Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Ethiopian roots music from Abyssinia Infinite, Clarinetist Aker Bilk and Van Morrison, A singing cat from The Weakerthans, San Francisco chanteuse Noe Venable, Stephin Merritt's Magnetic Fields, The Neil Young-inspired Sun Kil Moon. Featured Artist: The Youngblood Brass Band.
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Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Diaspora
- from Center. Level. Roar
- by Youngblood Brass Band
Not your average brass band, this Wisconsin-based group mixes brash acoustic horns with rap, dj effects and Afro-Brazilian rhythms.
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Embe Ashafergne
- from Zion Roots
- by Abyssinia Infinite/Gigi Shibabaw
Abyssinia Infinite make experimental Ethiopian music, with the mellifluous voice of Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw, one of Africa's most accomplished young artists.
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Somerset
- from What's Wrong With This Picture?
- by Van Morrison
On his debut release for the Blue Note label, Van Morrison mixes classic pop with jazz, Celtic swing and Rhythm and Blues.
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Plea from a Cat Named Virtue
- from Reconstruction Site
- by The Weakerthans
This is a song sung from the point of view of a cat trying to cheer up his owner.
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Juniper
- from World Is Bound by Secret Knots
- by Noe Venable
Noe Venable is part Tori Amos, part lounge singer with a touch of Kate Bush and sampled, polyphonic rhythms.
Youngblood Brass Band, Van Morrison, The Magnetic Fields
Salvador Sanchez
- from Ghosts of the Great Highway
- by Sun Kil Moon
If you're a fan of Neil Young's work with Crazy Horse, you'll probably like this debut album from Sun Kil Moon - a collection of often melancholy, elegant dirges.