UPDATE!

Check out the new Indie & Folk Facebook and Twitter pages (linked above) and be sure to follow for new music posted regularly. Time to share the love in a few more places.

And now I leave you with this:

“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!” 

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 

Wise words indeed.

Baths

Will Wiesenfeld is Baths. Baths is an Experimental/Electronic artist based out of California. He is currently signed with the independent record label Anticon in Los Angeles. I heard the song Lovely Bloodflow three or four years ago and instantly fell in love with the exotic collage-type of sounds all put together to create this cool song about intense love. Cerulean, his first album (released in 2010), features songs such as ♥ which are almost eerie in sound, yet so captivating. I relate his work to abstract art, in that the sounds don't always make sense but when you really take the time to listen, you understand why it is what it is. 

Boy & Bear

I go to Boy & Bear's Facebook page to do a bit of research and under biography, I read this:
Boy & Bear is happy.
Boy & Bear is Tambourine.
Boy & Bear is good for you.
If you haven't heard them before, these three short statements sum up exactly how I feel about them. They're an Australian Rock-Folk band made up of five awesome guys. They've so far released one EP and two full-length albums and I have to say that I still can't pick a favorite song. Every single song is my favorite song. So I'll just leave you with a few hand-clapping and foot-stopping initiators.

Hudson Taylor

I don't fully remember what brought me to discover my first Hudson Taylor video on YouTube. I think I was just clicking through videos on the sidebar, looking for new music. I clicked on a video by two Irish brothers named Harry & Alfie and I've been avidly following the sounds of these very brothers ever since. They're now signed to Polydor Records in the UK under the name Hudson Taylor. Because I've been following their music from the beginning, I feel as proud of them for making it this far in their career as their own mother probably does. I appreciate them so much and get all warm and fuzzy every time I see a new video posted on their website or YouTube page.

St. Lucia

St. Lucia is a gem that has been hiding from me until about three months ago. I thought it was a band, but it's actually the stage name for South African born, Brooklyn based musician Jean-Philip Grobler. I know he has a great voice, but had no idea that he used to tour internationally as part of the Drakensber Boys' Choir. Killer pipes! His first EP was released in 2012 and his first full length album, When the Night, was released last year. Every track is upbeat and dance-worthy, but check these ones out first.

Oh, and the his album art for When the Night was most definitely the inspiration for my blog layout. Tropical!