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Best Of 2013 – Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on January 5, 2014
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I hate doing “best of” lists!  It is really hard to decided what’s best and I change my mind day to day.  I can really identify with the sentiment of that great old song by the Loving Spoonful…..

But I have a post to so let’s make some decisions…..

TOP FIVE SONGS OF 2013

Go In Peace – Sam Baker

She Will – Savages

There’ll Be Hard Times – Joe Matzzie

All The Kids – Iska Dhoof

Used – Ashley Monroe

And the best song of 2013 is Used by Ashley Monroe.  This song speaks to me on a very personal level and I just can’t hear it enough!

Top Five Albums Of 2013

Silence Yourself – Savages

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Stories Don’t End – Dawes

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Say Grace – Sam Baker

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Let’s Be Still – The Head and The Heart

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Like A Rose – Ashley Monroe/Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves

I just couldn’t decide between these two albums so I’m recognizing both of them.  There are some brilliant new female country singer/songwriters coming out of Nashville and these are two of the best!

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And the album of the year is Stories Don’t End by Dawes.  This album is close to perfect and has been my go to album since it was released this year.  It shows the incredible songwriting growth of the band over the past few years and includes some amazing music.  Here is one of my favorite songs from the album…..

At the scene of all I’ve left unlearned, in the directions to your house
In every swing I took to crack the code
I need a cold beer from a dressing room, I need a string of dates back out
I think there are a few of us that still belong out on the road

Biggest Musical Disappointments 0f 2013

Trouble Will Find Me – The National

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An incredible let down, and a big step in the wrong direction, after the brilliance of High Violet!

Best Music Related Movie Of 2013

Springsteen and I 

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After being a rabid Bruce Springsteen fan for over 40 years I didn’t think that anything could make me love the man more than I already do.  I was wrong!  Springsteen & I is a movie about Bruce from the fan’s perspective and it shows that Bruce is not only a great musician but he is also a great human being.  You need to watch it!  I got an email from my friend Gerard from the Netherlands just this morning indicating that he had seen it and enjoyed it….you will too!

Two’fer Tuesday – A Couple Of Songs From “Let’s Be Still”

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on October 16, 2013
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So….the new album by The Head and the Heart was released today (I bought it on Amazon at 5 am this morning).  It was a busy, very long, day at work so I wasn’t able to listen as much as I would like but I heard enough to tell you that it’s really good!  Here are a couple more songs from the album……let me know what you think……

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The Head and the Heart – Shake (new single) & Lawrence High School Sessions

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on October 14, 2013
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As I mentioned yesterday’s The Head and the Heart post, the band has a new album (Let’s Be Still) that will be released tomorrow.  As a lead in for that release, I thought you would enjoy hearing their great single, Shake, from the new album.

While you are waiting to pick up your copy of Let’s Be Still tomorrow you might enjoy this 4 part video of the band visiting Lawrence High School.  It’s part interview and part live session.  I think you will like it.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Add These To Your Playlist Now – Of Monsters and Men/The Head and the Heart

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on January 20, 2013
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The breakthrough of Mumford and Sons a few years ago has opened the door for other similar indie folk/indie pop groups.  I’ve had a couple of these groups on heavy rotation on my computer for the last couple of weeks and I have to say that I’m really impressed.

First up is the debut album, My Head Is An Animal, from  five piece Icelandic group named Of Monsters And Men.  I am a little late in getting on the bandwagon for this group since their album was released in 2011 but I have become a huge fan.  Here is a catchy song called Little Talk.

I always like to watch new groups performing live to get an idea of who is singing and who is playing the various instruments.  In case you feel the same way, I have a great live performance of a song called Mountain Sound for you.

The second group that I’ve been listening to is The Head and the Heart, a six piece band out of Seattle Washington.

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I think you will really like Down In The Valley, their first single……

if you liked Down In The Valley, you must listen to this incredible live acoustic performance of Winter Song.

As the title of this post says…..you need to add these groups to your playlist NOW….you won’t regret it.   As always…..let me know what you think!