3 music reasons to feel Folk

Humm...Lately, I've been feeling a little folk and that's because I've been listening to some awesome music. If you like to discover new sounds and travel without leaving home...Give these a try:

1. Beirut. Zach Condon's New York based band rocks my world since 2007. Their combination of Eastern European and Balkan folk with American indie-rock music and other influences as French or Mexican, blow my mind away. I'm a lucky girl and I got to see the live twice. The first time, I travel to Paris to see them at Le Bataclan. It was the one and only time that I went so far away to go to a concert. The second time, was the past summer at Benicassim Music Festival (FIB), just an hour away from my city, Valencia (Spain).

Here, the first single, 'Santa Fe' from their last album 'The Rip Tide'. Awesome and bizarre video for a cool song.

2. Freelance Whales. I'll be honest. I discovered Freelance Whales because one of its members, Chuck Criss, is the brother o Darren Criss and I regret nothing. The Glee kid promotes his brother's band evertime he has the chance, so I decided to make a little reserch. It turned out that they're an amazing band with a super original folk sound and good vibes.  Now, I'm completely addicted to their debut album 'Weathervanes'. As a 'future' filmmaker, I found their music pretty inspiring...

Here, the cool video of 'Hannah', their last single..

 

3. Swear and Shake. I would never have imagined that I would discover a new band on Twitter! I don't know how I began following them or how they began following me, but since then, I'm interested in everything they do, even I know everytime they give a concert, although their shows are always in New York (yes, another NY band...I'm feeling a bit nostalgic). They only have one EP out, called 'Extended Play', but they're receiving a bunch of good and positive reviews...Sweet and cozy sound. I feel like I'm the only fan here in Spain, so I begin to earn money to see them live in New York (which would be awesome, although I've promised myself that if I come back to the city I would move there), because I don't think they set a venue in Spain any time soon... 

Here a live performance of 'Marbles'. I've read they've been shooting a music video this week...can't wait to see it!