Over the years I feel like I’ve been listening to less and less new music. I rarely buy music on iTunes (the biggest use of my iPod lately are podcasts), buy albums even less frequently and rely almost solely on Pandora and Wyoming Public Radio’s Morning Music as my sources of music.
Sure, there are newer artists that I enjoy listening to (and of course, have Pandora stations based around them), but in general, I feel out of touch and unworthy to make musical recommendations of any kind. Nonetheless, a couple weeks ago, NPR’s First Listen segment featured a Swedish duo and I haven’t been able to get them out of my head since. There was something about their harmonies and Americana-folk feel to their songs that really resonated with me. Nearly everyday for the last two weeks, if you walked past my office, chances are their songs were playing on my computer. Since I can’t download Spotify on the my computer at work, I recently discovered the “Mix” feature on YouTube where users can string together a collection of videos…helllllo free playlists! Now, I need to buck up and just buy their albums on iTunes.
So without further ado, I strongly recommend you take a couple minutes and listen to: First Aid Kit. Enjoy!
Tags: First Aid Kit, Music, NPR, Pandora, Wyoming Public Radio
Oooh, I like them, too. I like the earlier videos especially. Thanks for recommending them.
Nice recommendation! Have you ever heard of Elephant Revival? If not, you should check them out; they have a similar sound.