rickard's music blog

ones that got away

rickard — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:16:19 +0000

So, as usual when making top lists there are albums that you miss out on or just simply forget about. Here are a few albums that could have made my top list of 2011. This time I have even managed to put in Spotify links to some of the albums.

That’s it for now, enjoy the music!

best of 2011 – my list

rickard — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:52:11 +0000

So it is that time of the year, when I get to sum up the best albums of the year. It has been difficult since there have been so many fantastic albums this year. Finally I have come up with a definite list. In fact there were so many great albums so I had to make a “top-20″ instead of the usual “top-10″. Anyways enjoy the list and let me know if you agree, disagree or have any other comments.

01. Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
02. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
03. Matthew Mayfield – Now You’re Free
04. Horrbile Crows – Elsie
05. Peter Bradley Adams – Between Us
06. Will Hoge – Number Seven
07. William Elliott Whitmore – Field Songs
08. Jeffrey Foucault – Horse Lattitude
09. Israel Nash Gripka – Barn Door and Concrete Floors
10. Ghosts I’ve Met – From a Spark
11. William Fitzsimmons – Gold in the Shadow
12. Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm
13. The Damnwells – No one Listens to the Band Anymore
14. Liam Gerner – All We’ve Done
15. Seryn – This Is Where We Are
16. Jason Isbel & the 400 Unit – Here We Rest
17. Graham Colton – Pacific Coast Eyes
18. Amos Lee – Mission Bell
19. Danny Schmidt – Man of Many Moons
20. Trent Dabbs – Southerner

ben howard

rickard — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:10:33 +0000

It was Helen who introduced me to this artist a while back. at first I didn’t think too much about it. But then I ran into him again and started to really listen to his music. All i can say is DAMN! Now I can’t really stop listening to this brilliant album, called “Every Kingdom”. This one is surely going to end up very high on my list of the best albums of 2011. Check out the gorgeous video for “Old Pine” below as well as a couple of other songs from this great album!

only love

the wolves

everything

the hardships – “tried loving you”

rickard — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:06:23 +0000

I’ve been waiting for something new from Anton Björkenvall. I love his album “Travel”. Suddenly this video appeared on his Facebook page. A band called “the Hardships. A pretty good tune to say the least. I love his voice.

preview ryan adam – ashes and fire

rickard — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:48:45 +0000

i think we might have to call off the competition for album of the year 2011. head over to

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/25/140640429/first-listen-ryan-adams-ashes-and-fire#playlist

and see take a listen for yourself…

austin hartley-leonard

rickard — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:52:09 +0000

i do not know anything about this guy, but this song just blew me away:

this is not bad either:

needtobreathe – something beautiful

rickard — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:51:26 +0000

this song has been constantly logged in my head the last couple of weeks. a really amazing voice.

free music: graham colton

rickard — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:04:17 +0000

just a quick note before i head off to Stockholm to watch Foo Fighters (although i might be more excited to see the opening act Band of Horses!)

Anyways, Graham Colton is nice enough to let us grab his new album for free, for a week. go get it now at the excellent website NoiseTrade:

http://www.noisetrade.com/grahamcolton

currently spinning

rickard — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:59:40 +0000

since you asked (no you did not, i know, i just like to pretend that people actually read this blog), here is a couple of songs that i have been listening to lately

battleme – burn this town

james vincent mcmorrow - breaking hearts

billy valentine and the forest rangers – someday never comes.

jeffrey foucault – pretty girl in a small town

peter bradley adams – katy

james vincent mcmorrow – and if my heart should somehow stop

jeffrey foucault – idaho

william fitzsimmons – let you break (feat julia stone)

griffin house – river city lights

danny schmidt – houses sing

drive-by truckers – mercy buckets

ellis paul – conversation with a ghost

cory chisel and the wandering sons – pale blue dress

mother’s day

rickard — Sun, 29 May 2011 13:21:01 +0000

to my mom, with love