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Tirzah Lemmens Releases New EP and Music Video!

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Influences/Sounds Like: Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple, Sixpence None the Richer, Aimee Mann, Regina Spektor, Over the Rhine, Adele.

Siggy’s Rating: 7-stars17/7 stars!

I don’t know where to even start in reviewing a talent like Tirzah.  Her pop/folk style is so contagious to listen to, but that voice…that voice of hers is just unbelievable.  Her lyrics on life and love give listeners something to identify with. From the creative love ballad in “Strawberry Hope”, (“’cause in your eyes I know that we’re gonna make it, make it through somehow”) to the challenge to her love in her first single “Flight” (“Now I have to say there’s things in the way of me letting go, but you, you take me by the hand, help me understand…I am waiting for you to be my flight”), Tirzah brings melodies that always leave us humming throughout the rest of our day.  Of course, every first EP from an artist needs to have a good break up song and “Over” gives us just that (“You traded what you had for ease, no more responsibility…but I know you couldn’t care less, cause you won’t even clean up your mess, and I just need you to know, that I’m completely letting you go. This thing is over.”).  [Note to humans: never date an artist or autobiographical writer or you will find yourself published in places you never wanted].

I personally helped engineer some of the songs and am Tirzah’s manager, so of course I am going to be bias and think everything she touches is gold.  If you are looking to get her music, click on the icons below.  You can also go to NoiseTrade for a limited time and “Pay What You Want”.  That’s right! You can pay whatever you would like for the EP or (even better) you can get the EP for free!  All you have to do is click on the widget below and tell 5 of your friends about Tirzah.  This way she can continue to let more and more people hear her music, which is Tirzah’s goal.  Of course, a little money thrown her way couldn’t hurt a starving artist… :)

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Regina Spektor Laughs With God in New Single

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Regina Spektor, a folk pianist with traces of hip hop, classical, and jazz all rolled into one, has the voice of a goddess.  She is releasing her new album entitled, “Far” on June 23rd (yes…4 days!) which can be streamed now at Regina’s Myspace.  I am definitely digging the album after my first few listens through and will be purchasing it on Tuesday.  Also, below is her new single called “Laughing With” which has some very nice speculations into who God is and who God is not.  I could pull out a ton of truth out of this song, but I will leave the song speak for itself rather than share my thoughts.  Feel free to share yours though!

Lyrics:

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor

No one laughs at God when the doctor calls
After some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God
when it’s gotten real late
And their kid’s not back from that party yet

No one laughs at God when their airplane
Starts to uncontrollably shake
No one’s laughing at God
When they see the one they love hand in hand
with someone else and they hope that they’re mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door
And they say “We’ve got some bad new, sir,”
No one’s laughing at God
When there’s a famine, fire or flood

But God can be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
When the crazies say he hates us
and they get so red in the head
You think that they’re about to choke
God can be funny
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus

God can be so hilarious
Ha ha, ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
when they’ve lost all they got
And they don’t know what for

No one laughs at God on the day they realize
that the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re saying their goodbyes

But God can be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
When the crazies say he hates us and they get so red in the head
you think that they’re about to choke
God can be funny
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
(repeat)
No one’s laughing at God in a hospital
No one’s laughing at God in a war

No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor

No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God

We’re all laughing with God.