I must have a thing for Israeli singer-songwriters. First, I fell in love with Israeli musician, Oren Lavie, and recently I’ve found a love in Lior‘s music. Lior Attar (whom goes simply by Lior) is actually Australian (though he was born and lived in Israel…
Folk music wasn’t really on my radar until a few years ago. Sufjan Stevens taught me that banjos weren’t only for usage in the song from Deliverance, while Fleet Foxes sold me on what I’d previously call “mountain man” folk music. Mumford & Sons‘ 2010 debut,…
One of my favourite TV shows is Scrubs, and though I mainly love the show for its comedy, I’ve also been a fan of a lot of the music used in the soundtracks. The show’s star, Zach Braff, has had a lot of input on…
Patience has never been my strong suit. I don’t like waiting for things, especially things I’m really excited for. When I first began listening to Sufjan Stevens, I was under the impression that the banjo-wielding, singer/songwriter would be releasing an album about each of the…
I can’t speak for all women in the world, but I personally grow weak at the sound of a man with a raspy singing voice. I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something so sexy about raspy, gravelly singing; something entirely primitive calls me…
I don’t know why, but I’m really fond of Irish music and musicians. It could be me subconsciously trying to get in touch with my 1/8th Irish side, or perhaps its due to the fact that two of my best friends and their family (whom have…
I’ve gushed about Declan O’Rourke before, but now I have a whole ‘nother album review to do so. O’Rourke is a singer-songwriting from Dublin, Ireland, and I fell in love with his music a few years ago, after one of my best friends studied abroad…
The announcement of Scarlett Johansson‘s foray into the music world had a sort of “shock and awe” effect on me. I’m a huge fan of Johansson’s acting (I’d even go as far as saying I have a little bit of a girl crush on her)-…
I am pretty envious of my friend, Missy. During our sophomore year of college, she got to spend half of the year studying abroad in Ireland. While she was there, she had the time of her life- met tons of lifelong friends (two of them…