Song of the Day: The Head and the Heart - Lost In My Mind

I kept hearing good things about The Head and the Heart, but because I couldn't find any songs on Grooveshark and I'm too lazy to look elsewhere, it wasn't until an appearance on Conan that I got my first taste of the band. We're definitely in Fleet Foxes/Grizzly Bear territory here, and that's a very good thing - I'm looking forward to checking out more from their debut album.

Here's the song, plus video of their appearance on Conan.

Song of the Day: Rufus Wainwright - The Dream

Released last year, Wainwright's Songs For Lulu is still growing on me. I tend to like his more sparse songs, and most of the album is just him and a piano, so unless he goes acapella, I don't think it can get much more sparse. This track is a perfect example and probably ranks among his best songs.

Song of the Day: The Langley Sisters - It's Strange to Be in Love

I've been watching a lot of old movies in the past week, and this song seems like the perfect soundtrack to a 1940s drama. Interestingly, the song is only a couple of years old. I don't know much about The Langley Sisters - according to AllMusic.com, they are from the UK and haven't even released an album. I believe I heard this song on an LA Weekly music blog, and I'd definitely like to hear more.

Song of the Day: Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in B Minor

And now for something completely different...

Imagine someone sitting at an organ playing this in front of you and see if it doesn't blow your mind.

Song of the Day: Prince - When You Were Mine

I'm going to see Prince tonight for the second time in the last 2-3 years, and I'm pretty damn excited about. Apparently he played for 3+ hours last week in LA, and I have no idea what to expect tonight. Today's song of the day is from one of his early albums (Dirty Mind), before he was a huge star.

Song of the Day: Wolfmother - Woman

We started this week off with two mellow songs, so let's switch gears just a tad. Wolfmother became hugely popular after their eponymous debut album, then they broke up, then they reformed with a different lineup, released a second album, and seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth. The debut is solid, though a lot of it sounds like Queens of the Stone Age fronted by Jack White - but that's not a bad thing. Easily the best track on the album, "Woman" is the kind of song in which playing air guitar is mandatory.

Song of the Day: Mountain Man - Animal Tracks

The first thought that came to mind when I listened to Mountain Man for the first time was, "Oh, brother." As in O Brother, Where Art Thou? the fantastic Coen brothers movie and hugely successful soundtrack. The songs on Made the Harbor wouldn't be out of place on that soundtrack, and they remind me of the sirens of the movie. The album is mostly acoustic guitar and gorgeous three-part harmonies, and it's equally suited for intense listening via headphones or background dinner music. Either way, it's a beautiful album.