Cary Brothers

Contrary to popular belief Cary Brothers is just one guy. That's what he titled his blog, because so many people think that he is two brothers. It's pretty funny. But now you know. For a little bit of background, Cary Brothers is actually a long time best friend to Joshua Radin. He actually helped influence Joshua to pursue his music career. Cary himself has especially smooth vocals which he incorporates with meaningful lyrics and incredible instrumentation. He is a really talented musician. I really really like him. He has gained a lot of fame from TV shows and movies using his tracks. He has two full albums and two EPs released so far. His widely most well known song is titled "Blue Eyes". Some of my favorites are "Ride" (strange music video warning), "The Glass Parade" and "If You Were Here".

www.carybrothers.com (He actually has a free song download on his site right now!)

Cary Brothers on iTunes!

Benton Paul

Benton Paul is a local Utah artist that is growing a lot! I've seen him live and he is really great. He released his first album "Grey" March of 2008. Since then he has released a 3 song EP called "Trois". I really like them both! His song "Run" was actually an iTunes free discovery download not too long ago! His most popular song on iTunes is "I Only See You" which I really like. Some of my favorites are "The Devil", "Jen's Song", and "Paris". It was really tough to pick favorites! I really like artists that can write an entire album of great songs like Benton does.

Check his iTunes!

And www.bentonpaul.com

Local Natives

Local Natives are one of my more recent discoveries of awesome music. They are definitely on the more indie side of Genre Wood. They released their first and only album "Gorilla Manor" in February 2010. They have some really sweet harmonies, and often a unique feel in the beat. Their most popular song on iTunes is "Airplanes" followed closely by "Wide Eyes". I really like both of these songs. Some of my favorites are "Sun Hands" and "Who Knows Who Cares". Really though the whole album is so great. I need more music from them, I feel deprived with only one album released so far.

They actually have a sweet live music video for "Who Knows Who Cares" that is worth checking out!
Check them on iTunes!
And www.thelocalnatives.com

Kalai

I discovered Kalai as a local artist in Utah. He's half Hawaiian, and he actually has a birth defect in his left hand but it doesn't stop him from writing some awesome music. Kalai released his first album in 2004 and he has a total of five full albums today! There are tracks on every album that I like. His most popular song is called "On My Mind". Some of my favorites are "Divide Me" and "The Onlyest Thing". I really enjoy most of the music Kalai has written. He has a really respectable different type of sound. We can definitely hear bluesy influences in his music, and I really like that.

Check out Kalai on iTunes.
And his website www.kalai.cc

Rosi Golan

Rosi Golan is really outstanding female singer/songwriter. She features the more well known William Fitzsimmons in a track on her album called "Hazy" which is an amazingly beautiful song, and actually her most popular song on iTunes right now. I really love her voice. She only has one full album released November of 2008 called "The Drifter and the Gypsy". It's the type of album where every track has something special. I love every track on the album, but some of my favorites are "Think of Me", "The Drifter and the Gypsy", and "Shine". For sure listen to those and see if you want more Rosi!

I like to give everyone the pronunciation so everyone can sound like music pros, it's pronounced Rosi go-lawn. 

Check out her website www.rosigolan.com

And her iTunes link!

Brett Dennen

Brett Dennen got a lot of his fame from touring with John Mayer recently. He a really great musician with a really distinct and unique voice. His voice will definitely be the first thing you notice when you listen to him. Brett's most famous song is "Ain't No Reason" which was one of my favorites for a long time. He just released a new album "Loverboy" as of April 2011 which I am really impressed with! He wanted to make an album that people could get up and dance to, which he does while still keeping it within his same style of music that we love him for. From the old albums one of my favorites is "She's Mine". And I'll link a couple from the new album as well that I really like, "Sydney (I'll Come Running)" and "Comeback Kid (That's My Dog)".

Give Brett Dennen a listen! Hope you like him!

Check him out on iTunes here!

And also check out www.brettdennen.net

Joshua Radin

Joshua Radin was one of my first discoveries on the road to Genre Wood. His most popular song is "I'd Rather Be With You", which you can listen to first to see if Joshua Radin is going to be an instant success in your music library. Some more of my favorite songs are "Brand New Day", "Sky", "The Fear You Won't Fall", and one from his newest album "We Are Only Getting Better". He has three albums out right now, and there is not a song I don't love on all three albums, they are all phenomenal! It was actually really tough for me to pick some favorites to share for this post, because all of his music is so great. I highly recommend all of Joshua Radin's music. (For educational purposes, the correct way to pronounce his name is ray-din). 

I cannot say enough good about Joshua Radin. He is quite the musician, and he is also GREAT live! So if you like his music and have a chance to see him live, that's not an opportunity I would pass up!

Here's an iTunes link to Joshua Radin. And for sure check out www.joshuaradin.com! I hope you like him!