• “Little Lion Man” by Mumford & Sons
Four British folkies get powerfully desperate on this stomping, banjo-heavy track.
Sawtooth says:
As for the characterization that this song is inspired by bluegrass music, I just don’t see it. It reminds me more of the Irish folk-punk of bands like The Pogues, but maybe I’m just pulling a “no [...]

…And so 2010 comes to a close.
A varied many things happened this year in American music. Some good, some bad, some confusing as all hell. This was the year that pop’s finest got together to make a terrible song to benefit Haiti, the world decided that high school students singing sparkly covers of songs were [...]

I consider myself kind of a purist. If I hear a really great, and truly timeless song, often times I think “That’s it. That’s the end all right there. That’s the version of the song we are gonna stick with, because it’s awesome, and everybody knows it.” Other people don’t quite see it the same [...]