“Come set us free” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

These folk-rock songs make you want to be part of the band. You can see yourself in a circle of friends, hanging out and making beautiful music. The album “Here” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is magnificent and low-key at the same time. The Rolling Stone calls it “let’s-be-mellow-around-the-campfire vibe” and that’s about right.

Beck’s new release is sheet music only – not a recorded CD

This is an interesting and exciting move: Beck is releasing an album that consists purely of sheet music. There will be no CD. Thank God I’ve started to learn reading music last year!

Under your skin: Music Tatoos with Singer-Songwriters

What are the most interesting (or horrible) music tattoos you’ve seen that include references to singer-songwriters? I wonder what lyrics, names, or pictures you like. Singer-songwriters, acoustic, folk, blues preferred.