4 NEW HOZIER SONGS!!!: hozier - nina cried power (feat mavis staples) / shrike / moment's silence (common tongue) / NFWMB

after a 4 year wait, fans of hozier FINALLY gets new music in the form of the 'nina cried power EP' featuring 4 songs that showcase a wonderful tease of what his upcoming album is going to sound like. delving into a more soulful rootsier sound for some of the tracks, the irish singer/songwriter still has a lovely knack for powerful impactful songs. welcome back it's been way too long!

[UPDATED with video] hozier feat mavis staples - nina cried power

hozier - shrike

hozier - moments silence (common tongue)

hozier - NFWMB

WONGIE INDIE SONG(s) OF THE WEEK: barns courtney - hands / fire

barns courtney - hands
after finding his music held up indefinitely from a bad recording contract, barnaby "barns" courtney finally found traction with his music when a certain harvey weinstein personally chose his "fire" demo and placed it in the 2015 film 'burnt'. that placement and subsequent US charting led to a new record label and now FINALLY a debut album for the bluesy rockster. definitely one to watch this year!

wanna hear the song that re-ignited barn's music career?


barns courtney - fire

WONGIE DISCOVERY: rag'n'bone man - bitter end (live) / hard came the rain

rag'n'bone man - bitter end (live)
um... what just happened? watching rory graham (aka rag'n'bone man) perform this live version of his current single is like discovering chocolate for the first time. i think i may have found my fave male vocalist of the year!!

want more? check out his current single where he rips into the chorus like a mack truck and takes you down with him. awesome! (oh and the video is pretty dramatic too!)

rag'n'bone man - hard came the rain

NEW JILL SCOTT: jill scott - you don't know

jill scott - you don't know
with details of her upcoming album under wraps, all we can gage from this new video from jill scott is that there will be some demons being exorcised in these tracks. first up 'heartbreak' and boy does she use all her skills to give you a case of the loneliness blues. type in sad face emoji here.

VIDEO PREMIERE: hozier - someone new

hozier - someone new
featuring the lovely natalie dormer (game of thrones), this soulful bluesy number is the 6th song lifted from hozier's wonderful self-titled debut! 6th!!! and he still hasn't release MY fave track from it yet!

DRAMA FRIDAYS: the civil wars - the one that got away (studio cut)

the civil wars - the one that got away (studio cut)
recorded during a tough period of their artistic collaboration (which they rumored to have broken up), joy williams and john paul white, aka the civil wars, may or may not still be together, but they do have a new album due for release in august. perhaps this dark single is a lovely teaser of what we'll hear from the long player, nevertheless it's pretty dynamic.

WONGIE BLUES SONG OF THE WEEK: jamie n commons - lead me home (the walking dead OST)

jamie n commons - lead me home (the walking dead OST)
what a voice! UK born jamie offers up his deep love of chicago blues and is poised to be a massive breakout act of 2013. chosen to be part of the walking dead soundtrack, i can't get this haunting song out of my head! currently touring the US with lianne la havas, PLEASE check the wonderful double bill out if they come to a city near you!

want more? check out his AMAZING live performance on talking dead below:

jamie n commons - lead me home (live @ talking dead)

WONGIE ROCK SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: alabama shakes - hold on (live @ the shoals)

alabama shakes - hold on (live @ the shoals)
[oh my gosh! lead singer brittany howard just rips into the vocals of this bluesy rock track! there's something so lovingly no frills about this band that their collective awesomeness just shines right through (it also helps that they all look like nice folk and would probably be great cuddlers in a group hug...yaay!)]