Category Archives: indie music

Mumford & Sons Announce New Album, ‘Babel’

Mumford & Sons announced that their highly anticipated sophomore album, “Babel,” will be released on September 25th and include twelve songs.

The album will be produced by Markus Dravs, who worked with them on their debut album and has worked with Arcade Fire in the past.

Even though they toured for three years on the success of “Sigh No More”, I’m surprised they had enough time to churn out a new album. They have been extremely busy.

I have the track listing for “Babel” along with a live version of “Whispers In The Dark”, which will appear on “Babel”…it’s all after the jump.

Babel
Whispers In The Dark
I Will Wait
Holland Road
Ghosts That We Knew
Lover Of The Light
Lovers’ Eyes
Reminder
Hopeless Wanderer
Broken Crown
Below My Feet
Not With Haste

“Babel” is said to be a darker album with no singles that pop out. They wanted to make an album that is solid throughout and had a natural progression. They told Rolling Stone that fans will not be disappointed with the updated sound.

They kick off their U.S. tour on August 1st in Hoboken, NJ. If you want a full list of their tour dates, visit the band’s website.

Here is a live recording of “Whispers in the Dark”, which will be the second track on “Babel.”

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New Music: Bloc Party – "Octopus"

I love this time of the year. The summer weather is in full swing and great new music begins to leak in advance of the late summer/early fall releases.

I have been a fan of Bloc Party since “Silent Alarm” came out in 2005. The the two releases that followed didn’t live up to their debut, but after listening to “Octopus”, I’m excited about their upcoming album, “Four”.

“Octopus” sounds like it could have been a B-side from “Silent Alarm” recording session. I love that they went back to guitar-driven music, which was lost in the last two albums that focused on a more electric sound.

Bloc Party’s new album, “Four”, comes out August 21st with a U.S. tour starting on September 14th.

The music video for “Octopus” is after the jump…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkeUFRK4i7w

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New Music: Band of Horses – "Knock Knock"

Yesterday, Band of Horses posted a video for a new song called “Knock Knock”. It is their first single off their upcoming album “Mirage Rock”. It will be released on September 18th, 2012.

This is not the first time I have posted something about Band of Horses and this will not be the last. Their last two albums have been amazing. If you’re an indie music fan, you need to check it out.

I have yet to seem the live, but I know many people who have and they sing praises about the experience. They will be on tour this summer/fall to support the album.

Check out the video for “Knock Knock” after the jump…

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music – July 2012

I keep an ear out for new music. I got used to always receiving or finding out about new bands when I was a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture. Everyone likes music, even Pittsburgh Steelers fans, right?!

(Maybe? I’m not sure if they have evolved enough to understand the concept of 4/4 time.)

I have been called a hipster on more than one occasion. I tend to like indie music more than any other genre of music. Don’t get me wrong, I can rock out to Bon Jovi or Carley Rae Jepsen (depending on the amount of alcohol in my system).

I’ve decided to write a monthly post dedicated to introducing 10 great, new indie songs I’m currently listening to. Your ears will thank you for clicking this post.

Enjoy! Continue reading →

Jack’s Mannequin covers Bob Dylan’s "Mr. Tambourine Man"

Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” is one of my all-time favorite songs. It’s a simple song that has more honesty in it than Abraham Lincoln had in his entire body. I am always skeptical when an artist attempts to cover this track, but Jack’s Mannequin knocked it out of the park. I highly suggest you listen to this cover and I predict that you will even give it a ‘like’ on YouTube.

Today is the last day of June, so it means that this will be our last post during ‘Cover Song Month‘. If you are curious to see which songs we’ve selected this month, click here.

The video for Jack’s Mannequin’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” is after the jump…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjurhDxvE8k

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Mumford & Sons covers The National’s "England"

There are only a few more songs left in ‘Cover Song Month‘ and I wanted to post a song that relates to two of my favorite bands…Mumford & Sons and The National.

“England” is off of The National’s last album “High Violet”. The entire album is great and you can find nearly every song covered all over YouTube. Mumford & Sons did a great job with it and really made it their own.

I expect both of these bands to release something later this year.

The YouTube video of “England” is after the jump…

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Fleet Foxes covers Bob Dylan’s "It Ain’t Me Babe"

I wasn’t much of a Bob Dylan fan until I started collecting vinyl records. I bought a few Dylan records at a Salvation Army and once I put the needle on the record, I was hooked. I’m not a fan of his work after “Blonde On Blonde”, but his early stuff is amazing.

Fleet Foxes is a talented indie folk band that released a fantastic album last year, “Helplessness Blues”. If you have never heard of them, I highly suggest you check them out.

‘Cover Song Month‘ is almost over, but if you want to check out the other songs I’ve posted, click the the beginning of this sentence.

The YouTube video for Fleet Foxes cover of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” is after the jump…

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Regina Spektor covers Radiohead’s "No Surprises"

It’s probably not very manly to like Regina Spektor, but I’ve been a fan since she collaborated with Ben Folds on a track. Her new album is called “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats” and it’s a good one.

Here’s a video of her cover of Radiohead’s “No Surprises” that she performed on Triple J.

The ‘Cover Song Month‘ video of the day is after the jump…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05OpUIN5qcc

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Julia Stone covers The National’s "Bloodbuzz Ohio"

Julia Stone + The National…this a no-brainer inclusion in our ‘Cover Song Month‘.

It turns out that The National’s keyboardist produced this track on her new album “By The Horns” I’m not familiar with Julia Stone’s solo work, but I’m a fan of her work with her brother Angus.

The National’s past few albums have been amazing and seem to be getting better with each release. I have yet to see them live, but have caught a few concerts streaming online. I am looking forward to their next album.

Here is the video for Julia Stone’s cover of The National’s “Bloodbuzz Ohio”…after the jump.

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Ingrid Michaelson covers Gotye’s "Somebody That I Used to Know"

“Somebody That I Used to Know” was the ‘it’ song to cover for a few months. If it wasn’t for Carley Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” to come along, it would still be covered incessantly. I have heard a lot of bad attempts, but then I watched/listened to Ingrid Michaelson’s version in which she plays all of the instruments and sings all of the vocals.

I wasn’t a big fan of Michaelson’s until a girl opened my ears to her music. She’s a talented songwriter and performs honest songs. I would even recommend picking up her latest album “Human Again“. This is a huge endorsement since I haven’t had too many female singer/songwriters that have impressed me.

Here is the 14th video I have posted during our ‘Cover Song Month”

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Amanda Palmer covers Radiohead’s "Idioteque"

We are 1/3 of the way through ‘Cover Song Month‘.

This Radiohead cover came on a sampler I received last year. It didn’t register in my head that the song was a Radiohead cover until I put it on my iPod and it shuffled this track while I was at the gym. There are thousands of “Idioteque” covers on YouTube, but Amanda Palmer’s version stands out.

Palmer was in the news recently because she was the first artist to raise $1 million dollars using the FIY site ‘Kickstarter’. Her goal was to only raise $100k. The site let’s artists post projects that need funding and takes pledges from people. If the project meets its predetermined fiscal goal, the artist gets the money that was pledged.

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Bon Iver covers The Outfield’s "Your Love"

Day 9 of ‘Cover Song Month‘ is upon us.

Bon Iver + 80’s music = amazeballs?!

I love Bon Iver and 80’s music, so this is the perfect cover song for what I’m trying to do this month. If you like either, you will enjoy this track.

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