Glen Hansard
It took the movie Once for me to discover this extraordinary talent. Soon after, his band, The Frames has become my favorite band. And of course I also love his other band, The Swell Season. He spent a lot of 2011 trying out new material on his solo tour, which included a stint opening up for Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. In December, it was reported that Glen was in NYC recording his first solo album. Anything Glen puts out will always be on the top of my most anticipated lists. I'm hoping the album will include the song below, "Moving On". I heard it live once, before the last Swell Season came out, and have been anxiously awaiting a studio recording of it ever since.
Also, Glen played a song at some of his shows last year that he says was inspired by the book series The Hunger Games. I've got my fingers crossed that it will end up on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie.
Once - Original Cast Recording
Speaking of the Once, the movie has been adapted for the stage. I was fortunate enough to see the show in its off-Broadway run last month and will be seeing it again in April when it gets moved to Broadway. I had my doubts about the show initially and went in with an open mind. The movie and the music are so close to my heart, how would I feel about seeing other people sing the songs I've heard a thousand times? It fully surpassed my expectations and I loved it. They really gave the story a new life. I'm glad that they are making a soundtrack for the stage show. It's hard to say how much I will really want to listen to it when I could just listen to the movie soundtrack. At the very least, it will be nice to have when I want a reminder of the magic of the stage show.
Milo Greene
I first heard Milo Greene when I saw them open for The Civil Wars last fall. Normally, we get to concerts early enough to see the opening act so that we can a good view for the show. Unfortunately we showed up pretty late for this show and only saw the very end of Milo Greene's set. Well, what we did see left a lasting impression. I found out that they didn't have an album yet, but they did have a 3 song EP for sale. They are in the studio recording now and I can't wait to hear some new songs.
Mumford & Sons
It took a while for me to pick up their last album. I kept hearing about them and thinking that I would like them, but then never got around to checking them out. When I finally did, I was hooked. Their bluegrass/folk styling and harmonies are infectious. I'm really looking forward to some new material and hopefully will get to see them live one day.
+Live+
I am definitely a 90's girl and my favorite band from the 90's is Live. Their albums from pre-2000's will remain classics that I will never get tired of hearing. They are coming back with a new lead singer and ready to launch a new website. It's hard to imagine the band without their former lead-singer Ed Kowalczyk, who has moved on to do his own solo work. The last few albums with Ed have been pretty disappointing, so maybe a new singer is what is needed to breath new life into the band. I remain optimistic. As long as they make good music, I'm in. These boys proved in 2010 that they still have good music in them with their collaboration with Candlebox's Kevin Martin and Sean Hennesy. Together they formed The Gracious Few and made what was by far, my favorite album of 2010. While the new lead-singer has not been revealed yet, you can hear him sing "All Over You" on their facebook page here.
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