Has a Feist feeling to the track, but infused with a bit more jazz. One thing is for sure, i’m a sucker for whistling in a track and the cello that shows up mid way through the track sets the mood perfectly.
Category: Folk
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Kacey Johansing – Oh Brother
About Kacey Johansing:A sometime member of the bands Honey.Moon.Tree and Honeycomb, Johansing also counts locals Vera Gogh, The Blank Tapes, and Sleepy Todd as frequent collaborators, and that warmly supportive web contributed many of the colors that shine through on Many Seasons. Though quite clearly Johansing’s solo album, the guitarist, pianist and singer’s penchant for collaboration shines through. -
Taken By Trees – My Boys (Animal Collective cover)
I would love to do a remix of this cover. This is a cover of an Animal Collective track called, “My Girls”. Taken by Trees is the moniker used by Victoria Bergsman, whom you might recognize as the voice from Peter Bjorn and John’s, “Young Folks”. The instrumentation on this track reminds me of Vampire Weekend.
lyrics:There isn’t much that I feel I needA solid soul and the blood I bleedBut with a little girl, and by my spouse,I only want a proper houseI don’t care for fancy thingsOr to take part in the freshest wave,But to provide for mine who askI will, with heart, on my father’s graveOn my father’s grave(On your father’s grave)I don’t mean to seem like ICare about material things,Like a social status,I just wantFour walls and adobe slatsFor my boys -
Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms – Man Like You
This latest release from Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms is intoxicatingly beautiful. To get a general sense of style, you could cross Antony Hegarty with Nico and be pretty close to the mark.


