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New Music Tuesday: 4-14-09

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Trish Bendix

Artists are getting creative in order to continue to make music — or at least, if they want to get it heard. Jill Sobule (the original "I Kissed a Girl" songstress) was not above asking fans to help contribute funds toward the recording of her new album. Lucky for her, they were not above helping!

California Years is the product of Sobule's fan base, in which she rewarded donations with prizes including a free digital download of the album, an advanced copy and a 'Thank You' in the liner notes or free admission to all of Sobule's shows for the year. And for a $1000 donation, Sobule would write you your own personal "theme song." Three big spenders, however, donated $5000 and received special performances at their homes.

The album is sweet and happy indie album in true Sobule fashion. Fans will be proud of tracks like "A Good Life," and glad they helped make it come to fruition.

Also out this week:

Grand Duchy — Petits Fours (Cooking Vinyl Records)

Violet Clark's vocals are a throwback to 1990s female rock singers, when they would frequent mainstream alternative radio. With bandmate Black Francis (aka Frank Blank from the Pixies), Grand Duchy play dreamy and undeniably catchy indie rock.

Metric — Fantasies (Last Gang Records)

Emily Haines is one of today's most underrated songwriters. Most well known for her sexy and bittersweet vocal style, she also makes her own solo music as well as Metric's songs all single-worthy, with extended metaphors and romantic allusions that makes Fantasies come to life.

Tasha Ree — Training the Skeptics (Blueleaf Recordings)

Tasha Ree is a electro-pop artist that just wants you to dance. If you like fun, mindless songs that sound like they borrow from familiar tunes of '80s and '90s past, then you wouldn't mind if songs like "Do You Feel Me" played while you were out at a club.

Ida Maria — Fortress Round My Heart (Waterfall Records)
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Fun, fearless and talented beyond belief, the Norwegian singer is like Lily Allen with substance, a raspy voice and rawer production. Check out her re-worked album with the song "Oh My God" and you will see what I mean: She's sassy in the best of ways.

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    • Submitted by
    Trish Bendix
    on April 14, 2009 - 11:30am.
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    alex's picture

    ida maria!

    Submitted by
    alex (471 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:02pm.

    totally radom coincidence: this morning, i decided to do a 5 am youtube music post, and was surfing around after watching Telepathe's So Fine, and found Ida Maria, and fell in love with / posted Oh My God. all of Ida's videos are totally kooky, and her music is sort of... off... in this incredibly infectious way. (also check out: I like you better when you're naked - who wouldnt?!?) trish, i like your taste.

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    Trish Bendix's picture

    NAKED!

    Submitted by
    Trish Bendix (10721 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:19pm.
    My favorite song of hers!
    jln62390's picture

    Ida Maria

    Submitted by
    jln62390 (79 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 4:59pm.
    that song is actually itunes free discovery download of the week
    decoy's picture

    i like you so much better when you're naked.

    Submitted by
    decoy (126 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 5:36pm.
    is such a fun song!  I've been obsessed with it for a few days now.
    TehMorp's picture

    Hm...

    Submitted by
    TehMorp (173 posts)
    on April 22, 2009 - 12:01pm.

    I noticed that she has gone on record saying her music is ``for girls''.

    Interested song title...

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    Ida Maria

    Submitted by
    Marianne (4 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:18pm.

    A little note... Ida Maria is Norwegian and not from the UK.

    She's amazing!!!

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    She already say it

    Submitted by
    . (8 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 2:40am.

     

    (About Ida María) " the Norwegian singer is like Lily Allen with substance..."

     

    Thumbs up for "I like so much better when you are naked" i think i will play it next time i feel shy in the right moment  . "Stella" is great too with that shout in the way of Marlon Brando in "A Streetacar named desire".

    Thx for discovering me Emily Haines. I love the pic ( the 2 in the middle are hidden themselves of the photographer under the hair while the extremes ones no, good play ).

     

     

    p.s.  Tricia do u know Gemma Hayes?,  Irish gorgeous singer?  maybe u wrote something about her and i didn't.   "Horses" is one of the most beautiful songs i never heard ( From her second album and my favourite one " The roads don't love you").

     

    lady lopez-.

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    Ida Maria

    Submitted by
    Marianne (4 posts)
    on May 11, 2009 - 10:18am.
    Trish changed it after i pointed out.
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    emily haines......

    Submitted by
    chocolatebars (116 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:39pm.

    emily haines...... *sigh*

    love all her work -Metric, BSS, Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton !!

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    Ah Metric

    Submitted by
    Yvette (17 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:42pm.

    I bought Metric's new album Fantasies over a month ago. Pre-ordered! And I've been listening to it everyday since they put it up on their myspace. It's an amazing album! My faves are 'help i'm alive' 'sick muse' 'gimme sympathy' and 'collect call'. Those are #1 for me, but the rest of the album is so worth listening to. Honestly, the entire album is just 100% goodness.

     

    Metric is <3

    And Emily Haines ... oh my god. That woman is gorgeous! 

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    Totally agree!

    Submitted by
    aberracja (67 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 3:23pm.

    I'm addicted to Help I'm Alive.  Also Gold Guns Girls is cool. 

    As well that, I agree about the fact that everything she touches turn into gold.  Knives Don't Have Your Back is a fantastic album.  Plus she is wonderfully hot.

    She and the rest of Metric are playing at the Electric Ballroom in Camden soon, is anyone going?

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    Best New Music Tuesday ever

    Submitted by
    Elin (109 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:59pm.

    I've been a huge fan of Metric for about 4 years now... and I agree Emily Haine's is totally underrated. Everything she touches turns into gold!

    Ida Maria also is very good... like I said Best New Music Tuesday ever.

     

    LOVE METRIC it was about time they got mentioned here.!  

     

    My Blog:
    http://elininferno.blogspot.com

     

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    emily haines

    Submitted by
    mPod (109 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 1:30pm.

    is like sex on stage.

    i'm currently waiting for my vinyl copy of 'fantasies' to be delivered. in the meantime i'm rocking the digi hardcore.

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    METRIC

    Submitted by
    Rockstar (149 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 3:37pm.

    god i love their new album... AMAZING

    all i'm wishing for now is to see them live..

    ps: anyone who likes metric:
    check out their dvd "the rawside of metric" which is .. wow.. i can't even describe it..

    awesome_possum's picture

    YES!

    Submitted by
    awesome_possum (75 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 4:10pm.

    Metric. Ida Maria. Tasha Rae.

    LOVE IT.

    Especially Metric's new cd. I got it on iTunes, and dear god - it's brilliant. I never get sick of Emily's voice - sweet yet powerful, a strong example of what Canadians have hidden. One of the bests in the business, yet she rarely gets the credit she deserves. Just goes to show ya - the best artists just do it for the joy.

    :]

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    Metric

    Submitted by
    rudua (72 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 4:26pm.

    I saw Metric live a couple of years ago. My life will never be the same again.

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    Knives don't have your back

    Submitted by
    mythofthefront (109 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 8:09pm.

    Seriously,
    Emily Haines is my dream girl. And her solo album "Knives don't have your back" is incredible. But I'm not sure if I'm feeling this new pop-ish recor. I guess I'll have to give it time.

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    The 4 winged dear with the metal tongue knows what it takes to get things done.

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    Emily hines

    Submitted by
    . (8 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 2:48am.

     

    Now i see the light and im not blind anymore, she was backing vocals with Broken social club member Kevin Drew in his solo "Spirit if" ( great album by the way )

     

    lady lopez-.

    mythofthefront's picture

    Not just that!

    Submitted by
    mythofthefront (109 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 7:41am.

    Not just that!

    She is a member of Broken Social Scene and she sings lead on "swimmers" and "Anthems for a seventeen-year-old girl." She also provided vocals for the Stars (Amy Millan, singer in the Stars, is also in Broken Social Scene.)

     

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    The 4 winged dear with the metal tongue knows what it takes to get things done.

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    Thanks for the tip

    Submitted by
    . (8 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 10:33am.

     

     

    Thanks for the tip :)

    Now searching Amy Millan ( Broken Social Scene are one of the best bunch ever )

     

     

    p.s. Sorry Trix i called you Tricia, my faul.

     

     

     lady lopez-.

    mythofthefront's picture

    Broken Social Scene

    Submitted by
    mythofthefront (109 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 1:27pm.

    I agree.

    Also try Brendan Canning's "Something for the all of us." I bought it on a whim and I love every bit of it. Amy Millan is on that album as well. BSS sticks together.

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    The 4 winged dear with the metal tongue knows what it takes to get things done.

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    Yesssss

    Submitted by
    . (8 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 3:32pm.

     

     

    I got it that one too plus "Bonus track"and "Feel good lost" of the main band.

    I don't know if there is more or i have the all of them.

     

    Do you know you have a really good taste ?  ;-)

     

     

    lady lopez-.

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    The computer is driving me

    Submitted by
    . (8 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 10:37am.

    The computer is driving me crazy

    lady lopez-.

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    Wow. To be rich enough to

    Submitted by
    lolcaz (47 posts)
    on April 15, 2009 - 4:35pm.
    Wow. To be rich enough to donate $5000...
    Kay's picture

    california years

    Submitted by
    Kay (55 posts)
    on April 16, 2009 - 1:47am.
    I'm listening to the new Jill Sobule album as I type this. I like what I hear so far.

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