Peter Gabriel - "Digging In The Dirt"

I was somewhat surprised to discover that I hadn't already posted this song. The confusion stemmed from the fact that I had previously posted something by Elbow, whose lead singer sounds quite a bit like Peter Gabriel. I'm a big fan of Peter Gabriel's solo work, and this is one of my favorite tracks of his, an outpouring of the therapy he was going through around the time it was written. Enjoy!

The Cars - "Just What I Needed"

This is one of my favorite songs from The Cars...an oldie, but a goodie. Also, if you have a moment, check out this cover by The Punch Brothers. It's pretty cool because they basically nailed all the little details. Enjoy!

Mat Kearney - "Down"

I know this song has been all over Christian radio and it's probably not new to many of you, but I don't care...it's still a song worth hearing. This is the second one I've posted by Mat Kearney (the other one being "What's a Boy To Do"), but neither of them are from his second album, "City of Black and White", which I consider to be his strongest overall effort. I highly recommend checking it out sometime. Enjoy!

Josh Garrels - "Rise"

I wanted to post one more from Josh Garrels. This tune is awesome. Enjoy!

Mark Knopfler - "Prairie Wedding" and "Speedway at Nazareth"

I just had to post some more songs from Mark Knopfler. These tracks come from his album "Sailing to Philadelphia", which has about 5 or 6 really good tunes on it. Prairie Wedding is one of my favorites, largely because of his guitar tone on the solo that starts at about the 2:37 mark. Then check out his tone on Speedway at Nazareth, but stick with it...it really gets going at around the 3:05 mark. Enjoy!

Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing (Live)"

I want Mark Knopfler's tone, badly. It's so smooth. I know his finger picking helps with that...but still, that tone.

As an aside, I hate it when the producers of live concert footage aren't musicians themselves. It kills all sensibility when it comes to the shots. Is there a guitar solo going on? Then zoom in on the guitarist's hands. I don't want to see a close-up of his 'guitar face' (complete with cheesy sweatband), I don't want to see the drummer doing his thing, and I darn sure don't want to see the guy on keys getting his groove on (in a very 80s way). I do, however, want to see the guitarist's hands. (end of rant)

Despite the footage, this one's a classic, so enjoy!

Josh Garrels - "Farther Along" and "Words Remain"

I'm very excited to get to share something by Josh Garrels with you all. I just found out about him, though he's been making music for awhile now. He has several albums out, but this track comes from his latest album, "Love & War & The Sea In Between", which is available to download for free here. If you dig this track (and even if you don't) you should check out some of his other stuff because it's kind of hard to pin his music down to a single genre; I've seen him described as folk and neo-soul, neither of which are incredibly informative. I'm still chewing on his latest album, but I thought "Farther Along" stood out so strongly that it warranted posting here.

My wife insisted that I also post the second video here, a special recording of his track "Words Remain". I hope that you enjoy them both!