Meet Rico Love. Grammy-Award winning Songwriter, Producer and Artist. He has penned and produced songs for artists such as Beyonce, Usher, Mario, P.Diddy, Dirty Money, Donnell Jones, and Keri Hilson…just to name a few. At a ripe age of 28 he has already amassed over 70 songwriting and production credits. He has been behind some of your favorite songs over the last several years and his success has yet to reach its peak. Keep an eye out for him and in meantime check out some videos below of the songs he has worked on.
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I came across this trio while surfing online and I loved the marriage between their hypnotic vocals and the trippy instrumentals. Check out more this group’s music here. In meantime, here is one of their videos for Here Sometimes.
Mika, also known as Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.,is a young British power-pop singer-songwriter. I came across one of his videos called Lollipop and knew he definitely had to make this month’s list. Check out the video below and also check out more of his work here.
After the VMA performance yesterday, I was sold. I only wish I had heard of her prior. It was a bit refreshing to see the MTV open up and allow different and more eclectic artists. Check out her music here.
This English alternative band was created back in the mid-80s and has grown quite the strong following over the years. Here is a video for one of their videos released in 2009 called, Kingdom of Rust:
After seeing their video for their song Science of Fear, I knew instantly that they had to make this month’s list. Check out the video below and also check out more of their music here.
Cozi Costa is UK-based electronica/pop singer-songwriter. She has been working her way through the house scene overseas and had a big hit few years ago with David Guetta called Baby When the Lights . Check out more of her music here.
Skye Edwards is a British singer-songwriter who has been doing music since 1996. She released 2 albums over the last few years and collaborated with several other electronica trip-hop artists. She is often referred to as the “Queen of Trip-Hop”. Check out her music here.
This is a soul, pop and latin band based out of New York City. They have released 3 albums since 2001 and have had their music featured on several network shows and films. Check out their music here.
DISASTER MARCHis a powerpop band currently working hard on promoting their new album and have been pushing it with this great idea of having fans create their own videos of them singing their new single, Save Me, Jaime. The winner will have his/her video featured in the official music video and get a gift card. For more information go here.
Meet Takagi Masakatsu. He is a musician and a filmmaker. His music videos got so much attention that Apple Inc actually used his work as a promotional video for a few of their programs. Read more about Takagi Masakatsu here. Check out a few of his videos below:
Meet José González. A Swedish folk singer of Argentine descent. He has this psychedelic soothing sound to his music that would be great for getting through the work week or even while on a car trip to the nearest beach. I came across him over at NPR where they were streaming his entire new album, Fields, due to be released Sept. 14th.
Check out one of his earlier tracks called Teardrop below:
This reggae band formed in 1996 has been doing covers of various popular albums over the years, such as Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, Radiohead’s Ok Computer and as of recent The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They don’t just cover the albums, they flip the sound entirely and do it in a reggae dub-style so the albums take on a whole different eclectic sound. Check out this video below and for more of their music go here.
I came across this UK band’s video “Keep an Open Mind” and loved it so much I knew that I wanted to definitely include it in this month’s The Eclectic Eight. Check out the video below and make sure you go and listen to more of their music here.
I came across this group while looking up Nomi, who happens to be the lead and singer of this dance trio. Check out their video for the their song, Fun Girl, below and if you want to hear more of their music go here.
I came across Anthony while perusing The Fader and heard this track below called, Thank you for your love, off of his new album, Swanlights. I love the way he sings on the song and the dramatic nature of the record. Imagine a dark moodier version of Boy George. Make sure you check out more of his and his band’s, Anthony and the Johnsons, work here.
I came across this duo and took a listen specifically to their song, (((((•))))) original natives version by Hiro Kone. This specific song has a psychedelic ethnic dance sound to it that will really have you in a trance. Check out the track above as well as her other music here.
First thing that comes to mind is The Beatles. Definitely a more grungier looking version but the sound and songs remind me of The Beatles, and that accent doesn’t help either. Check out their video for You & Me below and for more of their music go here.
This group was formed in Vancouver in 1996 and since then, has developed their own sound and fan base with about 11 albums under their belt. Their music has been showcased in some of the top fashion houses. They had a sound that made me think of Donna Summers meets David Bowie. Check out one of their more famous songs, Digtial Versiculor, below and more of their music here.
This trio hails from Portland formed in 2002 and signed to Italians Do It Better label five years later. Since formation and up until now they have released about three albums and reportedly working on releasing their fourth. Check out more of their music here.
She is a New Jersey-born but Atlanta-based experimental soul artist. She has been releasing music for over a decade now and is slowing gaining a strong following over those years. Check out more of her work here.
I guess it is no surprise from the numerous other posts I have on here that I love practically anything from Sweden and house music. So you know when I saw this video with Swedish House Mafia featuring Pharrell (of the super-producer group, the Neptunes and N.E.R.D.) I had to put it up to share with everyone. Check out their new song One (Your Name):
Reggae. Drum & Bass. Latin. Dub. All those found in this group’s music. The group is from Barcelona and started initially as a routine jam session between different smaller musical groups and emerged into one collective band consisting of about six members. If you want to read more about the band go here. Otherwise, go here, and listen to their music.
A french experimental hip-hop beatmaker. His works have been selected for some major campaigns such as the Beijing Olympics and with several EPs and Albums under his belt, there are surely even more great things to come. Check out this video clip of one of his songs called I wanna go back:
Signed to Asthmatic Kitty records, this LA-based indie pop band has garnered a pretty strong following. Check out more information about the group here. Also take a look at one of their videos below:
Brooklyn-based musician, Brian Lindgren, originally from Minnesota, through his various travels collected and sampled various records and music and began to mix and sample spreading it to the masses under the name Mux Mool. Check out more of his music here and also make sure to check out this video of one specific song, Night Court.
I found this English band while surfing online and found this one upbeat pop song of theirs catchy. Plus I played it so many times trying to figure out what the hell they were saying in the hook. Catchy beat and interesting lyrics. It works. To read more about the band go here. Check out their video for their song ” Go Go Go”
Another band I got hooked onto just off their videos alone. Catchy lyrics and beats that make you want to dance. Read more on the band here and check out their video for Skeleton Boy below:
Another English band to add to this month’s list; this group was formed in 2004 and got signed with Virgin Records just 3 months after and been working away since. Read more about the band here and check out their video, Always where I need to be
*DMV* Maryland based band formed in 2006. They had their first studio album released in 2009 and their second one is slated for a 2011 release. Read more about them here. Check out their music here.
I came across Fang Island and specifically their song Daisy and couldn’t stop listening to it. The song was apparently used on MTV for The Buried Life…clearly I didn’t watch the show otherwise I would have wrote about it much much earlier. They released their self-titled album back in February and have received pretty decent reviews. Take a listen to the song Daisy below and if you love it, go and support them by buying their album here.
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Meet Rico Love. Grammy-Award winning Songwriter, Producer and Artist. He has penned and produced songs for artists such as Beyonce, Usher, Mario, P.Diddy, Dirty Money, Donnell Jones, and Keri Hilson…just to name a few. At a ripe age of 28 he has already amassed over 70 songwriting and production credits. He has been behind some of your favorite songs over the last several years and his success has yet to reach its peak. Keep an eye out for him and in meantime check out some videos below of the songs he has worked on. 
