For those three of you who are always asking me for new singles to check out…HERE YA GO.
Paste 39:
- “Love During Wartime” The Main Drag
- “Sweet to Mend” Heirloom Projector
- “Ships” Tyler Ramsey”
- “Fine Line” Little Big Town
- “The Story of Benjamin Darling Part 1” State Radio
- “Coat Check Dream Song” (Live version) Bright Eyes
Paste 40:
- “California Girls” The Magnetic Fields (another song of theirs is also a favorite this summer)
- “Gravedigger” Willie Nelson
- “Shout” De Novo Dahl
- “Angel” Joe Rathbone
- “Hot Romance” Parlour Steps
- “Sing Along” Virginia Coalition (I’ve been loving this song for awhile now)
- “Ghosts of Goodbye” Ford Turrell
- “Goodnight” Zox
Paste 41:
- “The Silence Between Us” Bob Mould
- “Strawberry Street” Lili Hadyn
- “Bye Bye Bye” Plants and Animals
- “Punches” by Collin Herring
- “Meet Me by the River” Matthew Ryan vs. the Silver State
- “I Got a Thing for You” Jim Bianco
- “Changing Your Mind” Bob Schneider
- “Goodnight Girl” The Nadas
- “Old Song” AM
Paste 42:
- “Sing Again” Chris Walla
- “Buildings & Mountains” The Republic Tigers
- “Nobody Knows” Keaton Simons
- “Antarctica” The Weepies
- “Rebel Side of Heaven” Langhorne Slim
- “Shooting Star and the Ambulance” Pete Francis
- “This Girl” Jordan Zevon
- “I Keep Faith” Billy Bragg
- “Better Things” South
- “She Held My Hand” Steven Delopoulos
Paste 43:
- “Graveyard Girl” M83
- “Be With Me” Foy Vance
- “My Only Offer” Mates of State
- “Get on With It” Val Emmich
- “Mystery” Ashleigh Flynn
- “Late Last Night” Robby Hecht
- “Standing Bird” Love Psychedelico
- “Jessi Jane” The Whipsaws
And if you need reference points*, we’ve got:
“Right Hand on My Heart” The Whigs …sounds like… Springsteen! “Ghosts of Goodbye” Ford Turrell …sounds like… Ryan Adams! “Bye Bye Bye” Plants and Animals …sounds like… Arcade Fire! Or Ravens & Chimes! “I Got a Thing for You” Jim Bianco …sounds like… Joe Cocker! Or Tom Waits! “Old Song” AM …sounds like… Josh Rouse! “Nobody Knows” Keaton Simons …sounds SASSY like… Jason Mraz! “Open Fire” Sara Mac Band …sounds like… The Dixie Chicks! “Standing Bird” Love Psychedelico …sounds A BIT like… The Dixie Chicks as well! “Jessie Jane” The Whipsaws …sounds like… Lynyrd Skynrd!
* Note that …sounds like… is a very loose term that may mean actually SOUNDS LIKE or may mean rather mean “reminds me (and no one else) of”.