2H 2010 - mffm's Monthly Recommendations

A last.fm mirror of mffm's mainly Alternative / Rock music blog with recently discovered artists and tracks (artists I already play) - my Columbus day.

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December 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

7eventh Time Down / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock / Christian
Origin: USA, Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Comment: New awesome track Do You Believe, listen to MySpace music player!
Album: 7eventh Time Down
Tracks: Do You Believe♥
Album: Alive In You
Tracks: Get Me To You, I Need Someone
Allele / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Metal / Rock
Origin: USA, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Comment: Top song! Last.fm filter issue scrobbling "unknown", modify track name to e.g. "Unknown (album version)"
Album: Point of Origin (2005)
Tracks: Immune♥, Unknown♥
Arno Carstens / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: UK, London, England / South Africa
Album: Heartbreak Monday
Tracks: Heartbreak Monday

Album: Wonderful Wild
Tracks: Dreamer, Emergency
Broken Bells / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Alternative
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, Califonia / Portland, Oregon
Album: Broken Bells
Tracks: The High Road
Jason Walker / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Album: Jason Walker
Tracks: Down
Justin Mortelliti / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock / Soul
Origin: USA, Hollywood, California
Tracks: The Fall♥
Long Story Short / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: Canada, Montreal, Quebec
Album: What A Scene
Tracks: Caved In, What Mattered Most
McFly / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Pop Punk / Rock
Origin: UK, London, England
Album: Above the Noise
Tracks: Take Me There

Album: Falling In Love
Tracks: Falling in Love♥

Album: Just My Luck
Tracks: I'll Be OK

Album: Radio:ACTIVE
Tracks: The Last Song♥
Michael Paynter / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria
Album: Closer
Tracks: Closer♥

Album: Love The Fall
Tracks: Are You Alive, Lay My Armour Down, Love The Fall
Seven Year Riot / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Rock
Origin: Canada, Windsor, Ontario
Album: Seven Year Riot
Tracks: Autumn Rain
Silvergun / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock
Origin: USA, Midwest
Album: Goodbye To Yesterday (2010)
Tracks: Hold on

Album: Silvergun (2008)
Tracks: So Long, Goodbye
Splitting Adam / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock
Origin: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Album: Splitting Adam
Tracks: On My Own
StorySide:B / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Rock / Christian
Origin: USA, Saint Augustine, Florida
Album: Everything And More
Tracks: Miracle♥

Album: We Are Not Alone
Tracks: Be Still♥, Fall Down
Swirl 360 / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Album: 4
Tracks: Breathe

Newly discovered Tracks:

Boys Like Girls / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Emo / Rock
Origin: USA, Boston, Massachusetts
Album: Love Drunk
Tracks: Two Is Better Than One
Digital Summer / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ June 2008
Genre: Alternative / Metal / Rock
Origin: USA, Phoenix, Arizona
Album: Counting the Hours
Tracks: Use Me♥
Tonic / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ May 2008
Genre: Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Album: Tonic
Tracks: I Want It To Be, Nothing Is Everything

November 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

Blowsight / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ November 2012
Genre: Metal / Pop / Punk
Origin: Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Comment: Masterpiece 'Days of Rain'!
Album: Destination Terrorville
Tracks: If You Were Me, Over The Surface

Album: Dystopia Lane
Tracks: Days Of Rain♥, Miracle
Brandon Flowers / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Las Vegas, Nevada
Comment: Also known from 'The Killers'
Album: Flamingo
Tracks: Crossfire
Daybreak Embrace / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock
Origin: USA, South Florida
Album: Tomorrow Awaits
Tracks: Thirty Six
Polaradio / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Christian / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA,Colorado
Album: Uphill Revolution
Tracks: All of Me

Newly discovered Tracks:

Reamonn / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: Germany, Berlin, Berlin / Ireland
Album: Eleven
Tracks: Colder♥
Stone Sour / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ April 2013
Genre: Metal / Rock
Origin: USA, Des Moines, Iowa
Comment: Added 'Hesitate' out of the new album 'Audio Secrecy', former August section
Album: Audio Secrecy (Special Edition)
Tracks: Hesitate♥

Album: Say You'll Haunt Me
Tracks: Say You'll Haunt Me

Album: Come What(ever) May (2006)
Tracks: Through Glass, Zzyzx Rd.

October 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

Anouk / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: Netherlands
Album: Together Alone
Tracks: Nobody's Wife
Cinema Bizarre / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Glam / Power Pop / Rock
Origin: Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Album: Toyz
Tracks: My Obsession
City Sleeps / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Atlanta, Georgia
Album: Not An Angel
Tracks: Not An Angel♥
Intercept / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock / Alternative / Pop
Origin: USA, North Hollywood, California
Album: Symphony For Somebody Else
Tracks: Rest of My Days
My Darkest Days / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ April 2012
Genre: Alternative / Rock / Grunge
Origin: Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Album: New singles
Tracks: Without You
Prime Circle / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ July 2013
Genre: Indie / Rock
Origin: South Africa, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Album: All Or Nothing
Tracks: Consider Me

Album: Jekyll & Hyde
Tracks: Breathing♥

Album: Palace Lounge Presents: Cafe D'afrique, Vol. 3
Tracks: As Long as I Am Here

Album: The Best Of
Tracks: Moments
Prospect Hill / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Boston, Massachusetts
Album: Prospect Hill
Tracks: Superhero
Sleeperstar / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ January 2011
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Dallas, Texas
Album: Just Another Ghost
Tracks: Disengage, The Journey♥
Sugarbomb / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Power Pop
Origin: USA, Dallas / Ft. Worth, Texas
Album: Bully
Tracks: Hello
Twicebroken / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Rock
Origin: USA, Texas
Album: Twicebroken
Tracks: It's Only Pain

Newly discovered Tracks:

33Miles / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ March 2010
Genre: Christian / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Franklin, Tennessee
Album: Today
Tracks: Where I Wanna Go♥
Adam Lambert / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ March 2010
Genre: Rock / Pop
Origin: USA, San Diego, California
Album: For Your Entertainment
Tracks: If I Had You
Reality Addiction / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ July 2009
Genre: Rock / Pop / Alternative
Origin: USA, New Jersey
Album: Sincerely, 951
Tracks: A Way Back Home
Switchfoot / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ November 2009
Genre: Rock
Origin: USA, San Diego, California
Comment: 'The Chronicles Of Narnia' soundtrack
Album: The Best Yet
Tracks: This Is Home♥
The Afters / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ May 2008
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Dallas, Texas
Album: Light Up the Sky (2010)
Tracks: Light Up the Sky, Runaway

Album: Never Going Back to OK (2008)
Tracks: Tonight

September 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

Brendan James / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Folk Rock / Pop
Origin: USA, New York City, New York
Album: The Fall
Tracks: The Fall♥
Danny Gokey / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Country
Origin: USA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Album: American Idol Season 8
Tracks: What Hurts The Most♥

Album: My Best Days
Tracks: I Will Not Say Goodbye
Destine / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Punk / Pop / Rock
Origin: Netherlands, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant
Album: In Your Arms
Tracks: In Your Arms
Kris Allen / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Acoustic / Pop / Soul
Origin: USA, Conway, Arkansas
Comment: Search for 'The Truth' featuring Pat Monahan version
Album: Kris Allen
Tracks: Before We Come Undone, Let It Rain

Album: The Truth
Tracks: The Truth♥
Lady Antebellum / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Country / Pop
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Comment: Compare with the Son Of A Bad Man cover (this month section)
Album: Need You Now
Tracks: Need You Now
Landon Pigg / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Pop
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Album: The Boy Who Never
Tracks: Take A Chance
Michael Johns / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock / Soul
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Album: Heart On My Sleeve
Tracks: Heart on my sleeve
Son Of A Bad Man / MySpace / Stream / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Classic Rock / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Jacksonville, Florida
Comment: Compare 'Need You Now' with the Lady Antebellum original (this month section), this cover is really awesome!
Album: Son Of A Bad Man
Tracks: Let Somebody In, Need You Now♥, Open Your Eyes
Tyler Kyte / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Album: Talking Pictures
Tracks: Sarah, What You Need
We Are the Fallen / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Album: Tear The World Down
Tracks: Don't Leave Me Behind, Without You

Newly discovered Tracks:

Blind / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ May 2008
Genre: Alternative
Origin: Germany, Andernach, Rhineland Palatinate
Album: The Fire Remains
Tracks: Don't Think So, I've Been Alone, The Fire Remains
Negative / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock
Origin: Finland, Tampere
Comment: New 2010 album, starting with some older tracks for the sake of completeness (pre-scrobble)
Album: Karma Killer
Tracks: Won't Let Go

Album: Neon
Tracks: Believe, Blood on blood, Celestial Summer, End Of The Line

Album: Sweet & Deceitful
Tracks: Frozen to Lose It All, In My Heaven, The Moment Of Our Love

Album: War of Love
Tracks: Still Alive
Within Temptation / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ April 2012
Genre: Gothic / Rock
Origin: Netherlands
Comment: Songs out of 2008 and 2004 (pre-scrobble)
Album: CDS
Tracks: Stand My Ground

Album: Forgiven: Famous 5
Tracks: What Have You Done

August 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

Alpha Rev / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Rock
Origin: USA, Austin, Texas
Album: New Morning
Tracks: Phoenix Burn
Day of Fire / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Rock / Christian
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Album: Pure Worship
Tracks: Rain Song
Gin Blossoms / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Tempe, Arizona
Album: Miss Disarray
Tracks: Miss Disarray
Jordan Critz / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock / Pop / Alternative
Origin: USA, Fort Worth, Texas
Comment: Underrated artist, check the listed tracks!
Tracks: Leading Me, MAKE IT THROUGH♥
Last Winter / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Rock / Alternative / Pop
Origin: USA, Orlando, Florida
Album: Transmission: Skyline
Tracks: Standing Here
Lee DeWyze / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative
Origin: USA, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Album: American Idol
Tracks: Simple Man

Album: Beautiful Day
Tracks: Beautiful Day

Album: Live It Up
Tracks: Beautiful Like You♥, Me And My Jealousy♥
Plan B / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Acoustic / Hip Hop / Soul
Origin: UK, Forest Gate, London and South East, England
Album: She Said
Tracks: She Said
Parachute / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Charlottesville, Virginia
Album: Losing Sleep
Tracks: The Mess I Made
Solstate / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Metal / Rock
Origin: New Zealand, Auckland
Album: Whispers & Tremors
Tracks: Tonight
The Airborne Toxic Event / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Rock
Origin: USA, Los Feliz, California
Album: Sometime Around Midnight
Tracks: Sometime Around Midnight
The Letter Black / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ October 2011
Genre: Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Album: Hanging On By A Thread
Tracks: There'll Come A Day

Newly discovered Tracks:

Disciple / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ March 2009, November 2012
Genre: Alternative / Progressive / Rock
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Comment: Added brand new track '(Dear X) You Don't Own Me', former June section

Album: Horseshoes and Handgrenades
Tracks: Dear X (You Don't Own Me), Invisible, Worth The Pain♥

Album: Things Left Unsaid
Tracks: Things Left Unsaid♥
One Less Reason / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ November 2008, August 2012, December 2012
Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Jackson/Memphis, Tennessee
Tracks: No You, No Me
Ryan Star / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ December 2007, March 2012
Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, New York City, New York
Album: 11:59
Tracks: Start a Fire

July 2010

Newly discovered Artists:

All Time Low / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Pop / Pop-Punk / Punk
Origin: USA, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland
Comment: 'Painting Flowers' out of the 'Alice in Wonderland' soundtrack
Album: Almost Alice
Tracks: Painting Flowers
Biffy Clyro / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ April 2013
Genre: Alternative / Power Pop / Rock
Origin: UK, Glasgow, Scotland
Album: Only Revolutions
Tracks: Many Of Horror♥, Mountains
Hurts / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Synth-Pop
Origin: UK, Manchester, England
Album: Happiness
Tracks: Stay

Album: Kitsuné Maison Compilation 9: Petit Bateau Edition
Tracks: Wonderful Life
Justin Guarini / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Funk / R&B / Soul / Pop
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Tracks: I Can't Live
One Night Only / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock
Origin: UK, Helmsley, England
Album: Started A Fire
Tracks: Just For Tonight
Pay The Girl / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Pop
Origin: USA, Cincinnati, Ohio
Album: Pay The Girl
Tracks: Freeze
Sons of Sylvia / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative
Origin: USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Comment: Watch HD I, HD II this talented guys making music!
Album: Revelation
Tracks: Give Me Love, I'll Know You♥, Love Left To Lose♥
Stars Align / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Los Angeles, California
Album: Stars Align EP
Tracks: Don't Bring Me Down♥, Say It Doesn't Matter, Wrong
The Wanted / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock
Origin: UK, London, England
Album: All Time Low
Tracks: All Time Low

Newly discovered Tracks:

eleVate / Artist / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ January 2008
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: Germany, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Tracks: Seize the day
Goo Goo Dolls / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ June 2011, September 2013
Genre: Alternative / Rock
Origin: USA, Buffalo, New York
Album: Home
Tracks: Home
Hedley / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ March 2009, November 2011
Genre: Pop-Punk / Rock
Origin: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Album: The Show Must Go
Tracks: Perfect♥
Hotspur / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ July 2009
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: USA, Washington DC
Album: You Should Know Better By Now
Tracks: Heads/Tails♥
Tokio Hotel / MySpace / YouTube
✇ Library
See ➤ January 2010
Genre: Pop / Rock
Origin: Germany, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Comment: 'Strange' out of the 'Alice in Wonderland' soundtrack
Album: Almost Alice
Tracks: Strange♥