New Tunes: Newton Faulkner
Here’s a cool cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”, courtesy of 23-year old Brit-folk-popster Newton Faulkner. Good ol’ Newt will see the release of his U.S. debut album, Hand Built by Robots, on April 29th. But a 3-song iTunes exclusive EP is available right now, featuring the first single, “Dream Catch Me”.
Faulkner has a cool hand-tap percussion / bass / strumming technique on his guitar. You can see it in action in the video below. Pretty sweet.
Check out “Teardrop” and show the Newt some state-side looove…
Newton Faulkner – Teardrop (mp3)
Check out his official site at NewtonFaulknerMusic.com.
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Boss: Trapped in Seattle
I made it the whooole day without falling for an April Fool’s prank. That is until I read the Backstreets review of last night’s show in Vancouver, BC. Good God, I believed the Anne Murray bit. I believed until I saw the Photoshopped Weird Al on stage with Bruce. *shakes head*
Here’s the opener from Seattle a couple of nights ago: Jimmy Cliff’s “Trapped” – a tune that also made it into last night’s non-April Fool’s Vancouver set list!
Trapped (mp3 from Seattle, March 29th)
Ever heard the Jimmy Cliff original? Vastly different than the E Street version…
Jimmy Cliff – Trapped (LastFM full track)