Song For Sunday - 29th Aug - Don't Cry

Slightly odd and unusual, but all the better for it, is this song Don't Cry Those Tears by Jack Colwell. With an atmospheric -- and beautiful mix of erotic/sad -- video to go with it, this is a Song for Sunday that I'll be going back to listen to (and watch - seriously, you're going to hit repeat at least once) often.

Song for Sunday - 23rd Aug - Low

Matt Gold has one of those voices that lend themselves to be included in Song for Sunday. His album, Drown Before You Swim, is a great listen on a Sunday morning.

But this song here - Low - is new and is today's choice.

Song for Sunday - 16th Aug - Be My Man

A perfect song for a Sunday. Indiana Queen with a new track that'll be on their next album - Be My Man is the song.

(Look out for a slightly re-styled Song for Sunday next week)

Song for Sunday - 9th Aug - Shake Me Up

another Sunday song from Chris Riffle - to be fair, his music is totally made for a Sunday morning - here is Shake Me Up from his album Out of Town.

Song for Sunday - 2nd Aug - Girl

A very smooth love song, perfect for a Sunday morning. So smooth that you're going to want to hit repeat at least once.
The Internet ft Kaytrnada - both the band and the singer are new to me, but I'll be looking out for more.

Song for Sunday - 26th July - Something About Him

A perfectly low key story in song this week. It'll wash right over you and you may have to listen to it twice to get its meaning. But it's worth it. Brady Earnhart is the consummate singer-songwriter, telling tales and strumming his guitar to bring his audience the joy of his creations.

Santino Hassell calls these my 'sad eyed' music choices, but  I think they suit a Sunday morning.

Song for Sunday - 19th Jul - Quiet

Another new to me singer, this time Harrison Blythe. This is the single - Quiet - from his album Fatal Highway. Both are good and made it onto my permanent playlist.

It's also a very good song for a Sunday morning. Enjoy

Song for Sunday - 12 July - Wanting It All

A typical song for a Sunday here - something to sit back and relax to as you experience the song. Wanting It All by Stephen Leonard is from his album His Fire, which is well worth a listen.

Song for Sunday - 5th July - Trying

Here is a collection of  musical talent that goes by the name MRF. Their style is a mix of old and new and makes for a good Song for Sunday.

Song for Sunday - 28th Jun - Housewife

A perfect ode to the domesticity that comes with finding 'the one'. Also a great song for a Sunday morning.
Jay Brannan's song Housewife is a a few years old now but it's still a great thing to listen to.

Song For Sunday - 21st June - Love You Have In You

This is a new to me artist - Asbjørn - but the video and song are rather stunning. Perfect for a Sunday morning.

Song for Sunday - 14th June - Who We Are

A full on Sunday morning song this week. Who We Are by a thousand fires (a band featuring the beautifully voiced Coury Palermo) is a delight - a sound you can sink into paired with some break up lyrics.

This is another album worth getting - RebelLoverLiar.

Song for Sunday - 7th June - These Boots

Its a sunny(ish) summers Sunday morning, so it's time for a little light flavoured jazz - that's with an A.
Take an old campy song, reimagine it with a jazz sound, then add in one of the dreamiest voices around and this is what you end up with - Spencer Day doing These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
This is a live version, his original version is on his album Daybreak, worth a listen.

If you click through the video onto Spencer's YouTube channel you'll also hear his version of LoveFool by The Cardigans - it's focus on the lyrics rather than the original's focus on the catchy tune makes it a whole new song.

Song for Sunday - 31 May - Nothing But The Waves

This is almost the perfect Song for Sunday - a gentle, blues infused song about the love between two men. It's been on my favourites list for a few months now and is likely to stay there a while.

This is the type of song where you crank up the volume to just the perfect level, tilt your head back and close your eyes, then just let it wash into you, seep into your bones with what it is - a thing of beauty.

Song for Sunday - 24th May - Take Me To Church

With the people of Ireland voting for equal marriage, and that little campfest that is the Eurovision Song Contest, I may be on a little bit of a queer high this weekend. So it's only right that I include a song with some kind of reference to marriage, and even better if its by an Irish artist.

So here it is. Sinead O'Connor, who describes herself as three-quarters straight and one-quarter gay (it'd save us all a little bit of typing if people just used the word bisexual) with a recent song Take Me To Church. While the title may reference weddings I'm not sure the content of the song is really that fitting as a wedding song - but hey, you have whatever song you like as your wedding song.

Song for Sunday - 17th May - Riverbed

Something with a more Indie and Orchestral edge this time from Owen Pallett. Owen's worked with the likes of Arctic Monkey's, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear and others on the orchestration and arrangements of their work and has worked on film scores. But here is something from one of his own albums. The Riverbed is a Song for Sunday because its quality stuff.

Song for Sunday - 10th May - Flying China

Eric Himan is one of the first gay musicians that I was hooked by. That was a few years ago now and I've been keeping up with his recordings since. He has a new EP out - Playing Cards, available from iTunes and all the other places - which is quite lovely.
This track Flying China is an absolute Song for Sunday and the video below is the acoustic version. Go check out his other videos on YouTube while you're at it.

Song for Sunday - 3rd May - All Of It But Me

Okay, I know I'm a day late, but I've been busy. I've been away. I've been in a house where my laptop couldn't connect with the wi-fi (oh the trauma!).

But here it is. This week's Song for Sunday, this time by The Young Professionals. Enjoy

Song for Sunday - 26 Apr - Cocoon

A song to hum along to for this Sunday morning. K. Anderson and his song Cocoon make for a toe-tapping delight of a track. Enjoy.

Sonf for Sunday - 19th Apr - American Motel

Everyone likes a good story. It's even better when that story goes with some great music. Ezra Axelrod gives good story, he gives it with a clear voice and a nice line in lyric.
If you ever need an album for the early days of summer, where the sun is on your face but you still need that extra bit of warmth then Ezra's album is the perfect companion for you. It's a warm, human, piece of work that'll have you singing along.

If you have the time then click through to hear some of Ezra's other songs from the American Motel album, you won't regret it.