Tracy Bonham - Mother Mother (The Burdens of Being Upright [1996])
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This song came on my Yahoo Music one day and I thought, "wow I haven't heard this song in forever, whatever happened to her." Well she's still out there, but of course she never really topped that song for a hit. It's funny hearing it now it has such an angry and mid 90's sound. Anyhow it was good to run to this month, but now I can go another 10 years and not hear it and I'll be fine with that. I listened to the rest of her album and some songs off of her other stuff. It's all OK, but nothing that really grabs me.
Monster in the Machine - Savior (Butterfly Pinned [2007])
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Yahoo only has two of the songs off of this album so far, not sure the album is even out yet perhaps this is just a single release but the song has a great sound. This song is so The Cure meets Goth and Nirvana it's wonderful. The other song I've heard is OK, but not quite as good as this one.
Patrick Park - One Body Breaks (Everyone's in Everyone [2007])
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Another folksy indie rock artist. He's pretty good but seems to struggle a bit with writing good hooks. Too many of his songs sound pretty much the same. This song sets apart on the album bringing in some good country sounds which really help to lift up the music and he has his best melody and production.
The Coral - She's Got a Reason (Roots and Echoes [2007])
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These guys are pretty much a straight forward rock band. They have a good crisp sound and this is a nice album. This particular song just happens to have a hook that really grabs me.
