We all get a week to catch our collective breaths following the end-of-September blowout and in preparation for the imminent holiday shopping onslaught. Behold:
She is nothing less than one of the finest singers in the history of the world, and to the betterment of everyone, the divine Linda Eder is back in the spotlight with her eleventh studio album, Soundtrack. A covers project, the album contains adventurous renditions of a handful of Eder’s favorite film tunes, including modern standards like “Everything I Do (I Do It for You)” (from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) and “Accidentally in Love” (from Shrek). But the undeniable standout track is a wildly bold take on last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Original Song, Once’s “Falling Slowly.” If you, like me, can scarcely imagine anybody on the planet besides Glen and Marketa singing those words, just wait ’til you get a load of this.
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names dropped with reckless abandon: Adele, Barry Manilow, Bob Dylan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Daryl Hall, David Archuleta, Five for Fighting, Glen Hansard, Hall and Oates, Jann Arden, Jennifer Nettles, Jet, John Oates, John Ondrasik, Kristian Bush, Linda Eder, Marketa Irglova, Owl City, Parachute, Sugarland, The All-American Rejects, The Raconteurs, Tori Amos
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Weeks and weeks of slow-to-nonexistent release slates have led to this fresh hell: August’s final Tuesday is so jam-packed with new stuff that I’ll be typing about it from now until Christmas. But I’m not complaining, mind you: you have no idea how great it will be to walk into the record store and actually be greeted by a new release wall which is literally popping with exciting material begging for my attention.
(Incidentally, this is the Buzz’s 300th post, hard as that is to believe. Thanks to all my readers who continue to follow me on this crazy ride!)
Her annoying debut single “The Way I Am” — and the spare, folk-y album, Girls and Boys, on which it appeared — became a word-of-mouth sensation after saturating the whole of television a couple of years ago, popping up on such series as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “One Tree Hill” as well as in an extensive advertising campaign for Old Navy. A collection of b-sides and live recordings followed last year, and now, indie queen
Ingrid Michaelson has returned with her true sophomore project, Everybody. This gal’s tinny voice irks me no end, but she clearly has her fans, and they will probably turn out en masse to snap this up. Mazel tov, y’all.
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names dropped with reckless abandon: "American Idol", "Grey's Anatomy", "One Tree Hill", "thirtysomething", Akon, Arctic Monkeys, Black Eyed Peas, Bob Dylan, Chloe Sevigny, Chris Eigeman, Colbie Caillat, Collective Soul, Dashboard Confessional, David Guetta, Diana Krall, Estelle, Fleetwood Mac, George Strait, Hall and Oates, Imogen Heap, India.Arie, Ingrid Michaelson, Irene Cara, Jack Ingram, Jadakiss, Jamey Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jet, Joss Stone, Kate Beckinsale, Kelly Rowland, Ken Caillat, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, LeAnn Rimes, Leeland, Love and Theft, Mary J. Blige, Matisyahu, Matt Keeslar, Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Norah Jones, Oasis, Panic at the Disco, Patty Griffin, Paul Oakenfold, Phoebe Snow, Queen Latifah, REO Speedwagon, Shelby Lynne, Sherry Ann, Smokey Robinson, Taylor Swift, The Mamas and the Papas, Whit Stillman, will.i.am, Willie Nelson
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