Seabear is pretty good stuff. An Icelandic band self labeled as Indie/Experimental/Folk, they are definitely something a little bit different, and different in a good way. I love listening to something that sounds refreshing and good, not something that's just "different". I've listened to too many bands claiming to be "different" and find them lacking musical talent and an overall freshness. Seabear breaks both of these walls, they are both "different" (in a good way) and carry an elegant freshness. So enough talk. More listen. Check them out at their myspace here. and last.fm here Also, one of my favorite tracks from them right now is entitled, "Good Morning Scarecrow", so be sure to check that out, it's an all instrumental ditty that is really awesome.

Here it is.  My first music pick of the week.  Belaire: A synth, prog inspired band hailing from Austin, TX.  I first heard them a couple months back and am not generally a fan of their style (Indie/Electro/Pop), but upon first listen, fell in love with their lush tones and quirky, charmingly refreshing vocals.  This is a music video of my favorite song of theirs, "You Really Got Me Goin' ".  The music video is pretty retro, and a little bizzare at times, but goes surprisingly well with the feel of their music.  Check them out and let me know if you like them! You Really Got Me Goin' from Belaire on Vimeo. Pretty sure I'm going to make this a weekly thing, and I hope to be able to uncover some music you have never heard before!

I picked up the new Coldplay album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends two days ago, and am quite pleased with it.  I figured it would be very hard for them to follow up their preceding record X&Y, but somewhow, despite my preconceived bias and otherwise doubt, they did. Overall: While this album in my opinion does fail to deliver the same heart-felt, gut-wrenching rocktitude, and just all out epicness that X&Y did, it still is worth a spot in your cd collection.  And I do mean a physical copy, not just a downloaded copy, and especially not a pirated one.  I say this not only for legal reasons, but also because it has some really great artwork on the inside.  The only disappointment with the physical copy is that the lyrics are jumbled up on one page, and I'm not even sure all the lyrics are there. I'm not trying to bash this album, but this album is different in both feel and style from their previous releases, but still remains to be Coldplay.  I however find X&Y to be both a more musically interesting, and overall better album.  This is not to say that I don't love the ...