Music Monday

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Okay... Y'all... Seriously... If there were ever a voice to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it's Ray LaMontagne's. He brings a modern edge to blues music, that is for sure. His music is so relaxing and I think I'm just going to let it speak for itself. (Although, I have to say, be sure to listen to his cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" at the end... It's awesome!)

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I am almost ashamed to admit that I found out about this amazing duo while browsing Hollister. Bonafied Lovin' was blasting through their obnoxiously loud speakers and, instead of being annoyed like I typically am, I found myself bopping around their jean section, loving the song. That's all it took. I got home, googled the song lyrics and starting listening to everything I could get my hands on. I will be the first to admit they're waaay out of my typical music style. I love folk rock and classic rock. These two brought out my love of techno funk, and I won't deny it. I jam to their music in my car a LOT. They're childhood friends and have played music together since high school. And Dave (on the left)? He teaches French at Columbia University while he also studies for his PhD there... Great voice, knows his way around a guitar, speaks French and is smart? Swoon-worthy, ladies. Swoon-worthy.

Plus, while watching music videos on YouTube, I discovered they made an appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba. Nothin' says how comfortable you are with yourself like making a funky song about washing your hands, LOL. I love it:

Seriously, their music has the ability to lift up your spirits and bring you out of any bad mood. Their lyrics are funny and witty, and the beats are definitely made for dancing.

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Do you ever just stumble across a song and instantly love it? Then you track down the singer, start listening to more songs and love those too? That was me, in 2003, with Sondre Lerche.  Some how or another, I heard Suffused with Love and I was hooked. I scoured the tri-cities for his first album, Faces Down, and found it dusty and unloved in Media Play (much like the rest of Media Play, actually). He's a little Paul McCartney-esque in the sense that he not only writes his own lyrics, he composes the music for his songs as well. His sound is folk-y and eclectic... One song will be acoustic, just him and his guitar. The next will start off with enough string instruments to procure a small orchestra. He has such an uncanny ability to flow upbeat and happy songs into slow, melancholy numbers that you may just think you're listening to a Beatles album. His messy hair and blue eyes on top of his Norwegian accent? I die. Add his looks to the fact that his lyrics are more like poetry set to make-your-heart happy rhythms and you may just fall in love with him too.

One of my personal favorites is his duet with Lillian Samdal, Modern Nature. Below is a little list of a few others, too. ;) Enjoy!