Escape with "Coming Down" by Alice and The Glass Lake

If you read this blog for a while, you may know how much I love the music of Alice And The Glass Lake. If I had to choose my favorite artists of 2013, that would definitely be her. So I thought that her new song would deserve a special article.

Today, Ryan Seacrest has decided to premier her new video for the third song of her new EP "The Evolution" called "Coming Down". You can see his blog feature here.

This video has been directed and edited by Ida Rodriguez Joglar, who has already worked on the music video of "Higher". Besides, the graphical elements in "Coming Down" remind the video of "Higher". This video was filmed at Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains. The landscapes are breathtaking.

The result is stunning. This video is a magical trip in sort of imaginary world surrounded by nature. I think that it reflects perfectly the spirit and the soul of the music by Alice And The Glass Lake.

To discover that song, I would advise you 2 things. For the first listen, create a subdued atmosphere, stretch out on your sofa or on your bed, close your eyes and let the beautiful and haunting voice of Alice Lake transport you in her musical universe. Then enjoy it by watching this amazing video.

Alice and The Glass Lake have some shows coming :

• November 6th - Los Angeles, CA @ Space 15 Twenty - 6-9 pm:  live performance and video screening of “Coming Down"
• November 13th -  New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2 - 10pm
• December 21st - New York, NY @ Caffe Vivaldi - 9:30 pm

Artists News n°34

• Alice and the Glass Lake 

Alice and The Glass Lake performed a beautiful semi-acoustic version of the song "HIGHER" for BalconyTV. Also, you can watch the nice interview of Alice Lake at the end of the video.

• Anna Gilbert

Anna Gilbert talks about her single "Hurricane" from her upcoming new album THE ABLE HEART (Nov. 5th).

You can get a free download of that song on Noisetrade : http://tinyurl.com/klp3lzc

• Casey Hurt

Casy Hurt did a cover of "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman.

• David Ramirez 

A video of "Ball and Chain" by David Ramirez filmed at The Hotel Cafe.

• Ingrid Michaelson 

Ingrid Michaelson is actually working on her new record. Meanwhile, she has decided to make available on itunes and amazon the covers she did under a side project "Army Of 3" .

Army Of 3 - "Love Somebody" (Maroon 5 cover)

If you live around New York, you can buy your tickets for 7th annual Holiday Hop which will be taking place on December 6th at Webster Hall in NYC. Hurry up cause there are just few tickets left.

• Jon Kenzie

Here's a live recording of the track "Mr Destiny" from Jon Kenzie's new solo album "Sing A Little Higher". This album will be released on October, 22.

• Jules Larson 

Jules Larson has a new EP called "Jules Larson + AG". You can find it on Noistrade.

• Maria Zouroudis

Maria Zouroudis shared a new song "Skylines" for her Notebook Sessions. If you like this song, you can buy it on itunes.

• Melon and The Mayhem 

Melon and The Mayhem shared a video of their live performance of their song "Short". The sound isn't that good, nevertheless it's a good way to discover one of their new song.

Artists News n°26 : acoustic songs in the air

For today, here's a quick artists news with the particularity to be mainly based on acoustic songs offered by some artists you already know lately. I've always been a fan of acoustic version of songs. They have something more raw and magical, even if the original version is already amazing. I wish we could always have the possibility to purchase acoustic album with the original...

• Alice & The Glass Lake

Alice & The Glass Lake had the occasion to record an acoustic session of some of her songs for Daytrotter in Nashville during Bonnaroo weekend. Alice & The Glass Lake did a beautiful session. The fact the songs are acoustic, it give to her music an additionnal touch of purity, in particular in "Higher". These acoustic songs seems to come out of a dream or an imaginary world with Alice Lake in the role of a fairy endowed with an haunting voice. To listen to the Daytrotter session, click on this great illustration below created by Johnnie Cluney.

Check out Daytrotter's website, they have lots of great music sessions to listen to.

• Annie Drury 

The talented Annie Drury is finally back with a new song "River Flows". This song was just recorded  with Annie accompagnied by her piano for the moment (the song is awaiting strings) but the rendering is already outstanding. I would bet that we gonna hear about Annie Drury in the near future.

Annie also has a single "Some Day" coming out in the very near future and she should release a CD soon too.

• Jon Kenzie

Here's a first live taster of Jon Kenzies' new solo album with this new gem that is "Silly Little Thing".

Keep an eye out on Jon Kenzie's website or facebook page for further updates on the release.

• Meiko

From the sadness can emerge beautiful things... This could suit perfectly to Meiko's new song, as she has posted a new song "We all fall down" yesterday while she was feeling a little sad.

• Paul Federici

You can now listen to a new song by Paul Federici called "Strange Disease". This song is the 2nd track figured out on Paul's new record "Now and Then ..." which is available since June 2013 on bandcamp and itunes.

Artists news n°25

• Alice and The Glass Lake

Alice and The Glass Lake has revisited the song "Behind Blue Eyes" during her last show at Rockwood Music Hall. She has added to it a touch of escapism, distinctive feature of her musical style.

• Altered Sky

The scottish band Altered Sky have now an official video for their song "I Know You Know".

• Casey Hurt

The song "These Days" by Casey Hurt has been featured on an episod of Pretty Little Liars last week. If you didn't have the occasion to listen to the song while watching TV last week, listen to the song below. "Seven Seas" has also been used on the show Graceland.

• David and Devine

David and Devine has made a  live video of their new song "Nana Song". By now, they are going to start putting out videos every other Tuesday from our YouTube channel. So don't hesitate to subscribe to their youtube channel.

• JP Cooper

JP Cooper has shared his new original song "Oh The Water" for a new Reload Sessions.

• Lelia Broussard

Lelia Broussard has new songs coming. The first single "Runaway" will be out July 11th, 2013. You can already listen to a sneak peek of the song.

• Lindsay George

I told you a lot about Sarah & Lindsay with their 12in12 project last year. They are both working on their own songs now. Lindsay has a new jazzy song "Run Away With You (Mad Affair)". This song will be on her upcoming album "Living Inside Out".

• Rebecca Perl

Rebecca Perl did a live acoustic video of her song "Better" from her last album "Rendez vous". You can buy this album on itunes.

• Shannon LaBrie

Shannon LaBrie made a lyrics video for her song "Secret" which figures out her debut album "Just Be Honest".  All the pictures were taken by Rae Marshall Photography. "Just Be Honest" is available on itunes. 

• Your Favorite Enemies

Your Favorite Enemies has released an official video for their song "A View From Within" from their last album "Between Illness and Migration".

Some updates concerning artists featured on the blog

I'm planning to give some improvement to the blog during the summer. I'll keep you updated about that when things will become a bit more concrete. For that, I've also started to list emails for each artists featured here (Well I've tried because some are missing), and I've realized that some artists are now in a band or have changed their names ... So I thought a small recap about all the changing happened during the year could be usefull.

• Alice and The Glass Lake

Alicia Lemke, now known under Alice Lake, has started a new project called "Alice and The Glass Lake", inspired by the Glass Lake. "Alice & the Glass Lake is the sonic dream world of Wisconsin native Alice Lake. The Glass Lake harnesses escapism through dancing melodies, honest lyrics and ambient sonic landscapes. "

Alice and The Glass Lake's debut EP, The Evolution, is available since June 11th, 2013 on itunes, bandcamp, spotify and soundcloud. For those of you who prefers hard copies like me, you can order them directly from Alice.

Website : http://www.aliceandtheglasslake.com/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/AliceAndTheGlassLake
Twitter : https://twitter.com/theglasslake
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/aliceandtheglasslake

• Dawn & Hawkes

Chris Hawkes has made up a duo with Miranda Dawn. "After a happenstance encounter, songwriters Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes joined together to multiply their talents and form a male/female fronted band touring the country and sharing songs, shows, and everything in-between. "

Their first album "Golden Heart" is available on itunes, bandcamp and amazon. Check out their song "Holler" live at Aarhus below :

Website : http://www.dawnandhawkes.com/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/DawnAndHawkes
Twitter : https://twitter.com/dawnandhawkes
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/dawnandhawkes

• MYPET

Amy Kuney is now in a band called MYPET with Ray. Unlike Amy Kuney's style, the music of MYPET is rather a mix of electronic and pop music.

MYPET has released a first EP "Reflex" which is available on bandcamp. They have also made many official videos for their new songs. Here's the video of their song "Pays To Know".

Website : http://mypetmusic.com/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/mypetmusic
Twitter : https://twitter.com/MYPETMUSIC
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/MYPETMUSIC

• Novelette

Cara Salimando has joined the band Novelette. Novelette is a Brooklyn/Denver collaborative band comprised of Cara Salimando  (vox/lyrics/keys), Billy Libby (vox/guitar/everything) and Patrick Meese (drums/percussion).

Their upcoming album "Everything is happening now" should be out soon.

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/novelettemusic
Twitter : https://twitter.com/novelette_music

• Roo & The Howl

Bekah Wagner is now known under the name Roo & The Howl.

"The word “roo” derives itself from the old english word for “quiet”, which when combined with “howl” provides a startlingly accurate description of Bekah Wagner, the Colorado songstress behind Roo & The Howl.  Presently putting the finishing touches on the material for her debut album (due out early 2014), Roo’s music brings together sorrow and beauty in the best traditions of indie, folk and Americana."  

Website : http://www.rooandthehowl.com/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/rooandthehowl?fref=ts
Twitter : https://twitter.com/rooandthehowl
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgXxY105LERaXDI-aIh-tA

• The Harmaleighs

Haley Grant has joined a new band The Harmaleighs. The Harmaleighs is a folk trio from Nashville and made up of Haley Grant (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Ganjo), Kaylee Jasperson ( BGVs, Bass, Kick Drum) and Kevin Buchanan (BGVs, Mandolin, Banjo, Drums).

You can download their first single "Sunflowers" on noisetrade. Their debut EP "People Line Up" should be released in August 2013.

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/TheHarmaleighs

Artists news n°15 : Various artists & lots of new songs!

• Alex Hepburn

Alex Hepburn did a great cover of the song "Nothing Compares To You" by Sinead O'Connor. I think this song suits particularly well Alex's husky voice. Moreover, I love that song.

• Alicia Lemke

Alicia Lemke is starting a new project called "Alice and The Glass Lake". "Alice & the Glass Lake harnesses transportive escapism through dancing melodies, honest lyrics and ambient sonic landscapes. Current status of the lake: Frozen."

Here's a video of one of her last performance at Rockwood Music Hall :

Now if you want to follow Alicia Lemke's actuality, which is now known as Alice and The Glace Lake, check out the links bellow :

- Website : http://aliceandtheglasslake.com/
- Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/aliceandtheglasslake
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/aglasslake
- Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/aliceandtheglasslake

• Caroline Savoie

Caroline Savoie has posted 2 new songs on youtube. These two songs are written in french. I don't know if they will be on her upcoming EP. I think you should like them.

Caroline Savoie - "Chemin Perdu"

Caroline Savoie - "Où Mon Coeur M'attend"

• David Ramirez

David Ramirez did a lyrics video for his new song "The Bad Days". This song will be on his upcoming EP called "The Rooster" which will be out May 7th. Great songs coming !

• Gianna Salvato

Two new songs for Gianna Salvato as well. A beautiful orginal song called "The Rest Of My Life" :

And a cover of "Take It All" by Adele :

I don't know you but each time I listen to Gianna Salvato singing, I can't stop thinking this girl as something special. I think she gonna do great thing one day.

• Ida Gard and Tobias Trier

March 10th, 2012, Ida Gard performed for Klub8 with Tobias Trier, a danish singer-songwriter. Tobias Trier posted the video of this show lately and I thought you might like to see it as well. It's a great acoustic performance of these two artists with also short interviews in danish.

• In Memoirs

In Memoirs has filmed a new sweet and intimist song called "In Despair" in acoustic in his apartment.

• Jon Kenzie

Jon Kenzie has started to cover some old folk tunes. His first cover is a cover of the song "Matty Groves" which is an old Scottish folk tune.

His second cover is a cover of the song "Sixteen Tons". You may have already heard this song. It's is an old American folk tune made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford rendition in 1955

• Ryan Schmidt

Ryan Schmidt wrote a new song called "Little Secrets" with his friend Todd Thibaud.

News about some artists

• Rae Morris

Rae Morris has released a new song called "Grow". It's beautiful piano song. 

• Paula Valstein

Paula Valstein made a video about a new song as well called "Just What I do". This song was written by Paula Valstein and Jeff Cohen.

• Anna Johnson

Anna Johnson has posted the third video of her "Living Room Session". This song is an original one called "Here".

• Alicia Lemke

A new song too for Alicia Lemke called "Coming Down". You can download this song for free on soundcloud : http://soundcloud.com/alicialemke/coming-down

• Ingrid Michaelson

Ingrid Michaelson had a new song , "Into You", featured on The Season Premiere of Grey's Anatomy.  This song got cut from her last record "Human Again". You can now buy it on itunes .

• Lelia Broussard

Lelia Broussard is one of the contestant of this season of The Voice. She has won with the song "We Can Work It Out" and has joined team Blake. The song she performed on the voice is available on itunes Send all your support to Lelia !

• Matthew Mayfield

Matthew Mayfield's version of 'Ring of Fire' is a finalist in Ovation TV's 'Johnny Cash: Song by Song' competition. If you like this cover, you can vote for him here : https://www.facebook.com/OvationTV/app_531101580239092#

Alicia Lemke - "Luminous"

Alicia Lemke has released a new single called "Luminous". This magic song was co-written and produced with Nick Paul. "“Luminous” was a labor of love that has helped me re-define my own expression of music as an artist." - Alicia Lemke

The song has also been featured on the Free People Blog, a free-spirited clothing company with which Alicia is aligned. Alica played a show for them yesterday. You can check out the post they made about her : http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/05/alicia-lemke-live-show-fp-5th-ave-tomorrow/

"LUMINOUS"

 Lyrics by ALICIA Lemke 

Music by ALICIA Lemke and Nick Paul 

Produced by Nick Paul

In the corners of every room 

Through the floors 

Comes the light from an open sill 

Little windows 

Paint the sheets of a silver moon 

Make 'em glow 

This is the this is the light I've known 

So long 

I see it running through you 

Through you 

Oh, Love 

Runs through you 

One star 

One sky 

Fill up my old heart 

With new light 

I'll take all I can 

Loving in the moment 

Is something luminous 

Shimmer down from my fingertips 

Subtle warmth 

To the brim with brilliance 

Reborn 

Feel the power in every limb 

I'm not alone 

This is the this is the light I've known 

Would come along-long-long 

One star 

One sky 

Fill up my old heart 

With new light 

I'll take all I can 

Loving in the moment 

Is something luminous 

I thought I was done 

Thought I, th-thought I 

I thought I was done 

I thought I was done 

Thought I was done 

But I see it running through you 

Through you, oh love 

See it running through you 

Through you, oh love 

Feel it running through you 

Through you, oh 

One star 

One sky 

Fill up my old heart 

With new light 

I'll take all I can 

Loving in the moment 

Is something luminous

Alicia Lemke - NYSC may 7, 2012

Alicia Lemke performed 3 of her songs at the New York Songwriter Circle in May 7, 2012.

Alicia Lemke - "Maiden Lane"

Alicia Lemke - "You Got Your Way"

Alicia Lemke - "Tonight Rest"

Alicia Lemke

Alicia Lemke is a singer songwriter from Madison, WI and now based in New York. "Alicia Lemke is a fearless and inspiring young talent. Her music represents a brand of alternative pop bridging the gap between many influences. Alicia’s sound encompasses everything from her ethereal “Imaginary Man” to an innovative ukulele cover of Al Green’s “Love and Happiness". "

Alicia Lemke's EP "Imaginary" is available on her store (http://www.alicialemke.com/store/) and on itunes.

Alicia Lemke - "I'm Here To Stay"

Alicia Lemke & Hillary Reynolds - "Hold On"

 

Website : http://www.alicialemke.com

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/alicialemkemusic

Twitter : https://twitter.com/alicialemke

Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/aklemke1