Use What's Been Given To You
Two rarities bring this post to you. 1 - Actually liking an iTunes free music download and 2 - Falling instantly in love with an entire album.
Last week iTunes featured Lenka's The Show. Very nice estrogen-powered power pop. It made me realize that there aren't that many female power pop artists. Lenka's voice immediately reminds me of The Sundays' dreamy-voiced Harriet Wheeler.
But a listen through the album and it's a cornucopia of musical influence. There's emo angst, 80's pop, rock, guitar hero, and the all-too-overused Jellyfishesque. Have a listen to Bring Me Down and tell me it doesn't sound at least a tad big Jellyfishesque. It's a sugary sweet power pop adventure.
Every song on the album is great. I haven't put it down since I bought it a few days ago. If all you have is $4, buy: Bring Me Down, Live Like You're Dying, Knock Knock, We Will Not Grow Old. But hell, you might as well spend $4 more and get the whole album. You won't be disappointed.