Ashamedly, two weeks ago, I hadn’t heard of Courtney Jaye’s music. I know, I suck. However, I recently read a blurb on Pitchfork about her cover of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Sometimes Always” (one of my favorite songs of all time…yes, of ALL TIME) with Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, hopped on over to her MySpace to … Read more
Well, this just made my morning. I’ve been waiting to hear this one ever since Jessie Baylin and Courtney Jaye rocked it at Bonnaroo. That was, literally, a hot day. Today, though, is kinda like a dream. Head on over to Spinner to have a listen to “Hurry, Hurry.”
I am beyond pumped for the Band of Horses junior release, Infinite Arms, which comes out May 18, 2010 on Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia Records. I absolutely adored BOH lead singer Ben Bridwell’s cover of “Sometimes Always” with Nashville singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye earlier this year, and hearing that duet made me yearn for Bridwell’s crystal clear vocals … Read more
The first time I heard The Deep Vibration on my local, independent radio station, KDHX, I caught the song “Tennessee Rose” about halfway through. If I wasn’t completely obsessed with all things Ryan Adams, I would have bet a million, trillion dollars that it was a hidden track I’d previously missed off of Heartbreaker. Harmonica? … Read more
It’s April, so that means it’s time to look forward to a new batch of albums. We highly recommend these, and we hope you play them loud on your turntable, or in your car with the windows rolled down. And maybe when you’re done, you can blast “Free Bird” and fly away. Happy Spring! 4/2 … Read more
Photo by Nate Burrell In the video for “Say Oh Say,” Manuel calls Courtney Jaye “one of the nicest persons in country music.” That’s not hyperbole, but the real draw here is the way Jaye sings “Say Oh Say,” today’s Jam of the Day (yes, that rhymes like four times). There’s a lot of talent … Read more
Yesterday, in a blaze of glory, Tone Tree Music released the second annual Nashville Indie Spotlight exclusively at iTunes. It features 30 tracks by 30 of Music City’s finest, including several SIC favorites (Leagues, Courtney Jaye, Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig). One of the compilation’s brightest stars, Kate Tucker, a name you’ll soon know, … Read more
Today is the beginning of the 10th Austin City Limits Music Festival, and we’re excited for two big reasons: A) We’re covering the festival and B) we get to unveil our latest and greatest 10 to Spin, handpicked by one of our favorite artists, the one and only Courtney Jaye (who we were also fortunate … Read more