Did you guys see the Idolator
piece on the RIAA having a hand in other
people's sites being taken down? I really hate seeing what happened to
me happening to others, maybe we all should seriously consider joining the
folks over at
Gizmodo. Considering the
circumstances I suppose I should have a bunch of loud anti-everything songs
to share with all of you today, but I have decided to go in a completely
different direction with the peaceful Swati from New York. The
Lower East Side, twelve string acoustic guitar playing lady has a new album
titled Small Gods coming out on April 17 via Bluhammock, and from the
way the two songs below sound I think it will end up being quite beautiful.
Who knew that former Lilith Fair artists could ever be considered cool!?
:Swati - 2AM:
I really like the music in this. It's almost as if your brain tells
you to only expect some acoustic strumming but instead Swati is talented
enough to arrange everything in a way that gives it a lush sound. As
for the vocals and songwriting I think they very much come across as a new
electronic-less version of Azure Ray. This is good stuff, use it wind
down this weekend.
:Swati - Blackjack:
"Just hold my hand/When the money runs out/The dealer's got blackjack."
I think those of you who are looking for something with a little more
attitude in it then this will be for you. The music certainly moves at
a faster pace and the tiny moment towards the end of the song when Swati
sings "faster, faster, faster" really points out how good she is at keep
things interesting. I doubt you are going to find a more engaging
acoustic driven pop song right now, maybe even the rest of 2007.
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John Laird -
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