ArtistoftheWeek:Azure Ray9/15/10-9/27/10

I love Azure Ray, their music is so addicting and very soothing. Especially on their first album, which set the musically fit that this band is. Indie folk/pop, with sounds of the countryside and calming feminine vocals to lull you to sleep.
Luckily Azure Ray switches it up a little bit, it's not all sadness or boredom on a sunny day.
Their lyrics, mostly targeted towards love and loss, are so carefully structured with the sounds and little metaphors in their melody is so attracting.
When I first heard an Azure Ray song I was blown away. The song that sold me to this group was Sleep. Pandora played the song to me and I loved it.
This group had been well recognized by the media and the public as a great folk duo. I swear if America loved Folk music right now, Azure Ray
would be #1 for more than a couple of weeks.
How can you not like two girls who can sing and write very felling.
I remember when I heard that Azure Ray broke up. I was devastated, mostly because I found out they broke up about a week or two after I fell in love with them and their music.
So while they were broken up I checked out more of their music (singles, EPs) and then Maria Taylor (the other part of Azure Ray, one on the left), so then I was pre-occupied with maria taylor's CD. I feel in love with her Ladyluck album and haven't thought of Azure Ray since.
This summer, I hear that Azure Ray is releasing a new album. I was so excited, and filled with glee that I couldn't keep my excitment. So I pre-ordered the album and I wanted to see their album's CD and lyric booklet. I love buying CD's it's exhilarous What was even better was that the CD came 2 weeks earlier with stickers and coasters!
Ok, well the album was over all great. The songs that stuck out to me are amazing. The songs that struck out me from the album are; "Don't Leave My Mind"
"Silver Sorrow"
"On And On Again"
"Make Your Heart"
& "Lonely Girls"
I have to say their recent album, is really insightful, in the beginning middle and until the end of the album. They've grown a lot since the last 6 years of making an album together.

Free Downloads
Selective Songs From Azure Ray (Album)

Selective Songs From Burn & Shiver

Selective Songs From Hold On Love

Selective Songs From Drawing Down The Moon


Official Website

~ I Hope You Enjoy Azure Ray~

Where's the ArtistoftheWeek today?

Well, I'm in the middle of designing it and getting it done, but I'm going to stop while I'm ahead because I need to do laundry and also I need some sleep. So, I'm posting the Artist tomorrow and the artist will be up for two weeks this time.
Trust me you'll love this artist.
See you later people.

P.S. in the meantime check out the Songs To Listen To Page and my Rucker Tumblr.
Yeah, I'm a tumblin' right now.
-AOTW

ArtistoftheWeek:Lucy Schwartz9/7/10-9/14/10

I love Lucy Schwartz, her songs have been featured on practically every song on TV today. Basically her style and melodies are upbeat pop sounds and catchy hooks. Even her song Gravity is catchy and upbeat and it's not even trying.
Her amazing talent has been recognized by many big music industries which landed her with some money and time to make more music for TV and Movies and release a couple EPs and an album, Life In Letters, which is releasing on September 26th! Can't wait to have it! I assure you Lucy's music will make you want to sing, love, and smile.


Free Downloads
Selective Songs From Winters In June
Selective Songs From Help Me! Help Me! EP
Selective Songs From Life In Letters
Little One
When We Were Young

Websites
Myspace
Facebook
Twitter

~Hope you enjoy Lucy Schwartz!~

ArtistoftheWeek:Becca Johnson8/31/10-9/7/10

I love this artist, even though she's not officially a musician yet. But, she released her songs on the now defunct quarterlife.com and they were amazing! Her songs are so perfect for a road trip to your college. basically a fall road trip in general. Now this picture, I don't really know for sure if this is her picture but it's the only one I could find of her. So..Yeah...
One day she gave me the songs for free through the email! And she will always be my favorite artist for that! If she ever releases an album, I'm buying it!

Becca, thank you so much for your songs they really did help me ease into my move from home to College. I will cherish your songs until the day I die.
- CCR (aka AOTW)

P.S. If you want me to take these songs off of the site I will as soon as I can just contact me. Love to hear how you've been.

Ok guys here's free songs from Becca Johnson that will make you love her as much as I do right now! Enjoy!

Free Downloads of Becca Johnson's Songs

-She's an amazing Indie Folk/Pop Singer-Songwriter You'll Love Her-

ArtistoftheWeek:Round Table feat. Nino8/24/10-8/31/10

I love ROUND TABLE feat. Nino! They're like the Japanese Version of Ivy! They rock. Sadly they don't get a lot of recognition for their music but trust me if you like Bossa Nova or just calming pop music you'll love this group.
I found out about this band from an anime show (of course..) And I loved their song called, "Let Me Be With You (New Step Mix)" it was on Chobits. I knew about their song and bought both of the Chobits Soundtracks for that song. A few years later I find out about another Anime Series that caught my eye, called, Welcome To The NHK, and their song, Puzzle ~Extra Hot Mix~ was it's theme song.
I loved it so much that I looked for more of their songs and was opened to a whole collection of beautiful songs from them. ROUND TABLE feat. Nino is the best.
I really like that they actually take their time with their music and release a new album every 2-3 years instead of every 10 months like the really popular Japanese artists. Now that's crazy!
ROUND TABLE's style is a cool one and a unique sound indeed. I still kind of see them as the brighter more lovable side and Japanese side of Ivy. But Ivy wouldn't be able to do their music and vice versa it's like Ivy and ROUND TABLE are the same but they're not.
Anyways, this is the last artist for the Summer of 2010. Hope you listen to these songs and think back to the great times you had in the summer and the bad times and the moderate times. All the times of your wonderful summer! :)
Music For A Memorable Summer!
Selective Songs From April
Selective Songs From Nino
Selective Songs From Distance
Promo Videos for Distance
Koi Wo Shiteru|Nagareboshi
Official Website

~I Hope You Enjoy ROUND TABLE feat. Nino!~

ArtistoftheWeek:Dumbfoundead8/17/10-8/24/10

I've been finding out about a lot of amazing artists recently, especially from the West Coast. I was happy to find out about this Rapper from youtube. I first heard of his song Clouds which I really liked. Personally his style of rapping to me is different than most rappers you hear nowadays. It's kind of hard to find true hip hop in music in 2010 but the internet helps (Ok no it doesn't).
My favorite songs from Dumbfoundead is Pushin' & Up In The Air.
His style is not so hard that it's scary like what some rappers do, but not so soft that it's "Hip Pop" it's just that kind of style in the middle that I like. I rarely see that in rappers. Ones that can do it, are really cool in my eyes.
Free Downloads
Clouds (feat. Jay Park & Clara C)
Up In The Air (feat. Clara C)
Different Galaxies ft. Sam Ock
She Don't Care ft. Intuition & Nocando (Paris, Tokyo Remix)
I Need A Dollar (Remix)
Peter Pan Complex (Lily Allen Remix)
Pushin'
Music Videos
Different Galaxies|Clouds
You can find more music videos on Dumbfoundead's Youtube Page
Official Website
Knocksteady

-Hope You Enjoy DFD-

ArtistoftheWeek:Brookville8/10/10-8/16/10

I always loved the melodies and sounds of Ivy, and I didn't really find out about Brookville until I watched Great Mistake.

I checked out his third release, Broken Lights and I loved the album. I then listened to the rest of his songs on his last two albums and I was automatically hooked.
His melodies are mellow and mostly likely elevator music but you have to admit that would be some great music to listen to in the elevator.
His first album, Wonderfully Nothing, was more electronic, and relaxing. It's a great elevator music album. Then again, I love music that's for elevators.
His second album, Life In The Shade, was a more structured and more lyrical album than the first.
His third and most recent album, Broken Lights, is a very blue album. The artwork really fits the feel of the album. The album includes more guitars and is way more lyrical than the last two albums. I have to say my favorite album right now is, Broken Lights. A great album for a blue day or on days when the sun doesn't come out on a summer day.
Free Downloads
Selected Songs from Wonderfully Nothing
Selected Songs from Life In The Shade
Selected Songs from Broken Lights
Music Videos
Nothing's Meant To Last| Great Mistake
Websites
Andy Chase's Website
Myspace
Facebook

-Hope you enjoy the music of Brookville-