Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova-If You Want Me

Another Irish genious with his partner from Czech Republic. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, this duo is known for its appearence in the movie "ONCE". They both won Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007. This song "If you want me" is a masterpiece. A combination of melancholy and nostalgia. You don't know what you are about to feel while listening to it. If you haven't watched the movie, you should probably add it to the watch later list. Watch their live performance and read the lyrics of "If You Love Me" here.

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova-If You Want Me

Are you really here
or am I dreaming
I can't tell dreams from truth
for it's been so long
since I have seen you
I can hardly remember
your face anymore
When I get really lonely
and the distance causes our silence
I think of you smiling
with pride in your eyes
a lover that sighs

if you want me satisfy me
if you want me satisfy me.

Are you really sure
that you’d believe me
when others say I lie
I wonder if you could
ever despise me
when you know I really try
to be a better one
to satisfy you
for your everything to me
and I’ll do
what you ask me
if you’ll let me be
free

if you want me satisfy me
if you want me satisfy me

If you want me satisfy me
if you want me satisfy me.

If you want me satisfy me
if you want me satisfy me

Passenger-Holes

It's not his first time on #LOMW. Passenger has been here before with his amazing tune "Let her Go". Today we have the release of his new music video "Holes". For one more time he speaks the truth. The video is not like a huge production but his real life through a busking. The lyrics are meaningful and a remaster has happened to the original tune. You can watch the music video and read the lyrics here.

Passenger-Holes

I know a man with nothing in his hands, nothing but a rolling stone.
He told me about when his house burnt down, he lost everything he owned.
He lay asleep for six whole weeks, they were gonna his mother to choose.
When he woke up with nothing he said I'll tell you something,
When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose.

Now I've got a whole in my pocket, a hole in my shirt, a whole lot of trouble, he said.
But now the money is gone, life carries on and I miss it like a hole in the head.

I know a woman with kids around her ankles and a baby on her lap.
She said one day her husband when to get a paper and the mother fucker never came back.
Mortgage to pay and four kids to raise, keeping the wolf from the door.
She said the wolf's just a puppy and the door's double locked so why you gotta worry me for.

Now he left a in hole in my heart a hole in a promise a hole on the side of my bed.
Oh now that he's gone well life carries and I miss him like a hole in the head.

Well sometimes you can't change and you can't choose.
And sometimes it seems you gain less than you lose.

Now we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives.
Well we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Well we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives.
Well we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Said we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives.
Well we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Said we've got holes in our hearts, we've got holes in our lives.
we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Said we've got holes in our hearts, we've got holes in our lives.
we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Said we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives.
Well we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on.

Tegan & Sara-Closer

Tegan & Sara are two twin sisters from Canada. They have formed their duo in 1995 and since then they have released seven albums already. Indie/pop/alternative with some electronic vibes are the genres they experiment in music. Both of them can write music, sing and play the keboards. Their last album "Heartrob" met massive recognition by the audience. One of the songs is "Closer" and it's about two people trying to reach each other. Here you can read the lyrics and watch the insane music video.

Tegan & Sara-Closer

All I want to get is
A little bit closer
All I wanna know is,
Can you come a little closer?

Here comes the breath before we get a little bit closer
Here comes the rush before we touch, come a little closer

The doors are open, the wind is really blowing
The night sky is changing overhead

It's not just all physical
I'm the type who won't get oh so critical
So let's make things physical
I won't treat you like you're oh so typical
I won't treat you like you're oh so typical

All you think of lately
Is getting underneath me
All I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me

Here comes the heat before we meet a little bit closer
Here comes the spark before the dark, come a little closer

The lights are off and the sun is finally setting
The night sky is changing overhead

It's not just all physical
I'm the type who won't get oh so critical
So let's make things physical
I won't treat you like you're oh so typical

I want you close, I want you
I won't treat you like you're typical
I want you close, I want you
I won't treat you like you're typical

Here come the dreams of you and me, here come the dreams
Here come the dreams of you and me, here come the dreams

It's not just all physical
I'm the type who won't get oh so critical
So let's make things physical
I won't treat you like you're oh so typical

I want you close, I want you
I won't treat you like you're typical
I want you close, I want you
I won't treat you like you're typical

I won't treat you like you're typical
I won't treat you like you're typical

All I want to get is
A little bit closer
All I want to know is,
Can you come a little closer?

The Lone Bellow-Bleeding Out

There was Zach Williams, an artist performing solo in a small and cute diner in Brooklyn, when he met the other two, Kanene Pipkin and Brian Elmquist, then after practicing a few songs together, Zach decided to form the trio "The Lone Bellow". The real inspiration came after the accident of Zach's wife that left her almost paraplegic. Most of the songs are his writings in a journal. Sadness and melancholy strike with each word. "Bleeding Out" is one song of their debut album. You can read the lyrics and watch the music video here.

The Lone Bellow-Bleeding Out

Even if I was lonely, even if I was broke
Even if all the dogs in the pound let me know
Saying it’s never over, it never ends
Grab my heart and the fire, let us descend
To the darkest of prisons and break their defense
We will rattle the cages, rules will be bent
Oh, remind us our days are all numbered, not spent
And peace, it comes easy, like mist on a ridge

Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out
Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out

Ba-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da

All the horoscopes tell us to break all our ties
To our families and loved ones we leave when we fly
To these cities we think we need in our lives
Oh, you Manhattan jungle, you tangle our lives

Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out
Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out

Ba-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da

All the buildings, they lean and the smile down on us
And they shout from their rooftops, words we can't trust
Like you’re dead, you are tired, you're ruined, you're dust
Oh, you won't 'mount of nothing, like tanks full of rust
But we scream back at them from below on the street
All in unison we sing, our time's been redeemed
We are all of the beauty that has not been seen
We are full of the color that’s never been dreamed

Where nothing we need ever dies
Where nothing we need ever dies
Where nothing we need ever dies

Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out
Breathing in, breathing out, the salt in my mouth
Gives me hope that I’ll bleed something worth bleeding out

Ba-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-ba-da...

Coasts - Oceans

It was impossible to find out many details about the "Coasts". I looked in every link and nothing but their hometown: Bristol, their songs: Oceans and Wallow and their names: Chris, Liam, James and David. It is absolutely possible though when you find them to fall in love with them right away. Since, we are in the heart of the summer, "Oceans" is a great choice! You can watch and read the lyrics here.

Coasts - Oceans

We fell in love

Right by the ocean
Made all our plans
Down on the sand

Annotate And from the tips of your fingers
Down to the soles of your feet
A glimmer in your skin
That I can't believe
And take a trip to the sea
Let your hair run, run free
You're a rebel in disguise
Is that the devil in your eyes

Wider smiles than I've ever seen
Your little arms hug your body
This is more than I can take
You're the fruit that I can taste
You only seek what you give away
You'll only speak what you wanna say
You ululate like a warrior
I'll make you shake like your bed girl

This is our garden girl
We live in a fractured world
Willing to be the same
Same as it always was
We're in a rapture girl
We live in a lonely world
Willing to be the same
Same as it always was

U.T.R.B.-Pressure

U.T.R.B. stands for Until The Ribbon Breaks and the man behind that weird title is Pete Lawrie. He used to work under his own name until the moment he decided to change his music horizon. Then, he turned into U.T.R.B. He became a specialist in remixes like Wicked Games by The Weeknd or King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men. Today we are going to present probably his second published tune as U.T.R.B. "Pressure". It's a song with twisted meanings, full of metaphors and ironies about a man under pressure. You have to follow the lyrics many times and each time you will be getting a whole different point. You can watch the music video and read the lyrics of "Pressure" here.

U.T.R.B.-Pressure

I’ve been knee deep in trouble, trying to stay afloat
Pressure, pressure, noose ’round the throat
Quick storm comin, you better stay indoors
Secrets, secrets, buried in the floor
Oh baby wants a new life, that’s what she might get
Pressure, pressure, a noose ’round my neck
Send me down a rope, lost out to sea
Trouble now coming, coming for me

Maybe in another life, if we get another life
Maybe in that life, I could learn, to love you
Maybe in another time, if there is another time
Maybe in that time, I could learn, to love you

Theres a riot in the town, a wolf at the door
Pressure, pressure, poison at the core
Quick storm coming, God save the queen
…Wake up from your dream
There’s a riot in the town, smoke in your lungs
Pressure, pressure, blocking out the sun
Send me down a rope, lost out to sea
Trouble now coming, coming for me

Maybe in another life, if we get another life
Maybe in that life, I could learn, to love you
Maybe in another time, if there is another time
Maybe in that time, I could learn, to love you

Wyclef Jean-Justice

This time we are not posting this one for the artist, or for the kind of music he makes but for the message he spreads. We think that since we are living under the laws of democracy we should demand Justice. And after the news about Zimmerman and the rise of rasicm attacks, this demand looks even more necessary. Here you can watch the new tribute music video of "Justice" by Wyclef Jean and read the lyrics.

Wyclef Jean-Justice

If you're 17 and you're wearing a hoodie
You're on your phone and you're talking to your Shawty
There's one like you in every city
You know the story
He gonna creep up, from behind,
Have you leave earth before your time
By the time, oh for sure
He gonna say he was so scared
That he shot you up

He could have been the next president
He could have been the next ...
He could have been the next astronaut
So until we can judge this

We won't stop, neighborhood watcher
If you're 17 with a hoodie on, watch out for the neighborhood watcher
If you at the right neighborhood at the wrong time
Neighborhood watcher
This might be your last call to your girlfriend
Neighborhood watcher
Man I fear for you, if you're 17
If you're 17 you should learn the law
Fight with your mind, stronger than arms
Make no mistake, there's one like you
On every block, in every country
Soon as unite, and become one game
Like the bridges and the tunnels if they don't understand
Freedom yeah, for Trayvon

He could have been the next president
He could have been the next ...
He could have been the next astronaut
So until we can judge this

We won't stop, cause the man he killed
He called him a fool
But how ... you gonna come to a gun fight
With no guns to draw
The younging that you ... blood spill
You consider in my family
But ... to the floor, and he didn't pull his ratchet
You need to stop it, neighborhood watcher

If you're 17 with a hoodie on, watch out for the neighborhood watcher
If you at the right neighborhood at the wrong time
Neighborhood watcher
This might be your last call to your girlfriend
When shots fire
Man I fear for you, if you 17, neighborhood watcher
Neighborhood watcher, oh, neighborhood watcher, oh.

Cold War Kids-Lost That Easy

You must be ready for this one! They are dark. They are bold. They have something you want badly. We are talking about the Cold War Kids. The bandname itself is tricky. A few things you must know about them. 1)They are coming from Silverlake,California 2)Their music style is something between Rock,Punk and Soul 3)Their names: Matthew, Nathan, Dann and Maust 4)Their label: Downtown 5)Their music: ORIGINAL.
Today we introduce you "Lost That Easy", a song about a drunk confession. The music video is inspired by an unfinished horror film by the renowned '40s and '50s French director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Read the lyrics and watch the music video of "Lost That Easy" here. 

Cold War Kids-Lost That Easy

A swollen tongue, a plastic gun
Red burn from an orange sun
These oil rigs will crack and run
These palm trees will be chopped to a stump

I've wandered, seen visions, I never could fit in
I'm out there, you'll find me, I never lost that easy

You imitate, all night stay awake
You study ancient intelligence
It's a lonely life by candlelight
To make believe, you talk to the dead

I've wandered, seen visions, I've gone off the deep end
I'm out there, you'll find me, I never lost that easy

My drunken confession, sick in the bathtub
While you take your make-up off
You take yourself so serious
If we didn't laugh, we're crying all the time

No matter where I've been, I never could fit in
Don't worry where I'll be, I never lost that easy

Alt-J-Taro

What happens when you hit Alt and J on a Mac? You actually type the greek letter delta (Δ). And what does Δ mean? In Maths, it symbolises the change. Now, you have the whole explanation of the bandname but there is also a story. The journey of the band -as it was formed- came to a turning point so they decided to change their style and life AND their name (Alt-J)!  Now about the song. Taro was a war photojournalist in the late 40's/early 50's. She died in her line of work when a tank collided into the side of a car she was riding on. The other important name in this song was Gerda's romantic interest, and colleague, Robert Capa. During the First Indochina War, Capa retreated from his Jeep in a hostile war zone to take pictures. He stepped on a landmine however, which blew apart his left leg. He was taken to a medical station where he died with his camera in his hand. Watch their live performance on KEXP and read the lyrics here. 

Alt-J-Taro

Indochina, Capa jumps Jeep, two feet creep up the road
To photo, to record meat lumps and war,
They advance as does his chance – very yellow white flash.
A violent wrench grips mass, rips light, tears limbs like rags,
Burst so high finally Capa lands,
Mine is a watery pit. Painless with immense distance
From medic from colleague, friend, enemy, foe, him five yards from his leg,
From you Taro.

Do not spray into eyes – I have sprayed you into my eyes.
3:10 pm, Capa pends death, quivers, last rattles, last chokes
All colours and cares glaze to grey, shrivelled and stricken to dots,
Left hand grasps what the body grasps not – le photographe est mort.
3.1415, alive no longer my amour, faded for home May of ‘54
Doors open like arms my love, Painless with a great closeness
To Capa, to Capa Capa dark after nothing, re-united with his leg and with you, Taro.
Do not spray into eyes – I have sprayed you into my eyes.
Hey Taro!

San Cisco-Beach

Jordi & Josh & Scarlett & Nick are the members of San Cisco. I am convienced that natural talents are being born in Australia, in UK and in Ireland. And guess what... this awesome band was being formed in Australia! They started in 2009 but they knew each other from school. From weekend-jams to the top 100 of Triple J, they got many experiences! Now they are travelling around touring and they travel us with their indie-pop music. Right now we are going to the "Beach". Watch a sweet music video and read the lyrics here. 

San Cisco-Beach

Hello hello
I’ve been waiting, watching you all night I don’t know why
in the morning I’ll be waking wishing I was right maybe sometimes
in the evening I’ll take you out for dinner and a fight
can’t read your mind, can’t read your mind
we watched the sun go down and then the moon come out
paint pictures with your hands, I'll chase you I’m your biggest fan

who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away

my mind is black and blue
it keeps pictures of you. now I know why
you moved away from here to another hemisphere
and all I want to be is in your company
I made a mix tape with all the songs that you hate
can’t read your mind I give up this time

who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away

oooooh oooh ohhh oooh oooh oooooh oooh oohh oooh oooh

I heard your voice today, but we last spoke in may
I still miss you
now you're a ghost a sea, drifting peacefully
you'll never come back to me, I read your eulogy

who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away
who's gonna catch you now who's gonna catch you now
running so far away so far away

James Vincent McMorrow-Sparrow and the Wolf

James Vincent McMorrow has been the love of my life for a long long time. He comes from Dublin and he was born in 1983. His young age wasn't the reason to write cheesy lyrics and music. He is a real storyteller and not all of his stories have a happy ending. Whoever listens to him gets different meanings of his lyrics. James has been quiet lately but he promised a new album to his fans and we are all looking forward to it. Until then, you can watch the music video of "Sparrow and the Wolf" and read the lyrics here.

*Don't hesitate to post your ideas about what hes says in this song. Is it about a divorce, about a break up, about a love story? What is it about?

James Vincent McMorrow-Sparrow and the Wolf

Sparrow and wolf lay as still as the blades of the grass
like worn leather boots, of colour and size that would last
caught them a lark in a trap, and each held a wing
then they tore it apart, before that small bird could sing

Confused by the wind, bruised by the size of the rain
she turned back to him, begged for love to remain
but plans have been made, all the furniture sold
so just store up your hate, use it for warmth when you're cold


For I have seen no joy, only danger,
I see no joy, only strangers,
I see no joy, see no joy in this world
should you, choose to go, please be careful of,
lonesome roads, men who travel them,
will not know, will not know of your ways


Still I have, seen no joy, only dangers,

I see no joy, only strangers,

I see no joy, see no joy in this world,
should you choose to go, please remember what
you have learned, from the little bird,
always dear, always dear to my heart

CocoRosie-After The Afterlife

Freak Folk.  Have you ever heard about that kind of music?  It is a mix of pop,opera,electronica,blues and hip hop. The CocoRosie duo is here to give us an example of what this music is exactly. Coco and Rosie are two girls who met each other in Paris and formed their band there in 2003. They have played in Europe, USA and elsewhere. Their last music video of "After the Afterlife" was published by Nowness and it's something between heaven and hell. Divine landscapes vs dark, mystical creatures are featured in the video. If you can't imagine what's afterlife, then you have many reasons to watch this video and read the lyrics here.

CocoRosie-After the Afterlife

Welcome to the afterlife
Welcome to the afterlife
(Repeat)

Sitting by the river, I think I smell some rain
Silver puddles glitter behind the old jail
Wet snails get wetter, crawling towards perfume
The air silks like snow
Moth wings crumble by a day-lit fire
Ash of dead wood pile
Higher, pyre for fox guts
Blazing mires

Welcome to the afterlife
Welcome to the afterlife
(Repeat)

Afternoon time, afterlife times,
Twilight's best for Venus flytrap
Cloudless drops tear at my cheeks
Bruised speaker raven's beak
Neon stars twinkle in the night
Sage smoke, rainbow, money signs

Welcome to the afterlife
Welcome to the afterlife
(Repeat)

The Lighthouse and the Whaler-White Days

If you read through their Facebook Page you will find out a few interesting things about The Lighthouse and the Whaler. The band was formed in 2009. The genre is  indie-folk-pop, even though the members claim that labels are not able to reflect what music is about. There is no Record Label and this is exactly what makes them even more interesting. They are from Ohio and they still live there but they have already caught the attention of MTV, Fuse, FILTER, Spinner, Under the Radar and other media outlets that cater to indie-folk-pop music fans. You can watch their debut music video of "White Days" and read the lyrics here.

The Lighthouse and The Whaler-White Days

Ink and Pen were under her hand,
The color leaked through the papers edge,
Compose words, what you meant to say,
Her words get stuck as her pen is swayed.

Don't--
Don't reply you have come to the end,
Like the boxes were slight,
I will never unfold, no never unfold
Hold your head high above what you meant
Don't pretend to repent
I will never unfold, no never unfold again.

Even when all her thoughts have passed,
The world seems clear now she's emptied her head,
Where she hides behind all the words she spilled
Like a veil of text that she's draped behind.

Noo---
Don't reply you have come to the end,
Like the boxes were slight,
I will never unfold, no never unfold
Hold your head high above what you meant
Dont pretend to repent,
I will never unfold, no never unfold

Even when her thoughts have passed her head seems clearer now
Her words are empty, lost and cold
She's lying to herself.

The Neighbourhood-Female Robbery

I guess I woke up kinda dark and moody, that's why I decided to post this song by The Neighbourhood. This band was only formed in 2011, but their impact was enormous. They used to be good friends and they were sharing their vision for an alternative rock band. So they did. Once they formed their band, they came out spreading a whole mystery about their lives, their history and everything. This mystery is still on but you can find out more about them by listening to their music. They call their genre "black & white" and this is exactly how they whole imagery of them is. B&W music videos, photoshootings,artworks etc. "Female Robbery" is a song that can make you feel different things. Its music video starts very weird. A woman  is speaking in French but the subtitles are saying the opposite meanings... What's true? That's up to you to choose. 

The Neighbourhood-Female Robbery

I think I found help
I think I found something.
I think I found something in my TV screen.
I think I found out that I have nothing,
That I have nothing in this place for me.

I watched it all in my head, perfect sense.
They'll take me from me my bed,
Leave everything that is worth a single cent and just take me instead.
That TV show,
I saw as I feel asleep.
Had me on both my knees,
Praying to whatever is in heaven please send me a felon,
And don't let the police know.

Anything, anything,
Don't tell them anything,
Anything, please.

Anything, anything,
Don't tell them anything,
Anything, please.

I think I can tell,
I think I can tell them,
Tell them they were made for me.
I'm thinking they'll know, know it already.

I'm thinking they'll know just about everything,
I bet they planned it all out,
Like the shows
Went everywhere I go.
Walked into the store right behind me,
Stood in line right beside me and followed me to my home.
I'm sure they figured it out early on
That I would never run.
That they could shoot but that's not fun,
'Cause then they're killing their stolen son.

Anything, anything,
Don't tell them anything,
Anything, please.

Anything, anything,
Don't tell them anything,
Anything, please.

We're gonna die