2010
1. Elsinore - Yes Yes Yes (2010)
Elsinore is an indie pop/rock band from Illinois, USA. Fantastic music: voices in melodic harmonies, beautiful violin arrangements, heavy bass, great melodies and superb recording! "Lines" is my favorite song. A little masterpiece!
An example from the recording, both soft and hard: "Gasoline"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDyAGtKbv_g&index=13&list=PLBgjagUFYeOu5BDwyqX9k5JHfKMaNPfrZ
2. Fredrika Stahl - Sweep Me Away (2010)
Fredrika Stahl is a singer from Stockholm, Sweden. This, the second album, offers a row of good songs.
My favorites are "Sweep me away" and "A drop in the sea". Very nice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hnGYsLBLx0
3. Ruth Moody - The Garden (2010)
Ruth Moody is a singer/songwriter, born in Australia but grew up in Winnipeg, Canada.
Nice folk/pop songs wth banjo and violin. Favorite tracks: "Travellin' Shoes" and "We Could Pretend".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E-6cKsliYw
4. Sade - Soldier of Love (2010)
Sade, born as Helen Folasade Adu in Ibadan, Nigeria. She lives in the English countryside.
She sings in a pop/soul/jazz manner. This is the best of her albums and the first 5 songs are outstanding.
The album is a Hi-Fi record and if you have a decent stereo you will enjoy the record even more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ1U_n8fDg&list=PL-UWPlRIl68pBWjsKGgs1c9b7Ua6pDvYJ
5. Spring Standards - Would Things Be Different (2010)
Spring Standards is an independent three-piece folk-rock band from New York, USA.
Sound is airy and partly acoustic. Two favorites here: "Queen of the Lot" and "Unravel Unwind".
Here: "Queen of the Lot", a excellent song and a fantastic "muppetvideo".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcDqVz_b8o
6. Tracy Bonham - Masts Of Manhatta (2010)
Tracy Bonham is an alternative singer/songwriter and violinist from Boston, USA. This is her fourth album and it´s mostly acoustic, which gives it an organic and relaxing sound. No electronic disturbance here! Favorite song is "Devil's Got Your Boyfriend", but there is a bunch of fine compositions!
