You may be familiar with Swedish sister-duo First Aid Kit. Both born in the 90s, the young act have quickly risen to notoriety with their sweet and simple approach to folk.
“Winter Is All Over You” was on their first album The Big Black & Blue, but this remix actually only came out after their *second* album was released. Perhaps Baauer was feeling sentimental?
Electric Guest is a Los Angeles-based band comprising Asa Taccone, Matthew Compton, and the brothers Todd and Tory Dahlhoff.
Until 2011, Electric Guest was a duo with original members Taccone and Compton, before the Dahlhoffs joined to make it a four-member band.
Having worked with Danger Mouse as a producer, they were featured on MTV’s list of Artists to Watch in 2012.
On April 24, 2012, the band released their debut album, Mondo. The band has released two music videos, the first for their single “This Head I Hold”, and the second for their song “American Daydream”.
Electric Guest began touring in 2011 in Europe, and is currently touring America until May 27, 2012. They performed at the film festival South by Southwest in 2012.
Florence and the Machine goes on tour soon, the dates are:
Dec 4 - Exeter, Westpoint
Dec 5 - London, O2 Arena
Dec 8 - Coventry, Ricoh Arena
Dec 9 - Aberdeen, AECC
Dec 10 - Liverpool, Echo Arena
Dec 12 - Dublin, The O2
Tickets for the tour will on go on pre-sale through http://tickets.florenceandthemachine.net/ from 9am on Wednesday 12th September.
They will then go on general sale from 9am on Friday 15th September.
Since winning the GMA Songwriter of the Year award in 2006, Christa Wells has been best known as the writer of top songs for other artists. In 2009 she released her own solo album, Frame the Clouds, featuring performances by some of the artists who have recorded her work, such as Plumb, Todd Smith (member of Selah), and Sara Groves.
In 2011, she released her second solo project, HOW EMPTINESS SINGS, which received high accolades from both reviewers and fans, followed by a joint effort EP, IMAGE OF GOD, with fellow singer/songwriter Nicole Witt. Under the Radar Radio has included songs from How Emptiness Sings on their list of top gourmet songs of 2011.
As a songwriter, her songs have been hit singles, including most notably “Held” recorded by Natalie Grant, which received airplay in both Christian and mainstream markets.
Born in Texas and raised in a military family, Christa spent her childhood in various states and overseas in Germany. Her earliest influence was Amy Grant, but listeners will hear more prominently traces of Natalie Merchant and Norah Jones, among others.
Today Christa lives with her family in North Carolina, where she works at balancing her musical work with family and community life and is an advocate for Masterpiece Ministries, a creative arts camp for high schoolers.
