Thom Yorke

THOM YORKE NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION

Freebies

Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words [Via Stereogum]



Thom Yorke (Preliminary Sketch)

Castanets

Castanets - Experimental folk solo artist, taking a wide range of influences. Most famous for Writing Sufjan Stevens contribution to the Dark Was The Night, compilation of 2009 "You Are The Blood", Sufjan transformed it with a grandiose arrangement that ran for over 10 minutes, and drew comparisons with Radiohead, though the original Is much more laid back and with a hazy jazz lite backdrop.

Freebies 

As You Do, Strong Animal, Sway, This Early In The Game, Dancing with Someone (Privilege of Everything), All That I Know To Have Change, [Via Last.fm]

Worn From The Fight (With Fireworks)

Daytrotter Session (May 10, 2007) ; This Is The Early Game, Three Days Four Nights, The Smallest Bones.

Daytrotter Session (May 14, 2008) ; Strong Animal, City Of Refuge, You Got Lucky, Prettiest Chain

Polly Scattergood

When recommending Polly to my bestie Louise I described her as ".... like Kate Bush living in a London Squat". I'm sure Polly has a lovely house, but I had to be a bit emphatic when recommending her to Louise as I tell (read bore) her about so many musicians that I needed Polly to stand out. Polly's music is a refreshing change from the faux bohemian warbling of Florence and the Machine. She sings about dark, disturbing things;  (Lyrics from I Hate The Way") "Maybe if I skip my dinner, Make myself pretty and thinner, Maybe then he'll love me and stop looking at the other girls. So you said I'm paranoid. I'm paranoid? Well I nearly choked. And no more of that crap, You cannot break someone whose just been broken. You can't break somebody whose just been broken" Delivered in sweetly sung synth heavy pop songs.. Her second album Is due this year.

Freebies

Remixes

Polly Scattergood - Please Don't Touch (Golden Filter Remix) [via Stereogum]

Links

Albums

Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood

Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart has the voice of a wizened old man and makes owl noises in the middle of songs, just often enough to endear him the tag of "Freak Folk". He sings about nice things, like animals and what he's going to have for breakfast.

Start with this A Ribbon Beautiful song and video, reminds me of something by Jan Svankmajer just not as creepy, and If you like that.....

Freebies

Albums

The Charles C Leary [via Last.fm]

Remixes

Liars - The Overachievers (Devendra Banhart + The Grogs Redo) [via Stereogum]

Similat Artists

CocoRosie, Animal Collective, Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes

Beck

Tobacco (Feat Beck) "Fresh Hex" [via. Stereogum] Synth heavy Tobacco featuring Beck, not too dissimilar to his Midnight Vulture era.

Bat For Lashes (Feat Beck) "Let's Get Lost" [via. Hypem]

Fever Ray

Fever Ray - When I Grow Up

PJ Harvey

"PJ Harvey - Grow Grow Grow"

Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom - In California (Live in Toronto at Phoenix Concert Theatre)

Sleigh Bells

Sleigh Bells "Crown on the Ground" "Ring Ring" "Infinity Guitars" "Beach Girls" Mp3s"

Tell Em' (Diplo Remix) [via stereogum]

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor - No Suprises

School of Seven Bells

School of Seven Bells - Bablonia

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae - Tightrope

Robin Pecknold

Robin Pecknold: On a Good Day (Joanna Newsom Cover)

Fleet Foxes -Helplessness Blues

Robin Pecknold - Neumos, Seattle (Full Set) [via. sound on the sound]

Beach House

"Beach House: "Master of None""