Philharmonics

Recently I downloaded a couple of albums, I can't even remember from where I got the names from. Anyway this does not really matter. I needed today some quiet music to work on my beloved uni dissertation. I chose Agnes Obel in my Itunes list. And after listening to her album Philharmonics for pretty much the last four hours, I can say that I do reall enjoy what she does. She reminds me a little bit of Basia Bulat or Anna Ternheim.

Agnes Obel is from Denmark but lives in Berlin. I like the smooth voice and the piano. That reminds me sometimes even on Amelie's soundtrack.

Anyway have a listen yourself. Now that my dear friend Geoff explained how to embed nicely a video on the blog it will be even more enjoyable!

N.

Heart of my own

I turned it on and even the sun found its way through my window! Basia Bulat! A fantastic musician from Ontario, Canada. Her first album which I discovered in 2008 blewed me away and remains until now one of my favorite singer-song writer albums. Last year she released her second one which seems as excellent as the first one. It is pretty similar in the style but why do we always need changes one the old is already good enough anyway?

I love the bonus track "Hush" which is an accapella. I found a video which is pretty awsome where she sings that song accapella.

Another nice link I found is the following where she gives a live concert with her band in record store.

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/133113463/basia-bulat-tiny-desk-concert

I hope you'll enjoy as much as I do and that the sun finds also the way through your window today.

N.