Some people claim it’s impossible to write original songs anymore. That’s complete and utter nonsense, of course. It’s simply a great excuse for having no songwriting talent. Eyal Amir is the antithesis to the musician image the music industry is trying to sell you. He doesn’t look like a model, he’s a nerd and he doesn’t even sing. But the songs he writes don’t sound like anything you’ve ever heard before and are absolutely brilliant. Take a listen to Latin Dream and decide for yourselves:

Latin Dream (feat. Tammy Scheffer)

Music Video

I gotta break away
To find the breaks in shadows abiding
Where time isn’t hiding waiting to take away or break my last dream
Sorry to be so dour
But any hour I’m due for the taking
My poor heart is breaking
Now that the nurses say
I’m at the end
I’ll have to get going
There’s no time to waste
This is not a joke
I had mountains, I had stars
And I’m going to lose them!

Don’t Let Go Of The Latin Dream
I’ll be free and flying through the sky
(To stay alive)
I’ll be in a flight of fancy
(Certain to survive)
Don’t Let Go Of the Latin Dream
I’ll be tearing down a river
(time is on my tail)
I’ll be young and maybe even male
Racing the clock bay by bay
I’m not going to give my life away

I’m gonna find the key
To rescue me
From people with flowers
And visiting hours
I’m sick of all the old, the used, the screams
Don’t cry me a river
Just leave me alone
This is not a joke
I had lovers, I had brains
And I’m going to lose them!

Don’t Let Go Of The Latin Dream
I’ll be free and flying through the sky
(To stay alive)
I’ll be on in flight of fancy
(Certain to survive)
Don’t Let Go Of the Latin Dream
I’ll be tearing down a river
(ready for a fight)
Or I’ll turn myself into the light
Racing the clock bay by bay
I’m not going to give my life away

FATHER TIME:
You think you’re special, think you’re smart?
Well I’ve got news for you, and guess what senorita?
There is no hiding in your brain, we all had dreams and lost them to the world.

Don’t Let Go Of The Latin Dream
I’ll be free and flying through the sky
(To stay alive)
I’ll be in a flight of fancy
(Certain to survive)
Don’t Let Go Of the Latin Dream
You might think it’s useless to pretend
(you’re free of time)
But nothing is certain in the end
Racing the clock bay by bay
I’m not going to give my life away

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Queens Of The Stone Age have been around for a long time, but they’re always creating interesting music. Here’s their recent shocking yet highly artistic music video to a great dark song called I Appear Missing:

I Appear Missing

Music Video

Calling all comas,
Prisoner on the loose.
Description:
A spitting image of me
Except for the heart-shaped hole where the hope runs out

Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Prison of sleep
Deepened now
A rabbit hole never to be found
…again

Where are you hiding, my love?
Cast off like a stone. Feelings
Raw and exposed when I’m out of control
Pieces were stolen from me
But dare I say, given away
Watching the water give in
As I go down the drain
I appear missing now

I go missing,
No longer exist
One day I hope
I’m someone you’d met

Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Deeper I sleep
Further down
A rabbit hole never to be found
It’s only falling in love
Because you hit the ground

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Megan Longwell is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter and a part of the NY based trio, Home Port. Her debut single, A Better Place, showcases an artist in the true sense of the word. If you’re sick of predictable and unoriginal songs this one’s for you. Poetic lyrics, an off-beat melody topped by Megan’s superb vocals should truly be a breath of fresh music to your ears. Check it out:

A Better Place

She was born on a winter day
To the sun sign Aquarius
She was orphaned before her eyes
Beheld anything resembling love

She was raised by her father’s mom
With her sister and her brother
By the time she had turned thirteen
She knew only two who resembled her in some way

She was married and soon to bear
When her parents were found much alive
One a singer, one of the stage
Performers who, resembling love, could

Make the world seem a better place
Just by standing in the light
One day you and I will dance and sing
Away from here, in a world where love is love

She is mother to daughters three
With her own kin so far from home
She’s a singer beyond the crowd
A gypsy soul, resembling no one

You have made it a better place
For those underneath the sun
One day you and I will dance and sing
Away from here, in a world where love is love

What we can do when all is well…

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Wow. What an incredible find. An eargasm and an eyegasm all rolled up into one. Absolutely epic. If you think rock is dead, take a listen to Revelations by Water Knot. You’ll have a revelation soon enough. These guys deserve to be huge. Here’s why:

Revelations

Music Video

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The dream pop duo Beach House recently released a new album called Bloom. Pop with an artistic twist is definitely something the music industry could use more of. Check out the quirky music video for Wishes and a brilliant song called Myth:

Wishes

Music Video

Lyrics

The roses on the lawn
Don’t know which side you’re on
In a daze it will change
Wishes on a wheel
Wishes on a wheel

The voices in the hall
Will carry on their talking
Carry weight you can’t take
Wishes on a wheel
Is it even real?

The contact that you make
The moment when a memory aches
Who can tell?
You do it well
Wishes on a wheel
How’s it supposed to feel?

One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice
One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice

The roses on the lawn
Won’t know which side you’re on
On that hill
Forever still
Wishes on a wheel
How’s it supposed to feel?
Wishes on a wheel
Wishes on a wheel

Myth

Video

Lyrics

Drifting in and out
See the road you’re on

You came rolling down the cheek
You say just what you need
And in between
It’s never as it seems

Help me to make it
Help me to make it

If you built yourself a myth
You’d know just what to give

What comes after this
Momentary bliss
The consequence
Of what you do to me

Help me to make it
Help me to make it

Found yourself in a new direction
Aeons far from the sun
Can you come?
Would they come to breach you?
Let you know you’re not the only one

You can’t keep hangin’ on
To all that’s dead and gone

If you built yourself a myth
You’d know just what to give
Do you lie?
Oh, let the ashes fly

Help me to make it
Help me to make it

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The name Jonathan Coulton probably doesn’t mean much to you, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard one of his songs. Still Alive was the song that played during the credits of the game Portal and became an internet hit. But Jonathan is a multi trick pony. Check out Still Alive and another great song featuring the phenomenal Susanne Vega:

Still Alive (Vocals: Ellen McLain)

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Lyrics

This was a triumph.
I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive.
I’m not even angry.
I’m being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we’re out of beta.
We’re releasing on time.
So I’m GLaD. I got burned.
Think of all the things we learned
for the people who are still alive.
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa
THAT WAS A JOKE.
HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
It’s so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking
when there’s Science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I’m not you.
I’ve experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I’m doing Science and I’m still alive.
I feel FANTASTIC and I’m still alive.
While you’re dying I’ll be still alive.
And when you’re dead I will be still alive.
STILL ALIVE (x2)

Now I Am An Arsonist

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Lyrics

I was just an acrobat, high above the street
Pointing at the ground the empty sky beneath my feet
The perfect fall, no one could tell at all
That it was killing me

You were just an astronaut, floating on a spark
Tearing up the atmosphere, burning down the dark
As you fell in, the heat against your skin
Till it got too bright to see

Far away, I hear the things they say about me
Even though they know you had to go without me

Now you are an architect, setting up the scene
Everyone is with you and you’re all waiting for me
You check the net, but you haven’t caught me yet
They’re not quite done with me

Now I am an arsonist, seven miles high
Burning through the air I breathe, thunder in the sky
My engine sings as it melts this pair of wings
That only I can see

Touch the sun, my eyes wide open unbelieving
Catch a breath, the only one who’s left is leaving

Now I am an arsonist

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There were too many good songs to feature on the 150th feature, so this had to become a two-parter. Quiet Company, Fionn Regan and The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger are waiting for you right after the break. Check them out:

The Emasculated Man And The City That Swallowed Him (Quiet Company)

Music Video

Lyrics

I think I really like this city
It’s got everything I need
Big tall buildings that I can hide beneath
Mom, I know you’ve got your worries
Dad, I know you’ve got your doubts
But I think I’ve finally got my whole life figured out.

Now that we’re all aboard
And our plans have been set in motion
I’ll be unsinkable
I’ll be riding on top of the ocean.
Never mind those signs that say
“We’re gonna have to pay for this someday.”

Heard it said that love is all you need
And you know, I’d love to believe that
Because if it ain’t true, then Lennon lied to me.
But I think I loved him for it
Because it’s the best philosophy
He might have known something
That I don’t know

Robot Boy (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger)

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Lyrics

On the first day it started to rain
Children were laughing and went out to play
But soon all the streets were rivers and streams
Creatures were trickling in from the deep
Cars floating like ships over skyscraper tips
The tallest of trees swaying like seaweed
(Chorus)

Aluminum and paperclips
Refrigerator parts and microchips
A rudimentary robot boy
A heart of rubber bands and broken toys

Just before dusk afraid he might rust
He climbed abroad an upside down bus
With bottle cap eyes he soon realized
That nobody else but he had survived
Sifting through debris of kindred machines
Drifting through a graveyard of sunken cities

(Chorus)

For thirty nights with no land in sight
He never was hungry nor lonesome or tired
His mechanical brain could not go insane
His metallic skin could never feel pain
The whales gathered round with sibilant sound
They told him about the only way out
If you want to survive if you want to shine
Then you’ve got to find someone of your kind
As they pulled him away across the waves
He saw a pretty face
Made of tin cans and lace
Aluminum and balloon lips
Refrigerator parts and cardboard hips
A rudimentary robot girl
A heart of rubber bands
And plastic pearls

The Cow Shed (Fionn Regan)

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Lyrics

I still see you as a baby, I do
Climbing onto the stage in front of the school
High strung
The cat got your tongue
The spotlight came out
You’d been strung
I followed the trail
when I heard that they found
you in the cowshed
I still see the insect filled jars in rows
The calculations and the diagrams, constellations
High strung
The cat got your tongue
The spotlight came out
You’d been hung
I followed the trail
when I heard that they found
You in the cowshed

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150th feature. Quite a landmark. This is a good opportunity to feature a few additional songs by some of the artists that were featured here in the past. On the menu: Lauren Pritchard, Ryan Lerman (feat. Nataly Dawn from Pomplamoose) and Neil Halstead. Check them out:

Digging Shelters (Neil Halstead)

Music Video

Lyrics

Computer what’s the point in this?
You do all the thinking where we’re
Just digging shelters in the snow
Build a house of dream and domino

I know it’s falling down
Got my headphones on, I won’t hear a sound
I know it’s all broke down
Eyes out on the road but no one comes along
When you want them to

Let your hair hang long
Yeah that old north wind is blowing through these cracked up ports
And you won’t feel so strong
Voices on the street, yeah it’s closing time again

Computer what’s the point in this?
You do all the thinking where we’re
Just building shelters in the snow
Build a house of dream and domino

I know it’s falling down
Got my headphones on, I won’t hear a sound
Yeah it’s all broke down
Eyes out on the road but no one comes along
When you want them to

Baby, It’ll Be Alright (Ryan Lerman feat. Nataly Dawn)

Music Video

Lyrics

Everyone’s entitled to an addiction
What difference does it make if mine is you
You know that we could work it out if we wanted to
If you’d only pick whose side you’re on

And this is not the first time I’ve had this sensation
But nothing’s gonna change you either way
You say every time I turn around I’m a different man
But nothing could be further from the truth

Believe me, whenever you need me I will be in your corner if you should feel torn or upset

Baby it’ll be alright
We’ll never know unless we try
Baby it’ll be alright

It’s funny how your eyes twitch when you don’t believe me
You’re twitching more and more now every day
I’m wishing we could find a way to work it out
But baby how much longer can we delay?

Maybe things’ll change
It happens every day
Cause you can’t tell me you’ve been satisfied
Baby you know nothing’s good all the time
But I know I need you by my side

Maybe it’ll be okay in the end
Maybe you could always be my friend
I know that we could work it out if we wanted to
But something’s always better left unsaid

Bad Time To Fall (Lauren Pritchard)

Music Video

Lyrics

I picked a bad time to fall
And I don’t know whose idea this was
And I don’t have anyone to call
But I wanna let myself cave in
You and your positivity
You’re not gonna get a happy song today for me

I need a day or two or some here
Been spending too much time in my room
And I’m this way because you dear
Everybody knows to blame you

I picked a bad time to fall
And I don’t know whose idea this was
And I don’t have anyone to call
But I wanna let myself cave in
You and your positivity
You’re not gonna get a happy song today for me

Somebody should of warn me early
Maybe they did and I’m just deaf
You know, I spend a lot of time performing
You’re first time to make me lose my breath

I picked a bad time to fall
And I don’t know whose idea this was
And I don’t have anyone to call
But I wanna let myself cave in
You and your positivity
You’re not gonna get a happy song today for me

And I … off, I guess so bad to fall for someone
Just cause the time is wrong
And I think you set me up
To find you cute but I find love

I picked a bad time to fall
And I don’t know whose idea this was
And I don’t have anyone to call
But I wanna let myself cave in
You and your positivity
You’re not gonna get a happy song today for me

I picked a bad time to fall
And I don’t know whose idea this was
And I don’t have anyone to call
But I wanna let myself cave in
You and your positivity
You’re not gonna get a happy song today for me

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Come Alive is the best new pop song you’ll hear in 2013 or at the very least the pop song with the coolest lyrics. Guaranteed. Killer melody. Smart lyrics. What more can you ask for? Check it out:

Come Alive

Music Video

Lyrics

some kind of lover
some kind of bug in my mind
chewing up my conscience
spit out the seed and swallowed my pride

I’m trailing blood
I’m trailing blood from my hands
a lit firecracker between my lips
I’m a modern man

at the edge of the wheel
that’ll never stop turning
spun away from the middle
I’ve come alive, come alive

I’ll forget this fever
I’ll forget crawling back to your palm
to feed off of your meaning
’cause I know I know I know
that it’s gone

I’m at the edge of the wheel
that’ll never stop turning
spun away from the middle
I’ve come alive, come alive

your lip’s got a quiver
telling me there’s something wrong

and my brain just got a shiver
you gotta tell me if there’s something wrong

goddamn the youth
and goddamn this good excuse
to curse through my teeth
and lie
and let my tongue tie a noose

I don’t need your pity
and I don’t need your warning
I don’t care if you hear me
I’ve come alive, come alive

at the edge of the wheel
that’ll never stop turning
spun away from the middle
I’ve come alive, come alive

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Here’s an awesome catch. Connect The Dots is somewhat raw, but totally makes up for it with tons of creativity and a really cool melody. Don’t be fooled by the first verse. This song will rock your ears off. Check it out:

Connect The Dots

Music Video

Lyrics

I open my eyes to the sun
Ideas fill up both my lungs
but then it never fails, I flail to catch my breath
This pattern’s a tiring one
It leaves me feeling under the gun
I hope one day I can connect the dots

The sky turns from day to night
And slowly my eyes drift into the dark
It’s there, there I must fend off
Memories I have lost,
Fears I’ve come to cross
Dreaming the world is my home,
All is well, all is whole
I’m myself
but then I wake up…

I don’t know what I want,
Barely know what I need
You’re living a lie, I live in a dream
I’m feeling so rushed,
I’m caught in the race
But when I look down
my foot’s on the brakes

I write my own rules
But break them in spite
It’s safe in the dark
But so warm in the light
I feel so alone,
I feel so insane
Do you think you could love a hurricane?

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