Wednesday Video: Paper Bird - Sacrifice

I had an opportunity to see Denver's Paper Bird last night here in Telluride and it was an amazing show. The band's lineup features a banjo, trombone and 3 very talented female vocalists. The highlight of the show was a very original take on John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" in which the band sped the song up a bit and put their own stamp on the classic tune. Check out a video of their song "Sacrifice" below, along with a link to a Daytrotter session they did last year. Their album Anything Nameless and Joymaking is also available on itunes.



Paper Birds - Daytrotter

Shovels & Rope - Complicated Type

South Carolina's Shovels And Rope were recently featured on one of YAGN's favorite websites, Daytrotter. Their 6 Song set is phenomenal, but the standout track is "Complicated Type." Check it out below, as well as a link to the full session.

Shovels & Rope - Complicated Type

Shovels & Rope - Daytrotter Session

Blake Mills - Hey Lover

Dear Ya'll:

I was in the movie theater last night when I received this text from Ben: "We're getting the blog back together." Needless to say, I was quite excited at the prospect! Its good to be back delivering the kind of high quality musings on music that I'm sure you have all been missing - how did you know what was cool for the past few months??? My return post features a track* by Blake Mills, whose debut Break Mirrors earned quite a bit of praise last year. Mills is an accomplished guitarist that has played with artists such as Band of Horses, Elvis Perkins, and Cass McCombs either on tour or as a session guitarist. This version of Hey Lover, which was featured on YAGN favorite Daytrotter, is a shuffling and swampy good time that showcases Mills' unique delivery. Good stuff here.

Its good to be back!

Blake Mills - Hey Lover (via Daytrotter)

*Features a few colorful words. Don't play this one in Sunday school.

Dr. Dog Daytrotter Session now available

You read the title, now download the session!

Dr. Dog Daytrotter Session #2

Hurray For The Riff Raff

At first I was a little hesitant to check out this band from the Big Easy, but I don't know why. They have all of the necessary ingredients for a band that I would enjoy -

Banjo, check.

Accordion, check.
Horns, check.
Violin, check.

Luckily, Daytrotter convinced me to give a listen and boy, am I glad that I did. Along with the instruments listed above, Alynda Lee Segarra's voice perfectly fits their 'mixture of Appalachian old time and minor key waltzes, without losing the grittiness of diy folk.'

If that description from their Facebook page doesn't have your ears aching to listen to them, do yourself a favor and check out their Myspace page for additional songs. Also, I have linked to two songs from their Daytrotter Session. Go to http://daytrotter.com to snag the wonderful live session in its entirety.

Downloads:

    

Is That You? (Daytrotter Session) - Hurray For The Riff Raff

Slow Walk (Daytrotter Session) - Hurray For The Riff Raff