Mute Math doesn’t seem to stop touring. They have already begun another fall concert series. And yet again, they will be stopping thru Charlotte. I can’t wait to check them out again. (The Charlotte show is October 26th).

If you haven’t heard of Mute Math before, you are really missing out. Check their PureVolume page, or Myspace page to sample some of their music.

If you haven’t seen them in concert yet, then this show is a must see! Seriously. You have to go! You won’t be disappointed. Go to the Amos’s Southend website now and buy your tickets.

The opening band, Eisley, looks interesting as well - and should be a hit with the ladies. They sound so much like Sixpence None the Richer that I could have sworn that the lead singer was the same from Sixpence. But, apparently not.

This is a not-so-new song from Incubus. The song is called Dig. I really like it. It’s a great song from Incubus, and their new album Light Grenades. I wish I could tell you that the album is really great. But, unfortunately, this song appears to be the only worthy song on the album. Possibly I’ll change my tune over time. But, for now, I’m fully promoting just this song.

Give it a listen. It sounds very Mute Math-y.

Incubus, Dig.

Lyrics…

We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easy to identify. Look me in the eye
And ask for forgiveness;
we’ll make a pact to never speak that word again.
Yes, you are my friend.
We all have something that digs at us,
at least we dig each other.

So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you’ll count on the me from yesterday.
If I turn into another
dig me up from under what is covering
the better part of me.
Sing this song
remind me that we’ll always have each other
when everything else is gone.

We all have a sickness
that cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how we try.
We all have someone that digs at us,
at least we dig each other.

So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you’ll act as a clever medicine.
If I turn into another
dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
when everything else is gone.
Oh! each other when everything else is gone

If I turn into another
dig me up from under what is covering
the better part of me.
Sing this song
remind me that we’ll always have each other
when everything else is gone.
Oh! Each other when everything else is gone
Oh! Each other when everything else is gone
Oh! Each other when everything else is gone

A little over a year ago I stumbled across the YouTube page of ReoRae. She’s a singer/songwriter from England.

From her site…

We are a two piece brother and sister acoustic duo from the south east of England. We formed this band in April 2003 and have performed at several live events in our local area.

Rea and her brother have a beautiful simplicity to their music and voice. The stripped down acoustics and melodic vocals make you feel like you are listening to the Cranberries playing an unplugged set. Take a listen to the songs below and then visit their YouTube and MySpace pages. Good stuff!

ReoRae original song - Home

John Mayer cover - In Repair

I can’t believe that I’m an uncle again. My brother Wesley and his wife Kari welcomed Abigail Leigh Denton. She’s a beautiful, healthy baby girl. At birth she was 8lbs, 10oz and measuring 21.25″. God is good!

As the band Live put it…

I don’t need no one to tell me about Heaven. I look at my daughter and I believe!

Congrats, Wes and Kari!

Press play to listen to the song: Live - Heaven

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

I heard this song last night in the car. I like it.

But can you believe now
When youre on your knees now
Begging and pleading now
Can you believe
When all that youve got is doubt
And no one to pull you out
When your heart is slowin down
Can you believe

Can you forgive in your heart
Can you ask for forgiveness
When nobody else believes can you believe
Can you believe in yourself

If you haven’t heard of him yet, you are going to very soon. Paolo Nutini, is another face of the new British Invasion. (Although, Paolo is from Scotland. So, let’s call it the European Invasion).

In the last few years, American music has been dominated by bands such as Coldplay, James Blunt, Keane, Corinne Bailey Rea, Snow Patrol, and others. I actually love it. Gone are the boy bands and being inundated with Britney Spears, the Euro music scene has quitely put out some solid acts.

Listen to Paolo Nutini, and you’ll see what I mean. Enjoy!

Paulo Nutini - Rewind

This song has a great video as well. Give it a look. Click here for PC’s. Click here for Mac’s.

Paulo Nutini - Last Request

It took me forever to find this song. I guess I’ll have to go buy the whole album.

Sometimes you need a rage anthem. I remember in elementary school they taught you it was good to let off steam and frustration because it’s not good to keep it all pent up inside. But, the only recommendation that the teachers and school counselors had for this was screaming in a pillow.

In lieu of a pillow, I prefer a song that cuts to the heart of the issue. Put your headsets on, and crank it.

This works for me from time to time…Phil Collins - I Don’t Care Anymore

I have a few more, but I’ll keep those for myself.

I was playing around on geek-focused website, Digg, the other day and noticed a post about Chris Sligh’s favorite songs. Chris Sligh, is the chubby American Idol contestant from Greenville, SC. He may be the only local boy in the contest this year, so when I saw the story link I clicked on it.

The link took me to Chris’s blog (which has been taken down due to AI contract clauses, I’m sure). The first thing I noticed was his “About Me” section of the site.

I am first and foremost a Christ-follower. I am also a rock star. I don’t feel the two are diametrically opposed. If you do…I feel bad for you.

I thought this was cool. Love that he proclaims his devotion to Christ, and his love for music. It’s interesting how his personality is transparent in his writing.

The story originally linked has now been removed, but Chris’s blog entry was a list of his top 100 songs. Seen here now. Obviously, I skipped through songs 100-11 and got right to the good stuff. There I found bands which I personally hadn’t heard of before. The two which caught my eye were Muse and Mute Math.

So, off to Google and Myspace I went to find samples of these artists. What I found was pretty cool stuff. Muse and Mute Math have a distinct feel which really isn’t heard much on radio today. Kind of an electronica, punk, orchestrated, rock feel. Much different, and much cool in my book.

Here are the songs I was able to find by Muse.

Butterflies & Hurricanes

Hysteria

Stockholm Syndrome

And here are the songs I was able to find by Mute Math.

Chaos

Typical

Plan B

I think these are all great finds. What do you think?