Listening: Discoveries
I love digging through mailing lists, newspapers, magazines and websites, finding new singers, bands and songs to listen to. I have a weakness for anything acoustic, Canadian, indie, folk, or unusual. Here's a list of music I've procured so far.

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-:- May 2008
Sydney Wayser
Found in: Daytrotter
Sounds like: acoustic, music box, wistful dreaming
Best song: "Papa Don't Worry"

-:- April 2008
Beatbeat Whisper
Found in: Daytrotter
Sounds like: acoustic, folk, a pretentious indie movie soundtrack, dreaming
Best song: "Up The Long Tracks"

Bethany Dillon
Found in: Hear It First
Sounds like: acoustic, folk, scratchy voice
Best song: "Top of the World"

Jos� Gonz�lez
Found in: Relevant
Sounds like: acoustic, folk, Eastern European/Israeli (but he's from Sweden)
Best song: "Down The Line"

-:- March 2008
Laura Barrett
Found in: NOW
Sounds like: girl on a kalimba (thumb piano), whimsical, minimalist
Best song: "Robot Ponies"

Kathleen Edwards
Found in: CBC Radio One (I forget which program)
Sounds like: alt-country, folk, Canadian, plaintive singing
Best song: "Buffalo"
Runner up: "I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory" (oh, Canadian references in songs makes my heart beat faster)

Veda Hille
Found in: NOW
Sounds like: bizarre, piano, experimental, complicated lyrics that function as instruments at times
Best song: "Book of Saints"

-:- January 2008
Sarah Slean
Found in: Puretracks
Sounds like: piano, very wistful, sad and longing
Best song: "Get Home"

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-:- 2007
A brief overview of my favourite discoveries from 2007, because I can never resist talking about good music!

Basia Bulat
Best song: "Snakes and Ladders"

Final Fantasy
Best song: "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy Remix)" - Stars cover

Lovedrug
Best song: if I could only pick one, I'd go with "Salt of the Earth"

Plants and Animals
Best song: "Faerie Dance"

Sara Groves
Best song: "Say A Prayer"

Wintersleep
Best song: "Weighty Ghost"