Recommendation of the Day: #1

I must be having a bout of ADD today, I swear. Just like my last blog post ended in a wayyyy different zip code than I had originally planned, this one will do the same. When I was thinking about what I'd kick this new feature off with, I was dead-set on picking a certain band that I've been listening to a lot lately, who never got enough credit or popularity before they broke up in 2007. But I'm not gonna do that. I'm going to start off with a figurative bang; with some free music for all to enjoy. Without further ado, I present...

Recommendation of the Day: Copeland - Sony Connect Sessions

It took me a long time to get into Copeland. I bought their first album, Beneath Medicine Tree on the recommendation from some of the music websites I frequent, and was overall unimpressed. Nothing on the album particularly stuck out for me, and it sat on my iPod, untouched for the most part. I picked up the rest of their albums as they were released and loved some tracks here and there, but again, nothing really stuck with me. You'd have thought I learned my lesson, but once again, I picked up their newest album You Are My Sunshine when it came out back in October. As you may remember, I ranked it pretty high on my "Best of 2008" list and am now firmly on the Copeland train. More than any other band I've listened to, it definitely takes a few listens to get into this band. Trust me, I think it's worth it.

For my first Recommendation of the Day, I'm going to recommend and post their Sony Connect Sessions, recorded for Sony's online store before it closed down a few years ago. I figure that because I can't find the music anywhere else, it's safe to post here. Never has Aaron Marsh's voice sounded better, and I'm always a huge fan of the purity that comes from a single dude and an acoustic guitar.

Copeland - Sony Connect Sessions