EmmyLou by First Aid Kit

This might be the sweetest sounding song I have heard this year. I had earlier spoken of this band. The Lions Roar off their last album was wonderful but this song singing to a lover asking him to be her Graham or Johnny, she will be Emmylou or June just hits the spot.

Harmonies that are like a country Cranberries and name dropping legendary in love rock and rollers like Gram Parsons, Johnny and June Cash, and the incomparable, and incidentally of the four the only one still with us, Emmylou Harris one senses First Aid Kit know their music history and have a clear path they wish to follow.

A great song on all levels.

We are Going to Be Friends by Bright Eyes and First Aid Kit

Making me feel better for noticing First Aid Kit as a band I very much appreciated I was pleased to see them join Bright Eyes, otherwise known as Conor Oberst for a cover of this Wild Stripes song.

Bright Eyes always sounds good and this is a good song. I expect big things from First Aid Kit in the coming year, at least in indie circles.

A neat little track.

The Lions Roar by First Aid Kit

Featured in Entertainment Weekly's must list last week this Swedish group has released a song that is a mix of a Dixie Chicks Landlide Harmony and a rock dirge from Ireland. This song and the accompanying video is entrancing.

Looking them up on Spotify I was surprised to see that these sisters are not newbies. They have made several albums of music but clearly this would be the first real break into the American scene.

The video is haunting and the song is as well. I am also sure this is not a song all would like. For my sensibilities however it is strong. Great melodies, a great undercurrent of layeredness. Truly calling it a rock dirge is the best way to describe it.

Listen to it. Call me a fan.