I'm Gonna Try

       DeGraw's vocals are awesome, his stage presence is better than any other artist I've seen, those piano based compositions are always gorgeous, and I can't stop playing this new album on repeat.

       DeGraw stated that he was aiming to get this album out quickly (less than two years from the release of his last album) to continue the momentum from Sweeter and that he wanted to keep the sound fresh by collaborating with other artists to ensure that fans had a new sound they'd appreciate and that people could not state that "if you've heard one Gavin DeGraw album, you've heard them all". With a melange of genre rules, his always great lyrics and melodies, and each song becoming more addictive than the last, DeGraw has succeeded in doing just that.

     Check out the song below and make sure to buy your copy of his latest album, Make A Move, available in stores now.

"I'm Gonna Try" Gavin DeGraw

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Spring

        New Zealand just keeps coming out with awesome music and this single from Sound the Ocean is no exception.

       The seven piece band has been writing and recording music together for over two years and, as they're all music teachers, they know their musicology, resulting in a fuller composition that can stand on its own; and lyrics like "melting frozen shackles, resurrecting feelings, step outside, I wanna step outside", "you put the spring back in my step and I'm dancing outside again...you chase the winter blues away" and a chorus that states "bursting at the seams I just can't keep it in, winter's sting is gone and I can breathe again" only make it better.

       Watch the new video for Sound the Ocean's single and start falling for their music now because their debut album, Wait for the Morning, is due for release in early 2014.

"Spring" Sound the Ocean

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Revolution

       While this song is not new, the band is heading out on tour and you need to check out their music and tour dates because you don't want to miss out on seeing a band like this live. A lot of bands need to fix something before they can really make it (i.e. better representation, different lead singer, catchier hooks, more/less instrumentation, better lyrics, different band name) but this band doesn't have to change a thing; they're set with what they have.

       As I've stated before, I will fall for your music, fast, if you have soft scratchy vocals, and every time Dungo screams, I get a little more addicted to the song and the rest of their music.
       Incredibly articulate and relatable lyrics and that soft piano based bridge around the 2:10 mark that pulls the song in perfectly make this song awesome and, add in the fact that this is the first composition I've heard in a long while that flows perfectly with the lyrics (always place your emotions into your compositions), and I find myself thoroughly caught up in this bands music.

       With songs like this, I might be more excited to see these guys perform next weekend than I am to see Echosmith or The Downtown Fiction (seriously, look up tour dates because the line-up right now is amazing).

"Revolution" For the Foxes

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Legacy

       The music video for Fefe Dobson's "Legacy" will be released tomorrow, but after waiting so long for Fefe Dobson to come back with new music, I'm really proud of myself for holding out on posting this song as long as I have and I'm finding it too difficult to wait any longer (and the rhythm's sure to pull you out of your Monday funk). A sing-along chorus, ridiculously addictive beats, and a wonderfully strong piano melody that will be circling around your head for days makes this latest single just as fun as the rest of her music.

       Her music is always perfectly catchy; "I Want You" was the second to last song I ever played in my first car before signing over my soul to get my new car, and he found it so amazing that he took it to the grave with him (seriously, the CD portion of the stereo was the last thing on that car to break and, when it was time to clean out the interior, I just couldn't get the CD out and Bart took it with him to the crusher).

       I can never listen to one of her songs just once and I always get caught up in it, dancing and singing along by the end, and this one is no exception. Check out all of her older songs, because they're just as catchy, head over to AndPOP to watch a behind the scenes video for the making of the "Legacy" music video, and check back tomorrow to watch the official music video; until then, you can sing along with the lyric video.
       Check here for a short teaser for "Legacy".       

"Legacy" Fefe Dobson

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Cool Kids

       This song, and band, were both featured a few weeks ago when Echosmith's debut album, Talking Dreams (available on iTunes and Amazon), was released, but the band is looking for help in creating a new music video for their single "Cool Kids".

       If you want to be part of the fan video, record yourself singing "Cool Kids", with friends or by yourself, then upload it to the community page on the band's website: echosmith.com. Click HERE for the full post and links from the band.

       Head over to an online store to buy your copy of Talking Dreams because every song is amazing (mostly because those vocals are just so good; I can't wait to hear them live), check the band's tour dates to see if they're coming through your town, and watch the original video for their single.

"Cool Kids" Echosmith

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I Just Wanna Run

       I can't even put into intelligible words how excited I am to finally see this live. It's just, I'm so, it is so damn catchy.
"I Just Wanna Run" The Downtown Fiction

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All Comes Down

       I should be working on posts for New Music Monday, but I'm stuck between a Kodaline binge and a need to get to the end of the island before dark.

       Check back tomorrow for awesome music from amazing artists.

"All Comes Down" Kodaline

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