Music from the US – DulceSky

DulceSky is an US-american alternative rock and indie band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Listen to their dreamy song “Life as we knew”:

Music from the US – Stone Sour

Stone Sour is an american alternative metal band, formed in 1992. Listen to their nice song “Through Glass”:

Music from the US – Billy Joel

This is Billy Joel performing “The Longest Time” in London in 1984. The song starts at 2:30 but the beginning is worth watching, too. :)

Music from Ireland – Róisín O

Róisín O is an Irish folk pop singer from Dublin. Her music is really catchy, and reminds me to icelandic alternative, indie pop music. Watch her new music video of her song “Synchronicity”:

Music from the UK – Zohar

Erran Boaz Baron Cohen (born 1968 in Islington) is a British composer and trumpet player, known for collaborations with his younger brother, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Erran is a founding member of “world fusion beat scientists” ZOHAR who are signed to Miles Copeland’s Ark 21 label. Their album one.three.seven was released worldwide in 2001 to critical acclaim.

Here is their song Elokainu

http://youtu.be/VAW9OWeSUlI

midnight at the bazar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRwIXiuV2Wg

Music from the UK – Alt-J

Alt-J is a british alternative pop and indie band from Leeds, formed in 2007. They released their debut album in 2012, and already won the british Mercury Prize in 2012. Listen to their nice single “Something Good”:

Music from the US – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

“Man on Fire” is a song by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.

You can read more about them, and listen to another one of their songs here.

I like the deep lyrics aswell as the dynamic sound. When listening to the song with headphones you can really hear the stereo mixing.

Music from the US/Hongkong – Jason Mraz

There are many videos of amazing performances by Jason Mraz, but now and then you find a very special one. This is a video of a live performance in Hong Kong. He is accompanied by several talented musicians, among them is Khalil Fong, a Hong Kong based soul Mandopop singer-songwriter. Enjoy!

Music from the UK – The Irrepressibles

The Irrepressibles are a ten- member orchestra from London. Their music could be described as alternative, orchestral and ambient pop. Here’s their most popular song “In This Shirt”:

Music from the US – Wakey!Wakey!

Wakey!Wakey! is an adult alternative band from Brooklyn, US. They are fronted by Michael Grubbs, who already began his career in the age of 5! Here’s their song “Car Crash”: