Root Down in the Shadow

I've never been a fan of end of the year lists that down allow you to experience the selections.  Just reading about some great songs doesn't allow validation of the list.  For this brief list, I placed a playlist on the Daytrotter.com website, so everyone can hear it! You do need to register for the site to listen to the list, but it is so worth it.  For $2/month you get access to some of the best sessions out there for live music PERIOD.  You can register for a free trial, to see how great it is on your own.  If you are not interested in the site.. Here's a rundown of the list! Although a short list, I didn't want to waste time with so-so songs.   The first two are from the must have session, Mumford & Sons and Friends . #1 Reincarnation , is a Roger Miller standard. In this take, the "friend" of Mumford & Sons is Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes . It's such a simple and pure song, that I find my self singing it to my daughter durin...

Cover Song of the Week, albeit not as weekly as I'd like has been one of my favorite posts to do.  There's so many variations to consider.  Awesome cover band or awesome original?  Same style vs new style.  Or in general sometimes it's just sharing something cool that others should see. In this case, this week's edition is a reminder that the Onion.com AV Club is kicking off their 3rd installment of the AV Undercover, a series of cover songs on a pre-set list being completed one by one by bands stopping in the AV Club studio until all the songs are gone.  The bands are a secret until, they've been released one by one throughout the Spring & Summer. I've featured a few before including my first discovery of the AV Club with Iron & Wine and the Low Anthem on a double feature and They Might Be Giants doing Chumbawamba As mentioned above, the Onion has kicked things off for 2012.  There's a cool cover of Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater cover...