Music you should hear

Published 9/28/06

I’m not a major music afectionado. Heck, I can barely spell “afectionado.” But I found something particularly good (i.e., I really like it and damn it so will you) and felt it was my civic duty to point others there.

Go to www.myspace.com/justjinx and select either “Hideaway” or “The Sound of Ending…” from the player on the right side.

Of course, your taste in music and mine might be radically different. I like songs that have catchy beats and a good voice and that stick in your head — and these do it for me.

The girl is self-produced with no label (yet), so it strikes me that this is the kind of thing that MySpace and the Net in general are supposed to allow. Give it four minutes of your life.

The Fray

8 responses (add yours)

gnomic says:

Andrew,

Wow - seems we have musical taste in common. Some things to check out:

Texas http://www.texasindemand.com (My favorite band!) Go for the early stuff first.
KT Tunstall (www.kttunstall.com) Outstanding first album!
Beth Hart (folk) LA indie singer
Beth Orton (folk) UK indie singer “Central Reservation”
The Waifs AU indie group “Fisherman’s Daughter”
Paula Cole
Jann Arden
Sinaed Lohan “Album “No Mermaid” (Folk)
Chantal Kreviazuk “Album: Color Moving and Still”
Velvet Chain (Progressive/pop) Lots of free MP3 on thier web site
Anna Nalick “2AM”
Tara Maclean
Lily Allen
Touch & Go Played a lot on HBO’s Real Sex series
Shivaree “Goodnight Moon” From Kill Bill V2
Shannon Curfman (blues/like Johnny Lang)
Anggun “Snow on the Sahara” (like Anne Lennox)
Mae Moore “Albums: Bohemia, Mae Moore” (folk)
Sonya Kitchell
Sass Jordon “Will Make You a Believer”
Patty Larkin “Album: Angles Running”
Maria Mena
Katie Melua (Jazz-pop)
Ditty Bops “Sister Kate”
Ivy (Britpop - sings the theme to The 4400)
Jem (more Britpop)
Diana Degarmo
Corinne Bailey Rae (Britpop)
Annica
Rilo Kiley
Paula Murry Trio (impossible to find indie album)
Tift Merrit “Stray Paper and Wait it out” (country/pop)
Shannon McNally “Hard Way and Down & dirty”

And not fem vocals, but great stuff
Sonia Dada “Albums: Sonia Dada & A Day at the Beach” Lots of Chicago Blues influance

And don’t be put off by the “folk” designation - most of this stuff is pop/folk - which is what justjinx would be classified. I left out the more popular and obvious fem artists.

September 28th, 2006 at 9:01 PM

Dorene says:

I love KT Tunstall! She rocks.

Andrew, I suggest you listen to Bond, which is a refreshing mix of classical and dance… might sound odd, but it’s really good. In fact, maybe I’ll forward you one. :)

September 28th, 2006 at 10:01 PM

gnomic says:

Shh! The evil RIAA may be watching us. They are running thier own warrentless “what 4th amendment” search and seizure program.

Bond. Also way kewl. ;)

September 28th, 2006 at 10:09 PM

Leland says:

She’s pretty good. Thanks for the tip.

September 28th, 2006 at 11:20 PM

Emily says:

Too funny! Your articles today are virtually steeped in irony. Afectionado indeed!

September 29th, 2006 at 2:44 AM

Andrew says:

Yikes! All right, now I’m officially innundated. Thanks for all these suggestions, and it’s gonna take me a bit to check them all out.

And this is a perfect example of why the RIAA is a group of nincompoops. If I were the type, I might hit Gnutella or The Pirate Bay to download a handful of songs from these folks to see what I like, then end up buying CDs. But if the only way to get samples is to shell out a buck a song — well, I’m not interested in spending $10 or $15 to see if I like something.

Kudos to the acts that post MP3s. Free music is smart marketing.

September 29th, 2006 at 10:48 AM

WILLOBIE says:

You spelled afectionado just fine. Did you mean aficionado?

September 29th, 2006 at 1:17 PM

Leland says:

I think Pirate Pay is history. :(

October 2nd, 2006 at 8:41 PM