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One of my favorite unknown artists for sure. She's not quite famous and shes got a really great voice and a nice refreshing sound. She kind of reminds me of Ingrid Michaelson.

Oh, she doesn't have any music videos, albums or even an EP so these youtube links are just picture contemplations that someone put together.

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bob.

Whores. - Straight Down


i would love to see this band (and this music) gain more popularity....but i doubt they ever will

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A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.

Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

VEGANGELICA

Becky Daly does have a nice voice.

Your middle video isn't working, and I couldn't find the video that matches the number-letter sequence, and so in its place I am posting Becky Daly's "Camden Street," which I feel is one of her stronger songs:

Becky Daly - "Camden Street"
I'm glad she is using electric guitar in addition to her acoustic guitar, because this adds more variety and shape to the song compared to ones in which she uses only acoustic guitar. The one recommendation I have for Becky Daly is that I wish wish WISH she wouldn't just repeat the same verse melody again and again and again. The songs start to sound kind of amorphous to me, like wave after wave of the same notes lapping at me. Each wave is pleasant by itself, but when they hit me again and again on the same spot, it starts to irritate. I know with my own songs that whenever they go past 3 minutes, I start to irritate mySELF so it is good for me to feel my reaction to other people's songs that are longer than 6 minutes and have a lot of melody repetition.

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Heh heh...I was just going to comment on a previous post in this thread, when it got deleted due to being self-promotion, but I am going to mention the song because after watching the video, I'm *still* chuckling about it.

I don't ever think I've heard a song before that talks about someone's ass squeezing.

I hope hope HOPE this song was intended to be funny, because it is. I'm glad "no boot in the ass has been delivered in this storytelling."

"Ground Bottom Up" - Song written by Delré and performed by country singer Trent Jeffcoat.
A professional-sounding country song, apparently about a dad threatening to kick his slacker son, a smart ass, in the ass to straighten him out and get him on the right path. The song made me chuckle, since it sounds so traditionally "country" but is about a humorous topic. My favorite lyrics: "You better run, boy, run for your life...I see knees up, and your ass squeezing, and your mind racing for the first time in a while." I'm glad Trent is able to walk after his accident. He's got a great, low "country" voice.



There, Delré, now it isn't self-promotion.

Delré, you might want to go down to the songwriter section and make a thread there entitled "Delré's Collection" to share lyrics, if you wish. I'd like to hear more of them, because while listening to this song I had some suggestions, and so of course then I want to tell you them in case they are helpful!

For example, one issue with this song, I think, is that "lost" and "ass" don't rhyme. Perhaps you did that for humor's sake...but I think if I had written the song, I would have written, "Let me tell you, I'm tired of your sass. Yeah, you surely deserve a kick in your smart ass." You could have played with the idea of a smart mouth and a smart ass. If you only mentioned "boot" in the chorus, then you wouldn't have to use "boot" so often in the song, and the word would have more power and humor, I think. However, maybe part of what makes the song so funny to me is that you do use "boot" so frequently! It's nice to have a song to listen to in order to get myself to smile.

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Everyone loves The Kin!

VEGANGELICA

I listened to more of their songs on MySpace and was surprised to hear that the same duo who played this ^ acoustic song also played the one below:

The Kin - "Nowhere to Now Here" (with an odd, distracting interpretative dance video)
This song has a much more sweeping, powerful sound than their acoustic songs, especially because of the didgeridoo. Somewhat trite lyrics, although heartfelt. Song was used by NBC for a superbowl XLIII (43) promo spot. Overall, I liked it and preferred it to their acoustic songs.

EDIT: Doh! I just realized the cleverness of the title. Going from being "nowhere" to "now here" simply takes the word "nowhere" and splits it in two in an unorthodox way. I didn't realize the significance of the title until now here, half a day later! I also never realized that "now here" is hidden in plain view in a word that is its conceptual opposite. I never noticed it there before.

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I'm glad for the open idea of 'not-famous'. My favourite band are virtually unheard of in England and yet they top the Finnish Chart. Check out Poets of The Fall, they're amazing. (and sing in English if that makes it seem more attractive).

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I'm listening to Poets of the Fall now, Tobylotoczko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets_of_the_Falland), and I must say that after listening to just two songs I am enjoying their music and wish to hear more because:

(1) The two videos I watched were fascinating and very well done. They tell stories but incompletely, such that the videos trigger my imagination and make me try to piece together the meaning behind what is happening in them, which isn't completely obvious. The videos are like dreams.

(2) The music is slick with the instruments combining to create a lush sound. I like the occasional odd sound. I wish the two songs I heard would use even more unusual sounds and song patterns to make the songs less generic and predictable. Since most popular songs use a lot of repetition, my quibble isn't a strong one; I'm just thinking here of what I'd feel would create "The Perfect Song." I wish the two songs I've heard used as much inventiveness as I see in their videos.

(3) The music is extremely lyrics-driven. I find some of the lyrics sound quite melodramatic and a little too simple, too pop-like ("You lift my spirit, make it fly") but at other times they are very original, such as the idea of a "carnival of rust."

Since I love rhyming, I noticed quickly that they do, too. The drawback of rhyming is that it makes songs somewhat predictable, since only certain words rhyme; on the other hand, I enjoy the sound and the occasional unexpected rhyme, plus the way thoughts can be woven out of rhyming words. I like to see how freely they can express their thoughts given the bondage of the words they have chosen to use to create a rhyme. "Poets of the Fall" do sound like they enjoy poetry, so the name is appropriate.

(4) The songs definitely well with emotion. I'm curious what range of emotions they show through all their repertoire. For example, are they singing only of love relationships, or do they branch out to other, wider topics? I hope they branch out to other topics besides love relationships so that their subject matter isn't one-dimensional. The point is, after hearing two songs, I want to hear more. So they have successfully sucked me in.

Poets of the Fall - "Carnival of Rust"
A sad song of yearning accompanied by a dream-like video that I think I will find hard to forget because it is so unusual: it reminds me of a scene from the movie AI. Before watching the song, I had wondered what "Carnival of Rust" meant, and after watching I understand. I especially like the sound of a roller coaster incorporated into the song.



EDIT: I'm listening to more of their songs and after hearing around 5 more, this is the next one that caught my attention:

Poets of the Fall - "Psychosis"
A little rougher than some of their other songs, most of which seem to start with acoustic guitar and soft, rhyming singing, so I was glad to hear a change:

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A pleasant discovery. Zeta Park: Lady Cappuccino and Love is Blind.

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