I love it when I find great music in my inbox- and this track popped in last Friday after I’d put together the mixtape already. Since the album “O Ye Devastator” dropped today, I thought I’d give it a little plug here.

Doug Burr – Red Red

I love it when there’s great music in my inbox! This week, I got an email from a very independent band from Michigan: AG Silver, which I’m excited about. They’ve just self-released a new EP called Love Keeps No Score, that is charged with energy and lead by Jon Ornee’s powerful, soaring vocals. The band’s sound is a blend of rock, pop, and soul, with a strong leaning towards the rock edge. The songs are melodic and stick with you- an hour after listening for the first time, I was tapping out the rhythm to the title track on my desk (I’m a drummer- table drumming is a fact of life to me).

Videos on the band’s website show an impressive live show, no doubt tuned by a long tour – and documented on their myspace (slightly edited by me):

Those are some good numbers!

The band was kind enough to let me post one of the tracks for you here on SquirrelFood, but I encourage you to visit AG Silver on myspace and take a listen to the rest.

AG Silver – Onto Something

AG Silver on myspace

Photo Credits: Ari Magg, Kristinn Ingvar, Jonas Val, and Hörður
See more of these photos on his site: www.mugison.com

Amy Kuney by Sascha Knopf

Last month, Duke of Straw posted on The Late Greats about Amy Kuney in one of his regular segments “Actors Who Sing & Singers Who Act”. I read it, listened to her, liked what I heard, and even remembered her scenes in Gilemore Girls- then negelected to post about her. When she popped up in a couple other places this week, I was reminded that she’s pretty awesome and I should post on her. So, here is Awy Kuney:

Born in Oklahoma (OK!), her family moved to Guatemala when she was a teenager. While there, she and some friends were kidnapped by rebels (who eventually released them). After this experience, Amy thrust herself into writing performing. Her YouTube video covering Damien Rice’s Blower’s Daughter got her a person invite from the artist to perform with him in Iceland this July.

Before its cancellation, Amy appeared as a troubador in a couple episodes of Gilmore Girls, and her music has been used on another CW show, One Tree Hill.

Amy Kuney – Rocket Surgery

Foxboro Hot Tubs – Highway 1

The Lodger – Getting Special HWD Remix

Saturday Looks Good To Me – Hands in the Snow
Saturday Looks Good To Me – Can’t Ever Sleep
Saturday Looks Good To Me – Lift Me Up
Saturday Looks Good To Me – Disaster
Make a Plan is available as a download on the band’s Myspace page.

Sam Sparro – S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O
Sam Sparro – Cottonmouth

Go to Sam Sparro’s Myspace for the making of the Cottonmouth video, and some great behind-the-scenes pictures of this cheecky vid.

ROMANTICA / (ro-mantik-ah) / n. / The fantastic tricks of gypsy men : one who is inclined toward the sensations of mystery and excitement associated with human love : one who is characterized by an idealized view of reality : suggestive of inspiration, deep feeling, subjectivity : a band of musicians originating in Minneapolis, in 2002, who are characterized by deeply felt poetic imagery enshrined in effortlessly emotive popular melodies suggestive of folk, country, and pop music histories; in similar traditions with Ryan Adams, Damien Rice and The Wallflowers.

Opening for Ryan Adams this past weekend, Romantica’s lead singer and songwriter Ben Kyle was joined for a new track by Ry. The performance is streaming on their myspace page now.

Romantica – Queen Of Hearts
Romantica – I Need You Tonigh

Chris Stills – Flying High (English)
Chris Stills – Kitty Kathy (French)
Chris Stills’ Myspace page has more.