Florence + the Machine - Shake It Out

Florence + the Machine need no introduction.  I think Ceremonials (2011) was a strong follow-up second album with lots of goods songs.  As always, the songs are fraught with meaning and have a lot more symbolism than I am ever able to identify.  The Vigilant Citizen does a great line-by-line review of the lyrics associated with  Shake It Out.  Perhaps the analysis is more detailed than I need but I thought I would share.

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Sick Puppies - Maybe

Sick Puppies is an Australian group with an interesting name.  Their Wikipedia site provides two possible reasons for the group's name - not sure if either one is right:

There are two stories as to how the band name was conceived. The official version is that Shimon Moore thought of the name himself when the band members were brainstorming, and then came home a few days later to find his father Phil reading the book Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen. The side version is that a neighbor's dog entered the garage during a rehearsal and vomited on their equipment. An early fan made the comment, "That's one sick puppy" and the name stuck.

The album title Tri-Polar (2009) is an interesting one as well.  I'd love to know what that third state between manic and depressive is!

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Carolina Liar - I Don't Think So

Wild Blessed Freedom (2011) is Carolina Liar's second album.  As with most groups, it's not quite as good as the first but still a very good album.    I guess it's inevitable for any group to suffer content issues when there are many years to hone the music on the first album and the second is normally created in a compressed time frame - filled with songs about the difficulties of life after success.  Regardless, I like this particular song a lot.  

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James Morrison - One Life

English musician James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole) has had three great albums.   One Life is from his third album, Awakening (2011).

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Chase And Status - Let You Go

I like this song but it is a little scary.  I think it borders on the edge of stalking...or maybe it goes right over that line into criminal behavior.  Either way, lots of passion and determination from the singer.  He is very committed.

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The Head And The Heart - Rivers and Roads

Kind of a sad son but Rivers and Roads captures perfectly how things change over time and distance keeps people apart.  They don't sing about flying though...all too understandable given the high cost of plane travel!!

In any case, the album cover definitely disturbs me though the music inside is excellent.

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Michelle Featherstone - Careful

Michelle Featherstone's had two full albums and one extended play, all of which contains good music.  I'm surprised that she hasn't a larger following given the quality of her songs. I wish I had a cool blue bike like hers!!!

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Barcelona - It's About Time

Barcelona is a Seattle rock band with an unlikely name.  I don't know much about the group but they do have two studio albums with some good music.    It's About Time is from their first album, Absolutes (2007), which was released twice, once independently and then re-released from a major label.  I'm only counting that as one album - they've since released Not Quite Yours (2012) which did not disappoint!

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Tina Dico - Your Waste of Time

This is the song that started Tina Dico's seven album career and probably my favorite.  I think her albums have lots of good songs but also include what seems like filler material to me - I may just not be deep enough to appreciate them all.

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Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

This is probably Robyn's most popular song - she has so many good ones from which to choose, having five full length studio albums as well as several extended play albums.  While I love her music, I think she has a bright future in comedy.  Take a look at her Saturday Night Live Performance (the shoes and the dancing at the end made me think this was a spoof even though I like the song a lot):  Robyn - Dancing On My Own (Live on SNL)

Below is the video containing music and lyrics to With  Every Hearbeat.  Hope you like it!!

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