Sanders Bohlke

So last week I was watching the Teen Mom finale on DV-R and found myself rewinding the show 5 times to figure out the lyrics to this beautiful song so that I could find the artist. After several failed google attempts, I resorted to MTV.com to find the artist and there he was: Sanders Bohlke.

Hopefully you will love this song as much as I: "Til My Days Are Through"

I'm In Australia!

I forgot to mention- I'm in Australia until June.
Australia kind of lacks much (cheap) access to this thing called internet. So MuseSicklyChallenged will be on hold until I return.

The good news: I've found a lot of good new music.

Corinne Bailey Rae Releases Her Sophomore Album, The Sea

After the tragic death of her husband and a four-year musical hiatus, Corinne Bailey Rae returns with her long-awaited sophomore album, The Sea.

A few songs on The Sea were composed prior to Jason Rae's death, but Corinne Bailey Rae admits that of the songs take on a different meaning after his passing.

To be honest, I was a little disappointed with Bailey Rae's follow-up to her self-titled debut album. After her hiatus, I expected intimate ballads of love and loss but instead her emotional state seemed rather opaque and mysterious. A bit schizophrenic, the album jumps from eerie rock-ballads to heart-wrenching melodies about death. The charming vulnerability that appeared on her debut album is perhaps more haunting on The Sea.

While I would have preferred to hear more personal and intimate artistry on The Sea, I'm not sure that it's fair to judge the album by this short-coming, alone.

The musicality of the The Sea is quite different from Corinne's debut release. More rock-influenced and at times mystical, The Sea presents a new side of Corinne Bailey Rae

Tracks to hear:

• Closer
• I Would Like to Call It Beauty
• The Sea
• Little Wing

Buy this album if you like: Yael Naim

Listen to Corinne talk about her new album

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Sorry for my not-so-eloquent post. But it's 1:00 AM and I've been in "Finals Mode" for the past two weeks. While "writing my Islam paper" yesterday, I found this band and really liked them. I have to admit, at first I thought, "they aren't really my cup of tea" but I soon changed my mind.


So, follow this link and check out Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors.

• Song Suggestions: "Hung The Moon" and "The Wire"

I didn't want to post a video because I thought you might not check out the link- but I'm going to anyway. But please still look at the link and listen to those songs.

Because I'm in the Christmas spirit and it snowed over a foot this weekend, I'll post their cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Of course it's no comparison to the original, but quite cute.

Duffy "I'm Scared"

As if it's not obvious yet, I have an obsession with singer-songwriters. And if you've really been paying attention, you probably know that I have an obsession with European singer-songwriters, specifically. For obvious reasons, I love male songwriters (accents, metrosexual vibe-- what more could I ask for?).

But, generally speaking, I'm not a huge fan of female artists. However I can't help but be in love with some of the female artists coming out of Europe these days. Their sound is so pure and raw that it honestly leaves me speechless(which is quite a feat)

I've had Duffy's "I'm Scared" stuck in my head all day. Love it!

Here are some other European female artists you should check out: Corrine Bailey Rae, Adele, Laura Izibor

Rage Against the Machine- Testify

Rage Against the Machine is one of my favorite bands of all time and I was fortunate enough to see them perform at Rock The Bells in 2007 and it was one of the best live performances I've seen. I really enjoy this music video and I hope you will too.

This Is Music!

This is one of my favorite songs. I need a boy man who will write me a song like this. Any takers, please send me an email.

You Make It Easy- James Taylor