First up Canada's
The Russian Futurists with "Paul Simon" from the just-released album
Our Thickness (
Amazon,
Other Music). Then Australia's
The Lucksmiths did "The Great Dividing Range" from their 2001 album
Why That Doesn't Surprise Me (
Amazon,
Other Music). They've got a brand new album out, called
Warmer Corners (
Amazon,
Other Music, iTunes), so pick that up too!. Next was the great
Club 8 (who were an awesome indie band out of Sweden before it was the trend) with their song "Cold Hearts" from their most recent album
Strangely Beautiful (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music). And finally, from a new
iTunes exclusive album put out by
Björk which features 20 versions of her awesome song "Army of Me" (
iTunes). The songs were chosen from over 600 submissions by
Björk and the song's co-writer Graham Massey. The two I like most are both by bands from the UK, first
50 Hertz (feat. Haxor Och Porr) and an old-timey country rendition by
The Messengers of God. I played them both.
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