brandi carlile - the mother

happy mothers day

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one

brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one
with proceeds going to the children in conflict charity, which both brandi & sam are spokespersons for, this is a re-recording of the last track from her excellent album 'by the way i forgive you', now reimagined as a duet between a couple. not that the original wasn't heartbreaking enough, this will bring out emo's off the charts (unless you're cold inside). just the most beautiful thing you should hear this week. 

NEW BRANDI CARLILE!: brandi carlile - the joke

brandi carlile - the joke
we've been in love with this song since last year and even christened it one of our fave songs of 2017  , but with the release of her new excellent album 'by the way i forgive you' it's nice to see an official video to the anthem! the visuals are pretty simple but emotionally effective, which definitely continues to give continued life to this battle cry of a song. LOVE it! #TheJokesOnThem

WONGIE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: brandi carlile - the mother (live)

brandi carlile - the mother (live)
firstly... to have brandi write about you in such a beautiful way is such a gift... then to have her perform for you 'your song' as a solo concert is just an even bigger one! the mother of evangeline is a goddess and we love her even more about sharing her love of her daughter in this song! LOVE it!

wongieFM: 15 songs you should know right now! #winter2017

there's just a wealth of wonderful new songs coming out at the moment and though you can see them added to my carmix2017 on a weekly basis (which you can follow on spotify) or through the facebook page, i figured i'd do a playlist to showcase 15 of my fave new songs that have come out the past few weeks. feel free to have this playlist play in your background cause it's really a nice mix!

the songs are:
pussy riot - police state
rae morris - atletico
jack vallier - rebekah
brandi carlile - the joke
rosie carney - winter
patrick watson - broken
lauv - paris in the rain
sir rosevelt - something 'bout you
kamille - give more
sampa the great feat nicole gumbe - black girl magik
jadu heart & mura masa - u never call me
sigrid - strangers
ruthven - evil
george fitzgerald - burns
icarus - no sleep

WONGIE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: brandi carlile - the joke (live from studio a)

brandi carlile - the joke (live from studio a)
at some point in this performance, brandi is almost inhabited by something bigger than herself and transforms into a goddess. it's truly transcendental and it's a real honor to see it captured live like that (no wonder her upcoming tour is sold out already!) as the 1st single from her upcoming album 'by the way, i forgive you', it feels like the singer/songwriter is going for larger sounds and it suits her perfectly. can't wait to hear the rest of the album! goosebumps people!!!

SOMETHING NEW: PLAYS with Nadia: Brandi Carlile - The Things I Regret

PLAYS with Nadia: Brandi Carlile - The Things I Regret
so we're starting a brand new thing here on wongie's music world in which i asked my music loving buddy nadia to join me on a (hopefully) weekly PLAYS series in which we play each other songs that have been on repeat on our playlists.

of course that doesn't mean i won't still update you with some of the latest music vids and hot tunes, but these PLAYS are just a way to introduce longer term music tracks that are definitely standing the test of time.

kicking off our PLAYS series, nadia gives us an album track from grammy nominated brandi carlile's 'the firewatchers daughter' called "the things i regret" which as you'll see, we do get to do a bit of swooning while listening to the song!

will brandi take away the best americana album award remains to be seen, but hopefully you like what you hear to check out the full album!


wanna hear the full version (without our commentary) here is brandi performing the song at kexp back in may:

brandi carlile - the things i regret (live @ kexp)

LIVE WONGIE: brandi carlile - dreams / i will (live @ q tv)

brandi carlile - dreams (live @ q tv)
[oh how great is this woman? (that's a rhetorical question) what a wonderful performance!]


brandi carlile - i will (live @ q tv)

NEW BRANDI CARLILE!: brandi carlile - dreams

brandi carlile - dreams
[great song!]

brandi carlile - give up the ghost (sizzle reel)

brandi carlile - give up the ghost (sizzle reel)
[no music video yet? argh!!]

my 10 favorite songs of the mo: paddy casey, yoav, newton faulkner, adele, rogue wave, fink, brandi carlile, kate walsh, emmy the great, david ford

for the past few weeks i've been meaning to share the following songs that have been swirling in my ears via the ipod. perfectly capturing my street/travel soundtrack and my mood for the fall, these 10 acts have broken through my playlist to be my favorite tunes of the moment.

rather than write long bios (and therefore take longer to post this), i've supplied their videos and their wikipedia links (if you want to find out more about them). for now, just let the music do the talking.

hope you like my 10 fave songs of the mo in no particular order!


paddy casey - addicted to company [link 2]


yoav - beautiful lie [link 2]


newton faulkner - all i got [link 2]


adele - hometown glory [link 2]


rogue wave - lake michigan [link 2]


fink - this is the thing [link 2]


brandi carlile - turpentine [link 2]


kate walsh - your song [link 2]


emmy the great - easter parade [link 2]


david ford - decimate [link 2]

songs we like: brandi carlile - the story

brandi carlile - the story
[oh the ladies who love ladies are probably all over this artist at the moment! i have to say, this song just reminds of my college days, can't explain why (maybe cause it has a hint of linda perry a la 4 non blondes). love this though, so deal...]