Absurdly generous new artist
Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:20 pm
Ali Marcus
I have to credit womenfolk.net with this one. I'd never heard Ali Marcus' name before but they don't champion rubbish so I surfed over to her site.
There Marcus offers her entire new album (2005's Matchbooks, Diamonds, Mixtapes) for absolutely free download as well as offering to send a free cd copy if you send your postal address.
The music is quite beautiful. It's just Marcus and an acoustic guitar and that's all you need. The songs are remarkably strong, It's obvious from this collection that Marcus is a fine lyricist and that she's got an ear for a tune (Circle is particularly catchy and, beefed up with a full band, could stand with any of the female singer-songwriters in the charts right now). Sound wise these are strong acoustic pop tunes, instantly accessible and easily likeable. Driven by a pretty voice that occasionally recalls Jenny Lewis these are some of the best songs I've heard from a new artist in an age... and they're free. Download them, tell your friends to do the same.
http://www.alimarcus.com/music.html
Download ALL OF Matchbooks, Diamonds, Mixtapes at the link.
