Happy holidays music enthusiasts! I hope they have been joyous and filled with plenty of ear candy. This week I'm going to share with you one of the presents that I actually gave! My dear sister, Annette, received Ben Caplan's In the Time of the Great Remembering LP as my gift to her on Tuesday and, as such, I felt like I would share a taste with everyone! Here's Annette's favourite track thus far:
Ben Caplan - Bang to Break the Drum (bonus: check out where the video is shot!!)
Part of writing these weekly eardrum diatribes is to spread the good word and, hopefully, open some minds to some new musicians. This week is a good example of that. I haven't had the chance to see a Ben Caplan show, but as he's from Halifax (Canada, sorry to my UK Haligonians) many of you will get a chance soon to check him out! In fact, he's playing February 2nd at The Company House (apparently tickets are going fast: https://guestlistapp.com/events/137775). I'll definitely be attending the Waterloo show (anyone want to join me?) two weeks later.
Here's the song that first turned me onto this grizzly, bourbon-soaked mystery of a man. An absolute beauty.
Ben Caplan - Stranger
Ben Caplan - Bang to Break the Drum (bonus: check out where the video is shot!!)
Part of writing these weekly eardrum diatribes is to spread the good word and, hopefully, open some minds to some new musicians. This week is a good example of that. I haven't had the chance to see a Ben Caplan show, but as he's from Halifax (Canada, sorry to my UK Haligonians) many of you will get a chance soon to check him out! In fact, he's playing February 2nd at The Company House (apparently tickets are going fast: https://guestlistapp.com/events/137775). I'll definitely be attending the Waterloo show (anyone want to join me?) two weeks later.
Here's the song that first turned me onto this grizzly, bourbon-soaked mystery of a man. An absolute beauty.
Ben Caplan - Stranger
Thanks again. Got two tunes for ya. Not sure if ya heard em, but I thought you'd really dig this Alabama Shakes track. My apologies for posting old tracks, but it takes me a little longer to dig em up.
ReplyDeleteAlabama Shakes - Hold On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-3MIBxQTw
This one is much more sombre.
Lost in the Trees - Golden Eyelids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MoKKuvrvo
A great Christmas gift!!
ReplyDeleteYo Neal,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links! I had tried hard to really like Alabama Shakes as I wanted to like them based on certain elements - but it never took... until now! I guess I left it alone for long enough to forget it. And this song is a doozy!
Had never heard of Lost in the Trees. Sounds good though. Very fall-asleep-to. Reminds me something, but can't quite put my finger on it...
And just so you know, the blog is about getting new music to people, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the music needs to be new... just a new audience. Sometimes the songs are quite old! So keep the suggestions coming good sir.
Great stuff. I had a massive grin on my face by the end of Stranger, will certainly check the album out. I also very much enjoyed the apparent indifference of the old chaps sat at the bar!
ReplyDeleteIn the spirit of sharing - this is a track that I find myself listening to quite regularly recently. Shameless, balls out feel good rock n roll, a great way to start the day!
The Jim Jones Revue - Where Da Money go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVqZPUnpxTE