Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance

Artist: Oren Lavie Track: Her Morning Elegance Album: The Opposite Side of the Sea Year: 2008
This song IS the morning to me. It's soothing and mellow and perfect for me in the morning, because I'm not a morning person by any means. Oren's vocals are rough, but soft at the same time. The guitar notes that provide the base melody sounds like drops of water, then you layer that with soft xylophone-ish notes and random spurts of violins and you have a very peaceful track.
I was introduced to this song via the music video, which is beautifully filmed. Please watch it if you like the song or just watch it anyways.
This is also one of the few songs that made me go out and buy the whole album. As in,  I went and bought a physical, hold-in-my-hand, put-in-a-cd-player, album. I haven't done that in a long time.
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Lissie - When I'm Alone

Artist: Lissie Track: When I'm Alone Album: Catching A Tiger Year: 2010
You know those songs that just wrap you up in the feel of the song and make you want to sing along with as much raw emotion as you can? Well, this is one of those for me. Lissie's voice is passionate and strong and not just on her recorded songs. Her live performances are equally amazing. 
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The Belle Brigade - Where Not To Look For Freedom

Artist: The Belle Brigade

Track: Where Not To Look For Freedom

Album: The Belle Brigade

Year: 2011

This song's infectious energy makes me want to spin around with my arms above my head, singing at the top of my lungs. The Belle Brigade is a brother/sister duo whose voices match perfectly to deliver a great folk rock track with what I think sounds like a dash of country. I also love the lyrics. Literally I think it's about finding freedom on the road, but I kind of take from it a message of finding the freedom to be yourself. 

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The Civil Wars - 20 Years

Artist: The Civil Wars
Track: 20 Years
Album: Barton Hollow
Year: 2011
Since it's raining outside my window, today's song is the very beautiful "20 Years" by The Civil Wars. It's a perfect rainy day song. The guitar is absolutely beautiful and calming, but it's the vocals that really get me. Their voices complement each other so gracefully and the harmonies they create are soothing and almost dreamy.  I wish I could feature their entire album, but that's not what I do here. So, please go listen to the rest of the album. It's all amazing.   Click here for lyrics, video & links!

The Weepies - World Spins Madly On

Artist: The Weepies
Track: World Spins Madly On
Album: Say I Am You
Year: 2006
I seem to fall in love with every song by The Weepies that I come across. Currently, my favorite is a track by the name "World Spins Madly On". The guitar and vocals are soothing, comforting, and seem to just massage my worries away. I love the harmonies the duo creates together. All of their music is very simple, allowing you to really focus on the lyrics.

And speaking of the lyrics for this song, there many interpretations of what this song means. It means something different to everyone who listens to it, but whatever the meaning, it always touches you in some way. Also, I found a beautiful animation on YouTube for this song and I have it linked below. It too has many different interpretations, just like the song. Be sure to watch it!

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