intimate vocals. Oh, and the little-known, much-loved Over the Rhine always tops my list of music to listen to and share with others.
Try Dale Nikkel (love Silver and Gold, These are the Glory Days, This New Leaf ….dangit, they’re all good), the Wailin’ Jennys (Heaven When We’re Home, One Voice, also lots and lots of good songs here), or the Weakerthans (alternative/rock – they’re been getting a ton of press on public radio in Canada, especially with the ‘younger’ crowd).
I’m also a fan of Iron and Wine and Ingrid Michaelson. The thing is my dh and I have different tastes in music, so the trick is to find something we both love. The artists I mentioned are favorites of both of ours.
Oh … and one song our whole family cranks up in the van (yikes I sound old) is Michael Buble’s Everything. We love that song.
oooo I Love these kinds of posts, this is how I find yummy yummy new music and books.
Already huge fan of Iron and Wine from Garden State Soundtrack….
I just discovered Girlyman and am loving the soundtrack to Across The Universe b/c I am a HUGE Beatles fan from way back and these are really well done by adorable new actors with pure gorgeous voices. Loved the movie too , bytheway…..
Also love Amy STeinbert and Ember Swift, groovy folksy chicks with guitars….
oops editing to spell sheesh
steinberg…amy steinberg…..
I love all these suggestions and I’m clicking over to my Zune “all you can eat” music subscription to download all this new music! Thanks for the tips!
The Acorn – from the capital city of Canada – our pride and joy: their new album is entitled _Glory Hope Mountain_. Check em out here: http://www.theacorn.ca.
Yeah, George Michael! Tell Paul that I recently added Kissing A Fool to my karaoke song list!
(shoulod I be embarrassed?)
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