Like the title, these songs are sort of alright.
April Smith – Colors
Dr. Dog – Stranger
Jason Collett – Lake Superior
Jonsi – Boy Lilikoi
May your Friday be average too.
Four for (Good) Friday
Elvis Perkins – Good Friday
Glen Hansard – All the Way Down
The Welcome Wagon – He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word
William Fitzsimmons – Please Forgive Me
Four for Friday (Returning)
If you found yourself away this week, these four might help you get back.
Jonsi – Go Do
Local Natives – Wide Eyes
The Middle East – The Darkest Side
Damien Jurado – Arkansas
Four for (Spring Break) Friday
No matter what you are doing for Spring Break (mountains? beach? around the house?), these four should help you get your groove on.
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside
Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You
Kyte – Like She Said
Four for a Cause
A band that I’ve grown fond of lately is The Welcome Wagon. Rather than attempt to describe their music, I’ll let them speak for themselves. From their bio page on Asthmatic Kitty (Sufjan Steven’s label):
The Welcome Wagon is a married couple, the Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique, who execute a genre of gospel music that is refreshingly plain. Their hymns are modest and melodic takes on a vast history of sacred song traditions, delivered with the simple desire to know their Maker—and to know each other—more intimately.
The reason I’m sharing the goodness that is Vito and Monique with you is that they have recently released a four-song EP entitled, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing.
And while the songs are characteristically good, I’m passing along because…
Before the completion of their debut album Welcome to the Welcome Wagon, Vito and Monqiue learned of Freeset, a fair-trade business in India that helps women escape the sex trade in Kolkata. By providing women with the opportunity to start new lives, regain dignity in their communities, and begin a journey towards healing and wholeness, Freeset seeks to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation for these women once and for all.
So, The Welcome Wagon married these additional songs to their desire to help the brave women Freeset helps. The result is the EP Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to Freeset.
I’d normally let you enjoy the foursome free of charge, but that would defeat the purpose of this post… getting you to head on over to iTunes and part with four of your hard-earned dollars for some good music and a good cause.
Four (covers) for Friday
Four great covers to get your weekend going!
Phoenix – Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowland (Bob Dylan Cover)
Mumford & Sons – Cousins (Vampire Weekend Cover)
She & Him – Lotta Love (Neil Young Cover)
Peter Gabriel – Flume (Bon Iver Cover)
Four (and then some) for Friday
Last week, I missed an installment of Four for Friday. So I hope to make up for it today by introducing you to The Morning Benders. I don’t know a whole lot about them other than I like their music.
Here’s a video of them playing “Excuses” with a few friends.
Their album Big Echo will be released next week, but you can stream the whole thing until then right here.
Four for (a mellow) Friday
I’m looking at a pretty low-key weekend, and so here’s a few to set the tone for those doing likewise.
The Morning Benders – Promises
Beach House – Walk in the Park
jj – Let Go
Lissie – Wedding Bells (Hank Williams Cover)
Be careful not to slip into a coma while listening.
Four (More) for Friday
Last week, I threw four tracks up that are what all the cool kids are or will be listening to.
However, they were all of the indie-alt-pop variety. So in an effort to be a bit more broad minded, here are four to get you moving through the rest of your Friday.
Final Fantasy feat. Q-Tip – The CN Tower Can Work It Out
Gorillaz feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack – Stylo
Radiohead – Street Spirit (remix)
Phantasm – When I’m Small
Maybe not as broad as I had hoped. Meh.
Four for Friday
It’s Friday!
So here’s some music to get your weekend going…
Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn
Vampire Weekend – Cousins
Bear Colony – A Winter Vessel
Freelance Whales – Generator 2nd Floor
Enjoy!