New Tunes Tuesday #3

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar.

Standouts:

1. Dashboard Confessional - The Shade of Poison Trees:
Acoustic is back. Chris Carrabba returns to his "roots" with the new release of The Shade of Poison Trees. Basically if you are a long-time Dashboard Confessional fan, then you already know all about this album and probably have already pre-ordered it. As a newer fan of Dashboard Confessional we miss the added energy that we heard in Dusk and Summer but we love the fact that the energy is replaced with a sincerity and intimacy that is not heard in their last CD. The intimate setting of Dashboard Confessional's fifth album allows the listener to feel that they are actually listening to Carrabba live, something that we will be able to do later this month at the Warfield. It really lands on the fact that Carrabba continues to write well-written lyrics and catchy melodies that people can relate to. He's done it for nine years; we have a feeling he'll continue for another nine - he's just that good.
Download: "The Shade of Poison Trees" and "Little Bombs"

2. Marjorie de Muynck - In The Key of Earth:
Within four epic musical movements named: Pulse, Light, Ancient Aquifer and Breath, Marjorie de Muynck explores the very essence of sound. She finds a very deep connection to our planet that so many are desperately trying to find. Through overtones and harmonics, de Muynck creates a cacophony of sounds that creates a bridge between sound and music. "In the Key of Earth" is not intended to "disembody" but rather to "ground and relax the listener through resonance with the Earth using Ohm, a scientifically based and spiritually upheld sound healing frequency." There is something deeply spiritual when reconnecting ourselves to the Earth, something that de Muynck allows us to do with each listen.
Download: The entire CD - it's only four tracks.

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