"The Steps Between Us Are Starting to Show" - As Tall As Lions

Some current listenings:

1. Jack Penate
We all know by now that I have a thing for Brit rock, and this guy is my latest favorite. His album "Matinee" should be coming out soon, but until then you can listen to most of it on his Myspace page. He reminds me of a more uptempo Kooks; maybe a Luke Pritchard on Ritalin. "Have I Been a Fool" and "Got My Favourite" are great off the new record, but also check out "You Send Me," because, as has been certified time and again, I'm definitely a fool for covers.

2. As Tall as Lions: I was reading a review of some band last night that was essentially a bad review, but said that the band was at least not as bad as "the hysterical corpse-fucking of Jeff Buckley by As Tall as Lions." Obviously, this made me WANT to check out As Tall as Lions to see if they really did remind me of Jeff Buckley, because even if they are ripping him off, I didn't think I'd mind. I don't. Listen to "Into the Flood" and think of Jeff.

3. Alexi Murdoch: I admit, I really did NOT like "Orange Sky." Maybe because it was completely over played in every imaginable indie movie and TV show? I'm not sure. I had completely written him off, but then heard a snippet of "Breathe" on TV. It actually kind of rules, and so does "Love you More," even though it doesn't have very meaningful lyrics.