Please Rock With Me

I really love music, and I've been discovering a lot of wonderful artists lately. many of them are from other countries, and so few people in America have ever heard of them. This must end. Here are a few selections of the music I've found that is endangered in America.

Lisa Mitchell! She was a contestant on Australian Idol, but her CD, Wonder, isn't available except online, as an import. I ordered the CD from Amazon because I couldn't find it anywhere, not even on itunes.

Mika! "Take your girl, multiply her by four/now a whole lot of woman needs a whole lot more!"

"All of the past is finally in back!" I love the beautiful harmonizing combined with the catchy beat and the profound lyrics. Poetry set to music.

I think the thing that first made me want to listen to this song is the title. Love it.

Florence + The Machine is from England. I really love the simple arrangements that often include only percussion, harp, and Florence Welch's amazing voice. Oh, and the poetry in the lyrics. That's the most important part for me.

I first heard Hunting My Dress on the Private Practice TV show, and I knew I had to have it. I googled it, searched it, finally ordered it on Amazon as an import from England.

So cheerful! I admit that I've been listening to a lot of really happy music lately to combat severe depression. This is one song that I really love.

Feist! I love her stage name. This song accompanies to closing credits of an amazing movie called Paris, Je T'aime, which I also recommend.

Lenka is Australian. Why do Australian artists get so overlooked in America? I dunno, but I love her CD. Another import.

"Earth below us, drifting, falling/floating weightless, calling, calling." This song was definitely used in a commercial. It was originally recorded by David Bowie, but I like the Shiny Toy Guns' updated, edgier version better.

Ok, so I'm once again guilty of choosing a song featured in a commercial. I loved it and googled it and searched it, but it was very hard to find. itunes doesn't have it, but luckily, once I ascertained the name of the band, I found mp3s to download on Amazon.

All right, now just one more for the road.

I love this song, and the video too. These things never happen to me at the laundromat.

And this concludes our tour of various obscure/foreign/under-the-radar songs I've been listening to lately. Happy Saturday!