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YouTube favorite AnaFree is back with a new video! This Portugal songstress had her videos pulled (for some mysterious reason) a couple months ago, but that's old news. They're all back - with interest.
Ana was born in Cascais, Portugal, raised in Lisbon, but filmed her video in Canterbury. Our guess? This girl gets around, and it looks like she's done a few gigs, no less. And don't forget to wish her Happy Birthday - her twentieth birthday's on Friday!
Anyhoo, her most recent song is entitled, "Nothing to Fear," unquestionably one of her best. So check it...
English is a beautiful language, make no mistake about that... but it pales terribly in comparison with the linguistic beauty of l'francais, and this song is hard evidence of that. Malheureusement, however, very little is known about the band itself, but we do know that Solaris' hometown is Paris, France (what a surprise) they've been touring France (really, now), and they just released a brand new album last Avril - that's April, to the non-French speaking demographic. The surprises never end.
Even though they're pretty tight-lipped about the bandmembers' identities, here's what a few digs around the 'net produced: Solaris is: JB (vocals and guitar), Lionel (bass), Mathieu (guitar solo), Aurelien (keyboard)
Their influences include Louise Attacks, Noir Desire, Jacques Brel, M, Serge Gainsbourg, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. According to them, they sound like Louise Attacks, Noir Desire, MUSE, The Beatles, Oasis, and Raphael.
Technically speaking, their music needs no explanation, but in case you can't make out the English from the French subtitles, there's a little translation jobbie below. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the sounds of "The Hope" in acoustic.
The Hope
You know if the life separates us Say that one will be re-examined In one century or randomly For that time does not have a law I will play on my guitar To fly away to you
REFRAIN I will whisper your name With the ear of the winds I know that they will find you Then for a moment I will be there I will be there With you…
VERSE 2 The hope never should be lost It is all that it us remains now Let us keep a place in our reports Through the paddle and laying down it If you hear this guitar I will have come finally
REFRAIN I will have whispered your name In the air and the currents I know that they will find you Then for a moment I will be there I will be there With you…
VERSE 3 One has that to sing this song To put our hearts at unison To renovate a moment just And to remember good old days When you were there When you were there With me…
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American singer/songwriter Brienna Lauren might be an 18-year-old missionary kid in Croatia, but music is her second calling. Apparently everything isn't peaches and roses in Croatia, either. Brienna's music is uplifting on the one hand, but thought-provoking on the other. "Front Lines", below, wrenches of troubled teens and the satire of life in a way not too many of us think about.
A girl, a guitar, a voice and some songs... that's how ViRGiNiE, aka Mischaaa, describes herself. Along with Piper, her guitar, ViRGiNiE pens some of the sweetest French folk songs that ever you heard. This bilingual songstress/guitarist made it famous this week on the front page of YouTube, but her best songs are yet undiscovered.
Ce Soir (This Evening, tonight)
Regarde (Look)
My Angel - For the French language challenged
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Excuse all the noise... this one's definite garage band grunge. I almost turned it down until I heard the hook. And yes, I got "hooked." I won't bother making comparisons; I'll leave that up to you. As far as I'm concerned, it's a great song, especially on behalf of the drummer, and the lyrics (those that I can make out) carry the all the rocking power you'd expect in a garage band.
Band: Ian Twyford Kicks You-Know-What Title: Way Out Album: Songs for the Solemn
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We just love The Revs, so I can't help but stream this one through da blog. This tune takes a lyrical twist, going from lasting advice for saving your money on a rainy day in "Broken" to killing off a DJ. What a switch. Tell me how you like it, but if you're a DJ, you're taking your life into your own hands.
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Here comes another hit, instrumental this time. I usually like the ones with words, but this one's too good to pass up. The guitarist definitely has some experience under his belt, as he moves up and down the struts with ease. The beginning kind of reminds me a Heart song mixed with a little Beatles and therefore, Oasis. But tell me what you think... what I think doesn't matter.
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Are you ready for the next talented female artist? She looks like Carrie Underwood, sounds like Carrie Underwood, and... ooops, except, she's more talented than Carrie Underwood. Meet Kylie, the new sixteen-year-old girl on the block, who seems to have snuck her way to a couple thousand views on YouTube in just a few months. "Still Friends," to which she wrote both the lyrics and the music, has a fantastic tonal quality unlike a lot of other um, shall we say, sub-par YouTubers.
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Say hello to the newest guitarist on the block, Peter Patrick Pitter. He made the jump to my Saturday Special today by being "Everything I Don't Want to Be." No, I don't think he'll be playing Coachella this weekend, but hey, if you didn't make it to the concert, I've got stuff here instead. So don't feel bummed.
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Meet this talented artist from Sydney, Australia. Says he's a medical student, but I think he ought to consider a record deal. They rhythm of his song is phenomenal, and the tune reminds me of, well, let's say, Rob Thomas. OK, this guy sounds better yet. By the time you're finished watching the video, it will have taken your breath away. Literally. So sit back on this Friday evening and enjoy "Can't Breathe." BTW, don't be afraid to let me know whatcha think.
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Ready to Rev It Up? More of The Revs comin' atcha right now! This time, join the band as they make their way through the mall singing and dodging people with bags. Looks like they're up for handouts, too. So enjoy "You Shine!" By the way, I've got another Revs video up my sleeve, but um, I think we'd better let the Virginia Tech thing die down a bit before I bloggit. All of you Revs fans know what I'm talking about.
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Don't pick on the name... how did they know Yeltsin would die so soon? And don't say for one minute that they were trying to snag publicity; they named themselves MONTHS before, um, yesterday. So enjoy the music. They sort of sound a little like Weezer, and a little like Peter Bjorn. But nevermind what I think they sound like... it's what you think that matters! So feel free to comment.
First up is "I Am Warm and Powerful." With a name like this, the song can't be bad.
One word of advice. If your house is on fire, don't call these guys. The song is called "House Fire" for a reason.
OKAY, so it's filmed in their neighborhood AND their home. But we don't care. This one sounds like George Harrison, more or less, so sit back and the view of "Pangea." And say hello to the dino for me. Please.
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I don't know about you, but I'm pretty bummed that it's Monday already. But I'm looking at it on the bright side... I get to post another video! You should be rejoicing too. So who gets to start off the week? This guy from California, who also thinks Mondays stink. I'm getting the feeling he doesn't like his boss too well. But everybody can appreciate his hospitality; he gives his guitar to a homeless man to make his day better. What else can you do to feel better on Mondays? (If you respond "Call in sick!", that doesn't count!)
PS. You know how I heard Korben was from Russia? I think my sources were wrong... they're from Montana. Oops. Big difference. Oh well.
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Heard this band was from Russia... does anybody really know? Anyway, here's one from Chad and Erin of Korben. Looks like they shot this part live, part at home in their family room. As this title might suggest, the song is "Super Selfish" off of the "Steady Fools" album, recorded in Los Angeles.
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Are you ready for this? It's by The Revs, and I want to extend a special thanks to one of my viewers for introducing me to the band... they rock! Ireland should be proud! If you like, say, Oasis, or anything else Beatlesque, for that matter, you'll LOVE these guys. Or if you don't like Oasis or anything Beatlesque, you'll like them anyway! I found another one of their videos, too, but "Broken" is all you get for now; you'll have to come back for the rest!
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Here comes another hit from Ana Free! Direct from YouTube, Ana's made yet another hit with "Searching for an Angel"! I won't bother to compare this song to anybody else's; she's got a style all her own. She can write inventive lyrics as well as music. Hey, you know she's good when everybody's trying to do covers of her stuff on YouTube.
Meet AnaFree, who got her start on YouTube singing a cover of Bic Runga's "Sway." Minus the tongue piercing, which, you know, I really don't care for, this girl's got great potential. Sweet, mature vocals with fantastic range coupled with soft acoustical chords sound out a homemade music video drenched in perfection.
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