Cat Power

aka Chan Marshall. a lovely voice with a warm 70's vibe. one of those artists that fare best with a simple piano/guitar and lyrics, nothing fussy or too dressed up, bc you just want to hear that voice. her vocals create this visual of sun kissed fields, much like this video cover of 'wonderwall'.

early in 2006, she entered rehab for alcoholism. in an industry that can make an illness seem glamorous or worse, trite, she talks candidly in an interview about that time in her life.

in light of that, it gives a bit of new meaning to her song, "good woman" which happens to be my top pick. her albums are generally well received by critics and fans alike. one is entirely dedicated to covers ('the covers record' duh).

troubled waters off of 'the covers record'
where is my love off of 'the greatest'
here she performs 'the greatest' live on jools holland.

good woman is off of 'you are free'

(sorry, the rest of griffin's stuff bored me so i wont elongate that post.)

Griffin House

i was watching wheel of fortune the other night and this Rembrandt commercial came on. it's pg13, but i found myself turning away and unable to watch it. the song that played caught my ears though, and it's called "waterfall" off of Griffin House's "lost and found" album. it's a nice song. easy, easy like sunday mornin'.

i know what you're thinking- no, this is not pete yorn, but from these youtube videos it seems he's just as stoic live as pete is. too bad. here he and matt kearney cover tom petty's "learning to fly", but it's a little rote and forgettable. i hope it's just inexperience, and that after a few shows, he'll connect with his audience more. side note - he wears a Guster shirt in some of the videos. and he's from ohio so of course he is friends with over the rhine on myspace.

sorry so short, will finish later!