Nifty Music: Cyndi Harvell

OK, so I've only downloaded three songs so far. But they're all good.

Cyndi Harvell has a mildly quirky voice that proves difficult to quantify. The closest I can think of is little-known Meredith LeVande. Harvell makes the better use of her vocal gifts, placed as they are in an instrumental setting that might suit a folksier Weepies.

Two of the three songs I downloaded are available for sampling at cyndiharvell.com. Maybe you should go check them out.

New music from The Weepies

Today marked the release of a new album (is that term still allowed?) by The Weepies. Titled "Hideaway," it picks up where "Say I Am You" left off with yet more very tastefully arranged and written folk-pop by the husband-wife duo Steve Tannen and Deb Talan.

The vocal mix between the two gives The Weepies a very distinctive sound that serves to insinuate the words and melodies into your brain.

Fans of the innocence mission should enjoy The Weepies.

Both are available as DRM-free downloads at eMusic.

Nifty music: The Weepies

I've been listening to this duo for about a year, now. I was delighted to see that their songs were used in JC Penney and Old Navy ads this past Christmas season. And now that the songs are appearing on some soundtracks (such as "Because I Said So") perhaps it will earn them some well-deserved acclaim.

Thought I'd post a couple of favorites from YouTube.



"Nobody Knows Me At All"



I'm not sure if this is an official band video or not--but somebody put some care into making it. And the music sounds fine.